A large obelisk lists the names of the male founders of Hartford buried in the Ancient Burying Ground, but this is not the whole story. This program will look at the lives of women, ranging from the daughters, wives, and widows of those men to the Native, African, and African-American female servants and enslaved women … Read more
Join us in welcoming Dr. Meadow Dibble of the Atlantic Black Box as she illuminates the history of a tragedy on the high seas and shares lessons we can draw from this story today. Recording of virtual lecture now available.
Join us in welcoming Maisa Tisdale, President and CEO of The Mary & Eliza Freeman Center for History and Community as she details the story of Little Liberia and shares the expansion of ongoing efforts to restore and preserve this historic community. Recording of virtual lecture now available.
The Greenwich Historical Society is pleased to mark the debut of our annual Shining a Light lecture series with a virtual talk by Dennis Culliton, Director and co-founder of The Witness Stones Project, sharing the story behind the origins of the project and detailing the initiative’s historical recovery process. Recording of virtual lecture now available.
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