On display 11 November – 28 November, 2020
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame (CWHF) and the Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) have collaborated with the support of CTHumanities for this traveling exhibition.
This exhibit features the stunning and historic photographs of Stephen Somerstein, documenting the Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March in March of 1965. Somerstein was a student in City College of New York’s night school and Picture Editor of his student newspaper when he traveled to Alabama to document the march.
Discover the little-known story of Revolutionary War Patriot and mapmaker Bernard Romans. See incredibly rare maps from the CHS collection.
An inspiring story of the Home Front effort that produced tanks, planes, ships, and guns with staggering speed and unparalleled energy during WWII.
One hundred years ago, women secured the right to vote with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Posters produced during the war promoted patriotism, the purchasing of war bonds, growing and canning food, and taking jobs to aid in wartime production.
Explore the history, culture, and craft of quilt-making in Connecticut, from the 18th century to today.
This traveling exhibit and digital timeline explores the idea of the LGBTQ community becoming a community, finding its voice, moving from invisibility to visibility, and moving from an underground existence to a claimed communal identity.
This exhibit highlights some of the best new objects that have come in to our collection over the past four years. Learn about the story behind these new acquisitions and how they help tell the story of Connecticut!
Highlights the decades-long history of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, the people behind the music, and the important collaborations that have musically shaped the Greater Hartford community.
Photographs and objects from the CHS collection will help tell Connecticut’s baseball story, including famous players, integration, women’s softball, and the impact of baseball on urban development.
Dive into the history of the development of the iconic American backyard! As patios replaced front porches, the backyard became an extension of the home – a private personal oasis – a place for cooking, entertaining, playing, and relaxing.
This exhibit will explore the African American struggle for full citizenship and racial equality that unfolded in the 50 years after the Civil War.
This exhibit highlights the Enfield, Connecticut Shaker community, celebrating 125 years of their craftsmanship, distinctive design style, and entrepreneurial agricultural practices.
This exhibit will explore how people responded to the conflict and how it impacted life during and after the war.
The exhibit will display the work of masters and apprentices from the broad range of ethnic and occupational groups that have participated over the years.
Inspired by the hit Broadway musical, this exhibit features artifacts from the life and times of Alexander Hamilton, including a pair of dueling pistols, letters written by Hamilton, and even a lock of Hamilton’s hair!
“Weird” objects can have surprising and unique histories if you take a second look.
This exhibition features two works from each of the 25 participating artists based on a common theme or subject of the artist’s choice.
Long before Queen Victoria inspired a television series, she inspired what women in Connecticut considered fashionable.
On view are early documents instrumental in the formation of a new type of government in the 1600s.
Featuring 39 pieces of paper currency, Connecticut Colonial Currency highlights the rare Connecticut currency in the CHS collection.
In 1817, the American School for the Deaf (ASD) established the first permanent school for the deaf in the United States. It created a new standardized language—American Sign Language—resulting in a deaf community and culture that continues to advance equality.
The CHS and the Finnish American Heritage Society of Canterbury will present an exhibit of Finnish history in Connecticut.
A Place for All People: Introducing the National Museum of African American History and Culture is a commemorative poster exhibit celebrating the opening of the Smithsonian’s newest museum.
This exhibition, designed and produced by the Connecticut Dance Alliance, brings to life the valuable contribution of dance to the cultural vitality of Connecticut.
In 2016, the Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program (CCHAP) at the Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) marks 25 years of documenting the state’s diverse cultural traditions and sharing the artistic creations and community cultural practices of folk artists living here.
Innovate.The word is used to describe the creation of new ideas, new concepts, new things – but is something innovative just because it is new, or because it changes society?
Mas: Carnival Costumes from Hartford’s West Indian Community exhibit showcases Trinidad-style carnival costumes (Mas) made by Hartford teens during a summer 2018 Mas Camp, the eighth year of a collaboration of CHAP and the Connecticut International Cultural Carnival Association (CICCA) under the direction of Linford “Junior” Miller.
Learn about the colorful West Indian Carnival tradition and Trinidad-style carnival costumes (Mas) made by Hartford teens during Mas Camp in 2019.
Mas: Costumes from Hartford’s West Indian Community exhibit showcases Trinidad-style carnival costumes (Mas) made by Hartford teens during a summer 2016 Mas Camp, the sixth year of a collaboration of CHAP and the Connecticut International Cultural Carnival Association (CICCA) under the direction of Linford “Junior” Miller.
Shoes have stories to tell. They reveal early crafting techniques and the enterprise of shoemaking, from materials, methods, artistry, and manufacturers to maintenance and repair.
The CHS is partnering with the Girl Scouts of Connecticut to create an exhibit about the history of the organization as they celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of the Gold Award.
The exhibit features authentic 18th century coins and also reproductions and counterfeit coins to show educate the public on the range of existing coins.
Featuring over 30 pairs ranging from the early republic to the contemporary.
To coincide with the 2016 Connecticut Spring Antique show, the CHS is organizing a display of shelf clocks from its collection.
The story begins before the establishment of the church, when the land was inhabited by the Wabbaquassets and John Eliot came to preach.
Carol M. Highsmith has been taking photographs for more than 35 years and has been called “America’s Photographer.”
Beatrice Fox Auerbach (1887-1968) is one of the most famous women in Connecticut history. Mention her or the G. Fox & Co. department store to anyone over 40 who grew up in Connecticut, and you’re bound to hear a personal story or recollection.
This exhibit explores the fashion trends that reflected the tumultuous social events occurring in the early Twentieth Century in Connecticut.
