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Happy Birthday Caroline
Happy Birthday Caroline
Happy 120th birthday, Caroline! Celebrate the extraordinary woman that was […]
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Reading of the Declaration of Independence
Reading of the Declaration of Independence
Celebrate the power of freedom and community as New Londoners share in the reading of the Declaration of Independence paired with excertps from Frederick Douglass' speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"
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Second Saturdays: What is Freedom?
Second Saturdays: What is Freedom?
The Declaration of Independence was read publicly for the very first time in Suffield on July 8, 1776. Visitors will read this important document together and wonder how the Burbank family may have thought of the new nation. Inside the museum, hear about the first newspapers and how residents were informed of important events. Budding journalists will create their own front page to share with others. Which stories will you include?
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Summer History Lab at the Phelps-Hatheway House
Exciting discoveries await those who venture into secrete spaces! Phelps-Hatheway's believed summer program returns for 2022 with new activities and crafts in store.
$215
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Sunset Sounds: Leala Cyr Group
Sunset Sounds: Leala Cyr Group
Bring a lawn chair and a picnic dinner and enjoy music in the lovely setting of the Butler-McCook historic garden on the Richard P. Garmany Fund Music & Education Terrace at the Amos Bull House.
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Landmarks Lunch & Learn: Gallery Talk Georges Annan-Kingsley
Landmarks Lunch & Learn: Gallery Talk Georges Annan-Kingsley
Join Cote d’Ivoire native and Hartford artist Georges Annan-Kingsley for a conversation and discussion of his work on display in the Amos Bull House in Hartford, as well as his recent 2021 mural installation in Hartford.
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Trade, Slavery, and the Great Awakening: Stories of the Thames Based on a Colonial Diary
Trade, Slavery, and the Great Awakening: Stories of the Thames Based on a Colonial Diary
Spend an afternoon with Hempsted staff on the Thames River Heritage Water Taxi to learn about New London's history. Joshua Hempsted began his diary in 1711 as a way to keep track of his many business activities, court sessions, and travels, as well as ship traffic and many other events important to New London. Join Hempsted Staff on a guided boat tour as we explore trade, slavery, and the Great Awakening through entries from Joshua Hempsted’s Colonial Diary.
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