🏆🏅CT State Champs Trumbull High School shined at the "We The People" National Competition last week! The team, coached by teacher Katie Boland finished 8th overall and earned top prize for highest cumulative scores for testimony on Unit 4 of the We The People curriculum. #CTDC
Join us May 1 to pay tribute to activist James Mars. Born enslaved in CT in 1790, Mars shared his experience in his memoir. Hear his words and share in reflections from his descendants.
🎤 Keynote: Rev. Dr. Shelley D. Best
🎭Live performances
RSVP: da-james-mars.eventbrite.com
🎉 Let there be cake! Celebrate 230 years of CT’s Old State House + America’s 250th 🇺🇸
🗓 May 16 | 12–4 PM
📍 Hartford
🍰 Cake, 🎶live music, 🛍 local vendors, 👨👩👧 family fun + 🎪Bizarre Bazaar!
FREE admission (rain or shine)
RSVP: ct-dc.org/qr.asp?q=BDa...
#ctoldstatehouse
Join us May 1 in Hartford for "In His Footsteps", honoring activist James Mars—born enslaved in 1790 and a lifelong fighter for freedom.
🎤 Keynote: Rev. Dr. Shelley D. Best
🎭 Live performances
💛 Suggested donation: $10
Register: da-james-mars.eventbrite.com
#JamesMars #DiscoveringAmistad
Come celebrate the 230th birthday of CT’s Old State House on Saturday, 5/16 from 12 – 4 pm! This FREE event includes 2025 Election Cake Bake-Off winner Nevaeh’s Cake Creations, tours, live music, kids activities, a Craft Market and the Bizarre Bazaar. RSVP here ct-dc.org/qr.asp?q=BDa...
Check out this interview with John Mills, founder of The Alex Breanne Corporation, about the current exhibit on the 29th Connecticut Colored Regiment at Connecticut's Old State House www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zfQ.... #ctoldstatehouse
📰👓Get an inside look at Tessa Hallinan's first few months serving as Connecticut's Kid Governor, featured on the Governing news and analysis outlet here: www.governing.com/management-a.... #ctkg #ctdemocracycenter
Photo of Theresa Hopkins-Staten, JoAnn H. Price, and Patricia Russo holding their award trophies.
Theresa Hopkins-Staten celebrates with her colleagues from the Eversource Energy Pro-Equity Advisory Team
Patricia Russo celebrates with friends from The Campaign School at Yale University
A friend pulls JoAnn H. Price in close for a celebratory selfie.
🏅🎉 In need of inspiration? Read about how our 2026 CT Democracy Center Award recipients Patricia Russo, Theresa Hopkins-Staten, and JoAnn H. Price have each strengthened democracy through acts of citizenship, service, and community engagement. ctdemocracycenter.org/news. #CTDCAwards
The CT Democracy Center, CT's Old State House and friends made an appearance at the State Capitol on Advocacy Day in honor of Civic Learning Week. So, we asked: what is your civic wish for America in the next 250 years? Here's what folks had to say.
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🎟️ Get tickets and join us Thursday! ctdemocracycenter.org. Celebrate our 2026 Champions of Democracy with a networking reception featuring delectable dishes and cordials followed by an engaging and inspiring conversation at CT's Old State House.
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Celebrate these champions of democracy. Tickets at: ctdemocracycenter.org
🏅 Patricia Russo, Executive Director, The Campaign School at Yale University
🏅Eversource Energy, for the work of its Pro-Equity Advisory Team
🏅JoAnn H. Price, Co-Founder, Fairview Capital Partners
🌟Meet JoAnn Price! Join us March 12 at CT’s Old State House as she accepts the CTDC's Mary C. Gawlicki Philanthropic Leader Award. Learn more about why she works hard to increase capital access for underrepresented investment fund managers 🎟️ Get tickets: ctdemocracycenter.org #CTDCAwards
🌟Meet Theresa Hopkins-Staten! Join us March 12 at CT’s Old State House as she accepts the CTDC's Business Leadership Award for @eversource.bsky.social's Pro-Equity Advisory Team. Discover how Equity Fundamentals Training empowers Eversource employees. 🎟️ Get tickets: ctdemocracycenter.org
Have you met Patricia Russo? 🌟 Join us March 12 at CT’s Old State House as she receives the Community Leader Award at the CT Democracy Center Awards. Discover what drives her work to influence women to run for elected office worldwide. 🎟️ Get tickets: ctdemocracycenter.org
🎉 Champions of Democracy to be honored.
The Connecticut Democracy Center announces the 2026 CTDC Awards, celebrating leaders strengthening democracy through service, equity, and civic engagement.
📍 March 12, 2026 | CT Old State House
🔗 ctdemocracycenter.org #CTDCAwards
Thank you Mother Nature for holding off on the snow until after the @ctdemocracycenter.bsky.social inauguration of Connecticut's Kid Governor and cabinet
@ctoldstatehouse.bsky.social
. #ctkidgovernor #ctoldstatehouse #ctdemocracycenter #kidgovernor
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🎤🎵See you soon? Get a First Night HTFD pin at firstnighthartford.org and visit CT's Old State House from 2-5:45 pm for family fun including Hamilton Karaoke, tours, Revolutionary War costume dress-up, a scavenger hunt, and crafts with Night Fall.🎉 #ctoldstatehouse
🎤🎵Got plans for New Year's? Get a First Night HTFD pin at firstnighthartford.org and visit CT's Old State House from 2-5:45 pm for family fun including Hamilton Karaoke, tours, Revolutionary War costume dress-up, a scavenger hunt, and crafts with Night Fall.🎉 #ctoldstatehouse
🎉🎤CT's Old State House will re-open Fri., Dec. 26 at 12 pm. Stop by for First Night Hartford on Dec. 31 from 2 - 5:45 pm. Enjoy Hamilton Karaoke, museum tours, dressing-up in Revolutionary War costumes, and crafting with Night Fall. Purchase pins at firstnighthartford.org. 🎆
🎤🎵Get your First Night Hartford pin at firstnighthartford.org and join us for Hamilton Karaoke. Enjoy a Museum tour, make a tricorn hat, dress up in Revolutionary War costumes, go on a scavenger hunt, & craft with the team from Night Fall before fireworks at Bushnell Park at 6 pm.🎉 #ctoldstatehouse
🎤🎵Gather your friends and fans and head to CT’s Old State House for “Hamilton Karaoke” from 2 -5:45 pm. Get your First Night Hartford pin at firstnighthartford.org and come belt out a tune from the Broadway musical in our historic Courtroom. Stay for tours and fun family activities!
🎆 Celebrate First Night Hartford by stepping back in time!
CT’s Old State House kicks off America’s 250th with Revolutionary War crafts, scavenger hunts & Hamilton karaoke.
🕑 2–5:45 PM | 📍 800 Main St
🎟️ First Night pin required
Dennis House reporting...only one more day until the Connecticut Democracy Center reveals results of the 2026 Election for Connecticut's Kid Governor. Tune in to @ctkidgovernor to watch the announcement LIVE on Facebook and YouTube! #CTKidGovernor #CTDemocracyCenter
Thursday is the day! Tune in to get the results of Connecticut's 2026 Kid Governor election at 9:30am on the Connecticut's Kid Governor Facebook page and YouTube channel!
#CTKGStatewideElection #CTKidGovernor2026 #CTKGvotes2025 #civics #civiceducation
🏆👏Congrats to Natalie Townsend, of Nevaeh's Cake Ceations, LLC in Hartford, winner of CT’s Old State House’s 2025 Election Cake Bake Off! Celebrity judges including @CTSotS Stephanie Thomas and authors Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald and guests made it official! #CTOSH
In honor of Veterans Day, watch CT Network's coverage of the Marine Corp League of CT's ceremony honoring the 250th birthday of the Marine Corps here ct-n.com/ctnplayer.as.... This event included state and military leaders and a special video tribute. #CTNetwork #CTVeterans
Let us eat cake! Come to CT's Old State House on Saturday for our 4th Annual Election Cake Bake Off at 12 noon. Celebrity judges include🗳️Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas and
🖊️📖 authors Keith Stavely & Kathleen Fitzgerald. Admission is free. RSVP here: bit.ly/CakeOff2025. #CTOldStateHouse
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas stands at a table with her colleagues to assembling ballot boxes, ballots, pencil and paperwork that goes into voting kits. The kits will me mailed to schools participating in the upcoming election for Connecticut's Kid Governor
Brian Cofrancesco, Director of the Kid Governor program stands with Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas holding up a table top voting booth that folds out to give 5th graders voting in elections for Connecticut's Kid Governor privacy when they vote.
🏛️SOTS Stephanie Thomas @ctsots and her team stopped by to help Brian Cofrancesco, Director of Kid Governor® prepare 🗳️voting kits. These kits will go to schools across the state participating in the upcoming election of CT's Kid Governor. #CTKG #CTKidGovernor #ctdemocracycenter
Find out for yourself if CT's Old State House is haunted by stopping by for a visit this Saturday for our Election Cake Bake Off at 12 noon!
🥮Let them eat cake CAKE! Did you know in colonial times, Election Day included parties, parades, and CAKE? CT’s Old State House pays tribute with some sweet competition at the 4th Annual Election Cake Bake Off. 🍴Come TASTE confections created by CT bakers and vote! FREE Admission!
