Week of Events
All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
A remarkable true story from the Western Front. All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 relives an astounding moment in history; in a silence amid the combat, a soldier steps into no man’s land singing “Silent Night.” Thus begins an extraordinary night of camaraderie between the Allied troops and German soldiers. They lay down […]
20th Anniversary Production of The Nutcracker
Ballet Theatre Company returns to the stage as it celebrates its 20th Anniversary production of The Nutcracker, on December 11 at 1pm and 6pm and December 12 at 2pm at The Bushnell’s Maxwell M. & Ruth R. Belding Theater. We are thrilled to announce that Lauren Lovette will be performing as the exquisite Sugar Plum […]
Online Lunch and Learn: Accounting for Labor in Colonial Connecticut
Online Lunch and Learn: Accounting for Labor in Colonial Connecticut
Please join us for a virtual presentation by Dr. Caylin Carbonell. Dr. Carbonell is a New England Regional Fellowship Consortium (NERFC) fellow who conducted research at the CHS this past summer. In seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Connecticut, the household was the primary site of the economy. Although we often think of white male household heads as […]
Behind The Scenes Tour: Remembering G. Fox & Co.
Behind The Scenes Tour: Remembering G. Fox & Co.
Join us for a behind-the scenes tour at the CHS to see our collection of memorabilia from Hartford’s most iconic department store. Our archives contain hundreds of goods sold over the years at G. Fox & Co., ranging from wedding gowns to toilet paper! You’ll also learn about Beatrice Fox Auerbach, the pioneering businesswoman who […]
Asian American Poets and Community Dialogue: Srinivas Mandavilli
Asian American Poets and Community Dialogue: Srinivas Mandavilli
Join us for a unique series of poetry readings and community dialogues! The Asian and Asian American Studies Institute at UConn and the Connecticut Historical Society, along with Make Us Visible CT, invite you to listen to Connecticut’s Asian American poets and explore personal stories and local histories. The third event in the series features […]