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History Lecture: Mark Twain in Hartford, 1871-1891
The transformation of a 'Missouri ruffian' into the 'Hartford luminary' known today as Mark Twain is explored in detail in an informative lecture at the Wilton Historical Society at 224 Danbury Road on Sunday, October 17, at 2 p.m.
Presented by Craig Hotchkiss, the education program manager at the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, the lecture reveals how Samuel Clemens moved his family to Hartford and takes a close look at his 20 years of life in the state's capital city.
"I think this is the best-built and handsomest town I have ever seen," Mr. Clemens once said.
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Lecture guests will take a virtual tour of the Clemens family home on Farmington Avenue and learn about the family's daily life, opening a window into the life and times of city dwellers in the late 1800s. The lecture will also explore how the house was saved from demolition and transformed into a museum and educational center.
The Society's exhibit, Wilton's Neighbor: Mark Twain, on loan from the Mark Twain House & Museum and the Mark Twain Library in Redding, brings together extensive collections that provide a window into the life and writing of the famous author on the 100th anniversary of his death.
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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: Oct. 10, 17 and 24. The exhibit is free to members and children, $5 per adult non-member.
Information: www.wiltonhistorical.org or 203.762.7257.
