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The Citizenship Project
The CHS has partnered with The New-York Historical Society to offer free citizenship classes for green card holders preparing for the naturalization interview. The classes prepare green card holders to take the civics test portion of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization interview.
This free course covers all 100 questions from the USCIS Civics test. Participants will learn about American government and history using objects, paintings, and documents from the CHS and The New-York Historical Society collections.
Classes are taught in English and are recommended for intermediate level English Language Learners.
Our upcoming sessions:
January 31 – March 9, 2023. This class meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Twelve class meetings in total. Click here to register. This class is taught online using Zoom.
April 17 – May 24, 2023. This class meets on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Twelve class meetings in total. Click here to register. This class is taught online using Zoom.
The New-York Historical Society also offers online classes, including ones taught in Spanish. Click here to see their available classes.
For more information, email [email protected]
Are you curious about the USCIS Civics test? Click here to take a practice version.
True to its founding identity, the United States is still a nation of immigrants. Inspired by New-York Historical’s Citizenship Project, this Netflix documentary short film depicts some of the many threads that continue to weave the tapestry that is America through the lens of five immigrants who are on their journey to U.S. citizenship. It is a reminder of its national motto E Pluribus Unum—Out of Many, One.
The Citizenship Project is made possible by generous grants from the Carnegie Corporation, Ford Foundation, The JPB Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and The New York Community Trust, and in partnership with CUNY Citizenship Now!
Thank you to the Henry Nias Foundation, Inc. for their generous support of the Connecticut Historical Society’s Citizenship Project programming!
Museum Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 12pm-5pm, Thursday nights until 8pm
Saturday 9am-5pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm
Research Center Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday 12pm-5pm, Thursday nights until 8pm
Always by appointment only.
Location
One Elizabeth Street
Hartford CT, 06105