Connecticut League of History Organizations @CTLHO
CLHO connects and supports those who preserve and share the stories and objects of our state's past. Follow us for #CThistory news, events, grants, and more. linktr.ee/ctlho Connecticut, USA Joined April 2015-
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Join us on Zoom on Thursday, August 31 at 12pm for "Intro to CT Humanities Grants." Register on clho.org/events.
Tuesday, 9/26: Join the Interpreting Histories of Enslavement and Freedom CoP for a discussion on "Connecting the Past and Present" with guest speakers including Egypt Lloyd of the Slave Legacy Coalitions. All are invited to this discussion. RSVP: ow.ly/MBYu50PEAf2
Good morning, Grad Student Blue Devils! Good luck in all your classes. Need help or have a question? Find us in Willard-DiLoretto D311, email us at [email protected], or call us at 860-832-2346.
This is #InviteCongress to Visit Your Museum week! Do you have plans for legislators or staff to visit your site? Visit the @AAMers website to learn how to create valuable relationships and get representatives uniquely invested in your organization: ow.ly/X2Ut50PwO4E
Thank you for attending our webinar with @CTHumanities, "Preparing for the 250th in Connecticut." To watch the recording, please visit the League's YouTube channel at youtube.com/ctleague. Learn more about the 250th commission at ct250.org.
Our CT Humanities team loved joining the @CTLHO on a recent site visit to the @SikhArtGallery in Norwich. Thank you to Swaranjit Singh Khalsa for an insightful experience learning about Sikh culture, history, art, and more.
What's a #Semiquincentennial anyway? A good look at the planning for America 250 CT Commission, administered by CT Humanities, & what's ahead w/ the 250th anniversary in 2026 of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Thanks @CTMirror @CTMirrorPaz ctmirror.org/2023/07/12/con…
Join the Interpreting Histories of Enslavement and Freedom CoP on July 25, 12-1 pm, to have conversations about "Getting the Board on Board" and looking at strategies to get the board and other staff on board with reinterpretation. RSVP: ow.ly/rZNP50OQoZk
Summer at the Museum 2023 grant applications open today! Applications close before 11:59pm on June 23, so start your application at cthumanities.org!
Summer at the Museum 2023 grant applications open today! Applications close before 11:59pm on June 23, so start your application at cthumanities.org!
ACT Roadmap Advocacy Update - mailchi.mp/cthumanities/p…
Thank you for attending the League's 2023 Conference! To keep the conference great and improve next year's, please tell us about your experience through our survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Thank you to our volunteers, board members, and staff that came to CCSU to put together tote bags for the conference! We are all excited to see you on Monday!
The tote bags are here! Are you registered for the League Conference? clho.org/event-5263062
For the first time, the League offers field trips to local museums in our conference programming. The New Britain Museum of American Art and the New Britain Industrial Museum offer stellar exhibitions for you to enjoy while in town. Sign up on clho.org today!
Pre-registration for the League's 2023 Annual Conference and field trip sign-ups end TODAY! Walk-up registration will be available the day of the conference, but pre-registration offers the best prices and a guaranteed lunch. Register at clho.org today!
The League's 2023 conference schedule is out! Sessions include topics ranging from collection security, funding & grants, reinterpretation, 3D scanning, oral history, and more! Register online clho.org/conference/202… by May 31 for the best prices and ordered lunch!
At this year's conference at our home base, CCSU, this sunny atrium will host our Museum Marketplace. New this year, attendees will receive passports that, once they visit each exhibitor, will enter them for special prizes. Register as an exhibitor today! clho.org/event-5202642
Registration opens for the 2023 Annual Conference TODAY! For a schedule, lunch preferences, field trips, and registration tiers, please visit clho.org/conference/2023. We are excited to see you there!
Tomorrow at noon, join the League for "Safety & Health Hazards in Museums & Collection Care," featuring Savita Trivedi of the CT Dept. of Labor over Zoom. Register today: clho.org/events
The League's annual fundraiser, Give Local, ends at 7pm tonight. Read more about the work we have done in the past year with the help of our generous supporters: givelocalccf.org/organizations/… Donate today to be a part of the League helping CT museums achieve greatness!
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GB IFAD @GbIfad
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Meriden Historical So.. @MeridenSociety
9 Followers 13 Following Established in 1892, our mission is to steward the rich and diverse history of Meriden and its people to inspire others to learn about our community.
Laurie N. Taylor (she.. @laurien
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CT Art Trail @CTArtTrail
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Eva Petersen @evajpetersen
68 Followers 156 Following Korean American @uva alum who writes sometimes. VA/DC raised, now based in Connecticut.
Small and Minority Bu.. @smbeofbpt
65 Followers 151 Following The City of Bridgeport Small & Minority Business Enterprise provides resources and information to small, minority, and women-owned businesses.
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165 Followers 2K Following IP lawyer. Love winter sports. Views are my own. RT ≠ endorsement
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NewEnglandQuarterly @_NEQuarterly_
467 Followers 651 Following For over 90 years, The New England Quarterly has published the best scholarship on New England's cultural, literary, political, and social history.
Dr. Joanne Freeman (@.. @jbf1755
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Richard Blumenthal @SenBlumenthal
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Connecticut History @CT_History
6K Followers 1K Following Your home for stories about the people, traditions, innovations, and events that make up the rich history of the Nutmeg State | A project of @CTHumanities.
ctnewsjunkie @ctnewsjunkie
59K Followers 9K Following CTNewsJunkie is a news org that covers Connecticut politics & policy. This is a news distribution channel for now and awaits a new editor. Thanks for following!
Pequot Library @PequotLibrary
3K Followers 3K Following Vibrant library, educational & cultural institution/Open to the public/500 programs a year/Literature + Music + Art + Science + Humanities = Pequot Library
CT Humanities @CTHumanities
4K Followers 1K Following CT Humanities promotes civic engagement and funds programs and projects that connect people to the history, literature, and culture of Connecticut.
Connecticut's Old Sta.. @CTOldStateHouse
3K Followers 2K Following The Old State House is a registered National Landmark and home to the Greater Hartford Information Center.
Beinecke Library @BeineckeLibrary
58K Followers 48K Following "An inspiration to all who enter" @Yale @Yalelibrary :: visit to engage the past in the present for the future. Home of @WindhamCampbell Prizes
Chris Newell @Noodlz2020
1K Followers 2K Following Co-founder of @Akomawt. Author of IF YOU LIVED DURING THE PLIMOTH THANKSGIVING. Co-director of WECKUWAPOK (THE APPROACHING DAWN). Passamaquoddy educator.
Thames River Heritage.. @ThamesRiverPark
395 Followers 378 Following A collection of historical & cultural sites along the Thames River, linked by a water taxi, telling the stories that shaped our nation.
ctmuseum @ctmuseum
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American Association .. @AASLH
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UConn Humanities @UCHI_UConn
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110K Followers 652 Following The University of Connecticut is home to more than 32,000 students, 1,500 faculty, 255,000 proud alumni, and a handsome husky named Jonathan. #UConnNation
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Tuesday, 9/26: Join the Interpreting Histories of Enslavement and Freedom CoP for a discussion on "Connecting the Past and Present" with guest speakers including Egypt Lloyd of the Slave Legacy Coalitions. All are invited to this discussion. RSVP: ow.ly/MBYu50PEAf2
Thinking about History Day? We've got a great✨turning point✨for you to consider! Explore how the 1965 CT Education Amendment changed public education in Connecticut: connecticuthistory.org/connecticut-hi… @CTHistoryDay @NationalHistory #NHD2024 #cthistory
Between 1934 & 1943, the fed. government placed murals in 23 Connecticut post offices. They often depicted optimistic historical scenes, but didn’t broach problems of the time. Learn more about how these murals were different than WPA murals: connecticuthistory.org/hope-on-the-wa… #cthistory
Anna Louise James was the first female African American pharmacist in Connecticut. During WWI, James took over her brother-in-law's pharmacy in Old Saybrook. She renamed it James Pharmacy and ran it until her retirement in 1967. Learn more: connecticuthistory.org/anna-louise-ja…
Good reminder when writing children's labels in museums.
“Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down.” E.B. White, born on this day in 1899, on the key to writing for children and the writer's responsibility to all readers themarginalian.org/2015/02/26/e-b…
Go Big Blue! #CCSU among Money magazine's Best Colleges In America 2023 patch.com/connecticut/ac…
Tune in now to @wnpr live to hear CT Humanities’ Jason Mancini and Cyndi Tolosa plus Denise Merrill, chair of America 250 CT Commission, on Where We Live.
Looks like Sarah Rizzo and Makayla Farris had a lot of fun at National History Day in DC! Thanks for sharing your pics. If you have photos to share, you can add #chd2023 to your posts or upload them to the Google Folder through the link emailed to you.
Got a project idea to advance knowledge of an #EndangeredLanguage? Apply for a Dynamic Language Infrastructure–Documenting #EndangeredLanguages Senior Research Grant! Up to $450K for recording, archiving, & databases. Deadline 9/15 bit.ly/SavingLanguages @NSF #PresAccessFunded🧵
7/26 at noon: grab lunch and join the Education PAG for an informal chat. We'll meet up to celebrate each other's wins of the week, problem-solve, commiserate, and talk shop! All are welcome. RSVP: ow.ly/J08x50OZiVw
Why did some Native American groups become involved in the American Revolution? What did it mean to be a Native American in the newly formed United States of America? Get started with our lesson plan here: bit.ly/3xWPWO8 #sschat #UShistory #IndigenousHistories
As far as I'm concerned, this will never ever stop being funny. 😂
Thank you to Congress members #JoeCourtney, #RosadeLauro, #JahanaHayes, #Jim Himes, and #JohnLarson for speaking with the students, parents and CHD coordinators visiting the Capitol during the National History Day contest!
All set? You may be ready for level 2 father's day museum audit: 🚸 Are family toilets marked with a family inclusive symbol? 🐣 Are programs for infants and toddlers marketed to caregivers of all genders? 📋 On family membership forms, is there room for multiple surnames?
Celebrate father's day at your museum by doing a quick audit: 🚼 Are there baby changing tables in the men's rooms? 🍼 Does your infant feeding room have open ended signage and gender inclusive decor?
At the Congregational Church in Woodstock with the middle school students to share the story of Cuff Fellows. What great work by students, teachers, and researcher @DonnaDufresne4!
Tomorrow is #WorldBicycleDay! Did you know that Connecticut played a prominent role in developing #bicycles? Learn more about how bikes ended up with equal sized wheels: connecticuthistory.org/a-revolution-o… P.S. After the article, go check out @CTHistorical’s exhibit, The Bicycle Game!
Hey, teachers and profs, this is a good time to get a copy of this award-winning book: amazon.com/Understanding-…
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