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September 2010
Book Talk: Peddling Bicycles to America: The Rise of an Industry
Tuesday, September 21
| 5:30 pm | refreshments at 5 pm
FREE
Transportation planner and attorney Bruce Epperson traces the crucial early years of the bicycle industry in the United States, from 1876 until WWI. Mr. Epperson used many Connecticut Historical Society resources in his research and looks particularly at the life and career of the industry’s most significant personality during this era, Hartford’s Col. Albert A. Pope. For more information, contact Mary Muller at mary_muller@chs.org or (860) 236-5621 x209.
October 2010
Family Program: JuggleJoy presents “Circus Fun for Everyone”
Saturday, October 2 | 11 am
FREE
Become an instantaneous Circus Star! JuggleJoy will share circus stories, both real and fantastical, that will let your imaginations soar! Families will have hands-on fun with unusual props, such as a hand-held circus tent, the world’s largest juggling cube, giant juggling scarves, colorful spinning plates, and delightful peacock feathers. Reservations are recommended. For more information or to reserve a spot, contact Erin Kania at erin_kania@chs.org or (860) 236-5621 x222.
Exhibit Opening: Connecticut Needlework: Women, Art and Family, 1740-1840
Tuesday, October 5
Find out more in the exhibits section of our website.
One-day Conference: Connecticut Needlework: Women, Art and Family
Saturday, October 30 | 9 am – 4:30 pm
Scheduled in conjunction with the special exhibit, this conference brings together noted needlework scholars and offers participants a chance to hear about new research and scholarship in the early needlework field and in women’s history. Registration is limited. Find out more about the conference sessions and download the conference brochure.
CHS Members: $100
Non-members: $125
Students with ID $50
ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE.
For more information, contact Mary Muller at mary_muller@chs.org
or (860) 236-5621 x209.
November 2010
Family Program: Simple Stitching for Kids
Saturday, November 6 | drop-in 10 am-1 pm
FREE
Design and create your own needlework using yarn and a plastic canvas. All supplies will be provided. After trying your hand at stitching, visit our newest exhibit, Connecticut Needlework: Women, Art, and Family, 1740-1840. For more information, contact Erin Kania at erin_kania@chs.org or (860) 236-5621 x222.
Book Talk: Steam Coffin: Captain Moses Rogers and the Steamship Savannah Break the Barrier
Tuesday, November 9 | 5:30 pm | refreshments at 5 pm
FREE
Historian and author John Laurence Busch chronicles the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by a 'steamship,' and discusses why this proposition was met at the time with a mixture of skepticism and fear. Some Connecticut people played a role in this saga--the
Savannah’s builder was a native of Groton, who began his nautical career on Long Island Sound, and her first mate was a native of New London.
For more information, contact Mary Muller at mary_muller@chs.org
or (860) 236-5621 x209.
December 2010
Family Program: Create your own Holiday Poppers
Saturday, December 4 | drop-in 10 am-1 pm
FREE (two poppers per person included with admission | additional poppers available for $3 each)
Celebrate the season by making holiday poppers filled with festive treats! First invented by a London pastry chef in the 1840s, poppers, or “crackers”, have become timeless favorites over the years. Poppers make great stocking stuffers, holiday party favors, or New Year’s Eve noisemakers. Traditional fillers, like candy, paper hats, and fortunes will be provided, or you can bring your own. For more information, contact Erin Kania at erin_kania@chs.org or (860) 236-5621 x222.
Exhibit Opening: Making Connecticut
Friday, December 10
Join us to celebrate Connecticut’s 375th Anniversary with the opening of our new permanent exhibit.
January 2011
Book Talk: A Professor, A President, and A Meteor
Tuesday, January 18 | 5:30 pm | refreshments at 5 pm
FREE
In December 1807, the first observed meteorite fall in the United States landed in Weston Connecticut. The 'Professor' is Benjamin Silliman from Yale University, and the 'President' is Thomas Jefferson. Author Cathryn Prince, a freelance journalist and adjunct professor at Quinnipiac University, recounts the fascinating unfolding of this story, with its many Connecticut connections. For more information, contact Mary Muller at mary_muller@chs.org or (860) 236-5621 x209.