SEYMOUR - Diana Ross McCain, author of It Happened in Connecticut, will discuss Connecticut events from history at 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at Seymour Library, 46 Church St.
McCain will talk about Alse Young’s story from Windsor - she was executed as a witch in Hartford on May 26, 1647.
In addition attendees will learn about convicted murderer Amy Duggan Archer-Gilligan (the alleged inspiration for Joseph Kesselring’s 1939 play, “Arsenic and Old Lace”), Connecticut’s renowned “Hiker” the Leatherman, and more.
For more information call the library, 203-888-3903.
This information is shared from an online community calendar sponsored by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and the New Haven Independent.
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