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Mariners, Patriotism and Revolution. Tars on the Thames at Lyman Allyn Museum
Mariners, Patriotism and Revolution. Tars on the Thames at Lyman Allyn Museum
New London County Historical Society, Lyman Allyn Art Museum and Thames River Heritage Park Foundation are pleased to present the 2025 lecture series – Seeds of Revolution on the Thames and Beyond. Events that seeded discontent and revolution along with the social, cultural, political, economic and ecological influences and their impact and influence on life […]
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Meet the City Clerk at the Milford Public Library
Meet the City Clerk at the Milford Public Library
City maps, land records, death certificates, and more! The City Clerk’s Office may be well-known for issuing dog licenses, but did you know it also records our history? Come and meet City Clerk Peter C. Smith, as he shares secrets of the “From the Vault” project and tells us about the different historical documents that […]
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Yale American Furniture Study Center Highlights Tour
Yale American Furniture Study Center Highlights Tour
Join us on the first Friday of the month for a one-hour, in-person tour of the Leslie P. and George H. Hume American Furniture Study Center at the Collection Studies Center, Yale West Campus. See more than 1,300 examples of American furniture and clocks from the 17th century to the present in this facility, which […]
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Connecticut 1775: The Revolution is Coming! in New Britain
Connecticut 1775: The Revolution is Coming! in New Britain
Join us for an engaging, interactive, and collaborative community experience, which we are co-sponsoring with Central Connecticut State University! A one-day community event that explores Connecticut in 1775, filled with presentations and conversation that offer different ways to think about our State’s involvement in the national commemoration of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. Finish the day […]
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Geology, Decrees and Deposits – Connecticut Unrest Beyond the Thames at Lyman Allyn Museum
Geology, Decrees and Deposits – Connecticut Unrest Beyond the Thames at Lyman Allyn Museum
New London County Historical Society, Lyman Allyn Art Museum and Thames River Heritage Park Foundation are pleased to present the 2025 lecture series – Seeds of Revolution on the Thames and Beyond. Events that seeded discontent and revolution along with the social, cultural, political, economic and ecological influences and their impact and influence on life […]
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Tours to climb Harbor Lighthouse with the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London
Weekends New London Maritime Society offers tours for up-to five people to visit inside the lighthouse. Take the tour and climb 116 steps to the lantern room, all the while learning about the 264-year history of Harbor Light, one of the oldest lighthouses in the country and the tallest on Long Island Sound. We can't […]
JIBBOOM CLUB #1 at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London
JIBBOOM CLUB #1 at the Custom House Maritime Museum in New London
JIBBOOM 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. ~ October 15 -- On October 15th we're trying something different, when master storyteller Claudia Kenyon invites six fellow Jibboomers to […]
Community Day: New Haven, Yale, and Slavery Exhibition at New Haven Museum
Community Day: New Haven, Yale, and Slavery Exhibition at New Haven Museum
A special community day will be held from 12 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2025, offering tours and conversation around the New Haven Museum’s exhibition, “Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale, and Slavery,” prior to its closing on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Presented by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale Library, the […]
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Webb Deane Stevens Museum: TEA &… | High Tea and The First Ladies
Webb Deane Stevens Museum: TEA &… | High Tea and The First Ladies
Join us for our first high tea of the season, where we’ll learn about hosting customs from our founding females and their Modern-day counterparts. For more information
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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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From Trenton to Yorktown: Virtual Author Event with John R. Maass
From Trenton to Yorktown: Virtual Author Event with John R. Maass
Join us for a virtual author event and John R. Maass Published to coincide with the 250th anniversary, this sweeping narrative is an astute exploration of the five critical military events that changed the outcome of the Revolutionary war. For eight grueling years, American and British military forces struggled in a bloody war over colonial […]
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Tantra and Buddhist Ritual in South Asia: A Conference in Honor of Dr. Ronald M. Davidson at Fairfield University
Fairfield University’s College of Arts and Sciences’ Humanities Institute will host a two-day symposium on Tantra and Buddhist ritual in medieval South Asia, on Feb. 21-22, at Bellarmine Hall, Diffley Board Room. Presenters from around the country will explore ritual developments in South Asia from roughly 600-1200 CE, discuss Buddhist and non-Buddhist tāntrikas in the medieval […]
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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 […]