We are proud that our professional staff and trained volunteers have earned prestigious state and national recognition for our research and programs, specifically those related to local Indigenous and enslaved persons. We look forward to sharing more of our work. Some of our awards and achievements to date include:
Awards
2026 Award of Excellence – American Association for State and Local History
Honoring the research, exhibit and related programming and curriculum for “Complicated Colonial Narratives: Researching Slavery in South Windsor”
2025 Award of Merit – Connecticut League of Museums
Honoring the research, exhibit and related programming and curriculum for “Complicated Colonial Narratives: Researching Slavery in South Windsor”
2022 History in Progress Award – American Association for State and Local History
Recognizing the planning and implementation of Nowashe Village. The History in Progress award is for projects that “are highly inspirational and exhibit exceptional scholarship.” Nowashe Village was one of only four national recipients in 2022.
2022 Award of Merit – Connecticut League of History Organizations
Recognizing the planning and implementation of Nowashe Village
Achievements
2026 Gold Seal of Transparency – Candid
2024 Place-Based-Learning Presentation – CCSU Public History Program
2024 Breakout Session Presentation – CLHO State Conference
2023 Breakout Session Presentation – CLHO State Conference
2022 Small Museum Luncheon Program Presentation – AASLH National Conference
Completed Cohorts and Training
2023 Uncovering the Hidden History in your Town, West Hartford Historical Society
2019-2021 Building on Success Program, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
2015-2017 Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations, AASLH
