[Winona Online Democracy]
I'm glad to see any and all discussion of the courthouse here!
Thank you Dr. Crozier.
I want to again remind everyone that a forum on the courthouse is
being sponsored by the Winona Heritage Preservation Commission.
Winona County is cosponsoring this event, and county commissioners and
staff will be on hand to give reports and answer questions. It is
planned for Thursday, October 26 at 7:00 pm in Council Chambers at City
Hall. Anyone who is interested in the future of the courthouse is
invited to attend. Please come.
Bob Sebo
Winona HPC Chair
William Crozier wrote:
>
> [Winona Online Democracy]
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> The Winona County Historical Society is sponsoring a program on Wednesday
> October 25 which may seem beyond our scope of interest but just may be
> worthwhile depending how our Courthouse Crisis play out.
>
> On November 29 Dr. Greg Gaut will discuss the "original" Courthouse Crisis.
>
> As Halloween approaches, ghosts, goblins and witches are on view everywhere.
> The most common depiction of a witch is modeled on the Wicked Witch of the
> West from The Wizard of Oz--a skinny hag with a hooked nose, riding a broom in
> a black dress and pointy hat. But witchcraft and witches have a darker history
> than Dorothy's enemy, and the treatment of people accused of witchcraft is far
> from fantasy.
> In Europe, hundreds of women were tortured, hung, burned, drowned, and pressed
> to death with stones because they were accused of being witches. In America,
> the famous witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts have become a metaphor for
> suspicion and blacklisting. Modern witches contend with the negative images of
> the past as they try to practice their ancient, earth-centered religion.
> WSU professor Sandra Bennett will discuss the history of "Witchcraft in Olde
> New England" at the Winona County Historical Society's "Food for Thought"
> series on Wednesday October 25, The presentation will be at Noon in the Armory
> Museum, 160 Johnson Street. Sack lunches can be ordered in advance by calling
> 454-2723 before October 25.
>
> William L. Crozier, Ph.D.
> professor of history emeritus
> Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
> 700 Terrace Heights #54
> Winona, MN 55987
>
> phone: 507-452-9690
>
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