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Night in the Museum Program at Old Sturbridge Village
Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, MAAvailable for youth ages 5 and up. Many dates to choose from. A dream excursion for fans of The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Night in the Museum […]
$30 – $37.50The Holley House and Beyond: Cos Cob’s Artistic Community at the Greenwich Historical Society
Bush-Holley House Museum 47 Strickland Road, Cos CobThis year, our annual Winter Lecture Series provides introspective insight into the diverse individuals who made the Holley Boarding House a groundbreaking hub of creative expression. Only 100 years after the Declaration of Independence, the Cos Cob area was a true melting pot of people, ideas, and creativity. The unique individuals who found their home […]
Take a Tour of Connecticut’s beautiful State Capitol building
Connecticut State Capitol 210 Capitol Ave., HartfordCapitol Information and Tours at the Connecticut State Capitol is operated by the League of Women Voters of Connecticut Education Fund and sponsored by the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, Connecticut General Assembly. General tourist information centers are located outside room 101 in the State Capitol and on the first floor, west entrance in the […]
JIBBOOM CLUB #1 at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London
New London Maritime SocietyJIBBOOM CLUB #1 meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 1:30 PM. Join us for a talk, good company, coffee & cookies. Sponsored by the Maco Family Fund, the gatherings are FREE and open to all. In August, JIBBOOM temporarily moves to the 4th Tuesday, August 26. This month John Steward takes us on a journey […]
Call for Young Artists: How I See America 250 : at The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum 295 West Ave, NorwalkHow I See America 250 | Inspired by the American Revolution and the signing of Declaration of Independence The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will launch its first Young Artists’ Competition on February 19, 2026. The competition titled, How I See America 250, will be open to all elementary students, 3-5 grades; middle school students, 6-8 grades; and high […]
250 Years of American Diplomacy Featuring Michael Hattem at the Pequot Library in Southport
Pequot Library 720 Pequot Avenue, FairfieldJoin us for a talk and book signing with Michael Hattem, an American historian with interests in early America, the American Revolution, and historical memory. He is the author of The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History (Yale University Press, 2024), which was a finalist for the 2025 George Washington Prize, and Past and Prologue: […]
250 Years of American Diplomacy: Print Revolution: Pamphlets, Persuasion, and the Path to Independence at the Pequot Library in Southport
Pequot Library 720 Pequot Avenue, FairfieldJan. 24 to May 2, 2026 In the decades leading up to the American Revolution, ideas of liberty, faith, and self-governance spread not just on battlefields but through the power of the written word. Print Revolution explores how pamphlets, broadsides, and sermons became the lifeblood of political and spiritual debate in colonial America. Works like Thomas Paine’s Common […]
The Idea of America: Reflections on Inequality, Democracy, and the Values We Share at The New York Historical
New York Historical 170 Central Park West, NYCFeaturing: Darren Walker, David M. Rubenstein (moderator) As the United States approaches its 250th birthday, the country is often cast under a shadow of extremes. Political polarities, seismic wealth disparity, and challenges to free speech and artistic expression all seem to paint a picture of an America that is unsure of the identity by which […]
$30 – $40Gods of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and the Birth of the Modern City, 1986–1990 at The New York Historical
New York Historical 170 Central Park West, NYCThe New York of 1986 was awash in contradictions. While homelessness, drugs, and AIDS were rampant and nearly a third of the city’s Black and Hispanic residents lived below the federal poverty line, record profits on Wall Street offered to bring the city back to life. Through the events of the next four years, spurred […]
$30 – $40“Hernándo Colón and the Total Library” at Beinecke Library at Yale
Beinecke Library 121 Wall Street, New HavenThis lecture brings together scholars Matilde Malaspina (University of Copenhagen) and Seth Kimmel (Columbia University), who will present new perspectives on the monumental 2019 discovery of the long-lost manuscript copy of Hernando Colón’s 16th-century Libro de los epitomes in the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection at the University of Copenhagen. The manuscript is just one of various bibliographic tools […]
Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel: Up and Down the River: A Mohegan History Film for America 250 at Lyman Allyn Museum
Lyman Allyn Art Museum 625 Williams Street, New LondonThis year’s theme is Freedom: The Victories, Promises, and Potentials of 1776. The speakers will explore the meaning of freedom in America, examining its historical implications for various segments of society, all from a local perspective. The plot of Up and Down the River follows the challenges faced by the Mohegan people, especially tribal women, living along the Massapequotuck (now called Thames) as […]
$15 – $20Drawn Here: Stories from Hartford’s North End at the Connecticut Museum in Hartford
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, HartfordA new major exhibition opening on February 12, explore the migration history and culture of Hartford’s North End through a series of original graphic novels developed by local students and professional artists. Creative writing and history come together to examine themes of movement, identity, and belonging. The North End has been home to migrants for […]
