Behind every object, image, and written word found in the collection at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, there are countless individuals from all walks of life with their…
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While you can experience the richness of Connecticut’s culture and history throughout our exhibitions, did you ever realize you are stepping directly into history when you walk through our front doors?…
By: Peter Moran, Project Director What does civics mean to a 7 year-old? The answer might look a lot like what we call social emotional learning today: listening to one…
The Inspire Center at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History opened earlier this year, and has been inspiring creativity and innovation in visitors of all ages. Using items from…
Martin Luther King Jr. Rosa Parks. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Students studying the Civil Rights Movement are most likely familiar with these names. Perhaps less familiar to students might…
An exciting new object has come into the Connecticut Museum’s collection – a rare, linen banner printed around 1915 demanding Votes for Women! The vibrant colors in the banner are…
At woods edge of the Connecticut Museum’s sprawling backyard are six community garden plots thriving in their second season. KNOX, a group that supports urban farming and horticulture opportunities in…
“Community” is a subjective word, but two Connecticut Museum staff set out to share their interpretation of it at the Connecticut League of History Organizations (CLHO) annual conference at CCSU…
Baseball runs in the Springer family. George Springer Sr. was born on November 9, 1932 in Balboa, Panama. His parents had come to the area from Barbados and St. Lucia….
Philitha Stemplys-Cowdrey is our Southern New England Apprenticeship Program (SNEAP) Manager, but did you know that she is also a past participant in the program? She is the apprentice to…