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The Connecticut State Library with its partners has applied for a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' National Digital Newspaper Program to digitize 100,000 pages of newspapers published in Connecticut between 1836 and 1922. We will find out about the grant in September. In the meantime, we would like to find out where the master negative microfilms of your local newspapers are and/or which newspapers have already been digitized, which will help...
What Can History Day Do For My Organization? A History Day How-To: Conduct a Workshop at Your Organization Tuesday April 10, 2012 2-4pm Connecticut Historical Society 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford CT 06105 Cost: FREE! Why should you come to this workshop? You would like to attract more students to your museum or historical societyYou are interested in sharing items from your collection with a wider audienceYou want to encourage an interest in local history...
The Connecticut Humanities Council and the Connecticut Association of Nonprofits invite you to our Social Media Certificate Series Wednesday, May 9 and Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:00 am - 12:00 pm The Mark Twain House & Museum Hartford, Connecticut (Coffee Hour & Registration will take place from 8:30am - 9:00am) When it comes to social media, are you a bit lost? Would you like to be found? Would you like to be followed? By...
New England Museum Association Archives 101: Processing Collections workshop Monday, May 14, 2012 10:00 am - 3:30 pm Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT Supported in part by the Connecticut Humanities Council Registration Fee (lunch included): $50 NEMA members / $75 non-members / $40 students This beginning-level workshop focuses on the basics of processing archival and manuscript collections. Participants will gain hands-on experience, practicing appraising, arranging, and describing a sample collection. Whether you're new to...
Association for the Study of Connecticut History 2012 Annual Spring Meeting Alchemy, Sanctuary and the Environment Saturday, April 7, 2012 Woodstock Historical Society Palmer Memorial Hall Woodstock, Connecticut Join the Association for the Study of Connecticut History for their 2012 Annual Spring Meeting: "Alchemy, Sanctuary and the Environment." Presenters include: Cynthia Dias, "Putnam Elms, Family Home of Emily Malbone Morgan-Friend to Working Women" Irene Brown, "Connecticut's Environmental History: Preliminary Reflections" Walter Woodward, "John Winthrop,...
