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Author Talk on The Andover Witch Hunt and Genealogical Sources on October 4 at The Georgia Room

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a background of a stormy sky with the book cover for In the Shadow of Salem by Richard Hite in the foreground
September 28, 2022

The Georgia Room is presenting In the Shadow of Salem: Families and Their Allies on Tuesday, October 4 at 6 pm at Charles D. Switzer Library, 266 Roswell Street in downtown Marietta.

The author talk program will feature Richard Hite, author of In the Shadow of Salem: The Andover Witch Hunt of 1692 and CJ Majahad, Director Emeritus of the North Andover Historical Society, and will be livestreamed in the Georgia Room. The presentation is about Andover’s involvement in the witch hunt and how family connections were significant to the witch hunt throughout the region, especially in Andover. Genealogical sources and the research that went into the writing of the book will also be discussed. To request the livestream link for In the Shadow of Salem program, email halet@cobbcat.org.

For information on programs and resources of The Georgia Room, visit cobbcat.org or call 770-528-2333.