Genealogists explore ties to turbulent time in 17th century
Meagan Mize discusses her familial ties to New England witch trials during her "Early American Witches" presentation at the Kootenai County Genealogical Society's Thursday meeting at the Hayden Library.
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A slide depicting a witch persecution is shown Thursday during a presentation on early American witches.
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HAYDEN — Imagined sorcery, finger pointing, innocent lives ruined and lost.
The hysteria of sorcery and alleged witches wrought havoc and misery throughout communities in early America. Most infamous are the witch trials that took place in Salem, Mass., between 1692 and 1693. While more people were executed for witchcraft during this period, nearby Connecticut suffered an era of trials and persecution from 1647 to 1697.
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