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Simsbury Historical Society Presents "Panic in CT: Accused Witches Have Their Say"
Actress Virginia Wolf will bring you back to 17th-century Connecticut and the CT Witchcraft Panic that gripped the colony.
For Immediate Release
October 13, 2014
Contact: Simsbury Historical Society, 860-658-2500, simsburyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
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DATE & TIME: Saturday, October 25, 2014, 7:00pm
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FEE: $10 members, $12 non-members
LOCATION: Meeting House, Simsbury Historical Society, 800 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06070
SIMSBURY, CT: The Simsbury Historical Society is pleased to present “Panic in Connecticut: Accused Witches Have Their Say,” Saturday, October 25th, 7:00 p.m. at the Meeting House, 800 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT. Admission is $10 for SHS members, $12 for non-members. For information, call 860.658.2500, email simsburyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com or visit www.simsburyhistory.org.
Between 1642 and 1693, at least 40 people in the colony of Connecticut were tried as witches, and eleven of them were hanged. Most of them were women. The largest Connecticut Witchcraft Panic preceded the famous Salem, Massachusetts Panic by some thirty years!
Who were these women? How did they come to be accused of witchcraft? What was life like for them? Did they truly practice witchcraft? Who were their accusers, and why?
Travel back to 17th-century Connecticut with actress Virginia Wolf, and hear what five women accused of witchcraft have to say. Ms. Wolf brings these vibrant women to life, fully costumed and fully personified, pulling their stories together to give a sweeping account of the witch hunts in New England.
Painstakingly researched, “Panic in Connecticut: Accused Witches Have Their Say” is a one-woman show that sheds light on the Puritan society that condemned so-called witches to their death thirty years before the hysterics of Salem, MA. To learn more about the program and Virginia Wolf, visit www.herstorytheater.com.
The Simsbury Historical Society has been preserving and celebrating the town’s history since 1911. Funded entirely by members and donors, SHS invites and encourages the community to join generously with their support. To find out more, visit www.simsburyhistory.org.
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