Ancient Burying Ground Association

General Admission

<span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Witchcraft was real to Mary and Hugh Parsons. The pair married in 1645 at Springfield&rsquo;s first Meetinghouse but six years later, they faced the town&rsquo;s accusations of witchcraft in the same place. Join Springfield Museum&rsquo;s Curator of History Elizabeth Kapp as she explores the world of witchcraft in early Springfield and the stories featured in the exhibit&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/witch-panic-massachusetts-before-salem/" style="text-decoration: none; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank"><span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp;Witch Panic! Massachusetts Before Salem</a><span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">. <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Presented by Elizabeth Kapp, curator of history, Wood Museum of Springfield History, Springfield MuseumsLocation:&nbsp;Old State House |&nbsp;800 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103 860-240-5340 Street parking is FREE on the weekends.

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for registering for the lecture &quot;Meet the Parsons&quot; at the Old State House. The museum is located at 800 Main Street, Hartford, CT. Street parking is free on the weekends. The main entrance to the museum is located on the eastern side on the ground level.&nbsp; Thank you,Christine JewellDirector

Witchcraft was real to Mary and Hugh Parsons. The pair married in 1645 at Springfield’s first Meetinghouse but six years later, they faced the town’s accusations of witchcraft in the same place. Join Springfield Museum’s Curator of History Elizabeth Kapp as she explores the world of witchcraft in early Springfield and the stories featured in the exhibit <a href="https://springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/witch-panic-massachusetts-before-salem/" target="_blank"> Witch Panic! Massachusetts Before Salem</a>. Presented by Elizabeth Kapp, curator of history, Wood Museum of Springfield History, Springfield MuseumsLocation: Old State House | 800 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103 860-240-5340 Street parking is FREE on the weekends.

Ancient Burying Ground Association

Lecture In-Person | Meet the Parsons: Witchcraft in Early Springfield, MA

800 Main St

General Admission

Free

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