Teacher Workshop: Connecticut and the American Revolution
This teacher workshop will provide teachers with content and tools to use their classrooms as we explore Connecticut's role in the American Revolution.
The Legacy: Building with my Great-grandfather’s Tools
Join us for our next Made to Last event with woodworker, Anne Marie Elder. She will share her personal collection of woodworking tools passed down through her family from her great-grandfather. Anne Marie will share her passion for early American craftsmanship and discuss historical facts, traditional techniques, and her own journey in crafting custom handmade pieces.
Common Ground: Local Indigenous Food Systems
Mohegan anthropologist chef, Rachel Sayet (Akitusut), will host a panel of local indigenous experts to discuss modern foodways and systems. The panel will consist of indigenous chefs, herbalists, and farmers from various nations, including: Akitusut (She Who Reads) Rachel Sayet - Mohegan Jeremy Whipple - Mashantucket Pequot La'Tasha Maddox - Eastern Pequot Dr. Jus Crea - Penobscot Neftalí Duran - Ñuu Saví (Mixteco) Images left to right: Rachel Sayet (Akitusut), Dr. Jus Crea, Neftalí Duran,…
Drawn Here Gallery Talk
Join a member of our staff for an interactive, introductory experience in our newest exhibition, Drawn Here: Stories from Hartford’s North End.
Lunch and Learn – Lydia Sigourney: Unsung Mother of American Literature
Join us for a virtual presentation as Professor Kete and Professor Petrino introduce us to Lydia Sigourney’s central role as an American poet, educator, and rights activist and to the Lydia Sigourney Digital Archive Project.
Newcomers to Nutmeggers: Jewish History in Greater Hartford
Join us on November 19 for a panel discussion about how and why thousands of Jewish immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe made the North End of Hartford their home in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Behind-the-Scenes Tour: Remembering G. Fox & Co.
Join us for a behind-the scenes tour at the Connecticut Museum to see our collection of memorabilia from Hartford’s most iconic department store.
Behind-the-Scenes Tour: Remembering G. Fox & Co.
Join us for a behind-the scenes tour at the Connecticut Museum to see our collection of memorabilia from Hartford’s most iconic department store.
Lunch and Learn – Diverging Paths from Lebanon, Connecticut: Native Americans and the American Revolution
Join us for a virtual presentation as Yusuf Mansoor explores Native American attitudes towards the American Revolution using written material from the Connecticut Museum’s American Revolution collection.
Short Attention Span Literary Club
This month's story is "You're Ugly Too" by Lorrie Moore.