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Ways We Communicate: Winter 2020 – 2021

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OPENING SOON
“Brian Keith Stephens: Almost True Tales”
February 6 - May 30, 2021

This exhibition explores Stephens’ fascination with animals as mythic symbols across time and culture. In vibrant, figurative paintings, he draws on iconography, fables, and folk tales from around the world to invest his animal subjects with meaning and emotion, revealing a common cultural language that resonates with children and adults alike.

The virtual opening will be on Friday, February 5 from 6-7 PM. Click the link to register 👉 bit.ly/3bX32Se
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R esearching family history for the publication of her parents’ love letters was interesting and fun, Hamden author Jill Snyder says. It was also healing. While telling the story of her parents’ courtship, Snyder learned a larger story about her Black family’s ancestry and, ultimately, herself...
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In this episode of our podcast #GratingTheNutmeg, learn more about Polish-Jewish history and how our guest Dr. Leon Chameides survived the Nazi occupation of Poland as a Jewish child. Dr. Chameides spent the war years as a very young child hidden in a Ukrainian Greek-Catholic monastery. Recorded by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford and so-sponsored by Voices of Hope. Read more about the story here www.ctexplored.org/a-jewish-childs-experience-of-war/
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a day of service to honor and celebrate the work of Dr. King. Artists have long worked for social justice, creating pieces that encourage viewers to look, think, work, and feel, commenting on the world around us.

Contemporary artist Willie Cole has used poetic word puzzles to explore issues of race, power, and cultural identity in his work. A sculptor, painter, assemblage, and conceptual artist, Cole makes art by repurposing ordinary objects and is best known for his use of the steam iron, creating scorch marks that reference African art imagery and slave ships, speaking to the Black experience. This piece uses various word associations and erasure to define and comment on art, language, and culture in a playful way.
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A project for students/ families: Can you create an acrostic poem that relates to Dr. King’s legacy? Find a relevant word like “Rights” or “Justice” and write it going down a page. Then use each letter of that word to start a sentence or phrase moving across the page that relates or comments on the topic. #MLKDay2021
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Hey that’s our book African American Connecticut Explored! Stop by the wonderful museum shop for your copy!The Museum Shop is celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. with inspiring books, gifts, and accessories. We are open tomorrow from noon-5pm, stop by in-person or browse a selection online at bit.ly/shopMLKday. ⁣
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MLK Community Day: Messages of Hope activities: Free art packs to design a mixed-media collage from home will be available, and King's celebrated 'I Have A Dream' speech will be playing on loop in the Hartford Courant Room from noon-2pm. ⁣
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CT sports history with one click!
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Highly recommended!We are so excited!! Private William Webb (aka our very own Kevin Johnson) will be our first speaker of 2021! And you'll be able to watch it right here on January 28 so stay tuned for more details! ...
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What other famous foods and drinks have been made in CT? See all the tasty stories with one click:
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CT - home of legendary figures?
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Read about CT's oldest history all in one click!
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Did you know all these items were made in CT? See all our #MadeInCT stories with one click:
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One of our new remote learning lesson plans!A family farm is a small business run by one family. They grow crops, raise livestock or take care of other farm animals, maintain buildings and equipment, and sell the products from the farm.
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Find all our CT maritime stories with one click!
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She’s a German ship. Take at the end of WW2
She's a beauty!
I've been aboard her. Just a wonderful vessel. For those unfamiliar with her, she is a war prize for she was first built as a training ship for the German Navy. Somewhere, I have a photo my wife took of me, standing exactly where Hitler stood the day she was first commissioned. The Soviet Union got her sister ship.
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Connecticut's 102nd Infantry Regiment experienced their first gas attacks, heard nonstop artillery barrages, and watched daily battles in WWI from underground tunnels and trenches. Read the whole story in our current issue - order yours now on our website: ctexplored.org/shop ...
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“I believe strongly that every Black family should document its history,” said city...
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Fresh air and history!Need to get out of the house after a week of Zoom meetings and helping the kids with their remote learning? Sign up for one of our new docent-led outdoor guided walks. You can get some fresh air, stretch your legs, and learn about three centuries of history at Keeler Tavern or the impact Cass Gilbert had on the tavern and its surroundings. Tours are capped at eight participants. To learn more, go to keelertavernmuseum.org/events/221/outdoor-guided-tours. #familyfriendly #covidsafe #outdoors #walk #walking #getinyoursteps #history #livinghistory #colonialera #architect #artsandculture #ridgefieldct ...
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