November 19, 2025

169. Witch Trials: John Proctor (part 2)

1 hour 44 minutes

We left off last time with the arrest of Elizabeth Proctor. So now our story continues with the accusations against her, which very quickly spread to her husband, John Proctor. It's no longer just women, it's no longer just Salem, the fear of the Devil has spread. Join Jeffrey and Sarah, your favorite Salem tour guides, as they recap testimony, petitions, and sift through accusations and evidence surrounding the Proctor family. What made John different? What made him stand out? Was it just chance and bad timing, or was it something more?

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Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York: Viking Press, 1953.

Perley, Sidney. History of Salem, Massachusetts, Vol. 1, Chapter 2. Salem, MA: Sidney Perley, 1924.

Roach, Marilynne K. The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege. New York: Cooper Square Press, 2002.

Rosenthal, Bernard. Salem Story: Reading the Witch Trials of 1692. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.

Upham, Charles W. Salem Witchcraft; With an Account of Salem Village and a History of Opinions on Witchcraft and Kindred Subjects. Boston: Wiggin and Lunt, 1867.

“John Proctor House.” Salem Witch Museum. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/john-proctor-house/.

“John Proctor.” Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive and Transcription Project. University of Virginia Library. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://salem.lib.virginia.edu/tag/proctor_john.html

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