Reflecting on Civil War Commemoration – How Remembering the Past Changes It: Old State House Conversation at Noon – Tues, April 8, 2014

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                                                                                                                                                                          For Immediate Release
                                                                                                                                                                          March 24, 2014
                                                                                                                                                                          Contact: Chris Zaccaro
                                                                                                                                                                          (860) 246-1553 ext. 116
                                                                                                                                                                          chris.zaccaro@cga.ct.gov

Reflecting on Civil War Commemoration –

How Remembering the Past Changes It

Old State House Conversation at Noon – Tues, April 8, 2014

Even 150 years later, no event in American history generates as much debate as the Civil War. How have perceptions of the war changed over time?  Do we view it differently than we did 50 years ago? Does our location change our perception? 

Join us to discover the answers to these questions and more as we host our featured speaker, Dr. Matthew Warshauer, during our next installment of Conversations at Connecticut’s Old State House on Tuesday, April 8^th at 12 p.m.

Dr. Warshauer, Co-Chair of the Connecticut Civil War Commemoration Commission, a Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University and Editor of the recently published book Inside Connecticut and the Civil War: Essays on One State’s Struggle will be joined by two of the book’s authors, James E. Brown and Emily Gifford, for a panel discussion moderated by the Connecticut Network (CT-N)’s Diane Smith.

Brown, a corporate attorney and Civil War expert authored the chapter “Guns and Butter: How Connecticut Financed the War” and Gifford, an accomplished history, religion and social movement researcher and writer, authored the chapter “From Decoration Day to the Centennial Commission: Civil War Commemoration in Connecticut, 1868-1965.”

 Following this free event, Dr. Warshauer, Brown and Gifford will each be on hand for book signings. Copies of Inside Connecticut and the Civil War: Essays on One State’s Struggle will be available for purchase in the Old State House Gift Shop. Bring your lunch and enjoy the Conversation, which will last from noon to 1 p.m. Funding has been provided by Connecticut Humanities.

Located in Hartford just minutes from the Connecticut Science Center, Wadsworth Atheneum and the riverfront, Connecticut’s Old State House invites visitors of all ages to discover that their voices matter, and that words, ideas, persuasion and debate really can change minds – and, quite possibly, the world. The building served as the Constitution State’s original seat of government from 1796 to 1878. For more information on admission prices, upcoming events and parking discounts nearby, become a fan of Connecticut’s Old State House on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or visit us online at www.ctoldstatehouse.org.

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