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SUMMARY:Coffee Nation: How One Commodity Transformed the Early United States
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Book Talk! \nCoffee is among the most common goods traded and consumed worldwide\, and so omnipresent its popularity is often taken for granted. But even everyday habits have a history. When and why coffee became part of North American daily life is at the center of the recently published book\, Coffee Nation: How One Commodity Transformed the Early United States\, by Michelle Craig McDonald. \nUsing a wide range of archival\, quantitative\, and material evidence\, Michelle Craig McDonald follows coffee from the slavery-based plantations of the Caribbean and South America\, through the balance sheets of Atlantic world merchants\, into the coffeehouses\, stores\, and homes of colonial North Americans\, and ultimately to the growing import/export businesses of the early nineteenth-century United States that rebranded this exotic good as an American staple. The result is a sweeping history that explores how coffee shaped the lives of enslaved laborers and farmers\, merchants and retailers\, consumers and advertisers. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET FREE TICKETS\n  \nAbout the Speaker: Michelle Craig McDonald is the Director of the Library & Museum for the American Philosophical Society\, and her research focuses on trade and consumer behavior in North America and the Caribbean during the 18th and 19th centuries. Her most recent book\, Coffee Nation: How One Commodity Transformed the Early United States\, was published by the University of Pennsylvania Press in May 2025\, based on research supported by the Fulbright Foundation\, the National Endowment for the Humanities\, the McNeil Center for Early American Studies\, the Library Company of Philadelphia\, and the Winterthur Library and Museum. In addition to her doctorate from the University of Michigan\, she holds an M.A. in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College\, Annapolis\, and M.A. in Museum Studies from George Washington University\, a B.A. in History from the University of California\, Los Angeles\, and was the Harvard-Newcomen Postdoctoral Fellow in Business History at the Harvard Business School \nTo purchase the book:  Coffee Nation – Penn Press
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/coffee-nation/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260127T120000
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - Faith Trumbull Huntington: An Eighteenth-Century Woman Encounters War
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation! \nFaith Trumbull Huntington (1742/43-1775) was an extremely well-educated young colonial woman from Lebanon\, CT. Obsessively pious as well as artistically gifted\, she was the eldest daughter of merchant\, and future wartime governor\, Jonathan Trumbull. Trumbull’s investment in her education paid off as she married wealthy merchant Jedediah Huntington (1743-1818) from Norwich\, CT. \nIn this virtual talk\, Maggie Meahl will explore Faith’s education\, including her exceptional needlework\, marriage\, and early death\, and analyze it in the context of the Revolutionary War era merchant class. Please note that depression and suicide will be discussed in this presentation. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET FREE TICKETS\n  \nAbout the Speaker:  Maggie Meahl is an independent researcher with an MAT in History from Salem State University. She has been published in numerous magazines and journals. She is currently writing a book on the rise and fall of the Huntington merchant family of Norwich\, CT. Maggie’s article on Norwich\, CT as a military supply depot during 1776 is scheduled to be published in the Connecticut History Review’s “1776 in Connecticut” edition. \nImage: Overmantel\, made by Faith Trumbull\, 1761\, Embroidery\, 1925.1.3\, Connecticut Museum collection
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-faith-trumbull-huntington/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260112T180155Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - The People and the Law in Revolutionary Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation!\nConflict over the law played a defining role in shaping the political landscape of Revolutionary Massachusetts. The state’s Revolutionary period was bookended by upheaval centered around the courts: the rebellion against the Coercive Acts began in 1774 with a series of court closings in western Massachusetts\, and Shays’s Rebellion commenced in a similar manner\, with attempted court closings in the same part of the state. In the interim\, Massachusetts Patriots struggled to work out what the American Revolution meant for the law. Should the English common law inheritance be upheld\, or did the Revolution signal an opportunity to reshape the legal system in the image of the people? \nThis talk by New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee\, Tristan New\, examines how this struggle to define the relationship between popular rule and the law informed the state’s politics during the Revolutionary era. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET FREE TICKETS\n  \nAbout the speaker: Tristan New is a PhD Candidate in American History at Boston University\, where his research focuses on the political and constitutional dimensions of the American Revolution. His dissertation\, “The People\, the Courts\, and the Contested Revolution in Massachusetts\, 1772-1788\,” examines how conflict over the law shaped the course of the American Revolution in Massachusetts. His research has been supported by institutions including the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium and the Boston University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences\, and he has presented his work at forums including the David Center for the American Revolution and the International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. \nImage: Note of Hand\, John Bliss Justice of the Peace Records\, 1784-1786\, MS 34746\, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-the-people-and-the-law/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T120000
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SUMMARY:Rescheduled! Lunch and Learn - A Silent Revolution: The Mysterious Demise of Slavery in Revolutionary Connecticut
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation!  Rescheduled from January 6\, 2026 \nSlavery in Connecticut did not end completely until well into the nineteenth century. During the American Revolution\, enslaved people themselves dealt the largest blow to bondage and ushered in the first significant free Black population in Connecticut’s history. \nPlease join us as New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee\, William Morgan\, discusses his research findings from his recent trip to the Connecticut Museum Waterman Research Center.  He will explore how our collections demonstrate that Black people\, not legislation\, crippled slavery at its peak in the 1770s and 80s by making opportunities of the conflict with Britain. Black people made a silent revolution of their own\, quietly forging spaces of freedom where none had existed before. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET FREE TICKETS\n  \nAbout the Speaker William Morgan is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of History at Indiana University\, Bloomington. He is writing a dissertation about the origins and legacy of emancipation and abolition in Revolutionary New England. \nImage: Photo courtesy of William Morgan
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/rescheduled-lunch-and-learn-a-silent-revolution-the-mysterious-demise-of-slavery-in-revolutionary-connecticut/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T120000
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - Songs of Colonial & Revolutionary America
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation!\n“The history of America\,” writes Mariana Whitmer of the Society for American Music\, “is reflected in our music\, and in the songs we have sung.”    \nThe songs of Colonial and Revolutionary America rallied and unified Colonists and Revolutionary soldiers; protested grievances\, proclaimed values\, and impelled action; boosted morale and celebrated victories — and were even used as weapons!    \nJoin us as we listen to songs from the Colonial and Revolutionary period. Music historian\, Robert Cohen\, will help us understand the role music played during this period\, and why one chaplain in the Revolutionary army stated that “one good song is worth a dozen addresses or proclamations.”  \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link.  Questions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET FREE TICKETS\nAbout the speaker:  Robert Cohen has taught and lectured on American folk & popular music and Jewish music for over a quarter-century\, including at the Fifth Avenue New York Public Library and the New England Conservatory of Music\, New School University and the 92nd St. Y in New York\, the Jewish Theological Seminary and Boston College’s Center for Christian-Jewish Learning\, the Afro-American Historical & Cultural Museum in Philadelphia\, and the Mandell Jewish Community Center of Greater Hartford.  He has produced and hosted over 100 radio programs and wrote the NPR documentary\, “One People\, Many Voices:  American-Jewish Music Comes of Age\,” and he produced the compilation CD\, Open the Gates!  New American-Jewish Music for Prayer.  \nImage: Plate IV. A View of the South Part of Lexington\, 1775\, etched by Amos Doolittle\, print\, 1844.10.4\, Connecticut Museum collection.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-songs-colonial-revolutionary/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T130000
DTSTAMP:20260420T163214Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - A Sucker Whig in Connecticut’s Court: Abraham Lincoln Comes to New England
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation!\nAbraham Lincoln traveled to New England only twice. In 1848\, he was an unknown “Sucker Whig” from the western frontier. In 1860\, he was a political celebrity from the Lincoln-Douglas Debates. \nThis virtual presentation by David J. Kent takes you along for the ride as we discover how Lincoln became the man we came to know\, and how Connecticut helped Lincoln become president.  David’s most recent book\, Lincoln in New England: In Search of His Forgotten Tours\, was published in March 2026. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET FREE TICKETS\n  \nThis program series is generously supported by Camille and Gregory F. Servodidio. \nAbout the speaker:  David J. Kent is an Abraham Lincoln historian\, former scientist\, avid world traveler\, and multi-book author\, the most recent being Lincoln in New England: In Search of His Forgotten Tours. David is the Immediate Past President of the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia\, on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Abraham Lincoln Institute\, and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Lincoln Forum. He is a frequent speaker on Abraham Lincoln topics and served as Master of Ceremonies for the Lincoln Memorial Centennial program in 2022. David has won numerous awards both for his scientific work and as an Abraham Lincoln historian. His books include Lincoln: The Fire of Genius: How Abraham Lincoln’s Commitment to Science and Technology Helped Modernize America and Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America\, both of which were finalists for several book awards\, as well as Tesla: The Wizard of Electricity\, a worldwide bestseller translated into several languages. \nImage: David J. Kent at the Lincoln Memorial Centennial\, 2022. Photograph by Bruce Guthrie. \nTo purchase David’s new book\, Lincoln in New England: In Search of His Forgotten Tours\, go to: David J. Kent – Abraham Lincoln Historian\, Former Scientist\, World Traveler
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-a-sucker-whig/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T130000
DTSTAMP:20260521T140839Z
CREATED:20260217T154819Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - Mary Barlow: Hartford’s World War II Heroine
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation!\nThe Connecticut Museum recently opened a new exhibition\, Drawn Here\,  that explores the migration history and culture of Hartford’s North End through a series of original graphic novels developed by local students and professional artists. \nJoin us for a virtual presentation as Orice Jenkins discusses one heroic resident of the North End. \nMary Jewel Barlow was one of only three members of the 6888th Postal Directory Battalion who died in service during World War II\, and one of only four women buried in the Normandy American Cemetery. Though erased from popular memory for decades\, her legacy connects directly to Hartford’s historic Clay Arsenal neighborhood and to one of Connecticut’s most prominent Black families. Genealogical research reveals Barlow not as a fictionalized figure from a movie\, but as a real young woman whose sacrifice deserves recognition. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGet Free Tickets\n  \nThis program series is generously supported by Camille and Gregory F. Servodidio. \nAbout the speaker:  Orice Jenkins is an independent scholar\, multi-genre troubadour\, and award-winning author\, originally from Hartford\, Connecticut. His work spans music\, genealogy\, and public education\, focused on uncovering forgotten stories and keeping cultural traditions alive. Jenkins’ research has been featured in The Washington Post\, National Parks Magazine\, PBS’ Finding Your Roots\, and the Journal of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society. \nImage: Photograph by Edward LaRose
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-mary-barlow/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260623T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260623T130000
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - From Winchester to War: The Story of Lewis Hazzard of the 29th Connecticut
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation!\nJoin us as Sandra Taitt Eaddy\, a genealogist and historian\, shares her research on Lewis Hazzard\, a Civil War soldier who enlisted in the 29th Connecticut Colored Infantry Regiment. With roots tracing from Rhode Island to Winchester\, Connecticut\, his life tells a story of family\, service\, and sacrifice during a defining moment in our history.  \nSandra will explore his family background\, enlistment and service\, and the circumstances surrounding his death during the war. Along the way\, she will show how genealogical and historical research can bring the lives of ordinary people\, and their extraordinary contributions into clearer view.  \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET FREE TICKETS\n  \nThank you to our series sponsors Camille and Gregory F. Servodidio! \nAbout the speaker: Sandra Taitt-Eaddy has been a dedicated genealogist and family historian for more than twenty years. She specializes in the colonial era\, including the slavery period. She is a full-time professional researcher and educator known for solving complex genealogical challenges.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-from-winchester-to-war/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming,Special Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Museum of Culture and History":MAILTO:ask_us@chs.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T200000
DTSTAMP:20260630T172848Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Presentation - Balancing Memory and History: Inside the 9/11 Memorial & Museum
DESCRIPTION:This year marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. At the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in New York City\, memorializing and educating about that day and its aftermath remains as resonant as ever. The institution draws millions of visitors each year – from individuals directly impacted by 9/11 to an entire generation with no lived memory of the attacks. Connecting with such diverse audiences requires constant thought about how history is conveyed\, memory is maintained\, and stories are shared. \nJoin us virtually as Noah Rauch\, Senior Vice President\, Education & Public Programs\, provides a behind-the-scenes look at the institution’s development and design\, the inherent complexity of conveying such a challenging history\, and how the stories\, themes\, and legacy of the attacks continue to be shared in this milestone year with audiences from around the world. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGet Free Tickets\n  \nAbout the speaker: Noah Rauch is Senior Vice President for Education & Public Programs at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum\, where he oversees the Museum’s educational\, interpretive\, public\, and professional programs. He has worked on the project since 2010 and was a senior member of the team that conceived\, planned\, and implemented the inaugural education and interpretive programming for the institution. Previously\, Rauch managed grants for the Center for Informal Learning and Schools at the Exploratorium in San Francisco\, and worked in the education departments at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. He received an Ed.M. in Arts-in-Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a BA in American Studies from Wesleyan University. \nImage: Courtesy of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/balancing-memory-and-history/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,online programming
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ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Museum of Culture and History":MAILTO:ask_us@chs.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T130000
DTSTAMP:20260813T171346Z
CREATED:20260813T171346Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - Black & Off Black: The Minstrel Tradition in New England
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation! \nBlackface minstrelsy was a popular form of entertainment during the nineteenth century. The latter part of the century saw the rise of African American minstrels touring along Vaudeville circuits into New England. How influential was minstrelsy to entertainment in New England? Were African American minstrels a part of this influence? \nThis virtual talk by New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee\, KT Turner\, will explore minstrelsy and other forms of entertainment in Connecticut and parts of New England to gain more insight on the cultural underpinnings of American Reconstruction. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. Questions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET TICKETS\n  \nThank you to our series sponsors Camille and Gregory F. Servodidio! \nAbout the Speaker:  KT Turner is a doctoral candidate at the University of Idaho. She earned her Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Directing\, Pedagogy\, and History from the University of Idaho and uses this experience to examine the cultural history of American Reconstruction and the Nadir. Her research examines identity performance and entertainment to gain understanding of the social and cultural conditions of African Americans post Emancipation. KT is a 2026-2027 New England Regional Fellowship Consortium Fellow. \nImage: Headshot courtesy of University of Idaho Creative Services \n 
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-minstrel-tradition/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261119T130000
DTSTAMP:20260623T180907Z
CREATED:20260319T181223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T180907Z
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SUMMARY:RESCHEDULED! Lunch and Learn - Lydia Sigourney: Unsung Mother of American Literature
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation!\nPlease note that this Lunch and Learn will take place on a Thursday! \nWho was Lydia Sigourney? Why is she not more well known among generations of Hartford residents and other readers? Come learn more about how Hartford’s own Lydia Sigourney helped transform American culture in the early 19th-century. \nUsing items from the Connecticut Museum’s collection\, Professor Mary Louise Kete and Professor Elizabeth Petrino will introduce you to Sigourney’s central role as an American poet\, educator\, and rights activist and to the Lydia Sigourney Digital Archive Project. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. \nQuestions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET FREE TICKETS\n  \nThank you to our series sponsors Camille and Gregory F. Servodidio! \nFor information on how to request specific accommodations\, including ASL interpretation\, please visit our Accessibility at the Museum page. \nAbout the speakers: \nMary Louise Kete is Chair of the English Department at the University of Vermont where she also teaches and studies 19th-century American literature and culture. She and Elizabeth Petrino have co-edited Lydia Sigourney: Critical Essays and Cultural Views (U of Massachusetts Press\, 2018) and a special issue on Sigourney for the journal ESQ. Her publications focus on the contributions of American women to the major cultural movements of the long 19th-century. \nElizabeth Petrino is Director of Liberal Studies in the Associate Degree Program at Fairfield Bellarmine and Professor of English at Fairfield University\, Fairfield\, CT. She and Mary Louise Kete have co-edited Lydia Sigourney: Critical Essays and Cultural Views (U of Massachusetts Press\, 2018). Her articles on Sigourney explore a range of topics including gift book culture\, correspondence\, deaf education\, and the environment and have appeared in Studies in American Humor\, Legacy\, ESQ\, and ISLE. \nCurrently\, Mary Louise and Elizabeth are working on developing a Sigourney digital archive. \nImage:  Lydia Sigourney\, Painted by Francis Alexander\, 1828. 2005.125.1 Connecticut Museum collection.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-lydia-sigourney-unsung-mother-of-american-literature/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming,Special Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Museum of Culture and History":MAILTO:ask_us@chs.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261201T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261201T130000
DTSTAMP:20260803T142239Z
CREATED:20260803T142239Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - Diverging Paths from Lebanon\, Connecticut: Native Americans and the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation! \nFrom 1754 to 1770 Native Americans from across the Northeast travelled to Lebanon\, Connecticut as students in Moor’s Indian Charity School. This diverse cohort of Native youths would go on to play pivotal roles in the American Revolution\, and their experiences in Connecticut gave them connections and information that would inform their decision making and shape their perceptions of the war. These students would take on many attitudes towards the war\, with some siding with Britain and others with the United States\, while others remained vocally neutral.  \nPlease join us for a virtual presentation by Yusuf Mansoor as he explores written material from the Connecticut Museum’s American Revolution collection.  Yusuf spent time at the Museum this past summer as the Project Scholar for the Connecticut Museum’s American Revolution Papers Digitization Project.  This 3-year project is funded by a federal earmark awarded in 2023.   \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. Questions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET TICKETS\n  \nThank you to our series sponsors Camille and Gregory F. Servodidio! \nAbout the Speaker:  Yusuf Mansoor is a PhD candidate at University of Connecticut and Project Scholar for the American Revolution Papers Digitization Project for Summer 2026. His research focuses on the importance of slavery in shaping Native American perceptions of the Atlantic World in the seventeenth century. He reads against archival grains to tell the histories of underrepresented people and communities. Originally from Connecticut\, Mansoor received his BA from George Washington University in 2018 and his MA from William and Mary in 2020. His work has been supported by the Omohundro Institute for Early American History and Culture\, the Massachusetts Historical Society\, the Society of Colonial Wars\, and the American Philosophical Society.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-diverging-paths/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - American Preacher: The Life and Times of the Eccentric Lorenzo Dow
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation! \nLong before social media\, Connecticut native Lorenzo Dow (1777-1834) mastered the art of getting people’s attention. An itinerant preacher known as “Crazy Dow\,” he spent three decades roaming the United States and Britain\, preaching\, publishing\, provoking audiences\, and building one of the first truly national celebrity followings in American history. \nJoin us as Professor Seth Perry examines how Dow built his fame and asks what his remarkable career can teach us about religion\, celebrity\, and the origins of a very American style of public influence that continues to shape the nation today. \nThis virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link. Questions? Contact Jen Busa\, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org. \nGET TICKETS\nThank you to our series sponsors Camille and Gregory F. Servodidio! \n  \nAbout the Speaker:  Seth Perry is Associate Professor of Religion in America at Princeton University. His first book\, Bible Culture and Authority in the Early United States (Princeton University Press\, 2018) explores the performative\, rhetorical\, and material aspects of bible-based authority in early-national America. His work has appeared in Church History\, Early American Studies\, the Journal of the American Academy of Religion\, the William and Mary Quarterly\, Slate\, and many other outlets. He teaches courses on religion in early America\, theory and method in the study of religion\, “scripture” as a genre\, and Satan. His second book\, American Preacher: The Life and Times of the Eccentric Lorenzo Dow\, will be published by the University of Pennsylvania Press in November. \nTo purchase a copy of Seth’s upcoming book\, American Preacher: The Life and Times of the Eccentric Lorenzo Dow\, click here. \nImage: Book cover\, American Preacher: The Life and Times of the Eccentric Lorenzo Dow
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-american-preacher/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming
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