Michael L. Campbell is the new Chief Financial Officer of The Mark Twain House & Museum. Campbell has worked in the nonprofit world for more than 30 years. He was Director […]
Read more »2018 Royal Nonesuch Humor Writing Contest Winners Announced
The Mark Twain House & Museum is pleased to announce the winners of its 2018 Royal Nonesuch Humor Writing Contest. The program is open to all ages and awards three […]
Read more »Mark Twain House to Participate in “Ask A Curator Day” September 12
The curators at The Mark Twain House & Museum will be taking your questions via Facebook Live from 1 to 2 p.m. (1700-1800 UTC), on Wednesday, September 12, as part of […]
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 »Mark Twain House Gains Three New Board Trustees
The Mark Twain House & Museum welcomed three new members to its board of trustees at its May 31, 2018 meeting. “We are pleased to welcome Javon Jackson, Bridget Quinn-Carey, […]
Read more »Support the Mark Twain House through Birdies For Charity
The Mark Twain House & Museum is once again participating in the Travelers Championship Birdies for Charity program. Launched in 2004, Birdies for Charity provides every 501(c)(3) in Connecticut an […]
Read more »Friends of the Mark Twain House Re-Dedicate Fran Gordon Memorial Garden
The Friends of the Mark Twain House will rededicate a garden in memory of Fran Gordon, the irrepressible founder of The Friends, on Saturday, June 16, at 3:30 pm. The event […]
Read more »Twain Scholar Kevin Mac Donnell to Lecture at the Mark Twain House May 30
Kevin Mac Donnell is a leading Mark Twain scholar and collector of books and memorabilia who lives in Austin, Texas. He’ll be speaking May 30 in The Trouble Begins at […]
Read more »NEH Helps Preserve the House & Its Books
Thanks to a Preservation Assistance Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Mark Twain House & Museum was able to purchase 16 new data loggers for the historic […]
Read more »Free Admission Exchange between Mark Twain House and Mystic Seaport
Two of Connecticut’s top tourist destinations, The Mark Twain House & Museum and Mystic Seaport, have announced a reciprocal admission deal for May and June. Anyone with a valid membership […]
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 »New Gardener Joins Mark Twain House & Museum
Christie Kuriger is the new Gardens and Grounds Coordinator for the Mark Twain House & Museum. She has been working for many months with Laura Barnett Goldberg who previously held […]
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