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Talk with Manisha Sinha: Lafayette as an Antislavery Icon at New London Maritime
Talk with Manisha Sinha: Lafayette as an Antislavery Icon at New London Maritime
As we continue celebrating the bicentennial of Lafayette's 1824-1825 tour of the United States, the New London Maritime Society welcomes renowned historian Dr. Manisha Sinha to the Custom House. Dr. Sinha will present a talk entitled 'Lafayette in the Abolitionist Imagination.' A reception to meet Dr. Sinha begins at 6:30 PM, with the talk starting at 7:00. Ticket prices range […]
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Paranoia: The Witchcraft Trials in Colonial Connecticut –at The Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford
Paranoia: The Witchcraft Trials in Colonial Connecticut –at The Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford
Colonists brought a belief in witchcraft from England, where it was rooted in the Bible and reinforced by the Church, witch-hunting pamphlets, investigation methods, and deep folk traditions. Hear the stories, gossip, and intrigue of the people connected to the 17th century witchcraft panic in Hartford including the magistrates, lawyers, townspeople, and clergy. Learn about […]
The Founding of Sleeping Giant State Park: at New Haven Museum
The Founding of Sleeping Giant State Park: at New Haven Museum
This year, Sleeping Giant State Park turns 100 years old! Creating the park was not easy or quick. This is a dynamic story of early 20th century confliction priorities and hard-reached resolutions: destructive commercial interests, the public’s passion for preservation, and thorny legal battles. The cast includes neighboring businessmen, Yale scholars, captains of industry, and […]
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Spirits After Dark Tour at the Stowe Center
Spirits After Dark Tour at the Stowe Center
Spirits at Stowe will continue from November through January, offered on the first Friday and third Saturday of each month. Our tours and lectures are unique, in that they delve into the historic, social, and political context of the 19th century and explore the role of spiritualism in the lives of reformers, suffragists, and Black activists. […]
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Connecticut’s Old State House Third Annual Election Cake Bake Off
Connecticut’s Old State House Third Annual Election Cake Bake Off
It’s time for a celebration and some sweet competition! Join Connecticut’s Old State House on November 2 for the third annual Election Cake Bake Off. Historically, Election Day in Connecticut combined voting with parties, libations, parades, and cake! Stores sold special Election Cake ingredients to women who transformed them into spice cakes for crowds gathered […]
David Eichelberg – Culture & History of the Mohegan Tribe – Family Program in Stonington
David Eichelberg – Culture & History of the Mohegan Tribe – Family Program in Stonington
David Eichelberg is the Outreach and Traditions Specialist for the Mohegan Tribe. As a tribal member, he has honed his focus of tribal culture and now is deeply involved in the Tantaquidgeon Museum in Uncasville. He speaks about the history of the Mohegan Tribe and discusses different tribal oral traditions, beliefs, music, and sacred practices. […]
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Lisa Samia presents: “The Nameless and the Faceless of the Civil War”
Lisa Samia presents: “The Nameless and the Faceless of the Civil War”
In partnership with The Barnes Museum and Kinsman Brewing Company, Program Director Matt Award-winning poet and author Lisa Samia will present her work, an anthology of 28 poems and 28 essays on the average person that experienced the American Civil War. A collection of 28 poems and 28 essays along with a selection of historical […]
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Custom House Fundraiser Concert Trio at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London: CANCELED
Custom House Fundraiser Concert Trio at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London: CANCELED
Melisa Trinidad, flute; Rachael Brown, cello; and Linda Hinz, piano have put together an all-women composers program: 1. Diane Goolkasian Rahbee b. 1938 now living near Boston 2. Eugénie Ricau Rocherolle b. 1936 living in Old Lyme, CT 3. Mel Bonis (1858-1937) (Her real name is Mélanie but she could only get published under Mel.) She attended the Paris Conservatoire, her teachers included César Franck, Ernest Guiraud, and Auguste Bazille. 4. Louise Farrenc (1804-1875) Professor of […]
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Night in the Museum Program at Old Sturbridge Village
Available 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 is an overnight experience designed for scouts, schools and other youth groups of up to 80 participants. With only a map and a tattered journal […]
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Cressida Bell Scarves Now on Sale at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London
Cressida Bell Scarves Now on Sale at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London
New in the SHOP this week - silk scarves from Cressida Bell (yes, granddaughter of the Bloomsbury Bells); stuffed tiger sharks, orange octopi, and a soft Steiff seal. We'll have holiday cards from Cressida, too! from H&G UK: Cressida Bell (born 1959) is an English artist and designer, specializing in textiles, interior design, cake decoration and illustration. She is the daughter of […]
Lecture: Sika Foyer, “Creating a Dugout Canoe: Entwining Cultural Traditions and Rituals” at Mystic Seaport
Lecture: Sika Foyer, “Creating a Dugout Canoe: Entwining Cultural Traditions and Rituals” at Mystic Seaport
This three-part lecture series will explore captivating stories of maritime experiences brought to life via the imaginations of skilled artists and makers. On November 14 hear from the Togolese American multi-disciplinary and conceptual visual artist, Sika Foyer, about the process of making the dugout canoe that is featured in Entwined: Freedom, Sovereignty, and the Sea. The […]
The Annual Historic New England Summit in Portland, Maine
The Annual Historic New England Summit in Portland, Maine
November 14 and 15, 2024 The annual Historic New England Summit presents two days of exciting conversations that explore how twenty-first-century challenges and opportunities are transforming the fields of historic preservation, architecture, urban planning, conservation, arts and culture, museum studies, collections management, public history, and education. The program includes keynote presentations by regional and national […]
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Night in the Museum Program at Old Sturbridge Village
Available 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 is an overnight experience designed for scouts, schools and other youth groups of up to 80 participants. With only a map and a tattered journal […]
Coffee: A Connecticut Story at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Coffee: A Connecticut Story at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Coffee is more than a hot drink or a boost of caffeine. For Connecticans, it’s hundreds of years of history. It has fueled new ideas, social reform, and workers’ rights. It is comfort in wartime and connections across cultures. It is universal, yet distinctly Connecticut. Coffee: A Connecticut Story is a multisensory exhibition that explores our state’s […]
Richard Stremme: The Scrimshaw/Tattoo Connection at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London
Richard Stremme: The Scrimshaw/Tattoo Connection at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London
On view through December 21, 2024 Collector/educator/tattoo artist Richard Stremme will share objects related to one of his many interests: the connection between/and origins of American scrimshaw and hand poke tattoo. For more information Thursday-Sunday, 1 - 5 PM, Saturday 10 AM - 5 PM
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Take a Tour of Connecticut’s beautiful State Capitol building
Take a Tour of Connecticut’s beautiful State Capitol building
Capitol 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 […]
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Lecture: Making & Selling Prints in the Age of Rembrandt at Fairfield University
Lecture: Making & Selling Prints in the Age of Rembrandt at Fairfield University
Join us on Tuesday, November 19 at 5 p.m. for a lecture by Nadine Orenstein, PhD., Drue Heinz Curator in Charge of the Department of Drawings and Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art: “Rare and Everywhere: Making & Selling Prints in the Age of Rembrandt.” One of the most creative and inventive etchers of his day, […]
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Paris 1874: Inventing Impressionism with Page Knox at Darien Library
Paris 1874: Inventing Impressionism with Page Knox at Darien Library
150 years ago, the first Impressionist exhibition opened in Paris on April 15,1874. "Hungry for independence," Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot, Pissarro, Sisley and Cézanne finally decided to free themselves from the rules by holding their own exhibition, outside official channels: Impressionism was born! Join Page Knox for a virtual tour of this celebratory show, which […]
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Cressida Bell Scarves Now on Sale at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London
Cressida Bell Scarves Now on Sale at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London
New in the SHOP this week - silk scarves from Cressida Bell (yes, granddaughter of the Bloomsbury Bells); stuffed tiger sharks, orange octopi, and a soft Steiff seal. We'll have holiday cards from Cressida, too! from H&G UK: Cressida Bell (born 1959) is an English artist and designer, specializing in textiles, interior design, cake decoration and illustration. She is the daughter of […]
History Has Its Eyes On You: The Story of America as told by Hamilton l at Darien Library
History Has Its Eyes On You: The Story of America as told by Hamilton l at Darien Library
Let's look to Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton to learn much about the political culture of America in its earliest years. Indeed, many of the important plot points in the musical describe dramatized events in the lives of figures such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, Eliza Hamilton, and naturally, the eponymous Alexander. This might read as dry […]
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Foodways: Hearth Cooking Colonial Thanksgiving at The Stanley-Whitman House
Foodways: Hearth Cooking Colonial Thanksgiving at The Stanley-Whitman House
Join us for a journey back in time at our Foodways: Hearth Cooking: Colonial Thanksgiving event and experience the flavors of a traditional colonial Thanksgiving feast. On Saturday, Nov 23, 2024, starting at 12:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time), we will gather in the Whitman Tavern to celebrate Thanksgiving in the most authentic way possible. Prepare to be transported to […]
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Book Talk: American Body Snatchers at Connecticut’s Old State House
Book Talk: American Body Snatchers at Connecticut’s Old State House
American Body Snatchers: Merchandising the Dead in 19th Century New England and Washington, D.C. Saturday, October 26 | 2pm Location: Old State House Free; register here >> Physicians teaching anatomy in the 19th century were only allowed to use the bodies of convicted murders. This led to a spike in demand – and the illegal […]
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200th Anniversary Rustic English Country Masque & Ball at Pilgrim Hall Museum: September 1
200th Anniversary Rustic English Country Masque & Ball at Pilgrim Hall Museum: September 1
Sunday, September 1, 2024 Join our festive 17th-century style Masque and English Country dance party in the original 1824 Main Hall as you’ve never seen it before—just emptied of its artworks in preparation for major renovation - PERFECT FOR A ONCE–EVERY–TWO–CENTURIES PARTY! TO BENEFIT THE LIGHT THE WAY RESTORATION CAMPAIGN Music by SEVEN TIMES SALT […]
Exhibit: “Weston…What Lies Beneath” at Weston History & Culture Center
Exhibit: “Weston…What Lies Beneath” at Weston History & Culture Center
Through March 2, 2025. Open Sundays and Thursdays from 1pm - 4pm. The yard of one of Weston’s oldest homes, the Peter Thorp House, reveals its past lives in the new exhibit, “Weston…What Lies Beneath” at the Weston History & Culture Center. What started out as a weekend garden project turned into a discovery of […]
Cressida Bell Scarves Now on Sale at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London
Cressida Bell Scarves Now on Sale at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London
New in the SHOP this week - silk scarves from Cressida Bell (yes, granddaughter of the Bloomsbury Bells); stuffed tiger sharks, orange octopi, and a soft Steiff seal. We'll have holiday cards from Cressida, too! from H&G UK: Cressida Bell (born 1959) is an English artist and designer, specializing in textiles, interior design, cake decoration and illustration. She is the daughter of […]