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Here is a site that describes the women who have been accused of witchcraft, from pre-Salem right up into Helen Duncan.  You'll find a Declaration of Regret by the Salem jurors as well as links to Salem witchcraft sites.

Helen Duncan was a medium in the UK during World War II who was put in jail for her mediumship, based on the UK's Witchcraft Act.  During a seance, she said that a ship had sunk before it was public information.  Since then, the family has asked for a pardon in 2006 but it hasn't been gran...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was not only the creator of the fictional super-detective Sherlock Holmes, but also a famous Spiritualist. I'm sure there are many resources out there on Sir Arthur, but here's one that's off beat, and includes a tidbit about his funeral proceedings, which was a little unusua...

If you have teenagers who like to read, you may want to offer them Blind Faith by Ellen Wittlinger.  I haven't read it, but the reviews on teenreads.com and amazon.com look good. This may be good for kids who are dealing with a death situation, but I would read it myself first, just to be ...

While we usually think of religion as extremely personal, it can be interesting to turn that thought upside down and think about how many people have a particular belief or where they're located relative to each other.  The Association of Religion Data Archives can tell you things like the dis...