August 15, 2013 |
CHS announces new Executive Director
The Connecticut Historical Society announces Jody Blankenship as new Executive Director.
Read more... or Download (247 KB) |
August 08, 2013 |
Connecticut Photography Wanted!
The Connecticut Historical Society announces “The Connecticut Photo Contest”, a contest open to both amateur and professional photographers.
Read more... or Download (1,065 KB) |
June 13, 2013 |
Cowles-Amistad Letters Reveal Life of Africans
CHS releases content of 94 letters, including Amistad-related material.
Read more... or Download (103 KB) |
May 09, 2013 |
Behind the Wheel: Learning and loving to drive
Vintage automobile safety posters exhibit opens at CT Historical Society.
Read more... or Download (120 KB) |
April 25, 2013 |
This won't hurt a bit! Painful times before anesthesia
A painful (and relieving) exhibit at the CT Historical Society in Hartford.
Read more... or Download (607 KB) |
April 20, 2013 |
Hand-made treasures woven in time
Juried exhibit features works from the Handweavers' Guild of CT.
Read more... or Download (691 KB) |
April 10, 2013 |
Farmington Abolitionist Letters Come (Back) to Connecticut
Connecticut Historical Society is winning bidder for Amistad-related letters.
Read more... or Download (279 KB) |
March 05, 2013 |
Celebrating Women's History Month at CHS
Connecticut women have always been stalwart beacons and strong contributors to both
our state and the nation.
Read more... or Download (83 KB) |
February 28, 2013 |
Calling all History Foodies! Community Cook-Off on April 5
Connecticut Historical Society hosts food social, linking past with present.
Read more... or Download (86 KB) |
January 17, 2013 |
Cooking by the Book: Amelia Simmons to Martha Stewart
New exhibit explores culture and values through iconic cookbooks.
Read more... or Download (485 KB) |
January 07, 2013 |
CHS Announces New Themed Behind-the-Scenes Tours
Every month reveals new treasures, from the exquisite, fascinating, and unusual to the truly peculiar.
Read more... or Download (360 KB) |
November 01, 2012 |
CHS Executive Director to Retire
Kate Steinway, Executive Director of the CHS since 2007, has announced that she will be retiring in the summer of 2013.
Read more... or Download (234 KB) |
September 06, 2012 |
Cats & Dogs in Art and Life
Cat- and dog-centric exhibit opens at the Connecticut Historical Society.
Read more... or Download (80 KB) |
May 22, 2012 |
Celebrate Traditional Crafts Day
The Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) and the Society of American Period Furniture Makers (SAPFM) present a free day of demonstrations and activities for both families and adults in Celebrate Traditional Crafts Day.
Read more... or Download (89 KB) |
May 28, 2012 |
CHS Unveils New Resources for Historians & Genealogists
Using digitization from Merritt Scanning, CHS preserves and makes available the Mary Morris social scrapbooks.
Read more... or Download (79 KB) |
March 20, 2012 |
Furniture Exhibit Dovetails Past with Present
'A Tradition of Craft' exhibit opens at the Connecticut Historical Society
Read more... or Download (117 KB) |
January 31, 2012 |
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Awards CHS $329,792 Grant
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded a grant of $329,792 to the Connecticut Historical Society to support major capital improvements to its building on Elizabeth Street in the west end of Hartford.
Read more... or Download (326 KB) |
January 03, 2012 |
Historical Society's Secrets Revealed
For the first time, the Connecticut Historical Society will be offering regularly scheduled guided behind-the-scenes tours of its vast and typically unseen collection as well as many hidden areas of the 1928 house located on Elizabeth Street in Hartford, once owned by inventor Curtis H. Veeder.
Read more... or Download (82 KB) |
October 11, 2011 |
City Trees Given New Life
City Bench exhibit opens at Connecticut Historical Society.
Read more... or Download (85 KB) |