In this virtual presentation, Shea Hendry will discuss how adolescent participants in the loyalist exodus retained their legal rights to membership within both British and U.S. polities in the aftermath of independence.
In this virtual presentation, Jaimie Crumley will discuss how what historians have described as the fragility of freedom was made evident through the indenture system in early nineteenth-century Connecticut.
Join us for this virtual presentation, as Bryan discusses how self-publishers created and sold their books and highlights the stories of two New England self-publishers, including Hartford’s own James Mars.
Join us for this virtual presentation, as Dr. Eric Totten, a New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee, will discuss the eclectic experiences of the Connecticut Yankees in and around the Ancient City during the American Civil War.
Join us for this virtual presentation, as Dr. James Fortuna, a New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee, will investigate the CCC’s role as an agent of national transformation and considers the links between the New Deal’s treatment of the American landscape and its promotion of a new, more pluralistic national identity.
Join us for this virtual presentation, as New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee, Elliot Warren, discusses how local leaders in Connecticut were integral to the development of an ‘American’ political economy in the early Republic.
Join us for this virtual presentation as New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee, Dr. Blake Grindon, discusses the complex history leading up to the killing of Jane McCrea during the American Revolutionary War.
Join us for a virtual presentation as historian CJ Martin discusses his new book, The Precious Birthright: Black Leaders and the Fight to Vote in Antebellum Rhode Island, published by the University of Massachusetts Press.
Join us for this virtual presentation as Sam Wong and Evelyn Wong discuss the life of Kuang Qizhao, the official translator for the Chinese Educational Mission (CEM) in Hartford, Connecticut and his relationship with his neighbor, Mark Twain.
Join us for a virtual presentation as J. Christopher Kervick discusses his compelling new book, The Windsor Locks Canal: Yankee Enterprise and Irish Muscle.
Join us for a virtual presentation as historian Karin Wulf discusses her new book, Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in 18th Century British America.
Join us for a virtual presentation as Jeanne Douillard brings a unique, fresh look to the story of the silent presence of the French in New England.
