Ann Plato of Hartford: Pioneering Black Writer

Stranger in a Strange Land:  Ann Plato’s Strategy for Autonomy as Evidenced in Essays; Including Biographies and Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose and PoetryJoin Antoinette Brim-Bell for a fascinating discussion about […]

Summer Concert Series: Band of Steady Habits

TODAY: The Band of Steady Habits ... The acoustic Band of Steady Habits came together in 2014 to share their love of music, and to use their talents to help create […]

Untangling the Tally: The Logistics of Elections

Untangling the Tally: Take a deep dive into how modern elections work and the various ways citizens engage with this core system of democracy. This series aims to untangle the […]

Justice & Faith Hartford Walking Tour

Join us for a special walking tour around Hartford's East side exploring the stories of historic activists who once lived and thrived in the neighborhood. For almost two hundred years, African […]

Untangling the Tally: Media and Elections

Untangling the Tally: Take a deep dive into how modern elections work and the various ways citizens engage with this core system of democracy. This series aims to untangle the […]

Conversations at Noon: The Legacy of James L. Smith

Join Regan Miner, Executive Director of the Norwich Historical Society, and Sandra Soucy, retired Social Studies teacher from the Norwich Free Academy and Norwich Historical Society Board Member, as they […]

Untangling the Tally: Barriers to Voting

Untangling the Tally: Take a deep dive into how modern elections work and the various ways citizens engage with this core system of democracy. This series aims to untangle the […]

Connecticut’s Old State House Farmers Market

Stop by Connecticut's Old State House Farmers Market every Friday from 10am to 2pm between July 1st and October 28th .In 1643, the General Court of Connecticut established a weekly Market […]

2022 Election Cake Bake Off

On Saturday, November 5 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Connecticut’s Old State House in Hartford will host its first in-person Election Cake Bake-Off, a competition featuring entries from professional bakers […]