The newest exhibit at the Wilton Historical Society, which runs from September 1 through October 31, brings together extensive collections from the Mark Twain Library in Redding and the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford and provides a window into the life and writing of the famous author on the 100th anniversary of his death.
Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Missouri in 1835, he took the pen name Mark Twain in reference to his days as a steamboat pilot – a depth of two fathoms, 12 feet, was referred to as mark twain. With his wife and family, Samuel Clemens moved to Hartford in 1871. He died shy of his 75th birthday in his Redding home in 1910.
Comparing his life in Hartford and his final years at his Redding country home, the exhibit features selected volumes, photographs, scrapbooks, architectural plans and more. Guest curators Heather Morgan, director of the Mark Twain Library and Patti Philippon, chief curator of the Mark Twain House & Museum have assembled some of the best artifacts from their respective collections all under one roof.
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The exhibit is open Tuesday – Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. and from 1 to 4 p.m. on the following Sundays: Sept. 12 and 26, Oct. 10 and 24. The exhibit is free to members and children, $5 per non-member adult.
Information: www.wiltonhistorical.org or 203.762.7257.
