The Museum of Connecticut History offers all sorts of options to learn about the history of Connecticut!
Offsite Programs
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Digging Into History
Doughboy Discovery
Doughboy Discovery
From Rochambeau to Edwards: 250 Years of Franco-Connecticut Friendship
There is a long-standing relationship between the people of Connecticut and the people of France. From the days of the American Revolution when comte de Rochambeau marched through our state and Admiral d’Estaing sailed our waters to the First World War when General Clarence Ransom Edwards lead the Yankee Division into battle on the Western Front, Connecticut has always had a soft spot for our friends across the pond. Pittsley will examine this friendship through the words of officers and soldiers, the monuments on our landscapes, and the continuing efforts to reinforce those bonds of friendship forged across time and battlefields.
From Rochambeau to Edwards: 250 Years of Franco-Connecticut Friendship
Hiking Through History
Connecticut Sampler
A Comfortable Front: Harry Everett Townsend and the Realities of War
Townsend was one of the 8 sanctioned war artists, and this presentation examines the intersection of his art and the reality of trench warfare. Photos, letters and firsthand accounts from Connecticut soldiers are used to add further context to the narrative of WWI. Developed for the New Britain Museum of American Art to accompany a Townsend exhibit they did in 2018.
A Comfortable Front: Harry Everett Townsend and the Realities of War
Connecticut Invents
Connecticut Invents! is a standards based hands on education program for children who are entering the 4th or 5th grade. The program celebrates Connecticut inventors and inventions while letting the kids become inventors themselves. Connecticut Invents! highlights the numerous inventors and inventions that have come from our state over the past 200 years. Students will be introduced to many famous and not so famous Connecticut inventions including the Colt revolver, the toothpaste tube, Frisbee, tape measure, Wiffleball, can opener, submarine and many more.
Connecticut Invents
Connecticut in the Great War
Connecticut in the Great War