Daniel has a number of upcoming LIVE appearances planned. Please consider attending one of these entertaining and informative In-Person presentations! More details to be added soon.
Hartford’s Lost Riverfront
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 12:30 PM
Windsor Senior Center, 599 Matianuck Avenue, Windsor, CT
For centuries, Hartford was an active port along the Connecticut River, with numerous wharfs, dockyard businesses and warehouses connected to the West Indies trade. Learn about the many buildings and fascinating personalities associated with the old riverfront, which was gradually lost to the development of modern bridges and highways.
Call to register: 860-285-1992
Colonial Hartford
Thursday, July 9, 2026 10:30 AM
Elmwood Senior Center, 1106 New Britain Ave, West Hartford, CT
Using historic maps and images of old buildings (that have since been demolished!), we will explore Hartford’s Colonial and Revolutionary War eras, including stories about fascinating individuals and legendary landmarks like the Charter Oak.
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Topic To Be Determined
Thursday, July 16, 2026 10:00 AM
South Windsor Senior Center, 150 Nevers Road, South Windsor CT
Please check back as more details are added!
Call to register: 860-648-6361
Revolutionary War Connecticut
Friday, August 7, 2026 10:30 AM
Bishop’s Corner Senior Center, 15 Starkel Road, West Hartford, CT
What Ken Burns Left Out! While the recent documentary gave an excellent overview of the American Revolution, there were many important details relating to Connecticut’s contributions that were not included. Learn more about CT’s role as the “Provisions State,” vital figures such as Jonathan Trumbull, Jeremiah Wadsworth, and Silas Dean, as well as destructive British raids that culminated in an attack by the Connecticut-born traitor Benedict Arnold!
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Hartford’s Lost Front Street Neighborhood
Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 12:30PM
Windsor Senior Center, 599 Matianuck Avenue, Windsor, CT
Home to generations of immigrants, Hartford’s once vibrant East Side, centered on Front Street, was demolished in the late 1950s to make way for the building of Constitution Plaza and the Interstate highways. In a virtual tour down Front Street, we will remember lost buildings, restaurants and other businesses of the city’s original “Little Italy.”
Call to register: 860-285-1992
Hartford’s Heublein Family and Heublein Tower
Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 12:30PM
Windsor Senior Center, 599 Matianuck Avenue, Windsor, CT
Settling in Hartford the mid-1800s, the German-immigrant Heublein family established a restaurant and hotel, as well as a nationally known liquor and food business that produced the world’s first commercial bottled cocktails and brought A1 Steak Sauce to America. Learn about the Heublein’s business ventures and the various buildings they erected, including the landmark Heublein Tower on Talcott Mountain, which was later visited by two future presidents of the United States.
Call to register: 860-285-1992