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New edit in the first passage

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I added a sentence in the very first passage of the article that I sourced and made sure I wasn't paraphrasing,"Not everyone who was accused during that time had a known residency...were able to be traced back to twenty-five different New England communities." I used this source that seems reliable after having gone through it:^[1], "The Long and Short of Salem Witchcraft: Chronology and Collective Violence in 1692"HowIgethere (talk) 22:00, 23 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

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↑ Latner, Richard (2008). "The Long and Short of Salem Witchcraft: Chronology and Collective Violence in 1692". Journal of Social History. 42 (1): 137–156. doi:10.1353/jsh.0.0056. JSTOR 25096601.

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Change: In January 2016, the University of Virginia announced its Gallows Hill Project team had determined the execution site in Salem

To: In January 2016, the University of Virginia, in cooperation with Salem State University, announced its Gallows Hill Project team had determined the execution site in Salem MACrotty (talk) 17:28, 11 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Day Creature (talk) 22:43, 11 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

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Uh, hello? Add a link to the Crucible. How has no one done this already? 2600:1008:A117:4798:B852:284B:DB9C:8510 (talk) 20:35, 4 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Already done Already listed in "further reading" section. Nubzor [T][C] 20:53, 4 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Incorrect Citation

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Citation 8 (Narratives of the Witchcraft Cases) incorrectly states it is quoting page 195, when the quote comes from page 197. Minor change needed, I am unfortunately not well versed enough to edit the reference list GamzIrl (talk) 15:06, 19 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Thank you, changed as requested Edmund Patrick – confer 22:26, 19 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Incomplete information

Latest comment: 1 month ago1 comment1 person in discussion

There is great detail in the research. However, toward the end it states, “On September 22, 1692 8 more persons were executed”. The names nor any information about the last 8 was included. This seems to be a gross error. ~2026-35670-82 (talk) 03:40, 18 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

[1] Latner, Richard (2008). "The Long and Short of Salem Witchcraft: Chronology and Collective Violence in 1692". Journal of Social History. 42 (1): 137–156. doi:10.1353/jsh.0.0056. JSTOR 25096601.

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