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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.

May 2013

President's College: Globeskirters: A History of American Women Travelers
Thursdays, April 25, May 2, 9 and 16 | 10:30 am - 12 noon | $60 CHS members | $75 non-members
University of Hartford
This spring CHS Adult Programs Manager Jenny Steadman will offer a 4-session course at the President's College at University of Hartford, and CHS members receive a special discounted registration rate of $60. Female travelers, or "globeskirters," began to crisscross the planet in ever greater numbers in the 19th century. What inspired women to leave the comforts of home to risk the travails of a stagecoach full of strangers, a transatlantic crossing, or a 76-day race to circumnavigate the globe? How did their wide-ranging mobility change the places they visited and the country they called home? We can chart their extraordinary journeys through the artifacts they left behind--their photographs, diaries, letters home, or accounts published in books or newspapers. The broader national phenomenon of women's travel can be traced locally in Connecticut, and we will finish the course with a trip to the Connecticut Historical Society to see firsthand the trunks and traveling costumes that women took with them and the letters, photographs, and diaries they sent home, all of which help tell the stories of their adventures. For more information, email Jenny Steadman or call (860) 236-5621 x289. View the President's College brochure for registration information.

Introduction to Genealogy
Friday, May 10 | 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

Reliving the 1940s: Those were the Days
Monday, May 13 | 1:00 pm
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library
234 Kensington Road, Berlin
Contact: Carrie Tyszka, (860) 828-7126
Presenter: Carol Whitmer & Dick Tomlinson, CHS Board Members

From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s
Tuesday, May 14 | 12:00 pm
Russell Library
123 Broad Street, Middletown
Contact: Linda Sousa, (860) 347-2528
Presenter: Elizabeth Abbe, Director of Public Outreach

From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s
Wednesday, May 15 | 1:30 pm
Wallingford Senior Center
238 Washington Street, Wallingford
Contact: Debbie Voelker, (203) 265-7753
Presenter: Elizabeth Abbe, Director of Public Outreach

Reliving the 1940s: Those were the Days
Wednesday, May 15 | 2:00 pm
Falls Avenue Senior Center
311 Falls Avenue, Oakville
Contact: Catherine R. Dinsmore, (860) 945-5250
Presenter: Dick Tomlinson, CHS Board Member
Please note: The event is for adults 55 and older.

From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s
Thursday, May 16 | 7:30 pm
Hebron Historical Society
Old Town Hall (east of intersection of routes 85 and 66), Hebron
Contact: Louise Casarella, (860) 643-9288
Presenter: Elizabeth Abbe, Director of Public Outreach

From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s
Thursday, May 23 | 7:00 pm
Haddam Historical Society
21 Field Park Drive, Haddam
Contact: Elizabeth Malloy, (860) 345-2400
Presenter: Elizabeth Abbe, Director of Public Outreach

June 2013

Elizabeth Park's Rose Weekend
Saturday, June 22 |10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Elizabeth Park, Hartford
Stop by our kid-friendly table in the Little Tent! More information: elizabethpark.org.

It Really Happened in Connecticut
Wednesday, June 26 | 2:00 pm
Falls Avenue Senior Center
311 Falls Avenue, Oakville
Contact: Catherine Dinsmore, (860) 945-5250
Presenter: Diana McCain, Head of the Research Center
Please note: The event is for adults 55 and older.

July 2013

From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s
Tuesday, July 9 | 1:00 pm
Prospect Senior Center
6 Center Street, Prospect
$6 admission/Please RSVP by July 2
Contact: Lucy Smegielski, (203) 758-5300
Presenter: Elizabeth Abbe, Director of Public Outreach

Old Lyme Midsummer Festival
Saturday, July 27 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum
96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme
Look for our kid-friendly table in the Hands-On, Minds-On area! More information: oldlymeartalliance.org.

August 2013

From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s
Thursday, August 15 | 5:00 pm
Old Lyme Public Library
2 Library Lane, Old Lyme
Contact: Linda Alexander, (860) 434-1684
Presenter: Elizabeth Abbe, Director of Public Outreach

From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s
Thursday, August 29| 6:30 pm
Torrington Library
12 Daycoeton Place, Torrington
Contact: Jessica Hodorski, (860) 489-6684
Presenter: Elizabeth Abbe, Director of Public Outreach
The program is free and open to the public. Registration is required and begins August 1, 2013. To register, please contact the Torrington Library at (860) 489-6684.

September 2013

From Hula Hoops to High Fashion: G. Fox in the 1950s
Thursday, September 5 | 7:00 pm
Bristol Historical Society
98 Summer Street, Bristol
Contact: Bob Adamczyk, (860) 992-2027
Presenter: Elizabeth Abbe, Director of Public Outreach

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

October 2013

November 2013

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

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

                                                                                                                              

Interested in having a speaker come to your location? Please call (860) 236-5621 x256 or email Anne Guernsey.