Hello!
Welcome to our new blog! 2010 is an exciting time for the Cornwall Historical Society and I hope to use this blog to keep you up-to-date on the work we are doing and introduce you to some of the wonderful items in the collection.
Currently, we are hard at work planning our 2010 summer exhibition, Visions and Contradictions: The Foreign Mission School 1817-1826, opening June 25, 2010. This exhibition will tell the tale of the school that was created in Cornwall, Connecticut to educate “heathen” youths to become missionaries in their own communities. Hawaiian, Indian, Chinese, Cherokee, Choctaw, and other Native American students journeyed to Cornwall to attend this school. As you will see, the story involves religious zeal, race relations, scandal and tragedy. We hope you will join us this summer!
Our exhibition planning is currently funded by a generous grant by the Connecticut Humanities Council. Be sure to follow the link to find out more about this generous organization and the work it provides in funding valuable humanities projects in the State of Connecticut.
Link www.ctheritage.org
