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Watch Identification Day
American Clock & Watch Museum 100 Maple St., Bristol, CTMoreBring in your special watch and Micah Tasker of TheVintageWatchMan.com will uncover its history. $10 per watch, includes admission to the museum. *Please note: Museums are restricted by law, so we will not be able to provide appraisal values at this event. Depending on the number of patrons attending, evaluations may be limited to three per [...]
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The Carousel Museum Presents: Italian-American Street Music
The Carousel Museum 95 Riverside Avenue, Bristol, CT, United StatesMoreWhat did the streets of Boston sound like more than 100 years ago? Find out on Sunday, October 25 at 2 PM when Tony Gangi brings the historic Marino Persechini Barrel Piano to The Carousel Museum! As we celebrate Italian American Heritage Month, experience the sounds and history of this incredible hand-cranked instrument that once [...]
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The Radium Girls: Their Fatal Brush with Death
American Clock & Watch Museum 100 Maple St., Bristol, CTMoreBehind the story of the clock and watch industry’s success lies a story of employee sacrifice. Learn the tragic story of these young women dial painters. *Pre-registration for this talk is recommended. $5 ACWM Members / $7 Non-Members
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America 250: The Christmas Cartel
Bristol Public Library 5 High Street, Bristol, CT, United StatesMoreOn Christmas Eve, 1776, 225 sickly American prisoners of war were marched from British military jails in New York City to be exchanged. Most were enlisted soldiers from Connecticut captured during recent battles. This presentation will describe the men’s harrowing journey and what became of them, highlighting those who came from central Connecticut. Among these [...]
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America 250: Declaring Independence: The Language That Challenged an Empire
Bristol Public Library 5 High Street, Bristol, CT, United StatesMoreMore than an historical milestone, the Declaration of Independence is a masterful use of language. This talk examines the Declaration of Independence as a bold piece of writing designed to persuade, provoke, and endure. Blending rhetorical analysis with a full reading of the text, it brings the document to life as a spoken argument rather [...]
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Seventeen Summers in a Garden
Bristol Public Library 5 High Street, Bristol, CT, United StatesMoreMark Twain: Seventeen Summers in a Garden - How Twain’s decades in Connecticut shaped his writing, family, and social life. Although his most famous works were set along the Mississippi River of his childhood, Mark Twain composed those novels while living in Nook Farm, a neighborhood of Hartford, full of celebrated literary figures. This program [...]
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