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🕯️ Lantern Tour: Fairfield's Old Burying Ground

Thursday October 26, 2023 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Fairfield Museum and History Center370 Beach RoadFairfield CT

Notes regarding time

Tour Dates: Thursday, October 26; Friday, October 27; Saturday, October 28 at 5:30 pm on each night

Description

Start your Halloween celebrations early with a special lantern tour of Fairfield’s Old Burying Ground. Walk among the gravestones in the town’s oldest cemetery to discover the stories of Caleb Brewster, Samuel Smedley, and Goody Knapp, who was convicted of and executed for witchcraft in 1653. Uncover some of the burial practices in early New England while listening to long-buried legends that have haunted Fairfield for nearly 400 years.

Who

This program is recommended for adults and kids ages 12 and up.

Cost

$10 for Members; $15 for Non-Members

How

Space is limited. Registration is required.

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