Hartford Public High School: the First Fifty Years by R.J. Luke Williams
The Hartford Grammar School, which had a long history dating back to the school started by Thomas Hooker in 1638, was the secondary school for young men in Hartford until […]
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Conversations at Noon on the CT Freedom Trail: The Amistad Affair
Virtual EventVirtual Event - register here:In 1839 Connecticut’s Old State House was the site of the first of the famous Amistad trials. The trials grabbed international headlines, but after the US […]
Encounters: U.S. Constitution
VirtualJoin us for the second in a series of interactive “Encounters” dialogues exploring three critical documents of American identity and their role in our lives today: the Declaration of Independence, […]
Book Talk: 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting
At CT's Old State House AND Live StreamedToday’s headlines are filled with arguments over restrictions on the right to vote and attempts to expand it. Miles Rapoport, formerly CT's Secretary of State and E.J. Dionne, a senior […]
Conversations at Noon on the CT Freedom Trail – Digital Reconnaissance: Re(Locating) Dark Spots on a Map
Virtual - Free to attendThe Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses in Bridgeport serve a critical role in the history of Bridgeport and of the Black community in Connecticut. Their homes became the center of […]
International Museum Day: Free Admission
Join us FREE today to celebrate International Museum Day! We'll be open from noon to 5:00 pm. Visit our restored historic Senate and House chambers, learn the stories of famous Connecticut […]
Conversations at Noon: The Legacy of the Canterbury Female Boarding School
Online Event ... Join Joanie DiMartino, Curator of the Prudence Crandall Museum, for a thought-provoking presentation on the successes and legacy of the Canterbury Female Boarding School, a groundbreaking school for […]
Connecticut Open House Day
Stop by Connecticut's Old State House on Open House Day! Enjoy free admission to the museum exhibits, challenge yourself with a fun scavenger hunt through the building, pick up cute coloring pages for the kids, and […]
Make Music Hartford: Basses Loaded
Music has the power to bring people together! Stop by Connecticut's Old State House lawn on Tuesday, June 21st between 3:00 and 4:00 pm to enjoy the striking sound of […]
Conversations at Noon: The Perils of Pennington
Online Event … Join Andre Keitt, Greatheart Griot Storyteller, for a fascinating discussion of the life of James Pennington, author of the world’s first book on the history of the […]
CT History Day 2022: Students in Conversation
On June 30th at noon, virtually "meet" some of the sixty-one middle and high school students who represented Connecticut in the prestigious National History Day competition this month. This hard-working […]
Connecticut’s Old State House Farmers Market
Stop by Connecticut's Old State House Farmers Market every Friday from 10am to 2pm between July 1st and October 28th .In 1643, the General Court of Connecticut established a weekly Market […]