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SAVE THE DATE! Don't miss the Annual Revolutionary War Encampment on Saturday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy a day of free family fun with the 5th Connecticut Regiment! At noon, enjoy a performance by Connecticut bluegrass band Audrey Mae.

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The Cheney Company of Manchester, once the owners of a model company town, is forced to sell its company housing in 1937.
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Our Annual Meeting is on Thursday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford, 335 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford.

To sign up: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/xWdLeIgPoJrcXxP6rRQuxA

Program: Remembering Abe Ribicoff: Lessons for Today.

Join us to learn more about the career of New England's first Jewish governor, and what lessons we might take from his career for politics today.

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Thomas Carty, professor of history at Springfield College and author of: A Catholic in the White House: Religion, Politics, and John F. Kennedy's Presidential Campaign
Jonathan Harris, former state legislator, commissioner, and senior adviser to Gov. Lamont;
Art House, Connecticut's Chief Cybersecurity Risk Officer, who served as Ribicoff's chief of staff in the Senate from 1976-1980 ...
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This Saturday!
CT’s grave markers experience harsh weather, neglect and vandalism. But they can be preserved with proper care and attention. Attend an introduction to the care of brownstone, marble and slate markers with one of the state’s foremost outdoor sculpture conservators.
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by Mary Donohue (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. FALL 2008 Subscribe/Buy the Issue! As my interview with club owner Brian Phelps began, the story of Toad’s Place and other small, gritty clubs in countless American college towns unfolded. Phelps, who has been there almost since the beginning, joined T...
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New Episode of our podcast now streaming! Listen: bit.ly/39vOBFr / Apple Podcasts / Spotify

In 1822, the Hartford Retreat for the Insane was chartered as one of the first mental health centers in the United States, and the first hospital of any kind in CT. In 2022, the CHS is exploring of the story of mental health in our state. Recently, the Connecticut Historical Society Museum and Library invited Dr. Harold I (Hank) Schwartz to talk about the history of the Hartford Retreat, renamed the Institute of Living in the 20th century. His presentation took us through the state of mental health care in the early 1800s, the reasons for the founding of the Retreat, and its place in the development of modern psychiatry. ...
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By Mary M. Donohue SPRING 2012 LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST: Shack Attack! Summer Eats in Connecticut Imagine it’s summertime and the living is easy. Proprietors of all kinds of seasonal roadside eateries take down the winter shutters and put up the awnings, get out the gaudy signs, restock the kitchen, ...
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by Mary M. Donohue (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. WINTER 2009/2010 Subscribe/Buy the Issue! “The Berlin Turnpike (1942) is our Via Sacra, and the Olympia Diner (1952) our Triumphal Arch.” — Dennis Barone, in “Pike Pique: When Will the Berlin Turnpike Get the Respect it Deserves?,” The Hartf...
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Looking to tour The MATT? Join us every Saturday at 1 PM for a free guided tour that is included with admission! This Saturday there will be a tour of the new exhibition “Shipwrecks”, an exhibition of 60 haunting photographs from locations around the world by Stefano Benazzo. Learn more about more upcoming summer exhibitions and tours at mattmuseum.org ...
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By Mary M. Donohue with Kory Mills (c) Connecticut Explored, Fall 2015 Steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie was both reviled as the enemy of the working man and known as the “Patron Saint of Libraries.” Between 1881 and 1919 he funded the construction of 2,509 libraries throughout the English-speaking w...
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It’s historic preservation month and we’re exploring historic skyscrapers with CTExplored’s own Mary Donohue! Plus her latest Grating the Nutmeg about the Merritt Parkway, the latest exhibitions to see and more! ...
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Discover the history and stories of the Windsor Locks Canal on a Hike Through History led by Patrick Smith Curator of the Museum of Connecticut History in Hartford. This will be a flat 3.5 mile hike on a paved surface that features beautiful scenery, fascinating history, occasional wildlife and if we time it right maybe some gorgeous spring greenery. This program is free and suitable for ages 8 and up. Event will be held rain or shine unless weather conditions are too hazardous. #Hikingthroughhistory #windsorlockstrail #CThistory #connecticut

Please email patrick.j.smith@ct.gov or Robert.kinney@ct.gov to reserve a spot as space is limited.

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