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Magic Mountain is a novel written by Thomas Mann and was first published in 1924. The novel tells the story of Hans Castorp, a young engineer who goes to visit his cousin in a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps. However, what was supposed to be a short visit turns into a seven-year stay. The novel is set in the years leading up to World War I and explores various themes such as time, illness, and the human condition. The sanatorium in the Swiss mountains becomes a microcosm of society, where patients from different backgrounds and nationalities interact with each other. Hans Castorp, the protagonist, enters the sanatorium with a simple case of tuberculosis but ends up becoming deeply involved in the eccentric world of the patients and staff.

So were they witches? No. The Towne sisters were devout Puritans. Then why were they accused? Theories range from the simplistic--boredom--to the bizarre--hallucinations brought on by eating moldy bread. The truth is likely more complex: a combination of family rivalries, fights over property and grabs for power.

Only when reading accounts of the trials during last year s tricentennial did it dawn on me that Sarah Cloyce, accused witch, was the same woman as Sarah Towne Bridges, esteemed ancestor. Witches of Massachusetts Bay Witches of Massachusetts Bay suggests roadtrips to discover buildings and artifacts related to 17th century witch trials, provides a calendar of related events, plus information on research collections, news, latest research, Q As with historians, book notices, museum collection highlights, and more.

Hans Castorp, the protagonist, enters the sanatorium with a simple case of tuberculosis but ends up becoming deeply involved in the eccentric world of the patients and staff. As he spends more time in the sanatorium, his perception of time becomes distorted, and he starts to question the norms and values of the outside world. Throughout the novel, Mann explores the relationship between illness and spirituality.

Salem Witchcraft Trials

It was 1692 during which the notorious Salem witchcraft trials and sentences of death were held. Such an event over 324 years ago may not have any families ties or links to your family tree, but then again … who knows for sure. Not to say an ancestor was accursed of being a witch but an ancestor could have lived in Salem Village of Danvers during those times.

Note it was not the town of Salem for the trials but rather the nearby village of Salem now known as Danvers. So you may have been looking at the wrong location. Danvers is located seventeen miles north of Boston, and is bordered by the towns of Salem (present) and Beverly. The town of Danvers still has over a dozen houses dating from the 1680s to 1700.

Those involved were the ‘ accused witches’, ‘the accusers’ and those involved in the trials and carrying out the sentencing. Numbers of those executed for witchcraft was 20 people and all but one of these people were hanged, while the remaining one was pressed to death because he would not plead guilty or not guilty. Yes, ‘he’, so the accused were not just females; but a total of six males. Actually, only those who insisted they were not guilty were executed, with o ver 150 other people who were jailed and tortured, so quite a few possible family ties.

The male was Giles Cory who refused to plead guilty and was pressed to death because he did not want his home and land taken leaving his children with nothing. His wife, Martha, had already been hung a few days earlier. There is a case where the Cory children would have descendants.

Bloodlines of Salem is an online site whose purpose is to help identify ancestors from the Salem Trials. A listing of those executed, those jailed, those not guilty, those who escaped, along with the jurors’ names, and the ‘afflicted girls’ is very helpful in knowing who was involved in some manner. A timeline of the events running from January 1692 to May 1693 is also provided.

Yet, the Salem Trials and executions were not the first such witch hunts in the area. The first victim of witchcraft, in New England, was Margaret Jones of Charlestown, Massachusetts. Margaret was hanged, in 1648, for giving herbal cures. Margaret was a physician and some thought she had the “malignant touch” after some of her patients started vomiting or suffered violent seizures. Prison guards testified that they saw a small child run out of the witch’s cell into another room, and then vanished. This was enough to prove that she was under the influence of evil. Anne Hibbons, the sister of the Deputy Governor Bellingham of Massachusetts was hanged, in the words of John Norton for “having more wit that her neighbors”. She was “quarrelsome,” and had “supernatural” knowledge. She was accused in 1655, and was executed in 1656.

So began in January 1692 when the seeds of the hysteria afflicted the Salem Village , in the colony of Massachusetts, were sown when a group of young girls began to display bizarre behavior. It was decided it was due to local residents practicing witchcraft.

By 1693 the Village of Salem realized they had been all wrong about witchcraft in the village. In 1702, the colonial court declared the trials unlawful and in 1711, the colony passed a bill restoring the rights and good names of those accused and granted £600 restitution to their heirs.

Photos : Judge J onathan Corwin House in Salem – served as judge during the trials; Rebecca Nurse brought to trial; and female taken to trial.

Related FamilyTree.com genealogy blogs:

The Salem Witchcraft GIS A Visual Re-Creation of Salem in 1692. By Mike Furlough, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, Primary Researcher: Benjamin Ray, University of Virginia.

The patients in the sanatorium are portrayed as seeking spiritual enlightenment and liberation from their physical ailments. The mountain itself becomes a symbol for this spiritual journey, as it represents a place where one can transcend the limitations of the physical world. Another important theme in the novel is the tension between reason and irrationality. Mann portrays the sanatorium as a place where reason and logic are challenged, and the patients are encouraged to embrace their irrational desires and passions. This tension between reason and irrationality is also reflected in the political and social climate of the time, as Europe was on the brink of a devastating war. Overall, Magic Mountain is a complex and thought-provoking novel that explores profound themes in a beautifully written narrative. It is a novel that challenges the reader's perceptions and offers a deep reflection on the human condition..

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