Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

Using Stowe's story to inspire social justice and positive change in today's world.

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Registration for our Jan. 14 Sewing & Learning Workshop closes THIS THURSDAY, Jan. 5. Learn about the historical & contemporary activist use of words stitched in cloth as you sew your own, using the materials in your TATTER-designed maker’s kit. #historicalsewing #craftivism

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Are we on a road to disunion?

Historian David W. Blight evokes Harriet Beecher Stowe in the New York Times Magazine article: https://t.co/JqXLUm6Rx7

#DavidBlight #NYTMag #StoweCenter

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Tomorrow is the final day to nominate a favorite read for Stowe Prize 2023. Check your bookshelf, poll your friends & submit the best (or several bests) before midnight, Dec. 1.

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THURSDAY is the final day to nominate a favorite read for #StowePrize2023. Check your bookshelf, poll your friends & submit the best (or several bests) before midnight, Dec. 1. https://t.co/iJno1lJqjO

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2022 Stowe Prize winner Clint Smith has a new book of poetry out this spring & currently available for pre-order. Are there other writers whose books you’d order months in advance? Could one be the next Stowe Prize winner? 2023 nominations are open through December 1.

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We couldn’t ask for better autumn weather for our first walking tours! Come join us today or tomorrow at 3 pm. And this weekend only, you can enjoy SEEING IS REVEALING for FREE. #walkingtour #hartford

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Indulging in a tasty picnic from @Sambas_Cuisine. Stretched out on a lawn nestled in the middle of five dramatically-lit historic buildings. A wonderful dream? Nah: it’s Stowe Prize. Join us on site Sept 22 @ 5:30 pm.

Photo by @julianparkerburns

#Harrietbeecherstowe #Clintsmith

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Stowe Prize Part II will be incredible, but don’t take our word for it: take it from the Stowe Prize winner himself!

#Harrietbeecherstowe #Clintsmith #Stoweprize2022

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What to expect when you celebrate Stowe Prize Part II on site Sept 22: 1. Dramatic lighting  2. A festival-feel amid historic buildings. 3. Tasty Brazilian food for sale from @Sambas_Cuisine 4. Inspiring conversation with winner Dr. Clint Smith 5. ~Poetry~ 6. See you there!

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Still thinking about the questions posed in our first two Salons on Intellectual Freedom? Check out our Multimedia Gallery to relive the conversation--or catch up on what you missed--and get ready for the return of Salons in October. https://t.co/mLoBkXDXkB

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As #CTSummerMuseums ends another awesome season, we look forward to Fall & the arrival of school and adult groups. See you soon! https://t.co/zmBllTpxO5

Photo by @JulianParkerBurns

#visit #visitor #tours

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Don't miss Stowe Prize Part II: HOW THE WORD IS PASSED at Nook Farm. Includes a live-streamed conversation with Dr. Clint Smith, immediately followed by Poets Respond to DRED.

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Stowe Prize Part II: HOW THE WORD IS PASSED at Nook Farm is only a month away! Whether joining us on site or online, mark your calendar. We hope to see you there! https://t.co/n7QDwYsTHz

#Harrietbeecherstowe #Clintsmith #Stoweprize2022

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We often say—& we always mean it—that we learn so much from our visitors. So, each Wednesday, to honor YOU who honor us with your time & insights & accomplishments, we’ll highlight one of the many incredible visitors whose words & ideas resonate with us well after their tour ends

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@KellyLeahyRadding writes, “I live my dream: I travel, explore & immerse myself in nature.” Join Kelly in Harriet’s garden @ 2 pm on Sat., Aug. 27 for a botanical sketching tutorial & overview of HBS, botanical artist. https://t.co/JEpIn4K7CI

#harrietbeechstowe #sketching

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To all the teachers making plans for Fall & beyond: we feel you. Check out our field trip options & count us in. https://t.co/miUDLHQuAC

#visit #visitor #tours #schooltour #fieldtrip #hartfordct

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Join us for a FREE tour before summer gets away. Offer open to CT children + 1 accompanying adult, thanks to #CTSummerMuseums. https://t.co/zmBllT7Wpv

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We are proud to present Poets Respond to DRED, a poetry showcase of new works responding to HBS’s second anti-slavery novel composed & performed by 6 fantastic Greater Hartford poets. Sept. 22 on the Stowe Center lawn.

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We are riveted by “History Is US,” a new 6-part audio documentary written & narrated by Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr., winner of the 2021 Stowe Prize. https://t.co/YueZMtbVZD

#harietbeecherstowecenter #dreddieglaude #podcast

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As we count down the weeks until Sept 22 & Poets Respond to DRED, we’re spotlighting each of the 6 participating poets. #1: T’challa Williams is Author, Performer, Poet, Activist and Hartford native. With 2 books of poetry, contributions to five anthologies & poetry collections.