With guest speakers:Evelyn M. Simien, Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Africana Studies Institute at the University of ConnecticutManisha Sinha, James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in […]
FEATURING Elena Rosario, PhD Candidate, University of Michigan In the 1960s, protests, demonstrations, and rebellions were widespread across the United States, including in many Connecticut cities. This lecture will focus […]
Join us for our annual FREE Summer Concert Series! Stop by every Friday at lunchtime to hear a different band play each week on the west side patio of Connecticut’s […]
What a Disaster! Take to the streets for a unique walking tour centered on man-made and natural disasters that made history in Hartford. Join us on a 1.2-mile loop to hear […]
*Tour will start at Center Church (675 Main St.) Tracing the Footsteps of Hartford’s First Black Church will begin at Center Church at 10 am with a presentation inside the […]
Featuring poets Bessy Reyna and Kate Rushin The Mount Holyoke Club of Hartford and Connecticut’s Old State House are pleased to present a dramatic reading of Bessy Reyna’s poem Freedom […]
FEATURING Channon Miller, Assistant Professor of American Studies and History, Trinity College As much as water protects, nourishes, and sustains Black children’s lives, it also restrains, suffocates, and degrades them. […]
FEATURING Dr. Christina Bleyer, Watkinson Library, Trinity College The Watkinson Library at Trinity College has partnered with the Lloyd Best Institute of the Caribbean to digitize the Lloyd Best Archive. Using […]
What a Disaster! Take to the streets for a unique walking tour centered on man-made and natural disasters that made history in Hartford. Join us on a 1.2-mile loop to hear […]
Learn about the history of “body snatching” in the 19th century. Physicians teaching anatomy in New England medical schools expected students to have hands-on experience with cadavers. Yet the only […]
It’s time for a celebration and some sweet competition! Join Connecticut’s Old State House on November 2 for the third annual Election Cake Bake Off. Historically, Election Day in Connecticut […]
Connecticut’s Old State House is ringing in the holiday season with the annual Holiday Shopping Fair! Enjoy a festive shopping experience in the historic spaces at Connecticut’s Old State House […]
