Lesser-Known Witches of New England with Malcolm Gaskill
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Date(s) - 01/28/2024
2:00 pm
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Historic Deerfield presents 2024 Winter Lecture Series
Led by an Evil Spirit: Lesser-Known Witches of New England
Outside of the well-known witchcraft outbreak at Salem and Essex County in 1692, there were other cases that resulted in trials of people suspected of covenanting with the Devil in order to harm their neighbors. These crises reveal fascinating details about community life in 17th-century New England towns and the fears and recriminations that sometimes resulted in the executions of those deemed to be servants of Satan.
Sunday, January 28, 2 p.m.
Malcolm Gaskill, Professor Emeritus of History, University of East Anglia
Topic: The Springfield witchcraft outbreak of 1651
All lectures are free of charge and will be presented virtually via Zoom webinar.
https://www.historic-deerfield.org/events/lesser-known-witches-of-new-england/