When There Were Witches: An Exploration of the Salem Witch Trials

In January of 1692, a strange illness seized control of five young girls living in Salem Village, a contentious and divided town in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. When medical professionals couldn’t identify the illness, the town believed the girls had come "under an evil hand." Events soon spiraled out of control with local divisions and a splintered colonial government feeding the frenzy. 

Archivist Mickey DiCamillo unravels the events with archival documents from the period, and program participants will interact with transcripts from the 1692 interrogations of suspected witches. A Q&A session follows the 60-minute presentation.

Discover how fear, faith, and factionalism turned neighbor against neighbor—and test your own judgment against the original records of 1692. Join us for an evening of history, storytelling, and conversation you won’t forget!

Free and Open to the Public. Suggested donation: $5 to help Keyport Historical Society defray event costs (not required)

We hope to see you there!

Tea by the Sea

THANK YOU TO THIS YEAR’S GENEROUS SPONSORS & DONORS

The Keyport Historical Society extends our heartfelt gratitude to the incredible sponsors and donors who contribute to making Tea by the Sea possible. We are proud to recognize them and we invite you to visit them:

• • Buhler Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram

  • Salerno’s Pizzeria

  • 32 West Salon of Keyport

  • A Family Treasure

  • Abbate Bakery

  • Aders Tavern of Union Beach

  • Amanda's Hallmark Shop & Gift Store of holmdel

  • any way you wine it

  • Aztec Barbershop Salon

  • Bayshore Auto Service of Keyport

  • Blue Rock Cafe of Keyport

  • Bowlero of hazlet

  • Brianni's Pizza of hazlet

  • Broad Street Diner of Keyport

  • Burlew’s Seafood & Steak of Keyport

  • Cameron’s Keansburg Florist

  • Calabrese's Barber Shop

  • Carousel Bakery

  • Colts Neck Golf Club

  • Colts Neck Pharmacy

  • Darling Dogs by Devan

  • Delicious Orchards of Colts Neck

  • DiBari’s Pizza of Matawan

  • Drew’s Bayshore Bistro

  • El Ranchero Taqueria

  • Enchanted Blossoms Florist of Holmdel

  • Exclusive Cuts Barber Shop of matawan

  • Fat Kat Tattoos of Keyport

  • Fitness Factory of Holmdel

  • Front Street Pizza of Keyport

  • Gerber Salon of Keyport

  • Gourmet Italian Delights of Keyport

  • Hair on Main in Keyport

  • Hazlet Pharmacy

  • Huddy’s Inn of Colts Neck

  • Italian Touch Pizza of Keyport

  • KEWEL JEWELS BY TERRY MUSSON

  • Keyport Bayfront Business Cooperative

  • Keyport Coffee Cafe

  • Keyport Fishery

  • Keyport Funhouse Boutique and Tea Shop

  • Keyport Nails & Spa

  • Keyport Yacht Club

  • LOCKWOOD BOAT WORKS

  • Lucy’s Mexican American Restaurant

  • MCloone’s REstaurants

  • Mike's Giant Size Submarine Sandwiches

  • MJs of Matawan

  • Mule Barn Tavern of the Highlands

  • Neil Michael’s Steak House

  • NEMO RESTAURANT OF KEYPORT

  • Normandie Bakery

  • Oak Hill Farms of Holmdel

  • On the Deck of Atlantic Highlands

  • Old Glory of Keyport

  • Outback Steak House of Middletown

  • Patricia’s of Holmdel

  • Planet Bagel of Keyport

  • Rooney’s Oceanfront Restaurant

  • Salt Creek Grill of Rumson

  • Sav-On Drugs of Keyport

  • Smith’s Liquor Shop & Bar of Keyport

  • Smokey's Doggie Cafe of Keyport

  • Sun Moon Studio of Keyport

  • Tackle Box Fishing Co. of Hazlet

  • Tatum’s Table of Lincroft

  • Texas Roadhouse of Holmdel

  • The Gathering Shops

  • Trading Hut Surplus Army Navy

  • Tupperware by Jennifer BorR

  • Urban Air Adventure Park

  • Up Front Bait & Tackle of Keyport

  • Velvet Boutique at Bellworks

  • vip nails of hazlet

  • Viva Margarita of Hazlet

  • Yellow Rose Diner of Keyport

  • Yesterday’s Restaurant of Hazlet

Funding has been made possible in part by an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a Division of the Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Monmouth County Historical Commission.

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