Kellogg Center in Derby to host program on vampires

DERBY - Nicholas Bellantoni, Ph.D., Emeritus State Archaeologist, will present an entertaining and informative presentation on the history and mythologies of vampires in Connecticut, with a focus on remains found in the Jewett City area. 

Kellogg Environmental Center

This special seasonal program, sponsored by the Naugatuck Valley Audubon Society and the Kellogg Environmental Center, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave.

Always an engaging and entertaining presenter, Bellantoni will share his knowledge of Connecticut history and cultural activity of long ago.  
Learn how research and study of early colonial activities developed the belief of vampire behavior and the ongoing fear of the undead. 

Specifically related to the study of remains in Connecticut, stories will be told of strong adults wasting away and dying for unexplained reasons. Was it due to departed family members consuming their energy and blood? What else could be possible?  And did these stories help build the image of Bram Stocker’s Dracula?  

Bellantoni spends an evening taking you on a journey into the past to see what the bones, graves and history tell us about the myth and fact of each situation.  
The program is offered free of charge, but donations are requested to help support further educational programs.

Please call to register; space is limited.  

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection operates Kellogg Environmental Center.

For information, directions, or to register call 203-734-2513 or email donna.kingston@ct.gov.

This is a press release from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.