Program Type:
Other- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will close on January 31, 2026 @ 12:00pm.
- There are 50 seats remaining.
Program Description
Event Details
Connecticut State Historian emeritus, Dr. Walter Woodward, shares the life-long struggles of American artist John Trumbull (1756-1843). Trumbull was the son of Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull. He was a veteran, diplomat, architect, and an artist renowned for creating a series of American history paintings. Learn more and see the artwork that chronicled key events and figures of the American Revolution. There is no fee to attend, but you must register to reserve a seat.
Sponsored by The Friends of the Granby Public Libraries, Salmon Brook Historical Society, American Legion Shannon Shattuck Post 182, and America 250.
For more America 250 programs and events in Granby, go to the Community Calendar, https://www.granby-ct.gov/542/Granby-Community-Calendar
Or visit -
Granby Public Library, https://granby.librarycalendar.com/events/month
Salmon Brook Historical Society, https://www.salmonbrookhistoricalsociety.com/
American Legion Shannon Shattuck Post 182, https://post182alct.org/
About the presenter:
About Walt Woodward
Walter W. Woodward is Connecticut State Historian emeritus. He served as the State Historian of Connecticut and a member of the History Department at the University of Connecticut from 2004 to 2022. He was the fifth person to hold the position of State Historian, which was created in the 1930s in preparation for Connecticut’s 300th anniversary. He retired in July of 2022, becoming Connecticut State Historian emeritus.
Dr. Woodward is a scholar of Early American and Atlantic World history, with an emphasis on Connecticut and New England. His research interests cover a variety of subjects, including witchcraft, alchemy and the history of science, the use of music in Early America, environmental history.
Woodward is the author of five books, the most recent of which is Creating Connecticut: Critical Moments That Shaped a Great State (Globe Pequot Press, 2020). His book Prospero’s America: John Winthrop, Jr., Alchemy and the Creation of New England Culture, 1606-1676 (Omohundro Institute, University of North Carolina Press,2010) won the Homer Babbidge Prize from the Association for the Study of Connecticut History, and was a Choice magazine Outstanding academic title.
As State Historian emeritus, Woodward continues to research write and share his love for the history of Connecticut and New England through the Today in Connecticut History program and at TODAYINCTHISTORY.com, musical performances with his group The Band of Steady Habits, articles, and public lectures.