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Maleficarum and Misfortune- Records and Resources for Tracing Accused Witches (Virtual)
Sun, Oct 25
|SCGS British Isles Interest Group
For over two centuries, individuals accused of witchcraft did not live by the principle of “innocent until proven guilty” – if you made it to trial, the law heavily presumed guilt.
Time & Location
Oct 25, 2026, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CDT
SCGS British Isles Interest Group
About the event
Legal documentation generated from these trials survive for modern-day genealogists. In this lecture, we'll review witch trial records and resources for ancestors from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the United States from 1500-1717. This program is hosted by the Southern California Genealogical Society British Isles Interest Group. For membership information, please visit the SCGS British Isles Interest Group website.
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