Join us in welcoming Erika Slocumb as she shares more about the history of Holyoke’s Black community through oral histories, archival digs, and more.
In honor of Black History Month, the Greenwich Historical Society welcomes Jeffrey Fletcher of the Ruby and Calvin Fletcher African American Museum.
Join Dr. Jason Chang as we learn about Connecticut’s connection to the trade in indentured Asian workers through a graphic history and animated short.
South Asian Americans have been a presence in the United States for more than 130 years. Early immigrants from South Asia worked on farms and factories, helped build railroads, fought for India’s freedom from British rule, and struggled for equal rights in the United States. Today, more than 5.4 million individuals in the U.S. trace … Read more
The “Thirteen Moons” program is an in-depth view of the Pequot’s relationship to the seasons and lifeways. This lecture will also highlight topics of historic preservation, environmental Indigenous activism, food sovereignty, and traditional eastern woodland histories and lifeways. This session will be led by MPMRC Public Programs Manager Nakai Northup, a passionate advocate and activist … Read more
New York City has long been a refuge for LGBTQ people who, in turn, have helped shape the history and culture of the city, region, and nation through countless historic places. Yet, until recently, these contributions went largely unknown and uncelebrated. Since 2015, the award-winning NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project has worked to flip the … Read more
Help us to fulfill our mission to preserve and interpret Greenwich history to strengthen the community’s connection to our past, to each other and to our future.
