Coffee Hour with CMCH: Remembering G. Fox & Co.

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

Join us for an overview of the history of Hartford’s most iconic department store and the story of Beatrice Fox Auerbach, the pioneering businesswoman who led G. Fox & Co. through its golden age.

Virtual Family Activity: Objects Tell Stories

Have you ever wondered why people always look unhappy in historic photos? Were they always bored? Did they just dislike smiling? Tune into this episode of Objects Tell Stories to investigate this mystery! Then, find your favorite family photo and share it with us! This episode will be released on Wednesday, July 1 at 1:00 pm.

Virtual Family Activity: Objects Tell Stories

Have you ever wondered why people always look unhappy in historic photos? Were they always bored? Did they just dislike smiling? Tune into this episode of Objects Tell Stories to investigate this mystery! Then, find your favorite family photo and share it with us! This episode will be released on Wednesday, July 1 at 1:00 pm.

Virtual Family Activity: Kat’s Creative Corner

Where did colonists get their food? What did they like to eat? Tune into this episode of Kat’s Creative Corner to travel back in time and explore life during colonial times! Then, learn how to make a special colonial recipe! This episode will be released on Wednesday, July 8 at 1:00 pm.

Virtual Family Activity: Kat’s Creative Corner

Where did colonists get their food? What did they like to eat? Tune into this episode of Kat’s Creative Corner to travel back in time and explore life during colonial times! Then, learn how to make a special colonial recipe! This episode will be released on Wednesday, July 8 at 1:00 pm.

Short Attention Span Literary Club

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

This week's online story club takes on Dashiell Hammett, the master of "hardboiled detective" fiction.

Short Attention Span Literary Club

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

This week's online story club takes on Dashiell Hammett, the master of "hardboiled detective" fiction.

Coffee Hour with CMCH: From Hoopskirts to Flappers

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

Browse through our clothing collection to see the dramatic change in women's clothing from the Civil War era to the Roaring '20's.

Coffee Hour with CMCH: From Hoopskirts to Flappers

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

Browse through our clothing collection to see the dramatic change in women's clothing from the Civil War era to the Roaring '20's.

Virtual Family Program: Objects Tell Stories

Have you ever heard of Sergeant Stubby? Tune into this episode of Objects Tell Stories and uncover the story of Sergeant Stubby, a heroic dog from WWI, and celebrate his many acts of bravery during the war. This episode will be released at 1:00 pm.

Virtual Family Program: Objects Tell Stories

Have you ever heard of Sergeant Stubby? Tune into this episode of Objects Tell Stories and uncover the story of Sergeant Stubby, a heroic dog from WWI, and celebrate his many acts of bravery during the war. This episode will be released at 1:00 pm.

Hamilton: How the Musical Remixes American History

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

Celebrate the release of Hamilton on Disney + by tuning in to this live, online talk. We’ll learn what this amazing musical gets right and gets wrong about Alexander Hamilton, the American Revolution, and the birth of the United States -- and about why all that matters.