Who Are 'The Witches Of Simsbury?'

SIMSBURY, CT — The "Witches of Simsbury" is not the name of a group of cranky women who regularly stroll along Hopmeadow Street.

Rather, it is a Simsbury Public Library program next week featuring a local author who wrote a novella of the same name.

"The Witches of Simsbury" will take place at the library on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 7 to 8 p.m. The library is located at 725 Hopmeadow St.

It will feature local author Kara Labella, who wrote a novella entitled "The Symsbury Witches," a fictional work based on local history dating back to the 1680s.

"Please join us as local author Kara Labella introduces us to two unusual women -- both accused of witchcraft, according to a Phelps family legend, in 1680s Simsbury," wrote the library.

Labella is expected to discuss her research that allowed her to identify the women in history, leading her to write her novella.

"The lecture will include a general discussion of the Connecticut witch trials and short readings from the original Phelps tale, as well as the facts that Kara uncovered," wrote the library.

For more information and to register for 'The Witches of Simsbury,' click on this link.