William Morgan will explore how our collections demonstrate that Black people, not legislation, crippled slavery at its peak in the 1770s and 80s by making opportunities of the conflict with Britain.
This month's story is "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
In this virtual talk, author Michelle Craig McDonald will discuss her new book, Coffee Nation, which explores when and why coffee became part of North American daily life.
Join a museum educator for a guided tour of our newest exhibition, Coffee: A Connecticut Story.
Join us for a screening of an excerpt from Ken Burn's new documentary, The American Revolution, and a panel discussion with Native American historians moderated by Connecticut Public's Diane Orson.
In this virtual talk, Marggie Meahl will explore Faith’s education (exceptional needlework), marriage, and early death and analyze it in the context of the Revolutionary War era merchant class.
Come out to the Museum to hear storytellers tell true stories about lived experiences, led by 45-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 6-time GrandSLAM champion Matthew Dicks.
This month's story is "Speech Sounds" by Octavia Butler.
This talk by Tristan New, a New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee, examines how this struggle to define the relationship between popular rule and the law informed the state’s politics during the Revolutionary era.
Free and open to the public! Join us at the Museum for the opening reception of our new exhibition, Drawn Here: Stories from Hartford's North End, which explores the migration...
Join us at the Museum to learn about the Revolutionary War activities of the connected Trumbull and Huntington families.
Celebrate the Year of the Horse with Connecticut’s vibrant Asian American Pacific Islander community!
