2022 Election Cake Bake Off
On Saturday, November 5 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Connecticut’s Old State House in Hartford will host its first in-person Election Cake Bake-Off, a competition featuring entries from professional bakers […]
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Untangling the Tally: Post-Election Conversation with Voters
Untangling the Tally: Take a deep dive into how modern elections work and the various ways citizens engage with this core system of democracy. This series aims to untangle the […]
Conversations at Noon: Witness Stones Project: Telling the Stories of the Enslaved Across Connecticut
Join us for a gripping presentation on the work and research being done to honor the humanity of the enslaved across Connecticut through the Witness Stones Project. Dennis Culliton, Founder […]
A Year in Review on The Connecticut Freedom Trail
Join CT Freedom Trail Outreach Director Tammy Denease, CT Freedom Trail Chairman Charles Warner, and CT Freedom Trail Coordinator Todd Levine for a retrospective look at the growth and progress […]
Evening Conversation: A Capitol Connoisseur’s Creation of the Capitol Collection
Kevin Snow, owner of the Capitol Collection, will discuss how the Capitol Collection passport book came into being, and talk about his own journey to visit as many state capitols […]
Connecticut’s Old State House Closed for Christmas Eve Day
Connecticut's Old State House will be closed on Saturday, December 24th for Christmas Eve Day. Please come back and visit us on Tuesday, December 27th between 12-5 PM.
Legislative Landmarks: “Connecticut’s Battle Over Emancipation: Lincoln, Copperheads, and…Steven Spielberg?”
In person/OnlineFew imagined that when the 2012 Hollywood blockbuster'Lincoln' hit theaters, it would ignite a heated debate involving Connecticut’scontroversial Civil War history, a congressman, and a frazzled screenwriterworried about the prospects […]
Conversations at Noon on the Connecticut Freedom Trail: “Connecting the Stories in Connecticut’s Old State House”
Online onlyLocated in the heart of downtown Hartford, Connecticut's OldState House served as one of the capitol buildings of Connecticut until 1878.As the seat of the state's government, the Old State […]
Evening Conversations: “The Many Colors of Justice: Black New Englanders in Connecticut’s Colonial Courts”
Online onlyBlack litigants regularly appeared in colonial Connecticut'scounty courts. Participating as plaintiffs, defendants, and third-partysubjects, free Black New Englanders in New London often relied on the courts toprotect their economic and […]
POSTPONED: Conversations at Noon on the Connecticut Freedom Trail: “The Amistad Affair”
Online onlyFirst in a limited series, The Amistad Trilogy.In 1839, 53 captive Africans rebelled aboard the Spanish schooner La Amistad. They took over the ship, but were captured by the US […]
Conversations at Noon on The Connecticut Freedom Trail: “The Amistad Rebellion in History and Film”
VirtualSecond in a limited series: The Amistad Trilogy.In 1839, 53 captive Africans rebelled aboard the Spanish schooner La Amistad. They took over the ship, but were captured by the US […]
Ins and Outs of Ranked Choice Voting
OnlineSpeaker: Dr. Joseph Coll, Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics at Sewanee: The University of the South During elections, most of us are used to voting for just one candidate per […]