PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Witchcraft in Connecticut
with CT State Historian
Walter Woodward

Thursday, October 9, 2014
4:00pm – 6:30pm,  $25 per person
Recommended for educators in grades 7 – 11

View the Fairfield Museum’s exhibition
Accused: Fairfield’s Witchcraft Trials and discover the fascinating history of witchcraft in seventeenth-century Connecticut. Learn about the education programs developed in conjunction with the exhibition, including Gallery Tours, or an extended day field trip featuring The Witchcraft Debate and Walking Tour. An Educator Guide will also be available for download on the Fairfield Museum's website.

Walter Woodward will guide participants in a re-enactment of the 1669 CT trial of Katherine Harrison of Wethersfield. This trial occurred after an intense period of witch fear and hysteria in Hartford, resulting in 33 trials and 15 executions. Come prepared to be witness, jury, judge or – the suspected witch herself!

Scholarships available for teachers working in Bridgeport and Norwalk schools. Please contact Christine Jewell at 203-259-1598 for more information.

About Walter Woodward:

Walter Woodward is the CT State Historian: a faculty member in the UConn Department of History and appointed by the trustees of the University of Connecticut. The Office of the State Historian provides historical information and maintains active programs of historical research and public outreach, conducting lectures, programs, and teacher education seminars throughout the state.

Prof. Woodward is a scholar of Early American and Atlantic World history, with an emphasis on Connecticut and New England. His research interests cover a variety of subjects, including witchcraft, alchemy and the history of science, the use of music in Early America, and environmental history. He is also the co-author of Teaching History with Museums, Strategies for K-12 Social Studies. Copies will be available for purchase.