200 years, Millions of Stories: Prudence Punderson
The Connecticut Museum has built a collection of over four million objects, documents, and images over the past 200 years, but one collection in particular has garnered significant attention through…
Read MoreA Recap From This Year’s Dangremond Museum Studies Interns
Each year, the Connecticut Museum accept two college students or recent graduates into the Dangremond Museum Studies Internship program. This summer the Museum welcomed Joel Bishop, a recent graduate of Williams College…
Read MoreGrowers of Color: Samad Gardens Initiative
Reconnecting Culture to Nature: Samad Gardens Initiative Featuring Azeem "Blessings" Kareem and Sarah Rose Kareem Couple Azeem Kareem and Sarah Rose are two Hartford farmers. Through their journey, they…
Read MoreGrowers of Color: Robert Peck
The Land of Hemp Milk & Honey Farmer Rob is a farmer out of the Bridgeport area who specializes in growing gourmet mushrooms. A vegetarian himself, he delights in…
Read MoreGrowers of Color: Travis Stewart
Farm with Me: Gardening for Health Travis Stewart, a Jamaican resident of Hartford’s South End, discovered the therapeutic power of gardening during his battle with multiple myeloma. Cultivating peppers,…
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