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Welcome to A Bit of History

Bits of history, as they come...

This is the blog of Jeremy A. Stern, Ph.D. I am an independent historian and history education consultant. I will be adding content here whenever I have a piece or a historical observation to share.

Keeping memory alive: a family remembrance of persecution and the Holocaust

This year’s Holocaust Memorial Day sparked not only reflection and commemoration, but also rising concerns about the persistence of...

The Salem that wasn't: part two

Part Two. Elizabeth makes the ultimate confession… Knapp’s failed December 7 accusation of a neighbor was her last attempt to throw blame...

The Salem that wasn’t: Elizabeth Knapp, Samuel Willard and the Groton possession crisis of 1671.

Part One. Willard and the Knapps. Two decades before the Salem witchcraft panic, the new town of Groton, Massachusetts, had its own brush...

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