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First Sunday at Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center: Make star ornaments using straw, pushpins, wood boards, and needle and thread from 1-4 p.m. with KTM&HC Director of Education and Connecticut Explored #gamechanger Melissa Houston. keelertavernmuseum.org/events/343/first-sunday/

Community Day | Holiday Celebration & Maker's Market at New Britain Museum of American Art: Shop local artisans’ creations, marvel at the holiday displays, and explore the galleries to the sounds of carols by Dr. Violin with family-friendly scavenger hunts. nbmaa.org/events/community-day-holiday-celebration-makers-market ...
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When was the color line broken in the Hartford Fire Department? Hear inspiring first-hand stories of growing up in Hartford’s African American community in the North End and dive into the detective work done to uncover the story of William Henry Jacklyn, Hartford’s first Black firefighter.

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We were excited to welcome the new CT State Historian Andy Horowitz at our 20 x 20 Anniversary Game Changers gala! Watch his full speech on our Youtube page: youtu.be/OnZTJ96gGRY ...
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Let's hear from more of our 2022 CT History #GameChangers! Stay tuned as our honorees continue to tell their stories!

Today we highlight New London Black Heritage Trail: A new walking trail created out of city-community collaboration and composed of 15 sites in New London that uses plaques with QR codes to link to an extensive website of local stories highlighting 300 years of Black resilience and accomplishment.

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Treat yourself or a loved one to something unforgettable this holiday season. Oliver Wolcott Library’s 3rd Annual Week of Wonder Online Auction features unique travel packages, fantastic gift items, and one-of-a-kind local Connecticut experiences. Bid on a private chocolate experience offered by Thorncrest Farm in Goshen, CT. Choose from your choice of one of 9 exquisite pieces from Lawrence Jeffrey Estate Jewelers. Treat yourself to a year of mani pedis at the Spa at Litchfield Hills. And so much more! BID NOW at owlauction2022.ggo.bid/bidding/package-browse ...
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In this episode recorded at the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Twain scholar and University of St. Joseph Professor of English Emerita Kerry Driscoll explores one of the last unexamined aspects of American author and humorist Mark Twain. Twain, a resident of Hartford from 1871 to 1891, wrote some of his most beloved works while living in Hartford and was generally known for championing the underdog. But Driscoll unflinchingly reveals here and in her book, Mark Twain Among the Indians and Other Indigenous Peoples, Twain’s blind spot when it came to America’s first peoples.

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In this episode recorded at the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Twain scholar and University of St. Joseph Professor of English Emerita Kerry Driscoll explores one of the last unexamined aspects of American author and humorist Mark Twain. Twain, a resident of Hartford from 1871 to 1891, wrote some of....
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Next we highlight Student Activism to Enact PA 1912 Legislation: Honoring student activists who played an important role in the passage of an act that mandated all public high schools to offer a course on African-American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latinx studies.

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To the original peoples of this continent, each day is a day to give thanks to the Creator. Thanksgiving ceremonies have always taken place whenever Native people have gathered, and food and feasts often serve as focal points. An interesting article on Native American recipes (The Native chefs are Javier Kaulaity, Clayton Jones, Justin Pioche, Elena Terry, Brian Pekah, Monie Horsechief, and Anthony Warrior) by journalist #evelynkanter ecoxplorer.com/2022/11/thanksgiving-recipes-from-native-american-chefs/ (Image: Percy Sandy (A:shiwi [Zuni], 1918–1974). “Blue and White Corn Grinding,” 1930–1940. Taos, New Mexico. 23/3320. (National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian) ...
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Looking forward to #Thanksgiving?
Food historians Keith Staveley and Kathleen Fitzgerald join State Historian Emeritus Walt Woodward at his dinner table in Columbia for a talk about traditional New England holiday foods - authentic and not-so-authentic – and the stories behind them.

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Food historians Keith Staveley and Kathleen Fitzgerald join state historian Walt Woodward at his dinner table in Columbia for a talk about traditional New England holiday foods - authentic and not-so-authentic – and the stories behind them. PLUS, Keith and Kathy brought along 9 truly histori...
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Earlier this fall our CTE #GameChangers Elena Rosario and Pablo Delano gathered at the Park Street Library@the Lyric to discuss how their work celebrates and documents the Puerto Rican community in Hartford. The conversation was hosted by Jasmin Agosto, Community Outreach Coordinator for the Hartford History Center at the Hartford Public Library.

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Two young men.

Henry Opukaha'ia, a native of Hawaii, who died in Cornwall, CT in 1818. Albert Afraid of Hawk, a Lakota Sioux native who died in Danbury in 1900.

Nick Bellantoni was the archaeologist tasked with helping return the remains of each of these men to their homes and families, more than a century after they had died.

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