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Lecture: L.I. Witch Hunt: The Devil in New York
Dr. Tara Rider of Stony Brook University will give a lecture on The Devil in New York: The Witchcraft Trial of Goody Garlick. In the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum’s Reichert Planetarium.
Where
Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium
180 Little Neck Rd.
Centerport, NY
Phone
631-854-5579
Price
$10
Website
vanderbiltmuseum.orgLong Island Witch Hunt, 1658
Dr. Tara Rider of Stony Brook University will give a lecture on The Devil in New York: The Witchcraft Trial of Goody Garlick.. Accusations of flying on poles and cavorting with the Devil ran rampant in the colonies during the 17th century and led to hundreds of accusations of witchcraft. To understand what happened during these trials, we must first understand the stresses of ordinary 17th-century life in New York and why the fear of witches existed. The trial of Goody Garlick in 1658 will act as a lens to understand the hysteria associated with these accusation
Where
Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium
180 Little Neck Rd.
Centerport, NY
Price
$10
Website
vanderbiltmuseum.orgLong Island Witch Hunt: The Devil in New York
Dr. Tara Rider of Stony Brook University will discuss the 1658 trial of Goody Garlick, learn about the stresses of ordinary 17th century life in New York and why the fear of witches existed, register
Where
Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium
180 Little Neck Rd.
Centerport, NY
Phone
631-854-5579
Price
$10
Website
vanderbiltmuseum.org
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