Third Thursday Presentations


Alan Crane Presents Photo
43:24 September 21st, 2017

Alan Crane, President of the New England Great War Living History Association, gives a presentation about Connecticut’s 102nd Infantry Regiment -Published : Oct 5, 2017 12:48 PM

Katherine Noonan Presents Photo
36:03 June 15th, 2017

Katherine Noonan gives a presentation on World War 1 era English Poet Wilfred Owen -Published : Jun 28, 2017 1:15 PM

Laura Macaluso Presents Photo
28:25 May 18th, 2017

Laura Macaluso gives a presentation on New Haven in WW1. “The Spirit of 1776/1917: Town and Gown Prepare for War” -Published : May 22, 2017 4:14 PM

 Dr. Allison Horrocks Presents Photo
41:45 May 11th, 2017

Dr. Allison Horrocks gave a presentation on Connecticut’s History of Youth and Recreation During The Progressive Era -Published : May 18, 2017 11:10 AM

Gilbert Hernandez Black Presents Photo
53:11 February 16th, 2017

Former Negro League Baseball Player Gilbert Hernandez Black gave a presentation about playing in the Negro Baseball League.

Feb 28, 2017 10:05 AM

David Drury Presents Photo
54:49 January 19th, 2017

Author David Drury gives a presentation based on his book “Hartford in World War I” -Published : Jan 28, 2017 1:13 PM

David Corrigan Presents Photo
36:18 November 16th, 2016

Museum of Connecticut History Curator David Corrigan presentation about the 2nd National Guard Infantry on the Mexican Border in 1916 -Published : Nov 26, 2016 1:51 PM

Walter Woodward Presents Photo
46:18 October 20, 2016

Connecticut State Historian Walter Woodward gave a talk on one of Connecticut’s most popular governors, Governor John Dempsey -Published : Oct 24, 2016 9:33 PM

Mark Albertson Presents Photo
28:11 September 15, 2016

Military Historian Mark Albertson gave a talk on the history of the USS Connecticut, Constitution State Battleship -Published : Sep 23, 2016 12:44 PM

Deborah Child Presents Photo
37:54 May19, 2016

Author Deborah Child gave a presentation based on her book Soldier, Engraver, Forger. Richard Brunton’s Life on the Fringe in America’s New Republic” -Published : May 26, 2016 1:35 PM

Ray Bendici Presents Photo
43:33 April 21, 2016

Author Ray Bendici gave a presentation based on his book Speaking ill of the dead: Jerks in Connecticut History -Published : Apr 25, 2016 6:33 PM

Rnthony Riccio Presents Photo
40:13 March 17, 2016

Anthony Riccio gave a presentation based on his latest book, The Italian American Experience in New Haven: Images and Oral Histories -Published : Mar 19, 2016 10:47 AM

Whitney Battle-Baptiste Presents Photo
40:16 February 18, 2016

Whitney Battle-Baptiste, Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Center, gave a presentation on Du Bois’s connection to Hartford, Connecticut -Published : Mar 2, 2016 1:09 PM

Dave Corrigan Goodwin Brothers Pottery Sample image
38:40 January 21, 2016

Dave Corrigan, Curator of the Museum of Connecticut History, gave a talk on The Goodwin Brothers Pottery in West Hartford 1870- 1929 -Published : Jan 28, 2016 9:43 AM

Dennis Mannion Presents Photo
48:17 November 19th, 2015

Vietnam War Veteran Dennis Mannion gave a presentation on the Battle of Khe Sanh, which began January 21st 1968 -Published : Nov 24, 2015 10:21 AM

Edward Gutierrez Presents Photo
36:00 October 15, 2015

Connecticut Archives Month is an opportunity to raise awareness about the value of Connecticut’s historical records and archives as well as the archivists who oversee them.

Author Edward A. Gutierrez presents a discussion based on his book Doughboys on the Great War -Published : Oct 17, 2015 9:03 AM

Jon Blue Presents Photo
40:43 September 17, 2015

Judge Jon Blue Presents “The Case of the Piglet’s Paternity: Trials from the New Haven colony 1619-1663” -Published : Sep 18, 2015 9:00 AM

John Ramsey Presents Photo
31:24 June 18, 2015

Impact of the Cold War on Connecticut

Cold War Historian John Ramsey discussed some surprising facts about the impact of the Cold War on Connecticut -Published : Jun 30, 2015 7:33 AM

Lesley Gorden Presents Photo
55:24 May , 2015

Author Lesley Gorden, discussed her book” A Broken Regiment, which recounts the tragic history on one of the Civil War’s most ill-fated Union military units, the 16th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry -Published : May 26, 2015 12:00 PM

Ira Spar Presents Photo
44:25 April 16, 2015

Dr. Ira Spar discussed his book, New Haven’s Civil War Hospital: A history of Knight U.S. General Hospital, 1862-1865 -Published : Apr 21, 2015 12:02 PM

Christine Gauvreau Presenting the Digital Newspaper Project Photo
42:48 April 11th 2015

Christine Gauvreau, Project Coordinator of the Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project presents World War 1 on the Home Front -Published : Apr 11, 2015 11:38 AM

Katherine Wiltshire Presents Photo
46:42 March 19th, 2015

Katherine Wiltshire Presents Connecticut Women of Fame -Published : Mar 31, 2015 8:56 AM

Robert Steele Presents Photo
49:04 November 20th, 2014

Author Robert H. Steele discusses his book The Curse: Big-time gambling’s seduction of a small New England town -Published : Dec 16, 2014 1:52 PM

Dave Corrigan Presents Patent Firearms Photo
21:24 October 16th, 2014

Dave Corrigan Curator at the Museum of Connecticut History presents a discussion on the Samuel Colt & Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company -Published : Oct 18, 2014 11:35 AM