Three Thousand Years of Longing
Starring Tilda Swinton & Idris Elba
A lonely scholar, on a trip to Istanbul, discovers a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.
Rated R
1 hr 48 mins
Presented by Darlene Kascak (Schaghticoke Tribal Nation)-
Education Director-Institute for American Indian Studies (IAIS) in Wahsington, CT
What does Thanksgiving mean to you? Is it a holiday to be celerated with food and friends while giving thanks? Indigenous people called this land home for over 12,000 years. The same holiday can mean different things to different people. For many Native Americans living today, answering the above questions are not simple. Join Education Director Darlene Kascak, Schaghticoke Tribal Nation for a discussion about the myths, misconceptions, & the complex history surrounding this holiday. From documents written at the time, as well as Wampanoag oral histories, you may find the history of Thanksgiving is more surprising than you might have imagined.
Free- No Registration - Phone 203-888-3903 for more information.
This program is suitable for adults and those over fifteen years of age.
Nosferatu
A Film by F.W. Murnau - Starring Max Schreck
1922 Silent Move with Subtitles & Score
Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.
NR/Must be 15 or older to attend
1 hr, 24 mins
Paranormal investigator Barry Pirro has investigated hundreds of haunted houses and historic sites. He has been a consultant for paranormal TV shows. Join us as Barry discusses some of his most chilling cases of ghosts, demons, and haunted objects. Hear real ghost recordings and tell us your own haunting stories!
Thursday, Oct 13, 2022
6:30 PM
Doors Open at 6:00 PM for Seating
Free to Attend, Registration Not Required!
Alse Young of Windsor was executed on May 26, 1647, condemned as a witch, some forty odd years prior to the Salem Witch Trails. The evening’s talk will focus on Ms. Caruso’s research which utilized the archives of the Town of Windsor and other primary sources. The overwhelming factors that led to the beginning of the witch trials in colonial New England will be discussed as well.
A resident of Windsor, CT, Ms. Caruso made it her aim to investigate the early witch trials of CT which saw eleven people executed by 1662. She is one of the founders of the CT WITCH Memorial, a Facebook endeavor, dedicated to educating the public about Connecticut’s witch trials and working to exonerate the names of CT's executed and accused. Ms. Caruso was instrumental in providing information to the Windsor CT Town Council prior to their historic February 6, 2017 vote to clear Alse Young and Lydia Gilbert of the charges of witchcraft leveled against them in the 1600s.
Seymour Public Library History Program
Connecticut Witch Trials
Presentation by Jason Scappaticci, Historian
In 1692, the first "witch" of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts was hanged. Connecticut beat that injustice by about 45 years. On may 26,1647, Alse Young, from Windsor, CT, purported to be the first person in Colonial America to be so sentenced, was executed as a witch. By 1662, ten others in Connecticut-nine woman, two men-would follow to the same fate. How did this come to occur in Connecticut? Attend this presentation to find out more.
1904 St. Louis
World's Fair
Presented by Jason Scappaticci, Historian
Lower Level, Seymour Public Library
Free & Welcome to All
Phone 203-888-3903 or email sgarvey@biblio.org for more information
Presented by
Darlene Kascak - Schaghticoke Tribal Nation
Education Director Institute for American Studies (IAIS) in Washingon, CT
Explore Connecticut history from multiple perspectives to provide a more truthful and accurate understanding of our State's history. Indigenous people called this land home for over 12,000 years. Visual & tactile resources will be on hand and participants will learn the many ways that the Indigenous peoples of Connecticut adapted to their changing environment and the impact European culture had on their lives.
Free, All Ages
Phone 203-888-3903 or email sgarvey@biblio.org for more information