In this virtual talk, author Michelle Craig McDonald will discuss her new book, Coffee Nation, which explores when and why coffee became part of North American daily life.
In this virtual talk, Maggie Meahl will explore Faith’s education (exceptional needlework), marriage, and early death and analyze it in the context of the Revolutionary War era merchant class.
This talk by Tristan New, a New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee, examines how this struggle to define the relationship between popular rule and the law informed the state’s politics during the Revolutionary era.
William Morgan 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.
Join us as we listen to songs from various sources from the Colonial and Revolutionary period. Robert Cohen will help us understand the role music played during this period.
Join us for a virtual presentation as Dr. Marie McDaniel discusses items from the Museum's collection written by women living through the American Revolution.
Join us for a virtual presentation as Professors Kete and Petrino introduce us to Lydia Sigourney’s central role as an American poet, educator, and rights activist and to the Lydia Sigourney Digital Archive Project.
Join us for a virtual presentation as David J. Kent takes us along for the ride to discover how Lincoln became the man we came to know, and how Connecticut helped Lincoln become president.
Join us for a virtual presentation as Orice Jenkins discusses one heroic resident of the North End, Mary Barlow.
Join us for a virtual presentation as Sandra Taitt Eaddy, a genealogist and historian, shares her research on Lewis Hazzard, a Civil War soldier who enlisted in Connecticut’s 29th Regiment.
