Performances recreating a “Salem Witch Trial” will be presented at 1 and 3 p.m. Oct. 30, Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum, 432 W. Walnut St., Allentown.

“This is true history, mass community hysteria, and the crucible of darkness,” said Joseph Garrera, LVHM Executive Director. “This was a stain on American history so dark it can never be cleansed.”

During a 13-month period, more than 200 people were charged, 150 were imprisoned, 14 women and five men were hanged, and one man was crushed to death. It was justice gone awry, as fear and superstition overcame the rule of law.

Based on official transcripts and historical facts from a trial that convened in Salem, Mass., in 1692, LVHM officials have re-created an authentic courtroom scene similar to those of the 1690s. LVHM officials also conferred with the director of education at the Salem Witch Museum.

Information: lehighvalleyheritagemuseum.org, 610-435-1074