November 4, 2023 from 1:00 – 4:00 pmThis event is FREE and open to the public. It’s time for a celebration and some sweet competition! Join Connecticut’s Old State House for the second annual Election Cake Bake-Off. Help us revive a long-lost Connecticut tradition that deserves a come back. In the 18th and 19th centuries Election Day combined voting […]
Exhibit runs Mondays - Saturdays though November 11, 2023. Connecticut’s Old State House will host “Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and Cartoons of Clifford Berryman.” Election season in the modern era elicits a barrage of amusing and pointed memes – but historically, editorial cartoons have swayed opinions and helped shape elections for generations! Clifford Berryman, a […]
This event if FREE and open to people ages 5 and up.It’s time to break out the brushes and colored pencils. Do you have something to say? Why not say it in a drawing? Caricatures are a fun and straightforward way to express your thoughts and opinions in an artistic way. Join us to create […]
Tuesday, November 28that 2:00pmJoin us for a deep dive honoring the enslaved Ancestors by sleeping in the places they once dwelled. In its twelfth year, Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project has spent nights in slave dwellings in 25 states and the District of Columbia. The sleepovers are chronicled in the book Sleeping With […]
This event is hosted by UCONN's Democracy & Dialogues Initiative and Connecticut’s Old State House.Everyday, there seems to be more talk about Artificial Intelligence. Experts suggest it will soon affect every aspect of our lives, from education to business and even art. As this new technology becomes more entwined in our everyday lives, one also […]
Connecticut’sOld State House is ringing in the holiday season by bringing back their annual HolidayShopping Fair. This event, scheduled for December 7-9, has a long tradition of attractingtalented crafters and artists from around Connecticut for a festive shoppingexperience throughout the historic rooms of the State House. The HolidayShopping Fair will run 11 am – 4 […]
Connecticut’sOld State House is ringing in the holiday season by bringing back their annual HolidayShopping Fair. This event, scheduled for December 7-9, has a long tradition of attractingtalented crafters and artists from around Connecticut for a festive shoppingexperience throughout the historic rooms of the State House. The HolidayShopping Fair will run 11 am – 4 […]
Connecticut’sOld State House is ringing in the holiday season by bringing back their annual HolidayShopping Fair. This event, scheduled for December 7-9, has a long tradition of attractingtalented crafters and artists from around Connecticut for a festive shoppingexperience throughout the historic rooms of the State House. The HolidayShopping Fair will run 11 am – 4 […]
The CT Freedom Trail is home to over 160 heritage sites that recognizes extraordinary individuals whose lives made impactful strides toward equity and social justice in Connecticut.As we wrap up 2023, join CT Freedom Trail Outreach Director Tammy Denease, CT Freedom Trail Chairman Charles Warner, and CT Freedom Trail Coordinator Todd Levine for a retrospective […]
FEATURING:Dr. Frank Mitchell, Curator of the Nutmeg Pulpit ExhibitionProfessor Antoinette Brim-Bell, Capital Community College Faculty and CT State Poet Laureate Dr. Duncan Harris, CEO of CT State Community College Capital This online event is FREE and open to the general publicTo kickoff 2024, the Connecticut Freedom Trail highlights The Black Heritage Project, which celebrates the people and history […]
The Connecticut Democracy Center (CTDC) will host the firstannual Connecticut Democracy Center Awards at Connecticut’s Old State House onFebruary 1, 2024, to pay tribute to business, community, and philanthropicleaders including The Honorable Alvin W. Thompson, CitizenTravelers, the non-partisan civicengagement initiative of The Travelers Companies, Inc., and Mary Gawlicki of the Gawlicki Family Foundation. The CTDCestablished the […]
In honor of Black History Month, Discovering Amistad in collaboration with Connecticut’s Old State House and Connecticut Freedom Trail presents aninvigorating moderated roundtable discussion.This forum will be moderated by Tammy Denease, Outreach Director for the Connecticut Freedom Trail. Three phenomenal Scholars will share fascinating history and their remarkable work to reclaim and highlight Black Narratives […]