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In the Community

Throughout the year, the Connecticut Historical Society offers public presentations, participates in festivals and family events, and partners with community organizations and businesses in the region and around the state. Here you will find a current list of activities at various off-site locations. For more information about a specific event--including admission/registration fees or space limitations--please be in touch with the local contact. We hope to see you when we're out and about!

Ongoing

Exhibit: History is All Around Us
Mortensen Gallery, Connecticut's Old State House
800 Main Street, Hartford
For information on visiting: ctosh.org

The Connecticut Historical Society created this interactive, multimedia exhibit about the history of Hartford and the history "all around us" for the Mortensen Gallery at Connecticut's Old State House. Learn more on our Exhibits page.

Exhibit: History of Brewing and Thomas Hooker
Thomas Hooker Brewing Company
16 Tobey Road, Bloomfield
Contact: info@thomashookerbeer.com
More information at: hookerbeer.com
Exhibit developer: Mike Messina, Interpretive Projects Associate

This panel exhibit, opened March 15, 2011, was created for the brewery's tasting room. It introduces Thomas Hooker and highlights the history of brewing in Connecticut, the role of taverns in colonial times, and the era of prohibition.

September 2013

Inn & Tavern Signs: Art and Advertising in Early America
Tuesday, September 24 | 7:30 pm
Portland Library
20 Freestone Avenue, Portland
Sponsored by the Portland Historical Society
Contact: Regina Woltmann, (860) 342-3092
Presenter: Richard C. Malley, Head of Research & Collections

It Really Happened in Connecticut
Monday, September 30 | 6:30 pm
Derby Public Library
313 Elizabeth Street, Derby
Contact: Cathy Williams, (203) 736-1482
Presenter: Diana McCain, Head of the Research Center

October 2013

From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s
Tuesday, October 15 | 1:30 pm
Avon Free Public Library
281 Country Club Road, Avon
Contact: Tina Panik,  (860) 673-9712
Presenter: Elizabeth Abbe, Director of Public Outreach

It Really Happened in Connecticut
Monday, October 28 | 1:00 pm
Elmwood Senior Center
1106 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Pre-registration Required
Contact: Kathleen Faroni, (860) 561-8167
Presenter: Diana McCain, Head of the Research Center

From Bonnets to Bell Bottoms: A Century of Connecticut Fashion
Monday, October 28 | 7:00 pm
American Baptist Church
129 Post Office Road, Enfield
Sponsored by Enfield Historical Society
Contact: Gloria Miller (860) 745-3835
Presenter: Karen DePauw

From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s
Wednesday October 30 | 7:30 pm
Plainfield Historical Society
Plainfield Community Center, 482 Norwich Road, Plainfield
Contact: Jeanne Alexander (860)428-8980
Presenter: Elizabeth Abbe, Director of Public Outreach

November 2013

Introduction to Genealogy
Friday, November 8 | 7:30 pm
Community Room, Canterbury Town Hall
1 Municipal Drive, Canterbury
Sponsored by the Canterbury Historical Society
Contact: Amy Orlomoski, (860) 237-1243
Presenter: Carol Whitmer, CHS Board Member, and Diana McCain, Head of the Research Center

Reliving the 1940s: Those were the Days
Friday, November 15 | 6:30 pm
Torrington Library
12 Daycoeton Place, Torrington
Contact: Jessica Hodorski, (860) 489-6684             
Presenter: Carol Whitmer & Dick Tomlinson, CHS Board Members

From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s
Monday  November 18 | 7:30 pm
Newtown Historical Society
C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street,  Newtown
Contact: Bill Brett, (203) 270-1053
Presenter: Elizabeth Abbe, Director of Public Outreach

From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s
Thursday, November 21 | 7:30 pm
Southington Historical Society
239 Main Street, Southington
Contact: Liz Kopec, (860) 621-5623
Presenter: Elizabeth Abbe, Director of Public Outreach

It Really Happened in Connecticut
Sunday, November 24 | 2:00 pm
Seymour Historical Society
59 West Street, Seymour
Contact: Loreen Coe, (203) 734-6317
Presenter: Diana McCain, Head of the Research Center

December 2013

Reliving the 1940s: Those Were the Days
Wednesday, December 4 | 6:30 pm
Hall Memorial Library Ellington
93 Main Street, Ellington
Contact: Francie Berger  (860) 870-3160
Presenter: Dick Tomlinson and Carol Whitmer, CHS Board Members

                                                                                                                              

Interested in having a speaker come to your location? Please call (860) 236-5621 x238 or email Judy Rogers.