CT’s Old State House Summer Music Series
Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USAFeaturing Nekita Waller on the West side patio.This event is free and open to the general public
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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 06103, USAWhat 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 compelling stories of ingenuity, resilience, and innovation and see how Downtown Hartford has grown.All tours are FREE and start at Connecticut’s Old State House.To […]
Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and the Cartoons of Clifford Berryman Exhibit
Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USAExhibit 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 […]
Hartford History Lecture Series: From Historical Society to Museum of Culture and History: 200 Years of Collecting Connecticut’s Stories
Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USAThursday, October 19th5:45pm-7:00pmIn 1825, the Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) was established with “the purpose of documenting, procuring and preserving whatever may relate to the civil, ecclesiastical, and natural history of the United States, and especially the State of Connecticut.” Over its almost 200-year history, the mission of documenting and preserving has stayed the same, but […]
Fires, Floods, and Acts of God: A Downtown Hartford Walking Tour
Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USAWhat 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 compelling stories of ingenuity, resilience, and innovation and see how Downtown Hartford has grown.All tours are FREE and start at Connecticut’s Old State House.To […]
Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and the Cartoons of Clifford Berryman Exhibit
Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USAExhibit 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 […]
LET ME DRAW YOU A PICTURE: A CONVERSATION WITH BOB ENGLEHART
Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USAThis event is FREE and open to the public. If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is an editorial cartoon worth? Editorial cartoonists have been keeping us entertained and well informed for centuries. Their witty visual commentary can be powerful conversation starters, make us consider issues from new perspectives, or help us visualize […]
The Making of the First Black US Diplomat: Conversations at Noon on the Connecticut Freedom Trail
OnlineTuesday, October 24that 12:00pmConnecticut native Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett was the U.S. Ambassador to Haiti from 1869 to 1877. He was the first African American to serve as a U.S diplomat anywhere in the world. His was a life of civil service, diplomacy, education, and activism in a time where African Americans were making strides […]
Hartford History Lecture Series: Wadsworth Atheneum’s First Century: Collections and Patrons
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USAThursday, October 26th5:45pm-7:00pmFor more than a century, Daniel Wadsworth’s picture gallery, the Connecticut Historical Society and the Watkinson and Hartford Public Libraries were housed together within the complex known as Wadsworth Atheneum. Like no other museum its size in America, the Atheneum’s collections and identity were shaped by fascinating donors and patrons whose tastes and […]
Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and the Cartoons of Clifford Berryman Exhibit
Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USAExhibit 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 […]
Witchcraft Panic in Colonial Connecticut
Connecticut's Old State House, 800 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USASaturday, October 28that 2:00pmJoin Richard Ross III for a presentation on the fascinating history of the Hartford Witch Panic between 1647 - 1663. Dr. Ross will discuss the events in England that impacted how the Connecticut Colony handled witchcraft allegations. What deep seated beliefs led to fear and panic amongst the colonists? What was the […]
Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and the Cartoons of Clifford Berryman Exhibit
Connecticut's Old State House 800 Main St, Hartford, CT, United StatesExhibit 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 […]