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The Wtich of Wethersfield
Meet the Author: "The Witch of Wethersfield"
           
Accused as a witch...based on a true story. In 1651 twenty-five-year-old Katherine Gilbert arrives to New England, her destination a small town called Wethersfield in Connecticut Colony. Katherine expects a warm welcome from her cousin Josiah, but instead she is sent to a wealthy captain's house in Hartford to serve two years as an indentured servant. For her reputation precedes her as a "cunning woman." Only after she meets the one lone-man of Wethersfield, John Harrison does her luck and life change for the better. Until tragedy strikes the Harrison family in 1666...

"The Witch of Wethersfield" is a story of betrayal, love and passion for life.  Ms. Spada-Basto did years of research and much of the novel is based on historical evidence, depositions of envious neighbors and Katherine's landmark witchcraft trial. Historical figures such as Governor John Winthrop, Jr, Major John Mason and Reverend Gershom Bulkeley all play their parts. So what will Katherine's fate ultimately be...as one accused of witchcraft?"  Books will be available for purchase. Registration required.
 
Date and time:  Wednesday, May 29 at 1:00pm
Cost:  Free to members and $5 for non members

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*Meet the Author: "The Witch of Wethersfield" 
55y and up N/A W  05/29/2024
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Rocky Hill Community/Senior Center - Activity Room 1C 		$0.00 Res, $5.00 Non-Res
1 seat(s) available
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