Third Thursday Event

Dennis Mannion served on Hill 861 as an Artillery Forward Observer Vietnam War: the battle for Khe Sanh. Over the course of his time in Vietnam, Mannion was injured twice. One time, a mortar shell landed only a few feet from him, nearly taking his life. The metal from the mortar shredded his towel, tearing […]

Museum of Connecticut History Curator Dave Corrigan will lead a discussion on "The Goodwin Brothers Pottery in West Hartford 1870 - 1929.

Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Center Whitney Battle-Baptiste will lead a discussion on W.E.B. Du Bois's connection to Hartford, Connecticut.

Third Thursdays a t the Connecticut State Library

  Military Historian, Mark Albertson will lead a discussion on the history of the Battleship USS Connecticut, on September 15, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m., at the Connecticut State Library.  The USS Connecticut was commissioned on September 29,1906 and was considered the most advanced ship in the U.S. Navy.  

Women have been involved in military conflicts from the beginning of time; some as warriors, some as spies and others who made the munitions or simply called for peace.  Connecticut women are among the finest and bravest who have stood for their cause – sometimes defying gender norms, and often without the recognition they deserved.