What we choose to remember—and how—has a profound impact on how we understand ourselves and our world.
Since 2019, Margaux Crump and Jake Eshelman have been traveling across present-day America to document the locations where records indicate fifty-four individuals were accused of witchcraft and executed by the state. Operating on the premise that places hold memory and that cultural memory can be deeply rooted, this project investigates how the land and the people in these sites have honored, altered, hidden, perverted, or neglected the memories of these persecutions.
Below is a selection of images from the full project.
In memory of
1647 Alse Young, Hartford, Connecticut
1648 Mary Johnson, Hartford, Connecticut
1648 Margaret Jones, Boston, Massachusetts
1650 Alice Lake, Boston, Massachusetts
1651 Mrs. Kendall, Boston, Massachusetts
1651 Mary Paine Bassett, Straftord, Connecticut
1651 Joan Carrington, Hartford, Connecticut
1651 John Carrington, Hartford, Connecticut
1653 Goody Knapp, Fairfield, Connecticut
1654 Lydia Gilbert, Hartford, Connecticut
1654 Mary Lee, Atlantic Ocean
1656 Ann Hibbins, Boston, Massachusetts
1658 Katherine Gradey, Atlantic Ocean
1658 Elizabeth Richardson, Atlantic Ocean
1662 Mary Sanford, Hartford, Connecticut
1663 Mary Barnes, Hartford, Connecticut
1663 Rebecca Greensmith, Hartford, Connecticut
1663 Nathanial Greensmith, Hartford, Connecticut
1675 [Name once known], Jemez Springs, New Mexico
1648 Mary Johnson, Hartford, Connecticut
1648 Margaret Jones, Boston, Massachusetts
1650 Alice Lake, Boston, Massachusetts
1651 Mrs. Kendall, Boston, Massachusetts
1651 Mary Paine Bassett, Straftord, Connecticut
1651 Joan Carrington, Hartford, Connecticut
1651 John Carrington, Hartford, Connecticut
1653 Goody Knapp, Fairfield, Connecticut
1654 Lydia Gilbert, Hartford, Connecticut
1654 Mary Lee, Atlantic Ocean
1656 Ann Hibbins, Boston, Massachusetts
1658 Katherine Gradey, Atlantic Ocean
1658 Elizabeth Richardson, Atlantic Ocean
1662 Mary Sanford, Hartford, Connecticut
1663 Mary Barnes, Hartford, Connecticut
1663 Rebecca Greensmith, Hartford, Connecticut
1663 Nathanial Greensmith, Hartford, Connecticut
1675 [Name once known], Jemez Springs, New Mexico
1675 [Name once known], location respectfully witheld
1675 [Name once known], location respectfully witheld
1675 [Name once known], Santa Fe, New Mexico
1685 Rebecca Fowler, St. Mary’s, Maryland
1688 Ann Glover, Boston, Massachusetts
1692 Susannah Martin, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Sarah Wildes, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Bridget Bishop, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Rebecca Nurse, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Sarah Good, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Elizabeth Howe, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 George Burroughs, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 George Jacobs Sr., Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Martha Carrier, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 John Proctor, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Giles Corey, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 John Willard, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Martha Corey, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Mary Eastley, Salem, Massachusetts
1675 [Name once known], location respectfully witheld
1675 [Name once known], Santa Fe, New Mexico
1685 Rebecca Fowler, St. Mary’s, Maryland
1688 Ann Glover, Boston, Massachusetts
1692 Susannah Martin, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Sarah Wildes, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Bridget Bishop, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Rebecca Nurse, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Sarah Good, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Elizabeth Howe, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 George Burroughs, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 George Jacobs Sr., Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Martha Carrier, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 John Proctor, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Giles Corey, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 John Willard, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Martha Corey, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Mary Eastley, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Mary Parker, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Alice Parker, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Ann Pudeator, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Wilmot Redd, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Margaret Scott, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Samuel Wardwell Sr., Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Ann Foster, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Mercy Good, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Sarah Osborne, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Roger Toothaker, Salem, Massachusetts
1693 Lydia Dustin, Salem, Massachusetts
1766 Agustin Tagle, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1766 Diego Tagle, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1766 Juan Tagle, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1766 Antonio Ulibarri, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1766 Antonio Chimayo, Santa Fe, New Mexico
And others yet unknown.
1692 Alice Parker, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Ann Pudeator, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Wilmot Redd, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Margaret Scott, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Samuel Wardwell Sr., Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Ann Foster, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Mercy Good, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Sarah Osborne, Salem, Massachusetts
1692 Roger Toothaker, Salem, Massachusetts
1693 Lydia Dustin, Salem, Massachusetts
1766 Agustin Tagle, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1766 Diego Tagle, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1766 Juan Tagle, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1766 Antonio Ulibarri, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1766 Antonio Chimayo, Santa Fe, New Mexico
And others yet unknown.