Short Attention Span Literary Club

Virtual

Once per month, we get together to chat about short stories. This month’s selection is “The Semplica-Girl Diaries” by George Saunders.

Witches in Connecticut

Virtual

Join CMCH staff in this virtual presentation to hear the stories of some of the women and men accused, tried, and executed as witches in Connecticut in the 1600s.

Free

Witches in Connecticut

Virtual

Join CMCH staff in this virtual presentation to hear the stories of some of the women and men accused, tried, and executed as witches in Connecticut in the 1600s.

Free

Short Attention Span Literary Club

Virtual

Once per month, we get together to chat about short stories. This month’s selection is “The Embassy of Cambodia” by Zadie Smith.

Information Session: Citizenship Classes at the CMCH

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT

Did you know that the CMCH offers a free class that helps green card holders prepare for the American Civics naturalization exam?

Free

Lunch and Learn — A Young, Sad Country: Melancholia in Colonial New England and Its Impact on Early American Literature

Virtual

Before there were asylums in America there was mental illness, but how did early Americans understand and deal with it? In this talk, learn about melancholia, a form of mental illness plaguing colonial  New England, its types and treatments, and the surprising connection between real cases and the emergence of an American literary tradition.

Short Attention Span Literary Club

Virtual

Once per month, we get together to chat about short stories. This month’s selection is “Baby, You Were Great” by Kate Wilhelm.