Live from the Boathouse! Michael Bell Presents The Vampire’s Grasp at Connecticut River Museum

Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CT

Incredible as it may seem to contemporary Americans, vampires preyed upon their not-so-distant ancestors. But these unseen killers did not resemble Count Dracula: New England’s authentic vampires were the pathogenic microbes (“bacteria with fangs”) that caused consumption, or Tuberculosis. Join Michael Bell, author of Vampire’s Grasp: The Hidden History of Consumption in New England, for […]

Free – $5