Author: Joshua Hutchinson
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Podcast Episode: Connecticut Witch Trial Victim Exoneration Testimony with William and Jennifer Schloat
In episode 29 of Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast, we talked exoneration with two people who gave testimony to the Joint Committee on Judiciary of the Connecticut General Assembly, William Schloat and his mother, Jennifer.
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Podcast Episode: Connecticut Witch Trials 101 Part 2: Witchcraft Belief, the Founding of Connecticut, and Alice Young
In episode 28 of Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast, we continued our 101 series on the Connecticut Witch Trials. We discussed witchcraft belief in the early modern West, the development of the Connecticut colony, and the case of Alice Young, first person hanged for witchcraft in New England.
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Podcast Episode: Connecticut Witch Trials 101, Part 1
In episode 26 of Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast, we began a 101 series on the Connecticut Witch Trials, providing a thorough overview.
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Podcast Episode: Goody Bassett, Accused Witch of Stratford, Connecticut
On a bonus episode of Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast, we discussed honoring the memory of Goody Bassett, who was executed for witchcraft in Stratford in 1651.
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Memorializing Those Accused of Witchcraft in Colonial Connecticut
Discussions are beginning for plans to memorialize the victims of the Connecticut Witch Trials. If you are interested in helping, please complete our volunteer registration form or email memorial@connecticutwitchtrials.org.
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Podcast Episode: Representative Jane Garibay on Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Legislation
On our 21st episode of Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast, we discussed exonerating the people accused of witchcraft in colonial Connecticut.
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Podcast Episode: Between God and Satan with Beth Caruso and Katherine Hermes
On our 19th episode of Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast, we discussed potential ties between witch trials in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
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RESOLUTION CONCERNING CERTAIN WITCHCRAFT CONVICTIONS IN COLONIAL CONNECTICUT
Resolved by this Assembly: WHEREAS, the courts in the early British colonies of Connecticut and New Haven indicted at least thirty-four women and men for the alleged crimes of witchcraft and familiarities with the devil and convicted twelve of them, executing eleven, and it is now accepted by the historical profession and society as a…
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House Joint Resolution Number 34 has been passed by the House
The Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Project is excited about House Joint Resolution Number 34, Resolution Concerning Certain Witchcraft Convictions in Colonial Connecticut. On May 10, 2023, the measure to absolve those accused of witchcraft was adopted by the House of Representatives by a vote of 121 to 30. HJ 34 now moves on to the…
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Please Support the Exoneration of Those Accused of Witchcraft in Connecticut
Thank you for your interest in volunteering to support the Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Project. We have two important requests. First, please write to the Connecticut General Assembly to show your support for House Joint Resolution Number 34, Resolution Concerning Certain Witchcraft Convictions in Colonial Connecticut If you live in Connecticut, please write to your…
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