Lunch and Learn – Connecticut Son: Oliver Wolcott Jr.
Join us virtually as Dr. John Lizzi examines Oliver Wolcott Jr.’s contributions to both national and state government during his nearly forty years of public service.
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Lunch and Learn – Navigating the Creation of Our Nation
VirtualIn this virtual presentation, historian Elizabeth Normen will discuss her new book, Awakenings and Revolutions: The Harts, Saybrook, and the New Nation.
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Lunch and Learn – Black & Off Black: The Minstrel Tradition in New England
VirtualJoin us for a virtual presentation as KT Turner explores minstrelsy and other forms of entertainment in Connecticut and parts of New England to gain more insight on the cultural underpinnings of American Reconstruction.
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RESCHEDULED! Lunch and Learn – Lydia Sigourney: Unsung Mother of American Literature
VirtualJoin 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.
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Lunch and Learn – Diverging Paths from Lebanon, Connecticut: Native Americans and the American Revolution
VirtualJoin 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.
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Lunch and Learn – American Preacher: The Life and Times of the Eccentric Lorenzo Dow
VirtualJoin us for a virtual presentation as Professor Seth Perry examines how Lorenzo Dow built his fame and asks what his remarkable career can teach us about religion, celebrity, and the origins of a very American style of public influence.
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