Thursday, 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 […]
What 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 […]
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 […]
This 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 […]
Tuesday, 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 […]
Thursday, 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 […]
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 […]
Saturday, 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]