Daniel Sterner is the author of two books about the history and architecture of Hartford: A Guide to Historic Hartford, Connecticut (which won an award from the Hartford Preservation Alliance) and Vanished Downtown Hartford, both published by the History Press. His recent article on Connecticut’s historic Octagon Houses appeared in Connecticut Explored magazine. You can visit his YouTube channel History With Dan Sterner.

Daniel has given talks on Hartford’s historic buildings and streetscapes at many venues in the greater Hartford area, including the Hartford Club, the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford, the Wethersfield Senior Center and the Public Libraries of West Hartford, Enfield and Burlington. He has presented his popular series Historical Hartford at the Elmwood Senior Center in West Hartford and the South Windsor Senior Center, with new presentations to take place virtually. He has also taught a course on “Great Buildings of Hartford” for West Hartford continuing education.

A graduate of Wesleyan University with a B.A. in History, Daniel also has Masters Degrees from Trinity College (in American Studies) and the University of Chicago (in Middle Eastern Studies). For many years Daniel has been a guide and museum educator at the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum in Wethersfield and a historic interpreter at two Hartford institutions, the Mark Twain House & Museum and the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center,

You can also visit Daniel’s website, Historic Buildings of Connecticut (also the recipient of an award from the Hartford Preservation Alliance).