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Join CLHO in East Granby onOctober 13 at 10:00am for aguided behind the scenes tour ofthe prison yard and copper minewith site manager Morgan Bengeland Liz Shapiro Dir. ofOperations, Museums, andPreservation (DECD)

CASUAL CONVOSWITH PUBLICHISTORIANS

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Join us at the Florence GriswoldMuseum on October 17 for thefall meeting of the ConnecticutMuseum Educators Roundtable.Experience the 10th year ofFlorence Griswold's Wee FaerieVillage exhibit. More informationat clho.org.  

CONGRATULATIONSGREENWICHHISTORICAL SOCIETY!The CLHO would like to offer a warm congratulations tothe Greenwich Historical Society on the opening of theirnew, beautiful campus! Stop in to see their newest exhibit:History Is...which draws on objects and images from theHistorical Society's collections, encouraging visitors toreflect on the role history plays at different stages in theirlives and explores the ways individuals look at, define andinterpret history. 

On Friday November 16, CLHO withthe CCSU Public HistoryDepartment will host a careerbuilding workshop that willhighlight the practical, non-conventional ways to be involved inthe field of Public History.  

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JOIN CLHO DURING THE2018 NEMA CONFERENCE T h u r s d a y 1 1 / 8 a t h e F a i r f i e l d M u s e u m f o r F u n i n F a i r f i e l df r o m 6 : 0 0 - 9 : 0 0 p m . . . R e g i s t r a t i o n R e q u i r e d  

Attending the NEMA Conference November 7-9? Join CLHOand CT Humanities for Fun in Fairfield! A Two-PartCelebration of History and the Arts! Start this awesome eveningat the Fairfield Museum for a cocktail reception followed by atour of recently restored properties on the Fairfield TownGreen, as well as a tour of the innovative exhibits The CulperRing: The Spies of George Washington and Flappers: Fashion andFreedom. Next enjoy a wonderful autumnal meal at FairfieldUniversity's historic Bellarmine Hall followed by tours ofcurrent exhibit The Collection of Alfred James Tulk: Liberia,1931-33 as well as the museum's permanent collection. Wrap upthis wonderful evening with mulled cider and dessert at theWalsh Gallery. 

A HAUNTINGAT MILLHILLFriday, October 12 & 19 - Toursat 7:30pm & 9:00pm Saturday, October 13 & 20-Tours at 6pm, 7:30pm & 9pm Take a lantern-lit tour throughthe old Mill Hill graveyard! Hearchilling tales based on real eventsfrom Norwalk’s hidden past. purchase tickets online atMillHillHaunt.com. Celebrateyour survival with refreshmentsin the 1826 one-roomschoolhouse and more chills inthe Historic Haunted Maze! Notrecommended for children under8 years old.  Mill Hill HistoricPark is located at 2 East WallStreet, Norwalk, CT 06851. 

Cellblock Tales Tour of the Haddam Jail Saturday, October 20, 2018 1 pm to 4 pm The Haddam Historical Society willhost a tour of the historic HaddamJail cellblock.Visitors will meet someof the famous and not so well-known historic prisoners who wereincarcerated in the Haddam Jail inthe 19th and 20th centuries. Localactors and drama students willportray real characters who wereincarcerated for crimes from debt tomurder. Hear their stories, Learntheir fate! For more information visitwww.haddamhistory.org or call 860-345-2400

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