Witches & Tombstones at Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 11/01/2025
An up-close and creepy examination of all things funereal, our popular Witches & Tombstones tour returns on Saturday, October 25th and November 1st.
Start at the Isaac Stevens House as an attendee at an early-nineteenth-century wake and learn about mourning practices, how illnesses were treated, and how the living dealt with fears of being buried alive. Then visit Wethersfield’s Ancient Burying Ground. See the graves, hear stories of those who met their end during Connecticut’s first mass murder, and learn how gravestones warned the living of their own impending peril. The final stop on the tour is the Buttolph-Williams House (ca. 1711), the setting for the Newbery-winning children’s novel The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare. Hear stories about the notorious Wethersfield Witch Trials, which preceded the Salem Witch Trials by 30 years. The Buttolph-Williams House is a property of Connecticut Landmarks operated by the Webb Deane Stevens Museum.
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Tour times: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE: Members $35 per person; Non-members $40 per person.
Tours are limited to groups of 16, so reserve your tickets before they sell out!
*Please note: The Witches & Tombstones tour includes climbing stairs and walking on uneven ground. It is not recommended for youth under age 12.
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.
Organization:
Webb-Deane-Stevens MuseumLocation:
211 Main St.
Wethersfield, CT, 06109United States
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Phone:
860-529-0612Contact name:
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The event has already taken place on this date:
11/01/2025
Time:
Tour times: 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, and 2:30 pm
Price:
Members $35 per person; Non-members $40 per person
Ages
9-12 years Teenagers Adults & kids together Adults without kidsWeb Service