The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum Launches New Talk Series

The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum Launches New Free Virtual Lunchtime Talk Series

Serving Up History debuts on February 17

WETHERSFIELD – The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum is launching a new virtual lunchtime talk series debuting on February 17 at 12:30 p.m.. Serving Up History will feature local experts and scholars exploring how different historical events and social mores have influenced the world we live in today. The six-week series, which is free and hosted on Zoom, will include presentations on women's suffrage, historic preservation, food, the Yorktown Campaign, the women of Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, and more - all with a Connecticut angle.

"We are excited to debut this new virtual lunchtime history series," said Joshua Campbell Torrance, Executive Director of the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum. "These informative 30-minute talks will help us stay engaged with our audiences until we open our doors in the spring and offer fresh perspectives on Connecticut history."

The series kicks off on Thursday, February 17, at 12:30 p.m. with "What Do Historians Think About Food?" Dr. Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre, a professor of history at Trinity College in Hartford and an award-winning writer and educator, explores how historians use food, eating, and drinking as clues to understanding the past. Using examples from the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum and from her own research into British history, Dr. Regan-Lefebvre will offer insight into cultural and social history through food.

On Thursday, February 24, at 12:30 p.m., Francis M. Coan, Ph.D., Professor of History, President of the Tunxis Professional Staff Organization (PSO), and College Representative, Board of Regents Faculty Advisory Committee (FAC) at Tunxis Community College in Farmington, will discuss the Yorktown Campaign and Rochambeau in Connecticut. The Joseph Webb House was the setting of the Wethersfield Conference in May 1781, where General George Washington met with the Comte de Rochambeau to plan what became the Yorktown Campaign - effectively ending the American Revolution. Dr. Coan will provide an overview of the Yorktown campaign, emphasizing the planning and Rochambeau's army crisscrossing Connecticut.

Serving Up History presenters for March will be announced shortly.
To register for the talks, visit Serving up History: A Series of Free, Engaging Virtual Lunchtime Talks (webb-deane-stevens.org).

For additional information, visit https://webb-deane-stevens.org... or call 860-529-0612.