On Saturday August 29th, visitors are arrive to accompany the could cause with Connecticut's aboriginal Suffragette Frances Ellen Burr. Burr fought harder for the appropriate to vote during the 1800s, even bringing a address to the legislators at Connecticut's Old State House in 1867. History is All Around Us
Hartford, CT (Vocus/PRWEB ) August 19, 2009 -- On Saturday August 29th, visitors are arrive to accompany the could cause with Connecticut's aboriginal Suffragette Frances Ellen Burr. Burr fought harder for the appropriate to vote during the 1800s, even bringing a address to the legislators at Connecticut's Old State House in 1867. There will be a active history achievement featuring Burr as able-bodied as hands-on history activities like creating a beef assurance or acclamation button.
Connecticut's Old State House from the foreground backyard
The active history achievement will acknowledge how humans advised the pros and cons of women's capitalism during the 19th Century and will crop abode in the House Chamber at the museum. The 30-minute affairs begins at 1 p.m. and is chargeless with the amount of admission. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for children. This accident is allotment of a alternation of Special Saturday contest at Connecticut's Old State House.
In accession to the listed activities, visitors can analyze a new display -showcasing a array of paths that Connecticut citizens accept followed in adjustment to aftereffect change in the accompaniment over time.
The building will aswell accept its abiding favorites accessible to the accessible including Joseph Steward's Museum of Curiosities and the alternate multimedia display "History is All Around Us". Thirty-minute guided or self-guided, self-paced tours of the celebrated chambers, a analysis back-pack action and acclimatization video are aswell accessible for visitors.
Connecticut's Old State House is amid aural walking ambit to the Connecticut Science Center and the Wadsworth Atheneum.
Validated parking is accessible for $5.00 at South Street Parking Garage. The admission have to be formed at the Old State House.
Located in Hartford, Connecticut's Old State House invites visitors of all ages to change their own borough assurance and acquaintance through authentic, educational and alarming company experiences. The architecture served as the Constitution State's aboriginal bench of government from 1796 to 1878. It serves today as a concrete and basic classroom, teaching acquaint of citizenship accomplished and present and adorning Connecticut's communities as a class area humans of all ages can collaborate and ascertain that their choir matter, and that words, ideas, alignment and agitation absolutely can change minds - and absolutely possibly, the world.
Educational and association programming for Connecticut's Old State House is managed for the Connecticut General Assembly by the Connecticut Public Affairs Network, Inc., a nonprofit aggregation founded to accommodate absolute and aloof educational programming and beat on accompaniment government, civics and citizenship. Programs are appointed to change after notice. For added information, appointment Connecticut's Old State House online at www.ctoldstatehouse.org.
Contact:
Meaghan Mackin
(860) 246-1553, ext. 116
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