Family Program: Fall Harvest
Are you ready for fall? Families will look closely at historic images of autumn in Connecticut, make pumpkin decor, and play various fall-themed games, including pumpkin ring toss!
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Short Attention Span Literary Club
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United StatesThis month’s story is “Flight," by Doris Lessing.
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Summer Concert Series: Debra Cowan & Cate Clifford, Songs That Touch the Past
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United StatesJoin us for an outdoor concert featuring music from Debra Cowan and Cate Clifford as they present Songs that Touch the Past! As always, we are open at 5pm to...
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Date Night: The Roaring ’20s
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United StatesBring your special someone for a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum featuring clothes and pastimes from the 1920s. Then enjoy a Prohibition-era cocktail crafted by a mixologist from The Wise Old Dog.
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Lunch and Learn: Mouth to Mouth – The Tooth Trade in Washington’s World
VirtualIn this virtual presentation, Lucy Smith, New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee, will examine how this ideological shift fueled a tooth trade that traces the movement of early dentists throughout Connecticut, across the ocean, and at the intimate level of teeth moving from one mouth to another.
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Short Attention Span Literary Club
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United StatesThis month’s story is “Herman Wouk Is Still Alive," by Stephen King.
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Family Program: Pastime of the Americas
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the Museum! Families will explore the traveling Smithsonian exhibition "¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues" to learn more about the experiences of Latinos and Latinas in baseball throughout history and today. Then, they will design a unique team logo, pretend to be a sportscaster, and more!
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Lunch and Learn: A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington
VirtualIn this lunchtime talk, Will McLean Greeley will discuss how Connecticut Senator George P. McLean helped establish lasting legal protections for birds, overseeing passage of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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Opening Reception: Connecticut’s Bookshelf
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United StatesPlease join us for the in-person opening reception for the exhibition, Connecticut's Bookshelf.
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Homeschool Day
Join us for an interactive, hands-on educational experience designed for children of all ages! Workshops are offered throughout the day for different age groups. Each workshop includes a list of additional resources to encourage further at-home exploration of the workshop themes.
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Lunch and Learn: Hannah Watson and Women Printers in Early America
VirtualIn this lunchtime talk, New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee, C.C. Borzilleri, addresses how the work of women printers could prove to be the critical component in keeping print businesses and newspapers alive in early America.
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Endangered Eating and the Hunt for Rare Apples: Book Talk, Author Signing, and Cider Tasting!
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United StatesApples have been called the country’s “most endangered food.” Currently, 86% of apple varieties grown in the US have vanished, and four out of five are on the brink of...
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