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SUMMARY:Faces from the past: A history mystery that connects a family to Ridgefield
DESCRIPTION:Six portraits from the early 19th Century\, which comprise a remarkable art and history mystery\, will be displayed and their story will be revealed on Sunday\, March 15\, at 2 p.m. by Melanie Beal Marks\, principal researcher and owner of CT House Histories. She is a member of the Historic Preservation Committee of the Ridgefield Historical Society\, which is hosting the event with Lounsbury House\, where the talk will take place. Ms. Marks will share the  story of how the portraits came to her attention and how she found the keys to unlocking the mystery of who is in this group of portraits. \nThe program is part of the Ridgefield Historical Society’s commemoration of the 250 anniversary of America in 2026. \nThis will be the very first time that this collection of portraits has been publicly displayed; they are on loan from a private collector for the afternoon program. This program was originally scheduled in February but was rescheduled due to illness. \n 
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/faces-from-the-past-a-history-mystery-that-connects-a-family-to-ridgefield/
LOCATION:Lounsbury House\, 316 Main Street\, Ridgefield\, 06877
CATEGORIES:America 250 CT,Exhibitions, Tours & Openings,January 2026,Talks, Lectures, Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T160000
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SUMMARY:Lockwood-Matthews Mansion: Irish American Art in collaboration with Quinnipiac University
DESCRIPTION:On March 12\, 2026\, 12-4 p.m.\, The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum\, in collaboration with Quinnipiac University and Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum of Fairfield\, will inaugurate its 2026 Season with the opening of a new exhibition titled\,  A Journey of Hope: The Irish American Immigrant Experience\, followed by a reception at 5:30-7:30 p.m. generously sponsored by O’Neill’s Irish Pub and Restaurant\, and featuring music from The Shamrogues. The show will run through May 17\, 2026\, and feature paintings and sculptures displayed in the Mansion’s Art Gallery as well as in the Servants’ Quarters. Viewing will be included with the purchase of a guided tour. Please visit www.lockwoodmathewsmansion.com for additional information. \nFormer President of Ireland\, Michael D. Higgin stated that “The Irish Famine of 1845 to 1852 was the greatest social calamity\, in terms of morality and suffering\, that Ireland has ever experienced. From 1845 to 1855\, over 1.5 million people emigrated from Ireland to America searching for a better life. This exhibition will highlight the topic of Irish immigration to America in the 19th century using art as a visual reference. This exhibit will connect directly to the early history of the Mansion\, when most of the domestic staff was Irish and where today’s visitors will have an opportunity to revisit the Servants’ Quarters with an installation of sculptures by Irish American artists. \nIreland’s Great Hunger Museum of Fairfield contains the world’s largest collection of Great Hunger-related art by noted contemporary Irish and Irish American artists as well as several period paintings by some of Ireland’s most important 19th-century artists. Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum of Fairfield exists at the intersection of art\, history\, and moral imagination. Rooted in the story of Ireland\, but speaking to the wider world\, the museum strives to remember what happens when a society turns away from its most vulnerable – and to honor the resilience of those who endure. \nThis exhibition will be curated by Ryan Mahoney who is the Project Manager at the Springfield Museums in Springfield\, MA. A graduate of St. John Fisher College (BA) and the University at Albany (MA)\, Mahoney has over 15-years of experience working in the museum field\, including serving as Executive Director for both the Irish American Heritage Museum in Albany\, NY and Ireland’s Great \nHunger Museum at Quinnipiac University in Hamden\, CT. Active in the Irish American Community\, Mahoney has served as a national board member for the Irish American Cultural Institute and as a board member of the United Irish Societies of the Capital District. He also was an active member of the Albany St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee. In 2016\, Mahoney was named a recipient of the 40 under 40 Award by the Irish Echo. \nLMMM’s contemporary art exhibits are sponsored in part by Designer/Artist/Author Gail Ingis\, and Kathy Olsen\, CPA.LMMM’s 2026 programs are made possible in part by LMMM’s 2026 Season Distinguished Benefactors: The City of Norwalk\, The Maurice Goodman Foundation\, Inc.\, and Lockwood-Mathews Foundation\, Inc.; LMMM’s Leadership Patrons: Dr. Michele and Attorney Miklos Koleszar; and The Sealark Foundation. For more information on tours and programs\, please visit www.lockwoodmathewsmansion.com\, email info@lockwoodmathewsmansion.com\, or call 203-838-9799.
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/lockwood-matthews-mansion-irish-american-art-in-collaboration-with-quinnipiac-university/
LOCATION:Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum\, 295 West Avenue\, Norwalk\, CT\, 06850\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions, Tours & Openings,March 2026,Ongoing Exhibits
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ORGANIZER;CN="Susan Gilgore":MAILTO:info@lockwoodmathewsmansion.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T180000
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SUMMARY:The Great Migration in Hartford
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public! \nJoin us at the Connecticut Museum with Dr. Channon Miller of Trinity College\, who will discuss the impact of the early 20th-century migration of Black Americans from the South to Northern cities. The Great Migration is a story of Black way making in America. In this talk with Dr. Miller\, the North End of Hartford’s place in this national mosaic comes to life with its accounting of how Black people in the area moved towards freedom and possibility on a terrain of struggle. \nCome early to view our brand new exhibition\, Drawn Here: Stories from Hartford’s North End. \nThis program is the first in our spring series that was developed as a companion to the Making History\, Making Change Lecture Series\, organized by Smithsonian Affiliations. \n 
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/the-great-migration-in-hartford/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions, Tours & Openings,February 2026,Talks, Lectures, Presentations
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ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Museum of Culture and History":MAILTO:kmazzacane@connecticutmuseum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T193000
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SUMMARY:An Unfinished Revolution at 250
DESCRIPTION:Historian and author Michael D. Hattem will present “An Unfinished Revolution at 250” at the New Haven Museum on Wednesday\, February 25\, 2026. Hattem will discuss the unique role that the Revolution has had in American life and the longstanding tradition in American history of remembering the nation’s founding as an “unfinished revolution.” The free NH250 event will be held at 6 p.m. and preceded by a reception at 5:30 p.m. Register here. \nHattem is an American historian with interests in early America\, the American Revolution\, and historical memory. His lecture will be based on his newest book\, “The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History”(Yale University Press\, 2024)\, which was a finalist for the 2025 George Washington Prize. \nHattem notes that the principles of the Revolution have been constantly redefined to fit the needs of the times. “Countless social movements —including abolitionists\, suffragists\, and the civil-rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s—have tried to win popular support by depicting their causes as attempts to fulfill the ideals of the American Revolution\,” he says. He explains  that abolitionists were the first Americans to celebrate the Declaration of Independence specifically for its preamble and the statement that “all men are created equal.” \nWhile sharing his hope that visitors gain an understanding that the 250th anniversary offers an opportunity to redefine those principles for our own times\, Hattem adds\,“ As we commemorate the anniversary of American independence\, this long and surprising history serves as a critical reminder of the importance of redefining the Revolution in ways that are meaningful and useful in the present.”
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/an-unfinished-revolution-at-250/
LOCATION:New Haven Museum\, 114 Whitney Ave\, New Haven\, CT\, 06510\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250 CT,Exhibitions, Tours & Openings,February 2026
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T180000
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SUMMARY:Portraits of Patriots: Colonel John Trumbull and Five Fellow Patriots From Connecticut in the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special event to reflect on America at 250! \nAuthor Damien Cregeau will present material from this new book\, Portraits of Patriots: Colonel John Trumbull and Five Fellow Patriots From Connecticut in the American Revolution. The book tells the fascinating stories of the famous artist as he not only struggles to become an artist but also fights in combat as an aide de camp. It also illustrates his talented but troubled sister\, Faith Trumbull Huntington\, her husband\, General Jedediah Huntington\, his brother\, Colonel Ebenezer Huntington\, and Samuel Webb of Wethersfield\, who served as an aide de camp to Generals Putnam and Washington\, fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill and eventually held the Bible at Washington’s Presidential Inauguration in 1789. \nThis presentation brings these stories to life with a wonderful set of paintings by John Trumbull as well as the artwork of Faith (some of which are in the collection of the Connecticut Museum) and others. \nCopies of the book will be available for purchase by the author. \nTickets\n$15 General Admission\n$10 for Connecticut Museum Members\nFree for Connecticut Museum Member levels $150+ \n 
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/portraits-of-patriots-colonel-john-trumbull-and-five-fellow-patriots-from-connecticut-in-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250 CT,Exhibitions, Tours & Openings,February 2026,Talks, Lectures, Presentations
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ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Museum of Culture and History":MAILTO:kmazzacane@connecticutmuseum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T170000
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SUMMARY:All That Makes Life Bright
DESCRIPTION:On a quest to make a better life for themselves and their families\, three activists connect with people and artifacts on this plane and the next. Join us as we look at letters\, spirit journals\, and funerary jewelry in this year’s All That Makes Life Bright. Sip wine\, eat chocolate\, engage in 19th-century Valentine’s Day\, and view objects from the collections. \nBefore the tour begins\, guests are invited to:\n🍷 Sip wine and savor chocolate in a Valentine’s Day ambiance\n💌 Explore letters from Harriet Jacobs and Isabella Beecher Hooker\n📜 Read Harriet Jacob’s gold embossed letter\n📃 Read Harriet Stowe’s letter of support for Reverend Strother\n🪶 Read Isabella Beecher Hooker’s letter of astonishment at her daughter’s reaction to suffrage\n💫 View mourning jewelry\n🖋 Victorian valentines \nAt 3:30 & 4:00 PM\, the experience deepens as guests step into the historic home for an exclusive Spirits Tour\, uncovering the power of spiritualism to transform a struggle for freedom and equal rights. \nThis is a one-night-only event blending history\, intrigue\, and the allure of love on this plane and the next. \n❤️ Space is limited — reserve your spot now!
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/all-that-makes-life-bright/
LOCATION:Harriet Beecher Stowe Center\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions, Tours & Openings,February 2026,Talks, Lectures, Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T193000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening Reception - Drawn Here: Stories from Hartford's North End
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public! \nJoin us at the Museum for the opening reception of our new exhibition\, Drawn Here: Stories from Hartford’s North End\, which explores the migration history and culture of Hartford’s North End through a series of original graphic novels developed by local students and professional artists\, augmented by audio interactives and items from the North End’s history. Creative writing and history come together to examine themes of movement\, identity\, and belonging. \nDuring the reception\, hear from the exhibition developers and community members involved in bringing this exhibition to life. Enjoy themed refreshments\, meet the artists\, and be among the first to explore this unique exhibition up close. \nGet free tickets to reserve your spot! \nAbout the Exhibition: \nThe North End has been home to migrants for hundreds of years. The experiences of the Irish\, Italians\, Eastern Europeans\, Black Southerners\, West Indians\, Puerto Ricans\, and others who have made the neighborhood their home\, whether briefly or for generations\, add nuance and depth to our understanding of what it means to be American. \nAs you walk through the exhibition\, immerse yourself in five unique stories developed by students of Classical Magnet School in Hartford\, CT\, and illustrated by professional artists. Through interactive audio elements\, hear the voices of community members past and present\, and discover objects from the North End’s history. \n 
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/exhibition-opening-reception-drawn-here-stories-from-hartfords-north-end/
LOCATION:Connecticut Museum of Culture and History\, 1 Elizabeth Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions, Tours & Openings,February 2026
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ORGANIZER;CN="Connecticut Museum of Culture and History":MAILTO:kmazzacane@connecticutmuseum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T160000
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CREATED:20260120T222152Z
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SUMMARY:Windsor Historical Society Opens New Exhibit in Honor of America250
DESCRIPTION:In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence\, Windsor Historical Society presents “For the Common Good: 250 Years of Windsor Civic Life\,” opening Saturday\, February 7th. This exhibit honors the bold\, creative\, and determined ways residents have shaped civic life\, from organizing community festivals to leading movements for justice and equality. Through powerful stories and vivid images and artifacts\, visitors will discover how generations of Windsorites have worked\, protested\, volunteered\, and celebrated together to build a stronger\, more inclusive community. \n“For the Common Good: 250 Years of Windsor Civic Life” opens to the public via guided tours Saturday\, February 7. The exhibit will remain open through December 2026 during regular museum hours\, Wednesday-Saturday 11 a.m to 4 p.m. Free admission to the exhibit is made possible through a grant from Windsor Federal Bank. \nFor more information\, or to learn about related programs\, visit WindsorHistoricalSociety.org or email info@windsorhistoricalsociety.org. To learn more about WindsorCT250 events around town\, visit Windsorct250.org.
URL:https://cthumanities.org/event/windsor-historical-society-opens-new-exhibit-in-honor-of-america250/
LOCATION:Windsor Historical Society\, 96 Palisado Ave\, Windsor\, CT\, 06095\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions, Tours & Openings,February 2026
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