Bring your sweetie or bestie to the museum for a look at some of the weirdest and creepiest items in our vaults, then relax and fortify yourself with a Halloween-themed cocktail.
Join CMCH staff in this virtual presentation to hear the stories of some of the women and men accused, tried, and executed as witches in Connecticut in the 1600s.
Dive with us into Lincoln's controversial suspension of habeas corpus during the Civil War, with Judge Douglas S. Lavine as your guide, in this free, virtual program.
Did you know that the CMCH offers a free class that helps green card holders prepare for the American Civics naturalization exam?
Drop in for an informal gallery talk about our latest exhibition.
Join us for a free, virtual talk to learn about Newport Gardner, an enslaved African who became a major free black community leader in Rhode Island during the post-Revolutionary years.
Help us celebrate the debut of our interactive, games-based exhibition!
Take a tour of the museum’s collections spaces while you learn more about pioneering businesswoman Beatrice Fox Auerbach and her iconic department store.
Take a tour of the museum’s collections spaces while you learn more about pioneering businesswoman Beatrice Fox Auerbach and her iconic department store.
Take a tour of the museum’s collections spaces while you learn more about pioneering businesswoman Beatrice Fox Auerbach and her iconic department store.
Do you fondly remember wearing leg warmers and making mixtapes on cassettes? Or are you a Millennial or Gen Z-er who just missed the '80s but are obsessed with Stranger Things? Either way, this night is for you! Trivia categories will include general knowledge, infused with '80s flair. Totally radical prizes for the winning teams! Extra points awarded to teams who come in their best '80s clothes! Families welcome.
Before there were asylums in America there was mental illness, but how did early Americans understand and deal with it? In this talk, learn about melancholia, a form of mental illness plaguing colonial New England, its types and treatments, and the surprising connection between real cases and the emergence of an American literary tradition.
