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October 2025

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Oct 01 2025
October 1

Short Attention Span Literary Club

October 1 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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This month’s story is “Saboteur” by Ha Jin.

Oct 04 2025
October 4

Inspire Center – New Theme!

October 4 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
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The Inspire Center brings history and problem-solving together in a hands-on creative space for visitors of all ages! With objects and themes changing every other month, you can enjoy unique experiences all year long! October’s challenge is to design a tool to make cooking easier!

Oct 04 2025
October 4

Family Program: History Mystery

October 4 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Grab your detective gear and get ready to solve a mystery! Decorate your own magnifying glass, solve clues, and search through the galleries for special objects and images.

Oct 04 2025
October 4

French Canadian Jam

October 4 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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Get acquainted with French Canadian traditional tunes at this monthly jam session,  happening Saturday afternoons on First Free Weekends!

Oct 05 2025
October 5

Inspire Center – New Theme!

October 5 @ 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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The Inspire Center brings history and problem-solving together in a hands-on creative space for visitors of all ages! With objects and themes changing every other month, you can enjoy unique experiences all year long! October’s challenge is to design a tool to make cooking easier!

Oct 05 2025
October 5

Family Storytime

October 5 @ 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Join us for family story time at the Museum! Cozy up with beanbags and enjoy a reading of a book all about creativity and innovation. Then, families will be challenged to embrace their own inventive spirit by getting crafty in the Inspire Center!

Oct 07 2025
October 7

Lunch and Learn – The ‘Great Temperance Times’ in Nineteenth-Century Black Connecticut

October 7 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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This virtual talk by Mackenzie Tor, New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee, will highlight the often-overlooked story of Black temperance activism in 19th-century Connecticut by following the state’s African American reformers as they navigated the era of slavery and freedom.

Oct 09 2025
October 9

Teaching the American Revolution

October 9 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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As the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaches, this teacher workshop will provide teachers with content and tools to use their classrooms as we explore Connecticut's role in the American Revolution.

Oct 09 2025
October 9

Common Ground: Growers of Color Talkback

October 9 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Come with your questions for the featured farmers in the Growers of Color video series!

Oct 11 2025
October 11

Speak Up Storytelling: Stuck on Stuff

October 11 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Join us for a cast of storytellers telling hilarious and heart rendering stories about the struggles of life while battling bad habits, chemical addictions, and inner demons. 

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Location

One Elizabeth Street
Hartford CT, 06105

860.236.5621

 

Museum Hours:

Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Thursday until 8 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm

Research Center Hours:

Tuesday-Saturday 12 pm - 5 pm, Thursday until 8 pm
Always by appointment only.