It's Walktober Time!

Now is the time to send in your entries for Walktober walks, hikes, bikes and events!  You can find the form on our website:  www.tlgv.org or email Michelle at michelle@tlgv.org for more information.

Connecticut State Museum

of Natural History

Connecticut Archaeology Center

University of Connecticut

2019 Hillside Road, Unit 1023

Storrs, CT  06269-1023

860.486.5690

http://www.mnh.uconn.edu/ David C. Colberg

Public Information Coordinator

Ancient Technologies-Making Flint Tools
 Presented by the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center, part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn. 860.486.4460 - www.mnh.uconn.edu

Heather Cruz, Anthropology, UConn

Dr. Cara Roure-Johnson, Anthropology, UConn

Saturday, April 30, 10 am to 12 noon

Museum of Natural History, UConn Storrs (map will be mailed to participants)

Advance registration required: $20 ($15 for Museum member) Includes materials

Adults and children ages 12 and above. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

You may have seen "arrowheads" and other ancient stone tools on exhibit in museums-this is your chance to make and use them! In this workshop, you will learn about the history and art of flint knapping: producing stone tools with sharp edges by percussion and pressure. This type of tool use predates modern humans by at least 1.5 million years, as discovered by UConn scientist Dr. Cara Roure-Johnson. Learn how archaeologists identify and date these tools, what properties make materials appropriate for use in this type of tool manufacture, and discover the many different types of sharp-edged stone tools used by our ancestors.

Through experimentation, and observation of the people who still manufacture and use these tools, we now have a good understanding of this ancient technology. Today, there are many individuals and organizations devoted to knapping. Learn how to use some of these tools for woodworking and food preparation. Then, you will flint-knap to create tools yourself! Try your hand at this type of stone tool manufacture under the guidance of UConn archaeologist and "knapper" Heather Cruz in this exciting workshop.

Roseland Cottage

Leffingwell House Museum 

348 Washington St.

Norwich, CT 06360

Beryl Fishbone, Volunteer Program Manager berylfishbone@yahoo.com

The Leffingwell Colonial House Museum invites artists, artisans, crafters, demonstrators, vendors, re-enactors, performers and musicians to participate in our Market Days on the 2^nd Saturday of the months April through October from noon to 4 PM weather permitting.

Just like in the 1770's the vendors and entertainers will be on the lawn expanse. Vendor set-ups will begin at 9 AM. A donation (10% of net) to the museum is requested but there is no required participation fee. Reservations and advance notice is helpful to be included in advertising but is not a requirement to participate.    

All are welcome! Please don't hesitate to pass this invitation to a friend. To make reservations or to ask questions please leave a clear message at 860.887.9000. 

The Leffingwell House Museum will also be serving as the Norwichtown anchor for Norwich 2^nd Saturday History Days activities and information. 

Thank you for participating in Norwich 2^nd Saturday History Days

And the

Leffingwell House Museum Market Days

Ancestry.com has added to their searchable Civil War Records. For a twist to your results just enter the town lived in and then race to see who turns up. What names sound familiar? For another search again enter the town lived in and then the country born in. For example - Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Germany, Russia, Canada. Its fun although addicting! 

Brooklyn Historical Society

Contact person:  Elaine Knowlton

Telephone:  860-774-7728

E-mail:  eknowlton@charter.net

On Wednesday, May 25^th and Sunday, May 29^th, from 1 to 5 p.m., the Brooklyn Historical Society Museum will open for the 2011 season with the special 40^th Anniversary Exhibit 

Treasures from Brooklyn's Attic

Treasures from Brooklyn's Attic is an exhibit of diverse artifacts that have been given to the Brooklyn Historical Society over the forty- one years of its existence and the stories that they tell us about Brooklyn and New England of the past.  From an exquisitely hand sewn silk day dress from the 1860s to a sturdy and practical fork used for ice harvesting all have stories to tell of how life was lived in the 19^th and 20^th centuries.

Also on display are the permanent exhibits of the recently refurbished General Putnam Gallery: Israel Putnam: Facets of a Hero, the story of the life of the Revolutionary War general, and General Israel Putnam Remembered, the story of the creation of the equestrian statue that honors him.

The handicapped accessible museum is located at 25 Canterbury Road (Route 169) immediately behind the General Israel Putnam equestrian statue.

The Daniel Putnam Tyler Law Office, located behind the museum building, will also open for the season at this time.  Both museums will be open every Wednesday and Sunday thereafter through Sunday, October 9^th and by appointment throughout Walktober 2011.

There is no admission charge for either museum.  For more information call (860) 774-7728.

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On Tuesday, May 24^th at 7:30 p.m. at the Federated Church Chapel, Route 6, Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Historical Society will sponsor aprogram in honor of the 200^th anniversary of the birth of Harriet Beecher Stowe entitled:

Aunt Hattie's House

Emma Palzere-Rae, noted actress, writer, and producer will take the audience on a journey to the 19^th century world of Connecticut's own famous author in her dramatic portrayal of Harriet Beecher Stowe. Stowe's antislavery novel of 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin brought her not only international acclaim but also presidential notice, for when Abraham Lincoln met her for the first time in 1862 at the White House, he is said to have greeted her with the words, "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war!" Ms. Palzere-Rae has been performing "Aunt Hattie's House" to appreciative audiences since 2000 when she wrote the one-woman show for a commission from the Missouri Humanities Council for its Civil War Chautauqua.  Following her performance, the audience will be able to query Mrs. Stowe about Oakholm, her dream house which she is building in Hartford, as well as the challenges she has faced in combining her roles as wife, mother, and celebrated professional writer.

There is no charge to attend the program.  Refreshments will be served.  For more information call (860) 774-7728.