Backstories & Breakfast: Witches in Connecticut

Salem gets the attention. Connecticut got there first, by more than forty years.

Rebecca Gavin of the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History tells the stories of the women and men accused, tried and executed as witches in colonial Connecticut, and then the more interesting question: how the colony managed to stop the accusations spreading the way they did elsewhere.

This is the first outing for Backstories & Breakfast, a new speaker series at the center.

What your ticket covers. A light seasonal breakfast is provided. Doors at 9:30 and the talk starts at 10. Tickets are $15, or $10 if you are a member.

Where to go. The center is at 104 Weston Road, but parking and the entrance are off High Acre Road, not Weston Road, and everyone checks in at the Visitor's Center. Worth knowing before you circle the block.