TONIGHT: Connecticut Witch Trials Author at Brookfield Library

"Any man or woman to be a Witch, that is, hath or consulteth with a familiar spirit, they shall be put to death."  ~ Connecticut Colony lawmakers in 1642.

Connecticut Witch Trials: The First Panic in the New World
With Author Cynthia Wolfe Boynton
at The Brookfield Library
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.

Connecticut’s witch hunt was the first and most ferocious in New England, occurring almost fifty years before the infamous Salem witch trials. Between 1647 and 1697, at least thirty-four men and women from across the state were formally charged with witchcraft and eleven were hanged. Join author Cynthia Wolfe Boynton as she uncovers the dark history of the Connecticut Witch Trials, through newspaper clippings, court records, letters and diaries.

Cindy Wolfe Boynton is an award-winning writer and editor whose background includes more than fifteen years as a regular correspondent for The New York Times and nine years as editor of Better Healthmagazine. She is also the author of two books and is an English and communications instructor at the Yale School of Medicine and Housatonic Community College.

Ms. Boynton will have copies of her book available for purchase and signing.

This program has been generously funded by The Friends of The Brookfield Library.  Please register for this program.