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SUMMARY:2026 Fall Speaker Series | From Liberty to Legacy: Exploring American Ideals in the Musicals 1776 and Hamilton
DESCRIPTION:1776 and Hamilton are two landmark American musicals that dramatize the story of the nation’s founding\, created nearly fifty years apart and reflecting very different cultural moments. This talk examines how each work portrays the Revolutionary era\, while simultaneously capturing a snapshot of the times in which these shows were written. By comparing their music\, characters\, and political perspectives\, the program explores how changing historical contexts shape the way we tell our national story. \n  \nAbout Michael Langlois \nMichael is a dynamic performer\, director\, lecturer and storyteller with decades of experience on the stage. He has lectured from Connecticut to California on topics ranging from Shakespeare to using one’s passions to create exciting events. Michael has worked with young and old alike\, helping them find their voice to tell their own unique stories. As an actor\, his credits include the Stage Manager in Our Town; Henry in Henry V; Brutus in Julius Caesar; Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet. Michael has directed across New England including at the Hartford Children’s Theatre\, Springfield’s Drama Studio\, and for the Ashford Youth Theatre where he worked for nearly 20 years as the Artistic Director. Additionally\, he worked for over a decade with New London’s Flock Theatre serving as an Associate Artist. There he directed\, acted\, and taught acting classes. Michael’s directing credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Othello; Lysistrata; Godspell; A Piece of My Heart; Macbeth; The Crucible Antigone; The Taming of the Shrew; The Imaginary Invalid; and The Tempest. \n  \n\nAbout the 2026 Fall Speaker Series – Reflecting at 250 \nJoin the Fairfield Museum for a series exploring how American history is interpreted and retold today now that the United States has marked the milestone of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Prominent historians will examine how storytelling shapes our understanding of history\, highlight whose voices are amplified versus whose are marginalized\, and offer contemporary perspectives on our nation’s past. Together\, we will discover how the choices about what to remember—and what to overlook—shape national identity and ongoing debates about the American past and future. \n  \nAdditional Lectures in the Series: \nSeptember 20 | Stories of Connecticut’s Black Patriots | John Mills \nOctober 4 | The Will of the People | T.H. Breen \nNovember 8 | Nobody Men: Neutrality and Loyalties in the American Revolution | Travis Glasson \n  \n  \nLight refreshments provided. \nRegistration is required. $15 for Members; $20 for Non-Members; $75 for the series; $60 for Members. \n  \n\nTicketing Policy \n\nNo refunds will be given unless the program is cancelled by the Fairfield Museum.\nWe do not pro-rate fees for missed days of the series.\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/2026-fall-speaker-series-from-liberty-to-legacy-exploring-american-ideals-in-the-musicals-1776-and-hamilton/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 Fall Speaker Series | The Will of the People
DESCRIPTION:T. H. Breen\, professor of American History at the University of Vermont\, spotlights a crucial missing piece in the stories we tell about the American Revolution. Across the thirteen colonies\, it was ordinary people who became the face of resistance. Without them the Revolution would have failed. Everyday men and women negotiated the revolutionary experience\, accepting huge personal sacrifice\, setting up daring experiments in self-government\, and going to extraordinary lengths to preserve the rule of law. \n  \nAbout T.H. Breen \nT.H. Breen is a professor of American History at the University of Vermont and an Early American historian interested in the history of political thought\, material culture\, and cultural anthropology. A Guggenheim fellow\, he has held appointments at the Institute for Advanced Study and the National Humanities Center as well as the Pitt Professorship of American History and Institutions at Cambridge University and the Harmsworth Professorship at Oxford University. He has won several awards for distinguished teaching\, including one from the Northwestern Alumni Society. His publications include five monographs\, portions of the highly successful undergraduate text\, America: Past and Present\, and books including Marketplace of Revolution: How Consumer Politics Shaped American Independence\, American Patriots: The Revolution of the People\, George Washington’s Journey: The President Forges a New Nation\, and The Will of the People: The Revolutionary Birth of America. Breen has also served as a special consultant for Colonial Williamsburg. In 2017 he was appointed the John Kluge Professor of American Law and Governance at the Library of Congress. Breen is the founding director of the Chabraja Center for Historical Studies\, and has a Ph.D. from Yale. \n  \n\nAbout the 2026 Fall Speaker Series – Reflecting at 250 \nJoin the Fairfield Museum for a series exploring how American history is interpreted and retold today now that the United States has marked the milestone of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Prominent historians will examine how storytelling shapes our understanding of history\, highlight whose voices are amplified versus whose are marginalized\, and offer contemporary perspectives on our nation’s past. Together\, we will discover how the choices about what to remember—and what to overlook—shape national identity and ongoing debates about the American past and future. \n  \nAdditional Lectures in the Series: \nSeptember 20 | Stories of Connecticut’s Black Patriots | John Mills \nOctober 18 | From Liberty to Legacy: Exploring American Ideals in the Musicals 1776 and Hamilton | Michael Langlois \nNovember 8 | Nobody Men: Neutrality and Loyalties in the American Revolution | Travis Glasson \n  \n  \nLight refreshments provided. \nRegistration is required. $15 for Members; $20 for Non-Members; $75 for the series; $60 for Members. \n  \n\nTicketing Policy \n\nNo refunds will be given unless the program is cancelled by the Fairfield Museum.\nWe do not pro-rate fees for missed days of the series.\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/2026-fall-speaker-series-the-will-of-the-people/
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SUMMARY:2026 Fall Speaker Series | Stories of Connecticut’s Black Patriots
DESCRIPTION:Join us to discover four Connecticut families: Prince Mortimer of Middletown; Robin Starr of Danbury; Job Lathrop of Norwich; and the three sons of London Wallace of Simsbury. As a genealogist and president of the Alex Breanne Corporation\, a non-profit focused on research into the formerly enslaved\, John Mills traces how Black men served in the American Revolution while still enslaved—and how\, in many cases\, they returned home to bondage rather than freedom. Grounded in primary records and descendant-led research\, this talk reveals a powerful and often overlooked history of service\, sacrifice\, and resilience\, and challenges us to reconsider what patriotism and liberty truly meant for Black people in Revolutionary-era Connecticut. \n  \nAbout John Mills \nJohn Mills is a trained genealogist and president of the Alex Breanne Corporation\, a Connecticut-based non-profit dedicated to unearthing the lesser-known stories of the enslaved. His work focuses on research that injects these vital histories back into the landscape of the communities where they lived and worked. \n  \n\nAbout the 2026 Fall Speaker Series – Reflecting at 250 \nJoin the Fairfield Museum for a series exploring how American history is interpreted and retold today now that the United States has marked the milestone of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Prominent historians will examine how storytelling shapes our understanding of history\, highlight whose voices are amplified versus whose are marginalized\, and offer contemporary perspectives on our nation’s past. Together\, we will discover how the choices about what to remember—and what to overlook—shape national identity and ongoing debates about the American past and future. \n  \nAdditional Lectures in the Series: \nOctober 4 | The Will of the People | T.H. Breen \nOctober 18 | From Liberty to Legacy: Exploring American Ideals in the Musicals 1776 and Hamilton | Michael Langlois \nNovember 8 | Nobody Men: Neutrality and Loyalties in the American Revolution | Travis Glasson \n  \n  \nLight refreshments provided. \nRegistration is required. $15 for Members; $20 for Non-Members; $75 for the series; $60 for Members. \n  \n\nTicketing Policy \n\nNo refunds will be given unless the program is cancelled by the Fairfield Museum.\nWe do not pro-rate fees for missed days of the series.\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/2026-fall-speaker-series-stories-of-connecticuts-black-patriots/
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SUMMARY:2025 Fall Speaker Series | The American Revolution Wasn’t Fueled by Water! Rum\, Cider\, and the Punch of Independence
DESCRIPTION:How did mugs of ale and fiery conversation in smoky taprooms help ignite the birth of a nation? The bottle says it all: “Samuel Adams\, Brewer\, Patriot.” While “Sam the Maltster” wasn’t particularly business savvy\, his role in stirring the spirit of revolution was undeniable. As gathering spots for Patriots\, merchants\, laborers\, and spies alike\, taverns served as the unofficial town halls of the American Revolution. Join Dr. Matt Warshauer\, professor of history at Central CT State University\, for an intriguing exploration of how the American Revolution was plotted in taverns. \n  \nAbout the Speaker \nMatt Warshauer is a professor of history at Central Connecticut State University\, where he received his bachelors in American Studies. Fascinated by what he calls “the American paradox\,” the ever-challenging conundrum between the nation’s founding document and the difficulties of pursuing essential ideas of freedom\, Warshauer pursued an MA and PhD at Saint Louis University. He has spent the last 30 years exploring the great American experiment in self-government. The author of six books and countless articles and reviews\, Warshauer has written extensively on Andrew Jackson\, slavery and the Civil War\, and\, most recently\, 9/11 and how the most important and devastating event of the 21st century has impacted the world in which we live. Creating and Failing the 9/11 Generation: The Real Story of September 11 was just released from Routledge Press. He is currently studying the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War era\, as the 250th anniversary allows the nation to reflect on the origins and meaning of America. With a unique ability to draw in his audience\, Warshauer guides listeners through the complexities of American political and constitutional history so that we can all think more clearly and gain a better of understanding of our role as citizens. \n  \n\nAbout the 2025 Fall Speaker Series – At the Tavern \nJoin the Fairfield Museum for a series inspired by our new exhibition Eat\, Drink\, and Start a Revolution! Fairfield’s Taverns. Colonial taverns were the center of social and political life throughout New England. The series explores popular food and drink served in taverns while showcasing taverns as vital community hubs. Co-sponsored by Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center. \n  \nAdditional Lectures in the Series: \nNovember 16 | The Flowing Bowl: A History of Punch | Catherine Prescott \nNovember 23 | A Taste of the New England Tavern | Keith Stavely & Kathleen Fitzgerald \n  \nLight refreshments provided. Registration is required. Per talk: $15 for Members\, $20 for Non-Members \n\nTicketing Policy \n\nNo refunds will be given unless the program is cancelled by the Fairfield Museum.\nWe do not pro-rate fees for missed days of the series.\n\n 
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/2025-fall-speaker-series-the-american-revolution-wasnt-fueled-by-water-rum-cider-and-the-punch-of-independence/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
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SUMMARY:2025 Fall Speaker Series | A Taste of the New England Tavern
DESCRIPTION:Join food historians Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald to discover everyday tavern fare and the introduction of new and exciting foods in New England taverns. Enjoy this talk in an intimate tavern-like setting dressed up with seasonal decorations. Sample a “sweetmeat” like gingerbread or plum cake\, along with coffee or hot chocolate. \nSpace is limited. Please select one of two sessions. \n  \nAbout the Speakers \nAward-winning scholars Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald have written three highly acclaimed books together about New England and American food history: United Tastes: The Making of the First American Cookbook; Northern Hospitality: Cooking by the Book in New England; and America’s Founding Food: The Story of New England Cooking. They have presented at the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery\, written articles for the international food and food history journal Petits Propos Culinaires\, and authored two entries in The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. \nStavely is a writer and scholar whose interest in the Puritan influence on American and English culture has resulted in a number of critically-esteemed books and articles. He has been a Guggenheim and American Council of Learned Societies fellow and a winner of the Modern Language Association Prize for Independent Scholars. He holds a B.A. and a Ph. D. in English Literature from Yale University and a Master of Library Science from Simmons College. He taught at Boston University\, Boston College\, and Ohio State University and worked for many years as a librarian in Massachusetts public libraries. \nFitzgerald holds a B.A. in English Literature from Boston University\, a Master of Divinity from Andover Newton Seminary\, and a Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of Rhode Island. She has worked as a college chaplain\, a coordinator of a soup kitchen\, and for over thirty years as a public librarian in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. \nThe one descended from the Protestant English settlers of New England and raised in the Midwest\, the other a native New Englander of Irish descent\, Stavely and Fitzgerald bring a diversity of cultural background\, experience\, and perspective to their ongoing collaborative studies of New England and American history and culture. Their hope is that this diversity informs and humanizes their work\, helping both to attune them to the muted voices of history and to listen carefully and fairly to those who have been more audible. \n  \n\nAbout the 2025 Fall Speaker Series – At the Tavern \nJoin the Fairfield Museum for a series inspired by our new exhibition Eat\, Drink\, and Start a Revolution! Fairfield’s Taverns. Colonial taverns were the center of social and political life throughout New England. The series explores popular food and drink served in taverns while showcasing taverns as vital community hubs. Co-sponsored by Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center. \n  \nAdditional Lectures in the Series: \nNovember 16 | The Flowing Bowl: A History of Punch | Catherine Prescott \nJanuary 11 | The American Revolution Wasn’t Fueled by Water! Rum\, Cider\, and the Punch of Independence | Matthew Warshauer \n  \nLight refreshments provided. Registration is required. Per talk: $15 for Members\, $20 for Non-Members \n\nTicketing Policy \n\nNo refunds will be given unless the program is cancelled by the Fairfield Museum.\nWe do not pro-rate fees for missed days of the series.\n\n 
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/2025-fall-speaker-series-a-taste-of-the-new-england-tavern/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
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SUMMARY:2025 Fall Speaker Series | The Flowing Bowl: A History of Punch
DESCRIPTION:During the colonial period\, punch was the centerpiece of many celebrations and it was often served in taverns. Join Catherine Prescott\, Chief Curator at Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center\, to dive into the history of punch\, which represented an increasingly interconnected world in the 1700s. Enjoy a taste of an 18th-century punch recipe as part of the talk. \n  \nAbout the Speaker \nCatherine Prescott is the Chief Curator and Assistant Museum Director at Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center where she is responsible for overseeing the care and interpretation of nearly 15\,000 historical objects\, photographs\, and archives\, including the development of the museum’s award-winning exhibition series #HandsOnHistory. Catherine earned a B.A. in Archaeology from Hamilton College and an M.A. in Archaeology and Museum Studies from the George Washington University. In her career as an archaeologist and museum curator\, she has worked with material culture objects from 6000 BP to the 20th century. \nCatherine’s recent research has focused on food history and using food and drink as a way to foster empathy and connections across time and place. Interacting with food may be as close to a universal human experience as can be had. Catherine co-hosts the popular virtual series Taproom Tastings that investigates historic food and drink culture and explores how food and drink have long been central to building and maintaining community and cultural identity. \n  \n\nAbout the 2025 Fall Speaker Series – At the Tavern \nJoin the Fairfield Museum for a series inspired by our new exhibition Eat\, Drink\, and Start a Revolution! Fairfield’s Taverns. Colonial taverns were the center of social and political life throughout New England. The series explores popular food and drink served in taverns while showcasing taverns as vital community hubs. Co-sponsored by Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center. \n  \nAdditional Lectures in the Series: \nNovember 23 | A Taste of the New England Tavern | Keith Stavely & Kathleen Fitzgerald \nJanuary 11 | The American Revolution Wasn’t Fueled by Water! Rum\, Cider\, and the Punch of Independence | Matthew Warshauer \n  \nLight refreshments provided. Registration is required. Per talk: $15 for Members\, $20 for Non-Members; Series: $45 for Members; $55 for Non-Members. \n  \n\nTicketing Policy \n\nNo refunds will be given unless the program is cancelled by the Fairfield Museum.\nWe do not pro-rate fees for missed days of the series.\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/2025-fall-speaker-series-the-flowing-bowl-a-history-of-punch/
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