Summer Concert Series: KC Sisters
TODAY: KC Sisters ... The Casey sisters have music in their DNA. The girls were raised by two musicians and introduced to multiple genres of music from rock & roll, country, […]
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Voter Registration Day: Free Admission Today
Stop by Connecticut's Old State House on National Voter Registration Day, verify your voter registration status or register to vote, and visit the museum for FREE!Look for our tents and balloons […]
Amistad: Facts and Fictions of Slavery in Film
In-person event: Join our panel of experts to discuss the historic saga of the African captives who rebelled onboard the Spanish ship La Amistad in 1839, and discover what is […]
Evangelical Empire: Hartford’s Book Publishing Industry, 1795-1835
Join us to hear historian William Hosley speak about Hartford's historic popularity with book publishers.The Second Great Awakening was a Protestant religious revival in the United States from about 1795 […]
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 […]
Summer Concert Series: The Meadows Brothers
TODAY: The Meadows Brothers ... Come enjoy some homegrown, folked up, countrified, rocknrolled roots music! Visit The Meadows Brothers websiteHear a sample of The Meadows Brothers musicJoin us for our annual FREE […]
Rochambeau Day Celebration
Join the First Company Governor's Foot Guard and Connecticut's Old State House for a ceremony commemorating the French-American alliance during the American Revolution. In 1780, General George Washington met General […]
Conversations at Noon: Battleground for Freedom – Middletown’s “Beman Triangle” and Connecticut Abolitionism
Online event ... Join our guest speaker, Jesse Nasta, Executive Director of the Middlesex County Historical Society in Middletown and Wesleyan University professor of African American Studies, for an exciting […]
Rev. James W. C. Pennington: A National and Local Voice for Freedom
Join us to hear Dr. Stacy Close discuss the life of the Reverend James W.C. Pennington, educator and pastor of the Talcott Street church in the 1840s and 1850s, with […]
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 […]
Summer Concert Series: Nekita Waller
TODAY: Nekita Waller ... Come hear singer, songwriter and State Troubador of Connecticut, Nekita Waller. Nekita performs throughout the region bringing a mix of pop, Motown, soul, Jazz and classic rock […]
ENCOUNTERS: The Constitution of Connecticut
Explore the concept of 'Constitution' through a look into Connecticut's constitutional history. Our state is known by many names, including the Nutmeg State and the Land of Steady Habits. But its […]