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Coffee & Crime author breakfast at 10 am
Venue
Mystery Lovers Bookshop
Date
10/26/2013
Time
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Event Type
Reading
Genre
Fiction
Sponsor
Mystery Lovers Bookshop
Cost
$0.00
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Call 412-828-4877 for more information
Description and Reader Names: Join us for coffee and conversation as we investigate the crime of witchcraft with folklorist Thomas White, author of 'Witches of Pennsylvania.' Just in time for Halloween!
Since William Penn presided over Pennsylvania’s only official witch trial in 1684, witchcraft and folk magic have been a part of our local history. English and German settlers brought their beliefs in magic with them from the Old World-sometimes with dangerous consequences. In 1802, an Allegheny County judge helped an accused witch escape an angry mob. Susan Mummey was not so fortunate. In 1934, she was shot and killed in her home by a young Schuylkill County man who was convinced that she had cursed him. Thomas White traces the history and lore of witchcraft and the occult that quietly live on in Pennsylvania even today
Thomas White is the University Archivist and Curator of Special Collections in the Gumberg Library at Duquesne University. He is also an Adjunct Lecturer in Duquesne's History Department and an Adjunct Professor of History at La Roche College.
The event is free, but reservations are suggested: Call 412-828-4877.
More Event Information
Primary Contact Person
Laurie Stephens
Primary Contact Email
laurie@mysterylovers.com
Telephone
412-828-4877
Website
http://www.mysterylovers.com/
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Number of readers on program
Is this an open mic event?
No
Is this a book signing?
Yes
Will author's books be for sale?
Yes
More Venue Information
Address 1
514 Allegheny River Boulevard
Address 2
Address 3
City
Oakmont
State
PA
Zip
15139
Days/Hours of Operation
10 until 5 Monday to Saturday, Thursday nights until 8, and from Noon to 4 on Sunday
Primary Contact Person
Laurie Stephens
Primary Contact Email
laurie@mysterylovers.com
Telephone
412-828-4877
Website
http://mysterylovers.com/index.php
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Author Information
Author
Elizabeth Baisley
Website
http://www.cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
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Short bio: Marketing & Communications Manager, City of Asylum Pittsburgh
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