Tag: ct

  • 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…

  • Podcast Episode: Descendants of Connecticut Witch Trial Victims

    Podcast Episode: Descendants of Connecticut Witch Trial Victims

    Presenting intimate interviews with the descendants of Connecticut witch trial victims. They discuss why the exoneration of Connecticut witch trial victims is important to them and to the accused witches in our modern world. Learn how discovering this ancestry impacted descendant lives and why the stories of their accused witch ancestors must be talked about.…

  • Podcast Episode: Connecticut Witch Trial History

    Podcast Episode: Connecticut Witch Trial History

    The first full episode of Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast released October 6. Hosted by our own Sarah Jack and Josh Hutchinson, the podcast asks how and why we hunt witches and seeks solutions to the age-old problem. Episodes 1 to 3 are dedicated to Connecticut’s witch trials. You can listen in…