Calendar of Events – Litchfield Historical Society

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	March 2023
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			1	2	3 Library and Staff Offices Closed Library and Staff Offices Closed The Helga J. Ingraham Library and LHS Staff Offices are closed Friday, March 3rd. •	4
5	6 Cursive Club Cursive Club Dates: Mondays, March 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, and April 3rd Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Location: Litchfield History Museum (7 South Street) Fee: $25 per student for series. Financial aid available Registration Required The Litchfield Historical Society and the Litchfield Education Foundation are partnering to offer Cursive Club for students in grades 4th – 6th. Learn to read and write in cursive using documents for the Society’s collection and through fun games and crafts. This program was funded by the Litchfield Education Foundation. Open to all area children. Financial aid available upon request. Bus Transportation available. For questions or to register, call 860-567-4501, email education@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org, or register online HERE •	7 Knit Nights: Social Knitting Group with Alexandra Herst Knit Nights: Social Knitting Group with Alexandra Herst Every other Tuesday Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: The Litchfield History Museum (7 South Street) FREE Registration not required Join us for a weekly knitting & crafting social meetup at the Litchfield Historical Society, where you can meet other knitters, get your questions answered about tricky patterns, and expand your knowledge. The social evening will take place every other Tuesday. Bring a project to work on and enjoy the company of your fellow crafters. It's a great place to roundtable your ideas and workshop any hiccups you might be encountering in your project! Hosted by Alexandra Herst, a local knitting & crafting enthusiast, as well as a previous owner of a natural-methods yarn dyeing studio. Most experienced in Fair Isle colorwork and Aran cabled knitting, she'll be able to help answer your questions with everything from yarn choice to steeking and beyond. She has a particular interest in the history of knitting and breed-specific yarns. A deep believer in the capability of anyone to master the complexities of knitting, she takes the approach of empowering beginners through education to further their skills and encourage their creativity. •	8	9	10	11
12	13 Cursive Club Cursive Club Dates: Mondays, March 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, and April 3rd Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Location: Litchfield History Museum (7 South Street) Fee: $25 per student for series. Financial aid available Registration Required The Litchfield Historical Society and the Litchfield Education Foundation are partnering to offer Cursive Club for students in grades 4th – 6th. Learn to read and write in cursive using documents for the Society’s collection and through fun games and crafts. This program was funded by the Litchfield Education Foundation. Open to all area children. Financial aid available upon request. Bus Transportation available. For questions or to register, call 860-567-4501, email education@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org, or register online HERE •	14 Ingraham Library and Staff Offices Closed Ingraham Library and Staff Offices Closed The Helga J. Ingraham Memorial Library and Litchfield Historical Society Staff Offices are closed Tuesday, March 14th due to inclement weather. •	15	16	17	18
19 LWV Partner Series: The State of Gun Violence in CT LWV Partner Series: The State of Gun Violence in CT Date: March 19, 2023 Time: 3:00 pm Location: Zoom Registration online via Zoom The League of Women Voters of Litchfield County and the Litchfield Historical Society partnership series for informed citizens continues with a third virtual lecture, “The State of Gun Violence in CT,” on Sunday, March 19th at 3:00 p.m. Jeremy Stein, Executive Director of CT Against Gun Violence, will be contextualizing the history of gun violence in Connecticut and sharing information on the legislative response. This lecture is part of a partnership series between the Litchfield Historical Society and the League of Women Voters of Litchfield County. The League of Women Voters of Litchfield County is a grassroots nonpartisan political organization of women and men. The lecture will be presented over Zoom. To Register via Zoom visit https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uZod3GEOTLKujz3MsPaFSg •	20 Cursive Club Cursive Club Dates: Mondays, March 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, and April 3rd Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Location: Litchfield History Museum (7 South Street) Fee: $25 per student for series. Financial aid available Registration Required The Litchfield Historical Society and the Litchfield Education Foundation are partnering to offer Cursive Club for students in grades 4th – 6th. Learn to read and write in cursive using documents for the Society’s collection and through fun games and crafts. This program was funded by the Litchfield Education Foundation. Open to all area children. Financial aid available upon request. Bus Transportation available. For questions or to register, call 860-567-4501, email education@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org, or register online HERE •	21 Knit Nights: Social Knitting Group with Alexandra Herst Knit Nights: Social Knitting Group with Alexandra Herst Every other Tuesday Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: The Litchfield History Museum (7 South Street) FREE Registration not required Join us for a weekly knitting & crafting social meetup at the Litchfield Historical Society, where you can meet other knitters, get your questions answered about tricky patterns, and expand your knowledge. The social evening will take place every other Tuesday. Bring a project to work on and enjoy the company of your fellow crafters. It's a great place to roundtable your ideas and workshop any hiccups you might be encountering in your project! Hosted by Alexandra Herst, a local knitting & crafting enthusiast, as well as a previous owner of a natural-methods yarn dyeing studio. Most experienced in Fair Isle colorwork and Aran cabled knitting, she'll be able to help answer your questions with everything from yarn choice to steeking and beyond. She has a particular interest in the history of knitting and breed-specific yarns. A deep believer in the capability of anyone to master the complexities of knitting, she takes the approach of empowering beginners through education to further their skills and encourage their creativity. •	22	23	24	25
26 Lecture: Leaving Connecticut, Shaping America with Walt Woodward Lecture: Leaving Connecticut, Shaping America with Walt Woodward Date: Sunday, March 26th Time: 3:00 p.m. Location: The Litchfield History Museum (7 South Street) and Online via Zoom FREE Registration Requested for In-Person Attendees Registration Required for Virtual Attendees Between 1780 and 1830, tens of thousands of Connecticans left our state to “begin the world anew” in places like Pennsylvania, Vermont, western New York, and especially, the Western Reserve. Join Connecticut’s State Historian Emeritus Walt Woodward to explore the reasons behind Connecticut’s massive outmigration, the distinctive attributes of the people who chose to leave, and the very serious concerns their removal raised for those they left behind. This lecture is FREE and open to the public! Registration Requested To accommodate audiences in Connecticut, Ohio, and beyond, this lecture is being hosted in person at the Litchfield Historical Society and online via Zoom. Interested in attending this lecture virtually via Zoom? Click Here to register via Zoom or email registration@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org This lecture series is generously supported by a grant from Connecticut Humanities. •	27 Cursive Club Cursive Club Dates: Mondays, March 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, and April 3rd Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Location: Litchfield History Museum (7 South Street) Fee: $25 per student for series. Financial aid available Registration Required The Litchfield Historical Society and the Litchfield Education Foundation are partnering to offer Cursive Club for students in grades 4th – 6th. Learn to read and write in cursive using documents for the Society’s collection and through fun games and crafts. This program was funded by the Litchfield Education Foundation. Open to all area children. Financial aid available upon request. Bus Transportation available. For questions or to register, call 860-567-4501, email education@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org, or register online HERE •	28 The History of Litchfield Driving Tour The History of Litchfield Driving Tour This Tour is Sold Out. Contact the LCC to be put on a waitlist Date: March 28, 2023 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Location: Leave from the Litchfield Community Center (421 Bantam Road, Litchfield CT 06759) Fee: $10 per person (collected by LCC) Registration Required The Litchfield Community Center and the Litchfield Historical Society are partnering to offer a special driving tour of Litchfield. After boarding the LCC van, we will journey through the 5 historic communities of Litchfield - Bantam, East Litchfield, Litchfield Village, Milton, and Northfield – and learn about each neighborhood’s unique history, character, and contributions to the town. Following the 1-hour tour you will be able to enjoy lunch on your own at DaCapo before making our way back to the LCC. Participants will board the passenger van in the parking lot of the Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Road, Litchfield, CT. $10 per person, lunch not included. Space is limited to 12 people and advanced registration is required. To register, visit https://thecommunitycenter.org/event.php?id=16614 or call 860-567-8302 •	29	30	31

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