Icons Abroad: Samuel Clemens and Frederick Church in the Holy Land and in their Homes By Paige Moreau, Curatorial Department Intern 2018 The first time I visited the Mark Twain […]
Read more »Daily Free Tours for all Hartford Residents Through 2018
The Mark Twain House & Museum announces a special, limited-time opportunity for residents of the City of Hartford: daily free tours of the Twain House. Through the end of 2018, […]
Read more »Notes from the Carriage House: A Writer’s City
Hannah Rose, Writing Intern February 2018 In 1871, having traveled the United States from coast to coast, explored the Sandwich Islands, Africa, much of Europe, and the Mediterranean, Mark Twain […]
Read more »Notes From the Carriage House: A Touching Moment
A Touching Moment in the Mark Twain House Hannah Rose – Writing Intern January 2018 I don’t remember my exact age when I first walked into the Mark Twain House. […]
Read more »Mark Twain’s Mosque Lamp and Mahogany Bed: What Do Objects Tell Us About Authors?
A brass mosque lamp dangles from the ceiling. Its cut glass ornaments glitter in the same soft light that glows on the sparkling metallic paint stenciled into a Moorish pattern […]
Read more »“Wheresoever She Was, There Was Eden”
Living History Tour Highlight; Fourth of Four The last tour I was lucky enough to experience was led by the great romance of Sam Clemens’s life: his wife and editor, […]
Read more »Guest Blog: An Interview with Journalist / Author Susan Campbell About Writing at The Mark Twain House & Museum
By Alexis Zinkerman Author and Hartford Courant columnist Susan Campbell will be the celebrity guest writer on September 22 for Writing in Mark Twain’s Library. Campbell is the author of […]
Read more »Listen Up as Lizzie Wills Tells All
Living History Tour Highlight — Third of Four The emphasis on the significance of the House to the Clemenses proved to be an important trend throughout all the Living History […]
Read more »Nearly a Lifetime with Mark Twain
Living History Tour Highlight — Second of Four My week of living history started off under the capable guidance of one Katy Leary, the ever loyal lady’s maid to the Clemens […]
Read more »Old Faces Bring New Life to The Mark Twain House & Museum
Living History Tour Highlight; First of Four The man who lived at 351 Farmington Avenue between 1874 and 1891 was known to many people as many things. To some “Sam,” […]
Read more »Guest Blog: An Interview with Journalist and Author Kara Sundlun About Writing at The Mark Twain House & Museum
Having the Mark Twain House in our own community is invaluable if you want to write a book. – Kara Sundlun, News Anchor, WFSB- Channel 3 Kara Sundlun (photo: Robert […]
Read more »Art & Essay Contest in the Spirit of Twain
Whenever I enjoy anything in art it means that it is mighty poor. The private knowledge of this fact has saved me from going to pieces with enthusiasm in front […]
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