Connecticut’s Revolution, a comprehensive exhibition that examines Connecticut’s role in the American Revolution and the founding of the nation, explores the ideas and experiences of the people who made history: Connecticut’s soldiers and statesmen, Patriots and Loyalists, painters and printers, farmers and sailors—men, women, and children from America, Europe, and Africa. To try to see the world through their eyes, the Museum of Connecticut History drew upon the tens of thousands of documents and objects in the Connecticut State Library’s museum, archival, and printed materials collections. The resulting exhibit includes over 100 Revolutionary War-era objects and documents – including items on loan from 17 museums and institutions from across Connecticut – that have never before been collectively displayed. Some of the materials make it possible to retell old stories in new ways, others make it possible to recover previously untold stories. Taken together, they reveal how Connecticut changed during this revolutionary time and how Connecticut, in turn, changed the world. Join Museum of Connecticut History Administrator Jennifer DiCola Matos in this discussion about the making of Connecticut’s Revolution and its overarching theme: presenting the expected in an unexpected way.
About the Museum of Connecticut History
The Museum of Connecticut History, a unit of the Connecticut State Library, chronicles the growth of the state and its role in the development of the nation from the Colonial era to the present. The mission of the museum is to connect the experience of residents and museum visitors to the artifacts, images, and documents of the past, increasing awareness of and pride in the state’s political, military, and industrial history and building commitment to preserving and sharing its cultural heritage. The Museum of Connecticut History is located within the Connecticut State Library and Supreme Court building, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday with select Saturdays. Admission is always free! Learn more at Museum of Connecticut History | Facebook | Instagram
About Jennifer DiCola Matos
Jennifer DiCola Matos is the Administrator at the Museum of Connecticut History housed within the Connecticut State Library. She has over 20 years of experience in the museum field and has worked at such estimable organizations as Connecticut’s Old State House, the Connecticut Historical Society, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Connecticut Landmarks, and most recently, as the Executive Director of the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society from 2014-2023. Ms. Matos has a B.A. in History and Art History from the University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT and a M.A. in American Civilization from Brown University, Providence, RI. She has served on a variety of boards and committees, including the New England Museum Association’s Historic Sites Professional Affinity Group, the Connecticut Council for the Social Studies Board of Directors, and the Women’s Leadership Center Advisory Board at the University of Saint Joseph. She currently is the chair of the Discussion Committee of the Saturday Morning Club, a Hartford-based literary group established by Mark Twain in 1876, and is on the Executive Board of the College Club of Hartford, a social, educational, and philanthropic organization founded in 1905 to promote higher education for women.
n 250thn 250th250