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LIVEWIRES PRESENTS: Haunted History of New England

Presented by historian Christopher Daley 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 21st at the Pleasant Street Center, 49 Pleasant Street, Reading

(Please note LiveWires programs will continue to take place at the Center during renovations to the Library)

We’re kicking off this season’s LiveWires: Lifelong Learning at the Library with a spine-tingling presentation melding historical fact with legend to uncover New England’s haunted past. Meet Mercy Brown “The Vampire” of Exeter Rhode Island, discover the Cursed Freetown State Forest, the Haunted Hoosac Tunnel in Western Massachusetts, the Ghosts of the Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, the spirits of King Philip’s War “Nine Men’s Misery”, the Mount Washington Hotel in New Hampshire, Giles Corey and the Curse of Salem, Burial Hill in Plymouth and the John Alden House in Duxbury.

This event is free and open to the public thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Friends of the Reading Public Library. Seats are limited, come early!

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