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SUMMARY:Stamford's Mosaic of Historic Places History Talk with Wes Haynes
DESCRIPTION:Many buildings and structures that we experience daily embody stories of benchmark events\, movements and people important in Stamford’s history. The presentation will look at a sample of historic places and what they tell us about the past 250 years of local history on the eve of the next year’s national celebration of the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. \nWes Haynes is a Stamford native and resident who recently retired from a 45 year career as an architectural historian and historic preservation specialist in the tri-state area. He currently serves on the boards of the Merritt Parkway Conservancy\, Emerson Hall Foundation at the Unitarian-Universalist Church\, and Adirondack Architectural heritage in upstate New York. \n$20 admission for members\, $15 for non-members.
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/stamfords-mosaic-of-historic-places-history-talk-with-wes-haynes/
LOCATION:Stamford History Center\, 1508 High Ridge Rd.\, Stamford\, CT\, 06903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activity,America 250 CT,Discussion,March 2026,Talks, Lectures, Presentations
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SUMMARY:Book Voyagers
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exciting 4-session book series! “Rise with Resilience: From Struggle to Strength” explores how to manage and navigate the challenges life presents to us through reading and discussing four books. The focus is on resilience; the ability to bounce back\, be flexible and cope. Share your thoughts and ideas with the group as we see if we can increase our resilience together! Program dates are Thursdays at 6PM: March 5\, 12\, 19 and 26\, 2026. Participating families receive a copy of each book\, while supplies last. For more information or to register\, contact the library at (860) 243-9721\, or visit https://bplct.org/ .
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/book-voyagers-6-2026-03-12/
LOCATION:Prosser Public Library\, One Tunxis Avenue\, Bloomfield\, CT\, 06002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Voyagers,Discussion,Family Activity,March 2026
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SUMMARY:Book Voyagers
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exciting 4-session book series! “Rise with Resilience: From Struggle to Strength” explores how to manage and navigate the challenges life presents to us through reading and discussing four books. The focus is on resilience; the ability to bounce back\, be flexible and cope. Share your thoughts and ideas with the group as we see if we can increase our resilience together! Program dates are Thursdays at 6PM: March 5\, 12\, 19 and 26\, 2026. Participating families receive a copy of each book\, while supplies last. For more information or to register\, contact the library at (860) 243-9721\, or visit https://bplct.org/ .
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/book-voyagers-6/
LOCATION:Prosser Public Library\, One Tunxis Avenue\, Bloomfield\, CT\, 06002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Voyagers,Discussion,Family Activity,March 2026
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T160000
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SUMMARY:The Hidden History of Slavery in New York Film Screening\, Q & A\, and Local History Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an important and illuminating afternoon featuring two powerful speakers whose work brings hidden histories into the light—both nationally and right here in Stamford. \n🎬 Award-Winning Film Screening & Q&A \nLarry Epstein\, two-time Emmy Award–winning journalist and documentary producer\, will present his filmThe Hidden History of Slavery in New York\, winner of an award at the 67th Annual New York Emmy Awards. \nWritten\, produced\, and researched by Epstein\, this 30-minute documentary confronts a largely untold chapter of American history: New York City’s central role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Through the lens of high school student Richard French IV\, the film explores how slavery was deeply rooted in the North—revealing New Amsterdam as a major epicenter and Wall Street as the country’s largest slave market in the 17th and 18th centuries.The film features Bryan Stevenson\, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative\, offering critical historical context that challenges what many of us were taught in school. \nA Q&A with Larry Epstein will follow the screening. \n🗣 Local History\, Personal Legacy \nOur second speaker\, Bria Scott\, brings history home through her ongoing family research. Bria is a descendant of Henry Scott\, a Stamford resident and active member of the city’s working community during a time when Black residents faced profound barriers to visibility and opportunity. \nThrough newly uncovered documentation\, photographs\, and newspaper coverage—including features in The Advocate—Bria has traced her ancestor’s civic engagement\, labor activism\, and participation in a May Day protest in Stamford. These images and records place Henry Scott directly within the city’s social and labor justice history. \nAs Bria shares\, these stories matter not just to her family\, but to Stamford itself—representing the everyday lives\, courage\, and dignity of Black residents whose contributions shaped the city\, even when they were not formally celebrated. \n✨ This Black History Month\, we invite you to learn\, reflect\, and engage with history that is too often overlooked—yet deeply essential. \n📅 Friday\, February 28⏰ 1–4 PM📍Stamford History Center \n🎟 $15 General Admission\, $10 Admission for SHC Members
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/the-hidden-history-of-slavery-in-new-york-film-screening-q-a-and-local-history-presentation/
LOCATION:Stamford History Center\, 1508 High Ridge Rd.\, Stamford\, CT\, 06903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences, Workshops & Seminars,Discussion,February 2026,Special Events,Talks, Lectures, Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T153000
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SUMMARY:Experiences at the Bruce: Discussion with Barrett Klein\, author of The Insect Epiphany: How Our Six-Legged Allies Shape Human Culture
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday\, February 22 as author\, scientist\, and insect expert Barrett Klein takes us on a journey as he discusses how our six-legged allies shape human culture. \nRegistration is recommended. This event is free with admission.
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/experiences-at-the-bruce-discussion-with-barrett-klein-author-of-the-insect-epiphany-how-our-six-legged-allies-shape-human-culture/
LOCATION:1 Museum Dr\, One Museum Drive\, www.brucemuseum.org\, Greenwich\, 06830
CATEGORIES:Discussion,February 2026
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SUMMARY:The Underground Railroad in Ridgefield: A hidden piece of Black history\, revealed
DESCRIPTION:Ridgefield Town historian Jack Sanders will be joined on Saturday\, Feb. 21\, at 2 pm. (snow date Feb. 28) by Ira Joe Fisher for a conversation centered around Sanders’ book\, Uncle Ned’s Mountain\, Three centuries of African Americans — free and enslaved — in a small New England town. The Black History Month event is presented by the Ridgefield Historical Society and The Meetinghouse in Ridgebury and is part of both organizations’ commemoration of the 250th  anniversary of America in 2026. \nSeveral years ago\, Mr. Sanders discovered and wrote about the existence of a station on the Underground Railroad that had been quietly maintained by Ned and Betsy Armstrong\, a Black couple who were well-known in the Ridgebury community. Ira Joe Fisher\, an acclaimed broadcaster and Ridgefield Poet Laureate\, is a lively interlocutor\, as he and Mr. Sanders demonstrated in their last Ridgefield Historical Society program together\, a discussion of Mr. Sanders’ book\, Here Lyes Ye Body\, in October. \nTheir conversation will take place at 2 p.m. at the Meetinghouse (in the historic Ridgebury Congregational Church\, 605 Ridgebury Road). The hour-long program will touch on many other aspects of the lives of Black Americans in Ridgefield\, from the earliest days of the town to present day. A reception will follow and books will be available for purchase and signing.
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/the-underground-railroad-in-ridgefield-a-hidden-piece-of-black-history-revealed/
LOCATION:The Meetinghouse\, 602 Ridgebury Road\, Ridgefield CT\, 06877
CATEGORIES:Discussion,February 2026,Talks, Lectures, Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T193000
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SUMMARY:Black Inventors Who Made the Stuff Around Us
DESCRIPTION:The movie “Hidden Figures” has shown there are many aspects of history that remain unknown. Dr. Ainissa Ramirez will share inventions that were created by Black inventors—from the light bulb to the mailbox to the ice cream scoop—during her presentation\, “Black Inventors Who Made the Stuff Around Us\,” at the New Haven Museum on Thursday\, February 12\, 2026\, at 6 p.m. Preceded by a reception at 5:30 p.m. Register here. The NH250 event is free with regular museum admission. \nFrom Jim West’s microphone to mathematician Gladys West’s pioneering work in creating GPS\, Ramirez will feature the life and work of Black innovators who made things we use every day.  She will also share the work and life of New Haven’s own Sarah Boone (1832-1904)\, who was awarded one of the first U.S. patents given to an African American woman for her improvements to the ironing board. Her invention made it possible to iron corsets and other tight-fitting clothing that were in fashion at the time. Boone worked as a dressmaker and lived at 30 Winter Street in New Haven and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/black-inventors-who-made-the-stuff-around-us/
LOCATION:New Haven Museum\, 114 Whitney Ave\, New Haven\, CT\, 06510\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250 CT,Discussion,February 2026,Talks, Lectures, Presentations
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