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Richard Godbeer

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  • A couple in bed together, separated by a divider and watched by the girl's parents.

    Bundling: An Old Tradition on New Ground

    Common in colonial New England, bundling allowed a suitor to spend a night in bed with his sweetheart—while her parents slept in the next room.
    by Richard Godbeer, Amelia Soth via JSTOR Daily on February 29, 2024
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Woodcut illustration of "Witches Apprehended" showing the water test accused witches would undergo. Stamford has its own history of witch trials.

Haunted Stamford: 1692 Witch Trial

In the same year as the Salem Witch Trials, a more common and lesser known witch hunt occurred in Stamford, Connecticut.
by Maggie Gordon via Stamford Advocate on October 31, 2013
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