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SUMMARY:In The Watches of the Night: Life in the Nocturnal City\, 1820-1930
DESCRIPTION:In the Watches of the Night: Life in the Nocturnal City\, 1820-1930. \nPresenter – Professor Peter C. Baldwin\, Department of History\, University of Connecticut \nBefore skyscrapers and streetlights glowed at all hours\, American cities fell into inky blackness with each setting of the sun. But over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth century\, new technologies began to light up streets\, sidewalks\, buildings and public spaces. Baldwin will discuss the changing experience of the urban night over this period\, exploring work\, crime\, transportation and leisure\, moving through the gaslight era with the spread of modern police forces and the emergence of late-night entertainment to the era of electricity\, when social campaigns sought to remove women and children from public areas at night. Professor Baldwin’s presentation\, based on research for his book of the same name\, is an illuminating review of a vital era in American urban history. \nPeter Baldwin is a Professor of History at the University of Connecticut. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and received both an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Brown University. Prior to joining the University of Connecticut\, Peter worked as newspaper reporter for the Hartford Courant and served as an assistant professor of history at DePaul University in Chicago He came to the University of Connecticut in 2001 where he teaches classes in the History of Urban America\, History of Childhood in America and America Since 1877. He has written numerous books and other publications on urban and social history and is currently studying the experience of Civil Defense blackouts in New York during WWII. \nThe event is sponsored by Torrington Savings Bank. The event is free\, but registration is requested through EventBrite using the link below \nWatches of the Night
URL:https://torringtonhistoricalsociety.org/event/in-the-watches-of-the-night-life-in-the-nocturnal-city-1820-1930
LOCATION:Torrington Historical Society\, 192 Main Street\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790
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SUMMARY:Historic Center Cemetery Halloween Lantern Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Center Cemetery is the only remaining burial ground in Downtown Torrington. Tour guides will lead groups through the cemetery by lantern with stops at seven graves where actors will share the stories of early Torrington residents. Tours will start at the Torrington Historical Society (meet at the shed on the property near the cemetery gate to the left of the Carriage House) and end at the Main cemetery entrance behind City Hall. Please arrive 5 minutes ahead of time and bring a flashlight. Parking available behind the Historical Society or on the street. In the event of rain\, the event will be held on Saturday\, October 26th. \nTours are presented in conjunction with the Halloween Hoopla Downtown event. Proceeds to benefit Torrington Historical Society educational programs. Members tickets $8\, Non Members $10. Children 5 and under are free and do not require registration.
URL:https://torringtonhistoricalsociety.org/event/historic-center-cemetery-halloween-lantern-walking-tour/2024-10-17
LOCATION:Connecticut
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