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Skeletons in the Closet: The Life & Afterlife of George Jacobs Sr.
September 16 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Daniel A. Gagnon will explore why 1692 Witch-Hunt victim George Jacobs Sr.’s grave was left unmarked, while Rebecca Nurse’s purported grave was memorialized, how Danvers (Salem Village) confronted its legacy of the witch-hunt, and why the bones of a man executed in 1692 did so much traveling.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/skeletons-in-the-closet-the-life-and-afterlife-of-george-jacobs-sr-tickets-965268563257. Free. Limited Capacity. Pre-registration highly recommended.
Daniel A. Gagnon is a board member of the Nurse Homestead and author of A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution, and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse.
Presentation part of the Trails and Sails event series by Essex Heritage.