Connecticut’s Old State House: The 1843 Petition – Gaining Religious Freedom for CT Jews

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For Immediate Release
May 16, 2016
Contact: Chris Zaccaro
chris.zaccaro@cga.ct.gov
(860) 246-1553 ext. 116

Hartford, CT – Connecticut’s Old State House will host its next installment of Conversations at Noon, The 1843 Petition: Gaining Religious Freedom for Connecticut Jews, on Tuesday, May 24. Keynote speaker Mary M. Donohue, the Assistant Publisher of Connecticut Explored magazine, will discuss the Jewish community’s 1843 petition to the Connecticut General Assembly for full religious equality during a time where Connecticut’s State Constitution deliberately excluded Jewish congregations.

Following her talk, Donohue will join a panel that includes the University of Hartford’s Dr. Bilal Dabir Sekou and Connecticut’s State Historian Dr. Walter Woodward for a discussion on how the state’s residents, both past and present, have used petitions to effect change. The Connecticut Network’s (CT-N) Diane Smith will moderate the discussion.

This program is co-sponsored by Connecticut Explored magazine. The Conversations at Noon series is supported by Connecticut Humanities. The event, which begins promptly at noon, is free and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring their lunch and ask questions of the panel.

Future Conversations at Noon include…

Industry, Activism, & Community in 19^th Century Connecticut: June 7 at Noon.  Dr. Jason Mancini, Director of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, will discuss industrialist, political activist and community leader Isaac C. Glasko. Described at having both Native and African American ancestry, Glasko’s success as a black smith highlights the opportunities for and the limitations of people of color in 19^th century Connecticut. Following his talk, Dr. Mancini will be joined by Kathleen Housley, author of The Letter Kills but the Spirit Gives Life, and Bishop John Selders, Co-Founder of Moral Money CT, for a panel discussion on social activism. Free to attend. Co-sponsored with Connecticut Explored magazine.

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 and online at shop.ctoldstatehouse.org, provides visitors an opportunity to purchase quality-made Connecticut and Hartford themed gifts, products and apparel. 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.

Results from the 2016 Connecticut History Day State Contest

New Britain - Over 400 middle- and high-school students took part in the 2016 Connecticut History Day State Contest this past Saturday at Central Connecticut State University. Students who previously finished in the top three at one of Connecticut’s six Regional Contests were eligible to participate in this annual contest, where eighty one Connecticut schools were represented. The student historians who placed first or second within their category at the State Contest are now eligible to represent the state at the National History Day® Contest taking place at the University of Maryland in June.

Results from the CHD State Contest can be viewed here.

CHD students spend months researching historical topics of their own choice related to this year’s national theme of Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History. The students, who choose to work alone or in a group, present their projects in one of five categories: Paper, Documentary, Exhibit, Website, or Performance. The projects were presented to teams of volunteer judges, who chose the top three projects in each category. First and second place finishers will advance to the National Contest.  Additionally, over twenty Special Prizes, sponsored by numerous museums and non-profit organizations from across the state were presented to students.

Connecticut History Day is led by Connecticut’s Old State House in downtown Hartford, with support from the Connecticut League of History Organizations and Connecticut Humanities’ website, www.ConnecticutHistory.org.  Major funding for CHD is provided by Connecticut Humanities. You can learn more about Connecticut History Day by visiting the program’s website, www.historydayct.org, and by following CHD on Facebook and Twitter. The National History Day® website may be viewed at www.nhd.org.

Old State House to Host Spring Pop-Up Market Through May

Market to take place every Friday starting May 6 thorough June 10 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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For Immediate Release
May 3, 2016
Contact: Chris Zaccaro
(860) 246-1553 ext. 116
chris.zaccaro@cga.ct.gov

Hartford, CT – In addition to its already popular downtown Farmers Market, Connecticut’s Old State House will begin hosting a Spring Pop-Up Market through the month of May into early June. The Market, which will only include local Connecticut farmers, will open on Friday, May 6 and take place every Friday until June 10 – just prior to the opening of the 20-week Farmers Market. The Pop-Up Market will be open to the public on the Main Street side of the building from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

The Old State House Spring Pop-Up Market is an earlier market intended to provide farmers who previously participated at the seasonal Old State House Farmers Market an opportunity to sell early spring produce, which is generally no longer in season by the time the regular market begins, potted flowering plants, and garden vegetable plants. The timing of this market also perfectly coincides with Mother’s Day – providing downtown residents and workers a chance to purchase fresh flowers before the weekend.

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 Connecticut’s 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. Visitors can also shop online at shop.ctoldstatehouse.org. 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.

400 Connecticut Student Historians to Compete at CHD State Contest: April 30 at Central Connecticut State University

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Contact: Chris Zaccaro
chris.zaccaro@cga.ct.gov
(860) 246-1553 ext. 116


Over 400 middle and high school student historians will compete at the Connecticut History Day (CHD) State Contest this Saturday, April 30 at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain.  Eighty one Connecticut schools will be represented at this annual contest. The students participating have previously finished first, second, or third at one of the six Regional State Contests that took place throughout Connecticut earlier this spring. The students will be competing for the chance to participate in the prestigious National History Day® (NHD) Contest at the University of Maryland (June 12-16), where 2,000 other students from around the country will also be representing their respective states.

The student historians have spent months researching historical topics of their own choice related to this year’s national theme of Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History. The students, who choose to work alone or in a group, present their projects in one of five categories: Paper, Documentary, Exhibit, Website, or Performance.   The projects will be presented to teams of volunteer judges, who must choose the top three projects in each category. First and second place finishers will advance to the National Contest.  Additionally, over twenty Special Prizes, sponsored by numerous museums and non-profit organizations from across the state, will be presented to students.

The CHD State Contest will begin with a Welcome Ceremony at 9 a.m. in Welte Auditorium where CCSU Provost Dr. Carl Lovitt will be on hand.  Students will begin presenting their projects at 9:30 a.m. in the Social Sciences Building and Davidson Hall.  Judging is set to conclude by 2:30 p.m.

At 3:45 p.m., hundreds of students, parents and teachers will once more congregate at Welte Auditorium to hear the final results of the day at the CHD Award Ceremony. For the third straight year, the First Company Governor’s Foot Guard Band will kick-off the ceremony with a rousing performance. CHD State Coordinator Rebecca Taber-Conover will be joined by special guests for the presentation of CHD State Contest Awards, including Education Commissioner Dr. Dianna Wentzell, CCSU’s Dr. Matthew Warshauer, and the Executive Director of Connecticut’s Old State House Sally Whipple.

Follow the day’s activities with the hashtag #CHDStates.

Connecticut History Day is led by Connecticut’s Old State House in downtown Hartford, with support from the Connecticut League of History Organizations and Connecticut Humanities’ website, www.ConnecticutHistory.org.  Major funding for CHD is provided by Connecticut Humanities. You can learn more about Connecticut History Day by visiting the program’s website, www.historydayct.org, and by following CHD on Facebook and Twitter. The National History Day® website may be viewed at www.nhd.org.

Connecticut’s Old State House to Look Back at Women Doctors’ Wartime Service on Tuesday, April 12

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For Immediate Release
March 30, 2016
Contact: Chris Zaccaro
chris.zaccaro@cga.ct.gov
(860) 246-1553 ext. 116

Hartford – Connecticut’s Old State House in downtown Hartford will look back at Connecticut women physicians’ service during World War I for the next installment of its popular lunchtime Conversations at Noon series – Volunteer forVictory: Connecticut Women in WWI - on Tuesday, April 12.

Attendees will discover how our state’s women doctors served overseas for the American Red Cross and the American Women’s Hospitals during The Great War. Central Connecticut State University’s Dr. Heather Munro Prescott will discuss the impact of their service and their status within Connecticut’s medical field. Following her talk, award-winning journalist Diane Smith of the Connecticut Network (CT-N) will lead a panel discussion on volunteerism, both past and present, with Dr. Prescott, author Dave Drury, and Katie Zahara from the Emerging Leaders Society at United Way.

This program is co-sponsored with the Connecticut World War I Centennial Committee and the Conversations at Noon series is supported by Connecticut Humanities. Volunteer for Victory: Connecticut Women in WWI begins at noon, and is free & open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch and join the conversation.
Connecticut’s Old State House will be live-tweeting the event using the hashtag #ConvoAtNoon.

Connecticut’s Old State House will follow up this installment with The 1843 Petition: Gaining Religious Freedom for Connecticut Jews on Tuesday, May 24. You can learn more about this program and other events at Connecticut’s Old State House by visiting www.ctoldstatehouse.org or by liking the Old State House on Facebook.
 

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 Connecticut’s 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. Visitors can also shop online at shop.ctoldstatehouse.org. 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.

Connecticut’s Old State House to Explore Fights for Women’s Rights - Both Past & Present. Conversations at Noon: Tuesday, March 22 at Noon

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For Immediate Release
March 14, 2016
Contact: Chris Zaccaro
(860) 246-1553 ext. 116
chris.zaccaro@cga.ct.gov

Hartford, CT – Connecticut’s Old State House in downtown Hartford will host the next installment of its popular and free lunchtime Conversations at Noon series, Freedom or Death: Suffrage for All, on Tuesday, March 22.

Connecticut was a hot spot during the fight for women’s right to vote, leading to Englishwoman Emmeline Pankhurst’s fiery 1913 “Freedom or Death” speech in Hartford. Writer Steve Thornton will explore the impact of what has been called “one of the greatest speeches of the 20^th century.” Following his talk, the Connecticut Network’s (CT-N) Diane Smith will moderate a panel discussion on the rights that women are fighting for today with Thornton, the CEO of Girl Scouts of Connecticut Mary Barneby, and the Executive Director of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women Carolyn Treiss.

Conversations at Noon is free and open to the public thanks to the support of Connecticut Humanities. This event will begin at noon on Tuesday, March 22 and last for one hour. Visitors are encouraged to bring their lunch and join the conversation.

Following Freedom or Death: Suffrage for All, Connecticut’s Old State House will host Volunteer for Victory: Connecticut Women inWWI on Tuesday, April 12. Dr. Heather Munro Prescott of Central Connecticut State University will discuss the impact of women doctors’ wartime service and their status within Connecticut’s medical field. A panel discussion on volunteerism, both past and present, will follow. Co-sponsored with the Connecticut World War I Centennial Committee.

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 Connecticut’s 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. Visitors can also shop online at shop.ctoldstatehouse.org. 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.

Connecticut’s Old State House to Highlight Food-Related Businesses Launched by Women: Conversations at Noon: Tuesday, February 23

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For Immediate Release
February 4, 2016
Contact: Chris Zaccaro
chris.zaccaro@cga.ct.gov
(860) 246-2553 ext. 116

Hartford, CT – Connecticut’s Old State House in downtown Hartford will host the next installment of its popular lunchtime Conversations at Noon series, Women in the Kitchen: It’s Strictly Business, on Tuesday, February 23.

Margaret Rudkin, founder of Pepperidge Farm, started her world famous business in her own Fairfield County kitchen. Dr. Elizabeth Rose of the Fairfield Museum and History Center will outline the unique reasoning behind the company’s original formation. Following her talk, Dr. Rose will be joined by NoRa Cupcake Company’s Carrie Carella and Cary Wheaton, Executive Director of Billings Forge Community Works, for a panel discussion on food-related businesses launched by women. The Connecticut Network’s (CT-N) Diane Smith will both moderate the discussion and take questions from the audience.

Conversations at Noon is free and open to the public thanks to the support of Connecticut Humanities. Women in the Kitchen: It’s Strictly Business is co-sponsored with Connecticut Explored. The event will begin at Noon on Tuesday, February 23 and last for one hour.

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 Connecticut’s 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. Visitors can also shop online at shop.ctoldstatehouse.org. 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.