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July 2024

Connecticut’s Changing Coast in the Era of Climate Change at Pardee-Morris House

July 14 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
The Pardee-Morris House, 325 Lighthouse Rd.
New Haven, 06512 + Google Map
Free
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Husbands & Lovers: Author Event with Beatriz Williams (in-person)

July 18 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
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The Original Promise Of America: “The Pursuit of Happiness”

July 18 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society, 227 South Main St
West Hartford, CT 06107 United States + Google Map
Free
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Inheriting Freedom: An Intergenerational Tour

July 20 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, 77 Forest Street
Hartford, CT 06105 United States + Google Map
$20
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Local Author Festival Reunion: Catch up with our Original Mystery Authors!

July 26 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
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Leaders of the Five Iroquois Nations

July 27 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Kellogg Environmental Center & Osborne Homestead Museum, 500 Hawthorne Ave
Derby, 06484 + Google Map
Free
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Dirty Blue Shirts to Bring Federal-Style Fashion to Pardee-Morris House

July 28 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
The Pardee-Morris House, 325 Lighthouse Rd.
New Haven, 06512 + Google Map
Free
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August 2024

Capitol America Book Talk and Luncheon

August 7 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Connecticut State Capitol, 210 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106 United States + Google Map
Free
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Long After We Are Gone: Author Event with Terah Shelton Harris (in person)

August 8 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
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Summer 2024 Guided Tours: From 1640 to Hartford in History Today

August 10 @ 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
ancient burying ground association, 60 Gold Street
Hartford, 06141 + Google Map
$5
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White Sails, Black Hands: The African American Experience on the Thames Boat Tour

August 10 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
City Pier New London, 1 Waterfront Park
New London, 06320 + Google Map
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Captivating Books and Stories Inspired by Sites along the Thames River Boat Tour

August 10 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
City Pier New London, 1 Waterfront Park
New London, 06320 + Google Map
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VIRTUAL LECTURE: The Day Impressionism Began

August 15 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$10
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A Home’s Legacy: Weston & James Melton

August 15 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
CT United States + Google Map
$15 – $20
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Gravestone Cleaning Workshop

August 17 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Memento Mori Cemetery, 71 Main Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
$20 – $25
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Mark Twain’s Companions & Cohorts

August 17 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$10.00
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The French and Indian War

August 17 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Kellogg Environmental Center & Osborne Homestead Museum, 500 Hawthorne Ave
Derby, 06484 + Google Map
Free
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Inheriting Freedom: An Intergenerational Tour

August 17 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, 77 Forest Street
Hartford, CT 06105 United States + Google Map
$20
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Author Visit with Joanna Schaffhausen, to celebrate the release of All The Way Gone!

August 20 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
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GALLERY TALK: Fresh Impressions: New Research on American Impressionism

August 21 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
Free
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American Revolution Hero Lafayette Returns to New Haven: Reenactor and Historian to Appear at New Haven Museum

August 21 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06510 United States + Google Map
Free
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Destination Westport: In Gatsby’s Shoes

August 22 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Longshore Marina, Lot F Parking Area 260 Compo Rd S City Westport
Westport, CT 06880 United States + Google Map
$20 – $25
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Conversation Club: Pat Wilson Pheanious

August 22 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
Free
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Well-Heeled and Wannabees. The Gilded Age along the Thames Boat Tour

August 25 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
City Pier New London, 1 Waterfront Park
New London, 06320 + Google Map
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LECTURE & DEMONSTRATION: The Impressionist Palette

August 25 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$15
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Water, Wampum & Medicine Wheels. Mohegan Life on the Thames Boat Tour

August 31 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
City Pier New London, 1 Waterfront Park
New London, 06320 + Google Map
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Submarines, Battlefields and Betrayers. Military on the Thames Boat Tour

August 31 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
City Pier New London, 1 Waterfront Park
New London, 06320 + Google Map
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September 2024

Submarines, Battlefields and Betrayers. Military on the Thames Boat Tour

September 1 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
City Pier New London, 1 Waterfront Park
New London, 06320 + Google Map
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Blowholes, Blubber & Breaches. Whaling Tales on the Thames Boat Tour

September 1 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
City Pier New London, 1 Waterfront Park
New London, 06320 + Google Map
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When the Aztec Eagle Soared Over Bridgeport with Abraham Lima

September 7 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Bridgeport Public Library, 925 Broad Street
Bridgeport, 06604 + Google Map
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Destination Westport: In Gatsby’s Shoes

September 7 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Longshore Marina, Lot F Parking Area 260 Compo Rd S City Westport
Westport, CT 06880 United States + Google Map
$20 – $25
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Lunch and Learn – “Anomalous Characters”: The Children of the Loyalists

September 10 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
online
Free
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Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall/Virtual Author Talk with Christophe Lebold

September 11 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
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Decoding the Antikythera Mechanism

September 12 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Fairfield University, Barone Campus Center, 1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, 06824 + Google Map
Free
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Samson Occom: Indigenous Sovereignty in Revolutionary Connecticut

September 12 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105 United States + Google Map
Free – $15
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Exhibition Curator Tour: “Playful Pastimes”

September 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Westport Museum for History and Culture, 25 Avery Place
Westport, 06880 United States + Google Map
$10
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Forgotten Leaders of the American Revolution

September 14 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Kellogg Environmental Center & Osborne Homestead Museum, 500 Hawthorne Ave
Derby, 06484 + Google Map
Free
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The Counterfeit Countess: Author & Book Discussion at the Greenberg Center

September 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
University of Hartford Wilde Auditorium, 200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117 United States + Google Map
Free
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The Battle of Ridgefield

September 18 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
St. Stephen’s Church North Hall, 353 Main Street, Ridgefield CT, 353 Main Street
Ridgefield, 06877 + Google Map
Free
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Luanne Rice at CT Authors Trail Finale

September 19 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
The Garde Arts Center, New London, 325 State St.
New London, 06320 + Google Map
Free
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Unearthing History: 2024 Virtual Lecture #4: Use and Sources Of Ohio Hopewell Fossil Shark Teeth

September 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
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How the Upper Crust Lived: The Gilded Age in Stamford 1865-1905

September 22 @ 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Exhibit will run thru June 2025 during normal museum hours Thursday-Satruday 10am-4 pm
Stamford History Center, 1508 High Ridge Rd.
Stamford, CT 06903 United States + Google Map
$10
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The Energy of Falling Water, Connecticut’s Early Mills

September 25 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Torrington Historical Society, 192 Main Street
Torrington, CT 06790 United States + Google Map
Free
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Poverty: lecture and discussion with Dr. Beth Merenstein

September 25 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
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Aftershocks of Disaster: Hurricane Maria

September 26 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, 1 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105 United States + Google Map
Free – $15
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Salisbury Forum Panel Discussion on Artificial Intelligence and Education

September 27 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Salisbury School, 251 Canaan Road
Salisbury, 06068 + Google Map
Free
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Destination Westport: Black Stories

September 28 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Westport Museum for History and Culture, 25 Avery Place
Westport, 06880 United States + Google Map
$10 – $15
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Colonial Portraits

September 28 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Kellogg Environmental Center & Osborne Homestead Museum, 500 Hawthorne Ave
Derby, 06484 + Google Map
Free
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October 2024

Creating and Failing the 9/11 Generation: Matthew Warshauer Author Event (in-person)

October 1 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
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Men of the 65th: Honoring Puerto Rican Borinqueneers at the New Haven Museum

October 3 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06510 United States + Google Map
Free
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Murder at King’s Crossing: Author Event with Andrea Penrose (in-person)

October 4 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
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Leaders of the Five Iroquois Nations

October 5 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Kellogg Environmental Center & Osborne Homestead Museum, 500 Hawthorne Ave
Derby, 06484 + Google Map
Free
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Elections and Cakes: Connecticut Revolutions at the New Haven Museum

October 5 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06510 United States + Google Map
Free
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Murder In an Italian Cafe: Author Event with Michael Falco (in-person)

October 7 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
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Reading for Change: Reading Group for Literary Activism

October 10 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
CT United States + Google Map
Free
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HYBRID The Evolution of a Revolutionary: Researching and Teaching Pedro Albizu Campos in Connecticut

October 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
CT United States + Google Map
FREE
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