Bring the Mark Twain House to Your Town

The Mark Twain House & Museum is taking its show on the road, launching a series of 60-minute lecture and PowerPoint programs on Mark Twain’s life, literary legacy, and social influence.

Designed to be presented to audiences at schools, libraries, social clubs and historical societies -- or to any other group of Twain neophytes or enthusiasts -- these cost-effective presentations are conducted by the museum’s Education Program Manager, Craig Hotchkiss.

They include:

--"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: An American Story," which addresses the history of race relations in America and the book's role as a catalyst for social change.

--“Mark Twain in Hartford” explores the transformation of the “Missouri ruffian” Samuel Clemens to the persona of the “Hartford luminary” Mark Twain, who adored the city for its beauty and civilization.

-- "Base Ball as Mark Twain Knew It," which weds the quintessential American sport with the quintessential American author, and his awareness of how the game reflected the struggles of class, race and gender that concerned him a social commentator.

--“Stowe & Twain: Effecting Social Change,” presented in collaboration with The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, focuses on how the two authors (and neighbors) used their writings to address social ills.

To reserve a Mark Twain House & Museum educational program, or for further information, call Craig Hotchkiss at (860) 280-3146.

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