"History for All: Telling Stories of Everyone's Past" - Conversations at Noon, Tuesday, July 21

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For Immediate Release
June 29, 2015
Contact: Chris Zaccaro
chris.zaccaro@cga.ct.gov
(860) 246-1553 ext. 116

How can museums and cultural institutions take a broader view of Connecticut history and include the people who are often discounted or even ignored? On Tuesday, July 21 Laurie Pasteryak Lamarre, Executive Director of the Institute for American Indian Studies, will begin a discussion on how museums and interpreters have shaped our past, the challenges museums face in trying to share everyone’s story and how we can take a more expansive look at Connecticut history.

Following Ms. Lamarre’s talk, the Connecticut Network’s (CT-N) Diane Smith will lead a panel conversation with special guests Frank Mitchell, Assistant Director and Curator of the The Amistad Center for Art & Culture, Ruth Garby Torres, an independent scholar and author, and Jody Blankenship, Executive Director of the Connecticut Historical Society. Together the panel will discuss who we really once were and our museums’ roles in accurately interpreting the past.

History for All: Telling Stories of Everyone’s Past, an installment of Conversations at Noon, is free and open to the public. The program will begin noon and attendees are encouraged to both bring their lunch and join the conversation.

Located in historic downtown Hartford, Connecticut’s Old State House served as a seat of government for the Constitution State from 1796 to 1878. The Old State House Shop, located on the Main Street side of the building, provides visitors an opportunity to purchase quality-made Connecticut and Hartford themed gifts, products and apparel. The interactive History is All Around Us exhibition by the Connecticut Historical Society, located in the Mortensen Gallery of the lower level of the Old State House, allows visitors to explore over 300 years of Hartford and Connecticut history. 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 http://www.ctoldstatehouse.org.

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