Connecticut State Community College Capital and Connecticut’s Old State House are pleased to present the 2024 Hartford History Lecture Series beginning in October. Building upon Connecticut State Community College Capital’s signature Hartford Heritage Project, the series is open to the general public and includes four lectures on Thursday evenings at Connecticut’s Old State House and a walking tour on Saturday, October 12. The lectures will also be live-streamed. Admission is free. For more information and to RSVP, click here: https://bit.ly/HartfordHistory2024.
“We’re excited to continue collaborating on this series,” says Mariana García de la Noceda, Public Programs & Exhibits Manager at Connecticut’s Old State House. “Hartford has such a rich history. We love bringing to light the fascinating stories of real people living and working in diverse communities within the city. We can learn so much and add context to what we’ve learned about American history by delving into local history.” García de la Noceda works closely with Fiona Vernal, Director of Engaged, Public, Oral, and Community Histories (EPOCH) and Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at the University of Connecticut and Connecticut State Community College Capital Professor Jeffrey Partridge, who helped launch the series with historian and preservationist William Hosley in 2018. Together they tap into the wealth of local academic researchers and historians’ knowledge to further explore Hartford’s heart. The schedule is as follows:
William Saunders and His World: The History of a Black Merchant Tailor and His Lineage in Hartford with Dr. Fiona Vernal, UConn History Department
Thursday, October 3, 2024 | 5:45 pm to 7:00 pm
Hot Summers in the City: Hartford’s Urban Unrest, 1967-1969 with Elena Rosario, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan
Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 5:45 pm to 7:00 pm
Walking Tour: Tracing the Footsteps of Hartford’s First Black Church
Saturday, October 12, 2024 | 10:00 am at Center Church, 675 Main St
A Black Ecological Return to Charter Oak Terrace with Dr. Channon Miller American Studies and History, Trinity College
Thursday, October 17, 2024 | 5:45 pm to 7:00 pm
A Commitment to Caribbean History and Cultural Heritage in Hartford: Digitizing the Lloyd Best Archive in Trinidad & Tobago with Dr. Christina Bleyer, Watkinson Library, Trinity College
Thursday, October 17, 2024 | 5:45 pm to 7:00 pm
The 2024 Hartford History Lecture series is supported by funding through CT Humanities in alignment with the America 250 | CT Commission. Special thanks to our partners at the Hartford Heritage Project and UCONN Department of History.
