Short Attention Span Literary Club

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT

This week's selection is the classic "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.

Short Attention Span Literary Club

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT

This week's selection is the classic "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.

Asian American Poets and Community Dialogue: Debora Kuan

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT

Join us for a unique series of poetry readings and community dialogues! The Asian and Asian American Studies Institute at UConn and the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, along...

Asian American Poets and Community Dialogue: Debora Kuan

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT

Join us for a unique series of poetry readings and community dialogues! The Asian and Asian American Studies Institute at UConn and the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, along...

Short Attention Span Literary Club

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT

This week's selection is the story that launched Mark Twain to fame (and Hartford), "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."

Short Attention Span Literary Club

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT

This week's selection is the story that launched Mark Twain to fame (and Hartford), "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."

Witches in Connecticut

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT

Join us for an evening edition of our popular "Coffee Hour" series. Tonight, you'll learn about Connecticut's history of witch hunting.

Witches in Connecticut

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT

Join us for an evening edition of our popular "Coffee Hour" series. Tonight, you'll learn about Connecticut's history of witch hunting.

Witches in Connecticut

The harrowing story of the hanging of witches in Colonial New England continues to haunt our present-day imagination. The trials and executions of witches in Connecticut predated the more famous Salem witch panic by over 40 years. Join CMCH staff online via Zoom to hear the stories of some of the women and men accused, tried, and executed as witches.  You’ll learn how Connecticut successfully controlled the spread of witch accusations long before Salem erupted in panic and violence.