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Lunch & Learn: True Crime of the Revolutionary War: Bathsheba Spooner

Join us for a delightful afternoon of good food and engaging conversations about local art and history! Order ahead from Sweet Bella @ The MATT or bring your own lunch to enjoy. First Wednesday of Every Month | 12–1 PM Hear  from historian, Andrew Noone, about one of the earliest true crime cases in the USA. Bathsheba Spooner, when five months pregnant, was hanged alongside her three British and American accomplices. Spooner was the first woman executed in the new U.S.…

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September 4, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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144 W Main St
Waterbury, CT United States

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Join us for a delightful afternoon of good food and engaging conversations about local art and history!
Order ahead from Sweet Bella @ The MATT or bring your own lunch to enjoy. First Wednesday of Every Month | 12–1 PM
Hear  from historian, Andrew Noone, about one of the earliest true crime cases in the USA. Bathsheba Spooner, when five months pregnant, was hanged alongside her three British and American accomplices. Spooner was the first woman executed in the new U.S. and the instigator behind the nation’s premier murder case.
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Pre-registration is required due to limited spots.
Sponsored by Christine & Eugene Shugrue

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