Thursday, October 21, 2021

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The Dark Side of Maryland Virtual Programs

Maryland Mayhem: Scoundrels, Spies, and Sinners in the Free State, October 25, 6pm

Join Lisa Greenhouse and Caprice DiLiello, librarians from the Maryland Department at the Enoch Pratt Free Library/ State Library Resource Center, for a discussion of some of these shady characters and unfortunate episodes. You’ll hear about the only known case of burking in North America. You'll find out about a promising career in public service dashed on the rocks of family annihilation and about a nineteenth-century "friendship" gone murderously awry. 

Witch's Brew: True Tales and Folklore of Witchcraft in Colonial Maryland, October 29, 6pm

Join us this Halloween season as we explore the spooky stories of Maryland's witchy past. Hear true tales and folklore from across the state and find out what Colonial Maryland was really like for those accused of witchcraft. Can you tell fact from legend?


Registration is not required, but encouraged!

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