The Trouble Begins in Hartford: Hsuan Hsu: Twain’s Olfactory Gags
Lecture starts at 5:30pm on Wednesday, February 17
Tag: Mark Twain House and Museum
The Trouble Begins in Hartford: Music and Connection in Twain’s World and in Ours
This free event takes place on Tuesday, January 26 on the Museum’s Facebook page
The Trouble Begins in Hartford: Twain and Child Healthcare
Sam and Olivia Clemens’ idyllic early years of marital happiness were shattered with the loss of their first child, Langdon, to diphtheria. Only one hundred years ago, even in the world’s wealthiest nations, children died in great numbers—of diarrhea, diphtheria and measles, of scarlet fever and meningitis. Culture was shaped by these deaths; diaries and letters recorded them, poets and writers wrote about and lamented them.The near-conquest of infant and […]
The Trouble Begins in Hartford: The Twain-Twichell Letters
Virtual event takes place today (12/9) at 5:30pm.
2020 Mark Twain House and Museum Gala!
Event is free and open to the public! Festivities start on November 6 at 8pm.
Hartford House Hosts John Hodgman for Special Virtual Fundraiser Event
Join the Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, CT. for a night of thoughtful hilarity with special guest John Hodgman! Hodgman is a writer, comedian, and actor best known for his time on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, This American Life, HBO’s Bored to Death, and the “Mac vs. PC” series of ads for Apple computers (he was the PC). He is the NYT-bestselling author of five books of humor, including the […]
The Trouble Begins in Hartford: The Nook Farm of the Clemenses and the Stowes
Event can be accessed virtually tomorrow (9/9) at 4:30pm EST.
Hartford House Hosts Conversation about Mark Twain’s Granddaughter
Conversation begins on Thursday, June 25 at 530pm EST
Hartford House Host Conversation with Historical Impersonator of Susy Clemens, Next Conversation Scheduled
Next conversation takes place Thursday, June 11 at 5:30pm EDT.
Hartford House Hosts Conversation with Kerry Driscoll, Mark Twain Scholar; New Conversation Scheduled for Thursday
Next virtual conversation is this Thursday at 5:30pm