EHS Winter Lecture Series: Week 3
Join your friends and neighbors with the return of Essex Historical Society's (EHS) popular Winter Lecture Series, hosted by our partners at Essex Meadows. This year's theme highlights the American…
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Essex Meadows 30 Bokum Rd, Essex, CT, United States
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ONLINE Steeped in Secrecy: The Boston Tea Party, 250 Years Later
Virtual Program hosted by the Waterford Public LibraryThe story of tea has always been infused with intrigue, particularly when it became a flash point for tensions between England and Colonial America. Learn about the brewing political problems tea…
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Working for the Revolution: Patriot Women’s Lives During the War
Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society 227 S Main St, West Hartford, CT, United StatesTickets available now at: https://noahwebster.yapsody.com/event/index/852655/Working-for-the-RevolutionThe talk will explore how women contributed to the American Revolutionary effort politically, economically, intellectually, and even militarily. Using original sources like newspapers, court records, letters, and…
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A Day in Revolutionary Stockbridge
Stockbridge Library Museum & Archives Main Street 46, Stockbridge, United StatesThe American Revolution comes to Stockbridge! Please join us for a day of programs and events to mark the 250th anniversary of the year in which the Declaration of Independence…
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Living History – Life in Colonial Times w/ Josiah Bartlett
Newbury Public Library 933 State Rte 103, Newbury, NH, United StatesLiving History - Life in Colonial Times w/ Josiah Bartlett Join us for an interactive evening of living history! See a snapshot of everyday experiences during the colonial times in…
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Lunch and Learn: Faith Trumbull Huntington: An Eighteenth-Century Woman Encounters War
VirtualVirtual PresentationFaith Trumbull Huntington (1742/43-1775) was an extremely well-educated young colonial woman from Lebanon, CT. Obsessively pious as well as artistically gifted, she was the eldest daughter of merchant, and…
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Musket Maintenance & Safety Workshop
Camp Carpenter – Scouting America 1500 Bodwell Road, Manchester, NH, United StatesTaught by Jim Casco Casco Historical Arms Services This practical workshop teaches the care, inspection, and maintenance of flintlock muskets. Through demonstrations and supervised hands-on practice you’ll learn how to…
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Portraits of Patriots: Colonel John Trumbull and Five Fellow Patriots From Connecticut in the American Revolution
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United StatesJoin us at the Museum to learn about the Revolutionary War activities of the connected Trumbull and Huntington families.Damien Cregeau will present material from this new book, Portraits of Patriots:…
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“To Break the Siege: The Noble Train Arrives”
Hartwell Tavern 112 North Great Rd., Lincoln, MA, United StatesIn late January 1776, a “Noble Train,” of artillery commanded by Colonel Henry Knox, arrived outside of Boston. These cannon played a key role in breaking the siege and providing…
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“To Break the Siege: The Noble Train Arrives”
Hartwell Tavern 112 North Great Rd., Lincoln, MA, United StatesIn late January 1776, a “Noble Train,” of artillery commanded by Colonel Henry Knox, arrived outside of Boston. These cannon played a key role in breaking the siege and providing…
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Michael Hattem: An Unfinished Revolution at 250 at New Haven Museum
New Haven Museum 114 Whitney Avenue., New Haven, CT, United StatesHistorian and author Michael Hattem will present “An Unfinished Revolution at 250” at the New Haven Museum on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. Hattem will discuss the unique role that the…
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Cabin Fever History Series: From Liberty to Legacy: Exploring American Ideals in the Musicals 1776 and Hamilton with Michael Langlois
East Hampton Public Library 105 Main St, East Hampton, CT, United States1776 and Hamilton: two American musicals telling the story of the founding of our nation. Let’s look at these revolutionary musicals and their contrasting visions of an American society at…
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Celtic & Colonial Music
Newbury Public Library 933 State Rte 103, Newbury, NH, United StatesIn celebration of St. Patrick's Day and the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution come listen to some Celtic and Colonial Mustic at the Newbury Public Library. https://www.newhampshire250.org/events Added by…
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Celtic & Colonial Music
Newbury Public Library 933 State Rte 103, Newbury, NH, United StatesIn celebration of St. Patrick's Day and the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution come listen to some Celtic and Colonial Mustic at the Newbury Public Library. https://www.newhampshire250.org/events Added by…
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The 1776 Book Club
Online , United StatesThe Association for the Study of Connecticut History (ASCH) and the New England History Teachers Association (NEHTA) will be sponsoring a book-study program related to America250 themes; the series will…
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CT 1776: A Revolutionary Event: The Connecticut Conference of America 250
Central Connecticut State University 1615 Stanley St, New Britain, CT, United StatesPrepare for the Revolution!! Join us at Central Connecticut State University and our many partner organizations for a two-day conference that explores Connecticut’s history as it transitioned from colony to…
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION™ Living History Event: Proceed to Canada
Ft. Ticonderoga, NYIn this one-day living history event experience Ticonderoga as a supply hub for the Northern Department of the Continental Army, keeping soldiers alive in Canada. Watch as we recreate trains…
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Academic Conference on “The Meanings and Uses of the Declaration of Independence at 250 Years”
Avon Old Farms School 502 Old Farms Rd, Avon, CT, United StatesThis unusual conference brings together college professors, secondary educators, and high-school students in sessions that feature scholarly papers and teaching demonstrations devoted to exploring the historical context, societal uses, and…
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION™ Living History Event: Emissaries to Canada
Ft. Ticonderoga, NYJoin Fort Ticonderoga for this one-day living history event to examine the tenuous American in Canada in April 1776. Meet the special committee from the Continental Congress, including Benjamin Franklin…
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REAL TIME REVOLUTION™ Living History Event: Emissaries to Canada
Ft. Ticonderoga, NYJoin Fort Ticonderoga for this one-day living history event to examine the tenuous American in Canada in April 1776. Meet the special committee from the Continental Congress, including Benjamin Franklin…
