Book Talk:
Richard DeLuca,
Post Roads and Iron Horses: Transportation in Connecticut from Colonial Times to the Age of Steam

Tuesday, February 28 | 5:30 pm
FREE
Book sales and signing to follow talk | Refreshments will be served

This comprehensive history of the development of transportation in New England looks in detail at the fascinating stories of the turnpikes, steamboats, canals, railroads, and trolleys that helped define Connecticut and shape New England. Richard DeLuca is an historian and has worked as a transportation planner in Connecticut for ten years. His slide presentation will focus on the Farmington and Enfield canals and examine the competition between the rival canal companies in Hartford and New Haven to get their projects built. For more information, call (860) 236-5621 x209 or email Mary Muller.

Imagine Your Town Without Trees: A Panel Discussion about Urban Forestry

Thursday, March 1 | 5:00 pm
FREE

Join us for a timely and relevant discussion about the importance of trees to our communities and in our lives with a panel of urban forestry professionals and the City Bench craftsmen, moderated by John Dankosky and taped for WNPR's Where We Live. Panelists include Robert M. Ricard, Senior Extension Educator, UConn Department of Natural Resources and the Environment; Chris Donnelly, Urban Forestry Coordinator, and Rachel Holmes, Urban Forester, from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; and Ted Esselstyn and Zeb Esselstyn of City Bench, whose work is featured in the current CHS exhibit. For more information, call (860) 236-5621 x209 or email Mary Muller.