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    1. [SALEM-WITCH-L] Norton Lectures in October
    2. Margo Burns
    3. Hello all! This is all the information I have been able to put together on Mary Beth Norton's upcoming mini author tour, from various sources: Edgartown, Mass, Martha's Vineyard Historical Society, Sunday PM Oct 13, 4 PM Boston (Mass Hist Soc; possibly open only to members): Wed Oct 16 5 PM Portland, Maine; Maine Historical Society, Thurs Oct 17, 7:30 PM Lecture and Book Signing -- The Devil in the Shape of a Tawny Man: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 in the Context of the Maine Indian Wars Join acclaimed historian Mary Beth Norton, Professor of American History, Cornell University, as she shares her account of Salem’s tragic witchcraft trials of the 17th century. Norton, author of In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692, begins her story on the Maine frontier and offers fresh and provocative insights into the much-studied Salem witchcraft trials. Admission is free and open to the public. Salem: Salem Athenaeum, Friday Oct 18, at 7:30 PM History Department of Salem State College and the Salem Athenaeum are pleased to announce a lecture by Mary Beth Norton, one of America’s most admired historians. Norton’s talk, “Myth and Reality of Salem Witchcraft,” will take place at the Salem Athenaeum on 337 Essex Street in Salem, on Friday, October 18 at 7:30 pm. It is drawn from her just-published book, In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692. So. Hadley, MA: an independent bookstore there, name unknown (possibly the Odyssey Bookshop, but not confirmed), Sunday, Oct. 20, 2 PM. Charlottesville, VA, a bookstore, name unknown, afternoon of Friday Oct 25. Cheers, Margo List-Owner of the Salem-Witch List

    09/21/2002 05:48:22