Maleficarum and Misfortune
Records and Resources for Tracing Accused Witches
2026-10-01 19:00:00
2026-10-01 20:30:00
America/Chicago
Maleficarum and Misfortune
Legal documentation from witchcraft trials survives for genealogists. We'll review these records and resources for ancestors from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland from 1500-1717.
Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)
Thursday, October 01
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Downers Grove Public Library
Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100)Legal documentation from witchcraft trials survives for genealogists. We'll review these records and resources for ancestors from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland from 1500-1717.
Debra Dudek is a genealogist, author, and librarian, and holds a post graduate certificate in Genealogical, Palaeographic & Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Ms. Dudek is the Book Review Editor of the Illinois State Genealogical Society, an executive board member of the Illinois State Historical Society, website coordinator for the Chicago Chapter NSDAR.
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