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SUMMARY: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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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261215T120000
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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/
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SUMMARY:Short Attention Span Literary Club
DESCRIPTION:Once per month\, we get together to chat about short stories. Anyone can join in\, no commitment required! \nThis month’s story is “Five Bridges” by Colm Tóibín. Click here to read the story. \nThe club meets online using Zoom. Click here to register. You’ll receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link. \nWe’re offering this program for free\, but if you would like to make a donation to support our public programming\, please click here. Or\, to learn about the benefits of museum membership\, click here! \nQuestions? Contact Natalie Belanger\, Public Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org \n  \nFor information on how to request specific accommodations\, including ASL interpretation\, please visit our Accessibility at the Museum page.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/saslc-120/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270119T120000
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - The Story of Faith and Fortune
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation! \nJoin author Geoffrey Paul as he shares the fascinating story behind Faith and Fortune: Henry and Amelia Champlin and America’s Maritime Ascendancy\, co-authored with acclaimed historian Steven Ujifusa. Discover how the remarkable lives of Henry and Amelia Champlin\, rooted in Essex\, Connecticut\, intersected with the rise of American maritime commerce and New York’s emergence as a global trading center. \nIn this virtual presentation\, Geoffrey will share the inspiration\, historical discoveries\, including findings uncovered through research at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, and the journey of bringing this extraordinary story to life. From a small Connecticut seaport to the international stage\, Faith and Fortune reveals a compelling chapter of American history and the enduring legacy of one remarkable family. \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: Geoffrey Paul is an Essex\, Connecticut native\, co-owner of The Griswold Inn\, and lifelong student of local history. A former Wall Street executive\, he has spent decades researching and preserving the history and artifacts of Essex and the Connecticut River Valley. He lives in the former home of Captain Henry and Amelia Champlin\, whose lives are central to Faith and Fortune\, co-authored with maritime historian Steven Ujifusa. \nGeoffrey’s book\, Faith and Fortune: Henry and Amelia Champlin and America’s Maritime Ascendancy\, was published in November. To purchase a copy\, click here.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-faith-and-fortune/
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CATEGORIES:online programming
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - Standing Up and Speaking Out: Black Leaders and the Fight for Abolition
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation! \nBlack leaders in the 18th and 19th centuries advocated strenuously and spoke out courageously to end slavery and grant increased educational\, career\, housing and public accommodation opportunities within their community. Unfortunately\, we seldom hear their stories.   \nIn this virtual talk\, Gail B. MacDonald will introduce a few key figures from her recently published book\, Abolitionists of the Northeast: Black Leaders in the Antislavery Movement. Gail will bring to light these courageous leaders’ fight\, sometimes even in the face of extreme danger. \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:  Gail B. MacDonald is a long-time\, award-winning journalist and recently retired University of Connecticut journalism professor. She has a deep love of history and is the author of three history books. She regularly leads history-themed tours for Uncovering New London – One Story At A Time and previously for the Thames River Heritage Park. She is a native of Connecticut and lives in New London.  \nGail’s book\, Abolitionists of the Northeast: Black Leaders in the Antislavery Movement\, was published in May 2026. To purchase Gail’s book\, click here.   \n Image:  Abolitionists of the Northeast: Black Leaders in the Antislavery Movement book cover
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-standing-up-and-speaking-out/
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CATEGORIES:online programming
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SUMMARY:Short Attention Span Literary Club
DESCRIPTION:Once per month\, we get together to chat about short stories. Anyone can join in\, no commitment required! \nThis month’s story is “This Time and the Next” by Noel Quiñones. Click here to read. \nThe club meets online using Zoom. Click here to register. You’ll receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link. \nWe’re offering this program for free\, but if you would like to make a donation to support our public programming\, please click here. Or\, to learn about the benefits of museum membership\, click here! \nQuestions? Contact Natalie Belanger\, Public Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org \n  \nFor information on how to request specific accommodations\, including ASL interpretation\, please visit our Accessibility at the Museum page.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/saslc-121/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn - The Surprising New England Baking Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Presentation! \nJoin acclaimed food historians Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald for a lively introduction to their new book\, Northern Comfort: The New England Baking Tradition. This enticing volume draws history lovers and home cooks alike into the kitchen with fifty-two recipes for breads\, pies\, cookies\, and cakes. \nThe authors’ virtual illustrated talk will feature a selection of these recipes as they prepared them in their own home—including Third Bread\, Cod Pot Pie\, Marlborough Pie\, and Boston Cream Cake. One Connecticut culinary luminary in particular—Mrs. A. L. Webster\, author of The Improved Housewife (Hartford\, 1844)—figures prominently in this tale of New England baking. Stavely and Fitzgerald will discuss what they uncovered about Mrs. Webster’s life\, along with the four recipes of hers that appear in adapted form in Northern Comfort. \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 Speakers: Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald are the authors of three previous books on New England and American food history: America’s Founding Food (2004)\, Northern Hospitality (2011)\, and United Tastes (2017). Their work has appeared in Petits Propos Culinaires\, Smithsonian Magazine\, and elsewhere. America’s Founding Food was a 2005 AAUP “Best of the Best\,” and United Tastes received the 2018 Bruce Fraser Award for Public History in Connecticut. Their fourth book\, Northern Comfort: The New England Baking Tradition (New York University Press\, 2026)\, blends lively culinary history with tempting historical recipes adapted for the modern kitchen\, appealing to home cooks and history lovers alike. \nKeith and Kathleen’s new book\, Northern Comfort: The New England Baking Tradition\, was published in November 2026. To purchase the book\, click here.  If you would like a signed bookplate\, please email jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/lunch-and-learn-new-england-baking/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:online programming
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SUMMARY:Short Attention Span Literary Club
DESCRIPTION:Once per month\, we get together to chat about short stories. Anyone can join in\, no commitment required! \nThis month’s story is “Created He Them” by Alice Eleanor Jones. Click here to read. \nThe club meets online using Zoom. Click here to register. You’ll receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link. \nWe’re offering this program for free\, but if you would like to make a donation to support our public programming\, please click here. Or\, to learn about the benefits of museum membership\, click here! \nQuestions? Contact Natalie Belanger\, Public Programs Manager\, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org \n  \nFor information on how to request specific accommodations\, including ASL interpretation\, please visit our Accessibility at the Museum page.
URL:https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/saslc-122/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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