Voices of Freedom at Connecticut’s Old State House
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 […]
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Hartford History Lecture Series “A Black Ecological Return to Charter Oak Terrace”
Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USAFEATURING 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. […]
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Hartford History Lecture Series “A Commitment to Caribbean History & Cultural Heritage in Hartford: Digitizing the Lloyd Best Archive in Trinidad and Tobago”
Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USAFEATURING 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 […]
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Fires, Floods, and Acts of God: A Downtown Hartford Walking Tour
Connecticut's Old State House 800 Main St, Hartford, CT, United StatesWhat 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 […]
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Merchandising the Dead in 19th Century New England & Washington, D.C.
Connecticut's Old State House 800 Main St, Hartford, CT, United StatesLearn 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 […]
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Connecticut’s Old State House Third Annual Election Cake Bake Off
Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USAIt’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 […]
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Holiday Shopping Fair at Connecticut’s Old State House
Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USAConnecticut’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 […]
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Holiday Shopping Fair at Connecticut’s Old State House
Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USAConnecticut’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 […]
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Holiday Shopping Fair at Connecticut’s Old State House
Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USAConnecticut’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 […]
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Connecticut Freedom Trail: 2024 Year in Review!
The Connecticut Freedom Trail is home to over 170 heritage sites that recognize people and events that made impactful strides toward equity and social justice in Connecticut. As we wrap […]
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First Night Hartford 2025
Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USARing in the new year with the family during First Night Hartford at Connecticut's Old State House! Spend the afternoon getting ready for the 6 pm fireworks in Bushnell Park […]
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Book Talk on the Connecticut Freedom Trail: A Free Woman on God’s Earth
For 2025's first Conversation at Noon on the Connecticut Freedom Trail, author and educator Jana Laiz, M.Ed. will discuss the life and times of Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman and her co-authored […]
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