Comments on The Genealogue: Salem Statue Slanderer Sues

I descend from Rebecca's sister Mary (Towne) Easty...

2006-07-30T01:50:00.001-04:00

I descend from Rebecca's sister Mary (Towne) Easty, and from Sarah Wildes. I haven't been down to Salem in quite a few years, but I'll definitely have to put the Nurse homestead on my long, long, long list of places to visit.

Chris,Who are your witchy ancestors? My only one ...

2006-07-30T00:56:00.000-04:00

Chris,

Who are your witchy ancestors? My only one is Rebecca (Towne) Nurse.

Have you visited the Nurse homestead in Danvers? It's done pretty well.

Cheers -- Randy

I don't mind the Mary Richards statue in Minneapol...

2006-07-29T20:03:00.000-04:00

I don't mind the Mary Richards statue in Minneapolis, or the Andy and Opie statue in Raleigh, but Salem already has enough witch-related tourist traps. These people seem to forget that those accused and executed all those years ago weren't really witches.

I visited Salem and kept looking for the real stor...

2006-07-29T19:07:00.000-04:00

I visited Salem and kept looking for the real story in spite of the touristy sensationalism. The statue seems to be a case of Salem and its merchants continuing to mine tourist dollars. Good for Sorrell. That statue deserved a protest.