Connecticut River Museum
Live from the Boathouse! A Place Called Hope presents Think Outside the Bait Box at Connecticut River Museum
Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CTRodenticide and similar poisons may seem like an effective method of pest control, but they pose real dangers to us, our pets and to wildlife – including bald eagles! Join Christine Cummings from A Place Called Hope (a Raptor Rehabilitation and Education Center based in Killingworth, CT) and Nicole Rivard from Friends of Animals for […]
Fall Block Party at Connecticut River Museum
Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CTThe Connecticut River Museum will be hosting a block party on Saturday, September 21st which will be our final commemoration event to honor the 50th anniversary! The event will be supported by Guilford Savings Bank in partnership with the Community Foundation of Middlesex County. The block party will take place on the Museum campus and […]
Live from the Boathouse! Michael Bell Presents The Vampire’s Grasp at Connecticut River Museum
Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CTIncredible as it may seem to contemporary Americans, vampires preyed upon their not-so-distant ancestors. But these unseen killers did not resemble Count Dracula: New England’s authentic vampires were the pathogenic microbes (“bacteria with fangs”) that caused consumption, or Tuberculosis. Join Michael Bell, author of Vampire’s Grasp: The Hidden History of Consumption in New England, for […]
Live from the Boathouse! Brenda Geer, endawnis Spears and Karyl Evans present: Working with Native Peoples in Connecticut at Connecticut River Museum
Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CTBrenda Geer (Eastern Pequot), endawnis Spears (Diné/ Ojibwe/ Chickasaw/ Choctaw) and Karyl Evans have been working together for over four years on a documentary film project titled “Native Peoples of Connecticut” for both public broadcast and for use as a curriculum resource for Connecticut public schools. Project director and filmmaker Karyl Evans has received […]