lunch and learn

Landmarks Lunch & Learn | Restoring History & Honoring Humanity

Please note: This program has been rescheduled from December 13, 2023. Can’t make the new date? Register for free to have a link to view a recording of the conversation emailed to you!

In 2023, staff at three Connecticut Landmarks sites worked with local teachers and students through the Witness Stones Project to learn about the lives of people who were enslaved at our sites. Learn more about this project with Lynn Mervosh, Site Administrator, who was part of the process at the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden.

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This program is part of our Landmarks Lunch & Learn virtual lecture series, presented the second Wednesday of each month, June–November, 12–1 pm. Make deeper connections to the history of our people, buildings, and landscapes! See the full line-up here.

If you have any questions, please contact Public Engagement Manager Shaelyn Amaio at shaelyn.amaio@ctlandmarks.org.

This event will be held over Zoom. Registrants will receive a link to view the program the day of the event. Advance registration required.

While there is no admission fee for Landmarks Lunch & Learn programs, donations to support ongoing programming at Connecticut Landmarks are always appreciated!

CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing site to access your benefits.

By Shaelyn Amaio|2023-12-11T13:15:08-05:00July 28th, 2023|Nathan Hale Homestead, Virtual Program|Comments Off

Landmarks Lunch & Learn | Stories We Don’t Tell You: Lesser-Known Tales of the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden

Go beyond the bestseller with Site Administrator Peg Shimer to learn about Vice Presidents, movie stars, pasta dinners, and the art of a well-made martini!

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This program is part of our Landmarks Lunch & Learn virtual lecture series, presented the second Wednesday of each month, June–November, 12–1 pm. Make deeper connections to the history of our people, buildings, and landscapes! See the full line-up here.

If you have any questions, please contact Public Engagement Manager Shaelyn Amaio at shaelyn.amaio@ctlandmarks.org.

This event will be held over Zoom. Registrants will receive a link to view the program the day of the event. Advance registration required.

While there is no admission fee for Landmarks Lunch & Learn programs, donations to support ongoing programming at Connecticut Landmarks are always appreciated!

CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing site to access your benefits.

By Shaelyn Amaio|2023-09-19T12:24:34-04:00July 28th, 2023|Bellamy-Ferriday House, Virtual Program|Comments Off

Slavery to Emancipation: The Seward Legacy and the Politics of Anti-Slavery

Seward Museum staff will detail the Seward family’s involvement in the fight against slavery by highlighting relationships and political moves. The Sewards participated in controversial trials, pushed the bounds of New York and national slavery laws, and offered their house as a stop on the Underground Railroad. Frances Seward was also very good friends with Harriet Tubman and supported her in various ways.

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If you have any questions, please contact Site Administrator Lynette Fisher at hempsted@ctlandmarks.org.

This event will be held over Zoom. Registrants will receive a link to view the program the day of the event. Advance registration required.

Photograph of William Seward, N. D. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/scsm000882/.

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By Shaelyn Amaio|2023-07-12T10:09:37-04:00July 12th, 2023|Hempsted Houses, Virtual Program|Comments Off

Landmarks Lunch & Learn | I feel less distant when I write to you: Frederic Palmer’s Italian Letters

Bridget Pupillo, Freelance Translator and Adjunct Professor at Connecticut College, discusses her recent project translating the Italian-language letters of Frederic Palmer and partners from his time in Europe in the 1930s.

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This program is part of our Landmarks Lunch & Learn virtual lecture series, presented the second Wednesday of each month, June–November, 12–1 pm. Make deeper connections to the history of our people, buildings, and landscapes! See the full line-up here.

If you have any questions, please contact Public Engagement Manager Shaelyn Amaio at shaelyn.amaio@ctlandmarks.org.

This event will be held over Zoom. Registrants will receive a link to view the program the day of the event. Advance registration required.

While there is no admission fee for Landmarks Lunch & Learn programs, donations to support ongoing programming at Connecticut Landmarks are always appreciated!

CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing site to access your benefits.

By Shaelyn Amaio|2023-05-10T13:16:16-04:00May 10th, 2023|Palmer-Warner House, Virtual Program|Comments Off

Landmarks Lunch & Learn | Reverend John Hale’s Role in the Salem Witch Trials

Travel back in time to meet Nathan Hale’s great grandfather, Reverend John Hale, who was a preacher in Beverly, Massachusetts, when local girls began accusing women in the community of witchcraft.

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This program is part of our Landmarks Lunch & Learn virtual lecture series, presented the second Wednesday of each month, June–November, 12–1 pm. Make deeper connections to the history of our people, buildings, and landscapes! See the full line-up here.

If you have any questions, please contact Public Engagement Manager Shaelyn Amaio at shaelyn.amaio@ctlandmarks.org.

This event will be held over Zoom. Registrants will receive a link to view the program the day of the event. Advance registration required.

While there is no admission fee for Landmarks Lunch & Learn programs, donations to support ongoing programming at Connecticut Landmarks are always appreciated!

CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing site to access your benefits.

By Shaelyn Amaio|2023-04-19T09:43:02-04:00April 19th, 2023|Nathan Hale Homestead, Virtual Program|Comments Off

Landmarks Lunch & Learn | Jim Crow America: The Green Book in New London, 1937-67

In 1937, Victor H. Green published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a travel guide to businesses where Black customers would be welcome. Historian Tom Schuch discusses New London sites from the book that can help us understand life in mid-20th century America.

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This program is part of our Landmarks Lunch & Learn virtual lecture series, presented the second Wednesday of each month, June–November, 12–1 pm. Make deeper connections to the history of our people, buildings, and landscapes! See the full line-up here.

If you have any questions, please contact Public Engagement Manager Shaelyn Amaio at shaelyn.amaio@ctlandmarks.org.

This event will be held over Zoom. Registrants will receive a link to view the program the day of the event. Advance registration required.

While there is no admission fee for Landmarks Lunch & Learn programs, donations to support ongoing programming at Connecticut Landmarks are always appreciated!

CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing site to access your benefits.

By Shaelyn Amaio|2023-04-19T09:24:26-04:00April 19th, 2023|Hempsted Houses, Virtual Program|Comments Off

Landmarks Lunch & Learn | McCook’s Main Streets

From 1865 to 1927, Reverend John James McCook spent his days on East Hartford’s Main Street as the pastor of St. John’s Episcopal Church, and his evenings on Hartford’s Main Street as the patriarch of the Butler-McCook family. Learn about his life, his work at the Edward Tuckerman Potter-designed church, and his family’s continued connection to the parish.

Register Now

This program is part of our Landmarks Lunch & Learn virtual lecture series, presented the second Wednesday of each month, June–November, 12–1 pm. Make deeper connections to the history of our people, buildings, and landscapes! See the full line-up here.

If you have any questions, please contact Public Engagement Manager Shaelyn Amaio at shaelyn.amaio@ctlandmarks.org.

This event will be held over Zoom. Registrants will receive a link to view the program the day of the event. Advance registration required.

While there is no admission fee for Landmarks Lunch & Learn programs, donations to support ongoing programming at Connecticut Landmarks are always appreciated!

CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing site to access your benefits.

By Shaelyn Amaio|2023-04-19T09:16:45-04:00April 19th, 2023|Hartford Properties, Virtual Program|Comments Off