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SUMMARY:Witches & Tombstones Tour
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST! \nAn up close and creepy examination of all things funereal\, our popular Witches & Tombstones Tour returns on Saturday\, October 21\, and Saturday\, October 28. \nThe Witches & Tombstones Tour begins at The Isaac Stevens House with the wake of young Henry Stevens\, who died at the age of three. Guests will learn about 19th-century mourning practices\, how illnesses were treated\, and how the living dealt with fears of being buried alive. Next\, guests will visit the Wethersfield Ancient Burying Ground. See the graves and hear stories of those who met their end during Connecticut’s first mass murder and learn how gravestones warned the living of their own impending peril. The final stop on the Tour is The Buttolph-Williams House (c 1711)\, the setting for the award-winning children’s novel\, The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare. Hear stories about the notorious Wethersfield Witch Trials\, which preceded the Salem Witch Trials by 30 years. The Buttolph-Williams House is a Connecticut Landmarks property. \nTour times: 10:30am\, 11:30am\, 12:30pm\, 1:30pm\, and 2:30pm. \n*Please note: The Witches & Tombstones Tour includes climbing stairs and walking on uneven ground. This tour is not recommended for youth under age 12.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/witches-tombstones-tour-october-21-and-28/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
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SUMMARY:The Alchemy of Justice: John Winthrop\, Jr.\, and New England’s Other Witch: Presented by Walt Woodward
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. \nBefore Salem\, Connecticut colony was New England’s most aggressive prosecutor of witches. That was before John Winthrop Jr.\, renowned alchemist\, and himself an occult practitioner\, became involved in the colony’s witchcraft cases. His careful – but forceful – intervention in the case of Wethersfield’s Katherine Harrison transformed Connecticut from New England’s most aggressive killer of witches to a colony that ended witchcraft executions a generation before Salem. \nReception: 6 pm / Program: 6:30 – 8:00 pm. \nAbout Walt Woodward \nWalt Woodward is the Connecticut State Historian Emeritus and an Associate Professor of Early American History at the University of Connecticut. He teaches American Environmental History\, Public History\, and an honors American Studies course focused on the Connecticut River\, as well as courses in Connecticut history. He is the author of Prospero’s America: John Winthrop\, Jr.\, Alchemy and the Creation of New England Culture\, numerous articles on New England history\, and is a regular columnist for Connecticut Explored magazine. A former hit country music songwriter and performer\, Woodward’s knowledge\, sense of humor\, and richly illustrated PowerPoint presentations have made him one of New England’s most sought-after public lecturers.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/the-alchemy-of-justice-john-winthrop-jr-and-new-englands-other-witch-presented-by-walt-woodward/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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