We co-sponsor programs, often with the Scoville Memorial Library (SML) and others, bringing a variety of programming to the community.
Live Tour from Hill-Stead Museum
2021
An early 20th-Century Classic Revival country estate was designed by Theodate Pope Riddle (1867-1946), one of the first licensed women architects in the US. The 1901 home is surrounded by 152 acres of gardens and grounds and filled with artwork by Monet, Degas, Whistler, Manet, Cassatt and others, as well as textiles and decorative arts gems. Virtual presentation co-sponsored with the SML.
Forests and Brain Health: Back to the Future
2021
Virtual presentation by Dr. Susan A. Masino co-sponsored with the SML.
program recording
Grizzly Stories: Reflections on Natural History and Advocacy
2021
Virtual presentation by Dr. David Mattson and Louisa Willcox, co-sponsored with the SML.
program recording
Live Tour of Monticello
2021
Thomas Jefferson’s home combines classic architectural structure with scientific innovation. Scholars from the Thomas Jefferson Foundation led the virtual tour, co-sponsored with the SML.
Dam It: Partnering with Beavers to Heal the Planet
2021
Virtual presentation by Ben Goldfarb, co-sponsored with the SML.
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The Social Black Bear, What Bears Have Taught Me About Being Human.
2021
Ben Kilham in a virtual presentation, co-sponsored with the SML and six other regional land trusts.
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Local Skirmishes on the Road to Electrification More Than a Century Ago: Great Barrington and Salisbury
2021
Historian Bernard Drew in a virtual presentation, co-sponsored with SML.
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Follow The Forest
2020
Virtual presentation by the Housatonic Valley Association.
The Cesar Family: Noble African Citizens of Northwest Connecticut with family descendant Katherine Overton
2020
Virtual presentation with historian Rhonan Mokriski.
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The Color of Law
2020
Virtual presentation by Richard Rothstein on his new book of the same title.
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The Fight for Women’s Suffrage in Connecticut
2020
Virtual presentation by Connecticut Historical Society Chief Curator, Ilene Frank.
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Creating Connecticut: Critical Moments that Shaped a Great State
2020
Virtual presentation by Connecticut State Historian, Walt Woodward, on his new book of the same title.
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The Amazon: What Everyone Needs to Know
2020
Virtual presentation by conservationist Dr. Mark Plotkin.
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Wild Cousins of our Best Friends: Wolves, Coyotes and Foxes
2020
Presented by Sue Morse, noted natural history expert and one of North America’s top wildlife trackers. The program was a collaboration by the Salisbury Association Land Trust, other land trusts, regional conservation partnerships, and the Sharon Audubon Center; held at the Housatonic Valley Regional High School.
The Weed That Took Over the World–Japanese Knotweed
2019
About the wild and scenic Housatonic River, lecture by Tom Zetterstrom at SML.
A Beginner’s Guide to Recognizing Trees of the Northeast
2019
SML
Music Mountain, The Chamber Music of Brahms
2019
Lecture-presentation by Oskar Espina-Ruiz, Music Mountain Artistic and Executive Director, at SML.
From Birdwatcher to Birder: Moving Beyond your Bird Feeder
2019
Dr. Katheryn Schneider at SML.
Black Bear History, Biology and Management in CT
2019
Wildlife Biologist Paul Rego at SML.
The Lakeville Crucifix: A Religious War in 19th Century Connecticut
2019
Lecture by Geoffrey Brown on late 19th Century Lakeville history and his book of the same title at SML.
Connecticut 169 Club
2019
Presentation by Marty Podskoch on his new travel book of the same title. Each town in Connecticut has its own page, and the Historical Society wrote the text for Salisbury. SML
The Return of Mountain Lions
2019
Presented by Sue Morse, a noted natural history expert and one of North America’s top wildlife trackers. Program was a collaboration by the Salisbury Association Land Trust, other land trusts, regional conservation partnerships, and the Sharon Audubon Center at Housatonic Valley Regional High School.
Food and Social Etiquette of the 19th Century
2019
Discussion by Francine Segan, food historian. SML
Edith Wharton at The Mount: A Great American House with Gardens Designed by a Great American Writer
2019
Presentation by Anne Schuyler, Director of Visitor Services at The Mount. SML
A Forgotten History, the Black Community in Salisbury
2019
Presented by Peter McEachern. SML
Connecticut Vanguards
2018
Presented by Eric Lehman, author, at Noble Horizons.
To End All Wars, Songs of the First World War
2018
SML
Over There and Here: Salisbury and Its People During the Great War
2018
Presentation by Lou Bucceri introducing the opening of the exhibit at the Academy Building. SML
Music Mountain, The Beethoven Cycle: A String Quartet’s Mt. Everest
2018
Oscar Espina-Ruiz, Artistic Director of Music Mountain, discussed the ultimate challenge for a string quartet: the Complete Beethoven String Quartet Cycle. Program given at The White Hart Inn in Salisbury and the Hotchkiss Library in Sharon.
Global Stewardship
2018
The Future of Planet Earth – A Changing Biosphere. Co-sponsored with the SML.
Program Recording
The Ames Iron Works
2018
Lou Bucceri guides us through the Ames Iron Works. Co-sponsored with the SML.
Program Recording
The Irish in Salisbury
2018
Lou Bucceri discusses the history of the Irish in Salisbury.
Program Recording
Horace Holley: Transylvania University and the Making of Liberal Education
in the Early American Republic
2017
By author and history professor James Cousins. The book describes the role of Salisbury’s Horace Holley in early American education. SML
Early America in 12 Objects
2017
Elliot and Grace Snyder guided the audience through the history of the objects, the roles they played in early American life, and understanding of the value of these collectibles. SML
Industrial Sharon
2017
Ed Kirby, Sharon historian, educator and author, explored a variety of industries that formed the industrial heritage of the Northwest Corner. SML
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDPbn-DQ0PjA4xCgx0SN3MQ/videos
Forests & Brain Health
Grizzly Bears
Dam It
The Social Black Bear
Local Skirmishes
The Cesar Family
Color of Law
The Fight for Women’s Suffrage
Creating Connecticut (on the YouTube page as Walt Woodward)
The Amazon (on the YouTube page as Dr. Mark Plotkin)
