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Tessa Hallinan, Connecticut's Kid Governor Elect recently spoke with Eric Parker about the election and her platform for 2026 which focuses on inclusion for kids with disabilities. Her inauguration is scheduled for January 23 at CT's Old State House. #CTKG
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CT '25: Connecticut's kid governor
Tessa Hallinan lays out her 2026 agenda as Connecticut's Kid Governor.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Tessa Hallinan, Connecticut's Kid Governor Elect recently spoke with Eric Parker about the election and her platform for 2026 which focuses on inclusion for kids with disabilities. Her inauguration is scheduled for January 23 at CT's Old State House. #CTKG
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🎉🎤CT's Old State House will re-open Fri., Dec. 26 at 12 pm. Stop by for First Night Hartford on Dec. 31 from 2 - 5:45 pm. Enjoy Hamilton Karaoke, museum tours, dressing-up in Revolutionary War costumes, and crafting with Night Fall. Purchase pins at firstnighthartford.org. 🎆
December 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🎉🎤CT's Old State House will re-open Fri., Dec. 26 at 12 pm. Stop by for First Night Hartford on Dec. 31 from 2 - 5:45 pm. Enjoy Hamilton Karaoke, museum tours, dressing-up in Revolutionary War costumes, and crafting with Night Fall. Purchase pins at firstnighthartford.org. 🎆
🎤🎵Get your First Night Hartford pin at firstnighthartford.org and join us for Hamilton Karaoke. Enjoy a Museum tour, make a tricorn hat, dress up in Revolutionary War costumes, go on a scavenger hunt, & craft with the team from Night Fall before fireworks at Bushnell Park at 6 pm.🎉 #ctoldstatehouse
December 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
🎤🎵Get your First Night Hartford pin at firstnighthartford.org and join us for Hamilton Karaoke. Enjoy a Museum tour, make a tricorn hat, dress up in Revolutionary War costumes, go on a scavenger hunt, & craft with the team from Night Fall before fireworks at Bushnell Park at 6 pm.🎉 #ctoldstatehouse
🎤🎵Gather your friends and fans and head to CT’s Old State House for “Hamilton Karaoke” from 2 -5:45 pm. Get your First Night Hartford pin at firstnighthartford.org and come belt out a tune from the Broadway musical in our historic Courtroom. Stay for tours and fun family activities!
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🎤🎵Gather your friends and fans and head to CT’s Old State House for “Hamilton Karaoke” from 2 -5:45 pm. Get your First Night Hartford pin at firstnighthartford.org and come belt out a tune from the Broadway musical in our historic Courtroom. Stay for tours and fun family activities!
🎆 Celebrate First Night Hartford by stepping back in time!
CT’s Old State House kicks off America’s 250th with Revolutionary War crafts, scavenger hunts & Hamilton karaoke.
🕑 2–5:45 PM | 📍 800 Main St
🎟️ First Night pin required
CT’s Old State House kicks off America’s 250th with Revolutionary War crafts, scavenger hunts & Hamilton karaoke.
🕑 2–5:45 PM | 📍 800 Main St
🎟️ First Night pin required
December 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
🎆 Celebrate First Night Hartford by stepping back in time!
CT’s Old State House kicks off America’s 250th with Revolutionary War crafts, scavenger hunts & Hamilton karaoke.
🕑 2–5:45 PM | 📍 800 Main St
🎟️ First Night pin required
CT’s Old State House kicks off America’s 250th with Revolutionary War crafts, scavenger hunts & Hamilton karaoke.
🕑 2–5:45 PM | 📍 800 Main St
🎟️ First Night pin required
Dennis House reporting...only one more day until the Connecticut Democracy Center reveals results of the 2026 Election for Connecticut's Kid Governor. Tune in to @ctkidgovernor to watch the announcement LIVE on Facebook and YouTube! #CTKidGovernor #CTDemocracyCenter
November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Dennis House reporting...only one more day until the Connecticut Democracy Center reveals results of the 2026 Election for Connecticut's Kid Governor. Tune in to @ctkidgovernor to watch the announcement LIVE on Facebook and YouTube! #CTKidGovernor #CTDemocracyCenter
Thursday is the day! Tune in to get the results of Connecticut's 2026 Kid Governor election at 9:30am on the Connecticut's Kid Governor Facebook page and YouTube channel!
#CTKGStatewideElection #CTKidGovernor2026 #CTKGvotes2025 #civics #civiceducation
#CTKGStatewideElection #CTKidGovernor2026 #CTKGvotes2025 #civics #civiceducation
November 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Thursday is the day! Tune in to get the results of Connecticut's 2026 Kid Governor election at 9:30am on the Connecticut's Kid Governor Facebook page and YouTube channel!
#CTKGStatewideElection #CTKidGovernor2026 #CTKGvotes2025 #civics #civiceducation
#CTKGStatewideElection #CTKidGovernor2026 #CTKGvotes2025 #civics #civiceducation
🏆👏Congrats to Natalie Townsend, of Nevaeh's Cake Ceations, LLC in Hartford, winner of CT’s Old State House’s 2025 Election Cake Bake Off! Celebrity judges including @CTSotS Stephanie Thomas and authors Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald and guests made it official! #CTOSH
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
🏆👏Congrats to Natalie Townsend, of Nevaeh's Cake Ceations, LLC in Hartford, winner of CT’s Old State House’s 2025 Election Cake Bake Off! Celebrity judges including @CTSotS Stephanie Thomas and authors Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald and guests made it official! #CTOSH
In honor of Veterans Day, watch CT Network's coverage of the Marine Corp League of CT's ceremony honoring the 250th birthday of the Marine Corps here ct-n.com/ctnplayer.as.... This event included state and military leaders and a special video tribute. #CTNetwork #CTVeterans
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In honor of Veterans Day, watch CT Network's coverage of the Marine Corp League of CT's ceremony honoring the 250th birthday of the Marine Corps here ct-n.com/ctnplayer.as.... This event included state and military leaders and a special video tribute. #CTNetwork #CTVeterans
REMINDER: Election Day is tomorrow! Got questions? The Secretary of the State's office has all the resources and info you need. Visit portal.ct.gov/sots!
The more people participate, the more elections accurately represent the will of the people. #CTDemocracyCenter
The more people participate, the more elections accurately represent the will of the people. #CTDemocracyCenter
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
REMINDER: Election Day is tomorrow! Got questions? The Secretary of the State's office has all the resources and info you need. Visit portal.ct.gov/sots!
The more people participate, the more elections accurately represent the will of the people. #CTDemocracyCenter
The more people participate, the more elections accurately represent the will of the people. #CTDemocracyCenter
Let us eat cake! Come to CT's Old State House on Saturday for our 4th Annual Election Cake Bake Off at 12 noon. Celebrity judges include🗳️Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas and
🖊️📖 authors Keith Stavely & Kathleen Fitzgerald. Admission is free. RSVP here: bit.ly/CakeOff2025. #CTOldStateHouse
🖊️📖 authors Keith Stavely & Kathleen Fitzgerald. Admission is free. RSVP here: bit.ly/CakeOff2025. #CTOldStateHouse
October 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Let us eat cake! Come to CT's Old State House on Saturday for our 4th Annual Election Cake Bake Off at 12 noon. Celebrity judges include🗳️Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas and
🖊️📖 authors Keith Stavely & Kathleen Fitzgerald. Admission is free. RSVP here: bit.ly/CakeOff2025. #CTOldStateHouse
🖊️📖 authors Keith Stavely & Kathleen Fitzgerald. Admission is free. RSVP here: bit.ly/CakeOff2025. #CTOldStateHouse
Find out for yourself if CT's Old State House is haunted by stopping by for a visit this Saturday for our Election Cake Bake Off at 12 noon! For more info visit www.ctoldstatehouse.org.
Ghostly encounters at Connecticut's Old State House
The Old State House in Hartford, with its 230-year history, is said to be haunted by the ghost of a former museum curator.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Find out for yourself if CT's Old State House is haunted by stopping by for a visit this Saturday for our Election Cake Bake Off at 12 noon! For more info visit www.ctoldstatehouse.org.
🥮Let them eat cake CAKE! Did you know in colonial times, Election Day included parties, parades, and CAKE? CT’s Old State House pays tribute with some sweet competition at the 4th Annual Election Cake Bake Off. 🍴Come TASTE confections created by CT bakers and vote! FREE Admission!
October 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🥮Let them eat cake CAKE! Did you know in colonial times, Election Day included parties, parades, and CAKE? CT’s Old State House pays tribute with some sweet competition at the 4th Annual Election Cake Bake Off. 🍴Come TASTE confections created by CT bakers and vote! FREE Admission!
Let them eat cake CAKE! Did you know in colonial times, Election Day included parties, parades, and CAKE? CT’s Old State House pays tribute with some sweet competition at the 4th Annual Election Cake Bake Off. Come TASTE confections created by CT bakers and vote! FREE Admission!
October 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Let them eat cake CAKE! Did you know in colonial times, Election Day included parties, parades, and CAKE? CT’s Old State House pays tribute with some sweet competition at the 4th Annual Election Cake Bake Off. Come TASTE confections created by CT bakers and vote! FREE Admission!
🔮 Step into history this Sat, Oct 25!
✨ 10:30 am: Witchcraft Trials Tour at Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground
✨ 2:00 pm: Meet the Parsons: Witchcraft in Early Springfield at CT’s Old State House — FREE lecture!
👉 RSVP: ct-dc.org/qr.asp?q=WitchcraftPanicOCT2025
Explore, lunch & shop on Pratt Street.
✨ 10:30 am: Witchcraft Trials Tour at Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground
✨ 2:00 pm: Meet the Parsons: Witchcraft in Early Springfield at CT’s Old State House — FREE lecture!
👉 RSVP: ct-dc.org/qr.asp?q=WitchcraftPanicOCT2025
Explore, lunch & shop on Pratt Street.
October 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🔮 Step into history this Sat, Oct 25!
✨ 10:30 am: Witchcraft Trials Tour at Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground
✨ 2:00 pm: Meet the Parsons: Witchcraft in Early Springfield at CT’s Old State House — FREE lecture!
👉 RSVP: ct-dc.org/qr.asp?q=WitchcraftPanicOCT2025
Explore, lunch & shop on Pratt Street.
✨ 10:30 am: Witchcraft Trials Tour at Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground
✨ 2:00 pm: Meet the Parsons: Witchcraft in Early Springfield at CT’s Old State House — FREE lecture!
👉 RSVP: ct-dc.org/qr.asp?q=WitchcraftPanicOCT2025
Explore, lunch & shop on Pratt Street.
Program directors Rebecca Taber and Brian Cofrancesco at the CT Council for the Social Studies Conference representing CT Democracy Center's innovative civic education programming at CT’s Old State House -- CT History Day, Kid Governor®, We The People, & Project Citizen. #ctdc
October 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Program directors Rebecca Taber and Brian Cofrancesco at the CT Council for the Social Studies Conference representing CT Democracy Center's innovative civic education programming at CT’s Old State House -- CT History Day, Kid Governor®, We The People, & Project Citizen. #ctdc
Do your baking skills take the cake? Register to compete in the 4th Annual Election Cake Bake Off on Sat., Nov. 1. Create a delicious flavor profile and decorate to fit the theme of "American Democracy, Voting & Elections". Space is limited. For info click here: ct-dc.org/qr.asp?q=CTO...
October 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Do your baking skills take the cake? Register to compete in the 4th Annual Election Cake Bake Off on Sat., Nov. 1. Create a delicious flavor profile and decorate to fit the theme of "American Democracy, Voting & Elections". Space is limited. For info click here: ct-dc.org/qr.asp?q=CTO...
Boom! 💥 Celebrate Rochambeau Day this Sat., Oct. 18, 11am at CT’s Old State House. Watch a Civil War–era cannon fire with the Governor’s Foot Guard—honoring the 1780 Washington–Rochambeau alliance that helped win the Revolution. #ctoldstatehouse #firstgovernorsfootguard
October 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Boom! 💥 Celebrate Rochambeau Day this Sat., Oct. 18, 11am at CT’s Old State House. Watch a Civil War–era cannon fire with the Governor’s Foot Guard—honoring the 1780 Washington–Rochambeau alliance that helped win the Revolution. #ctoldstatehouse #firstgovernorsfootguard
We live in a moment marked by uncertainty and change - social, political, and educational. But here's the truth: when students understand history, they better understand how to change the future. Support Connecticut History Day. Donate here: www.historydayct.org/shop-support...
October 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
We live in a moment marked by uncertainty and change - social, political, and educational. But here's the truth: when students understand history, they better understand how to change the future. Support Connecticut History Day. Donate here: www.historydayct.org/shop-support...
🏆Know an exceptional individual who is civically engaged and committed to public service in gov't, business, and our schools? 📩 Visit ctdemocracycenter.org for info and submit your nomination the 2026 CT Democracy Center Awards! #CTDCAwardsl
September 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🏆Know an exceptional individual who is civically engaged and committed to public service in gov't, business, and our schools? 📩 Visit ctdemocracycenter.org for info and submit your nomination the 2026 CT Democracy Center Awards! #CTDCAwardsl
🔮 Step into history on Sat, Oct 25!
✨ 10:30 am: Witchcraft Trials Tour at Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground. Tickets at
ancientburyingground.com
✨ 2:00 pm: Meet the Parsons: Witchcraft in Early Springfield at CT’s Old State House — FREE lecture!
👉 RSVP: ct-dc.org/qr.asp?q=WitchcraftPanicOCT2025
✨ 10:30 am: Witchcraft Trials Tour at Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground. Tickets at
ancientburyingground.com
✨ 2:00 pm: Meet the Parsons: Witchcraft in Early Springfield at CT’s Old State House — FREE lecture!
👉 RSVP: ct-dc.org/qr.asp?q=WitchcraftPanicOCT2025
September 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🔮 Step into history on Sat, Oct 25!
✨ 10:30 am: Witchcraft Trials Tour at Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground. Tickets at
ancientburyingground.com
✨ 2:00 pm: Meet the Parsons: Witchcraft in Early Springfield at CT’s Old State House — FREE lecture!
👉 RSVP: ct-dc.org/qr.asp?q=WitchcraftPanicOCT2025
✨ 10:30 am: Witchcraft Trials Tour at Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground. Tickets at
ancientburyingground.com
✨ 2:00 pm: Meet the Parsons: Witchcraft in Early Springfield at CT’s Old State House — FREE lecture!
👉 RSVP: ct-dc.org/qr.asp?q=WitchcraftPanicOCT2025
Check out the recent news briefing with the Civics Education, Civics Engagement & Media Literacy Task Force discussing their final report recommendations for CT ct-n.com/ctnplayer.as... and hear from our very own Sally Whipple, Exec. Dir., CT's Old State House #ctnetwork
September 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Check out the recent news briefing with the Civics Education, Civics Engagement & Media Literacy Task Force discussing their final report recommendations for CT ct-n.com/ctnplayer.as... and hear from our very own Sally Whipple, Exec. Dir., CT's Old State House #ctnetwork
🗳️UCONN students met with fmr Sec. of State Miles Rapoport of 100% Democracy, fmr State Rep. Evelyn Mantilla, & Mary Janicki, fmr Director of the Office of Legislative Research at CT's Old State House on Nat'l Voter Registration Day. portal.ct.gov/sots.#VoteRe...
September 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🗳️UCONN students met with fmr Sec. of State Miles Rapoport of 100% Democracy, fmr State Rep. Evelyn Mantilla, & Mary Janicki, fmr Director of the Office of Legislative Research at CT's Old State House on Nat'l Voter Registration Day. portal.ct.gov/sots.#VoteRe...
Stop by CT's Old State House TOMORROW for National Voter Registration Day!✅ Register to vote or check your status. Join a 🎤Roundtable Discussion & Voting Q&A (11:00–12:15) followed by a tour (1:30-2:30 pm) about the history of voting rights in CT. This event is FREE! #CTDemocracyCenter #VoteReady
September 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Stop by CT's Old State House TOMORROW for National Voter Registration Day!✅ Register to vote or check your status. Join a 🎤Roundtable Discussion & Voting Q&A (11:00–12:15) followed by a tour (1:30-2:30 pm) about the history of voting rights in CT. This event is FREE! #CTDemocracyCenter #VoteReady
🎵Stop by CT's Old State House Farmer's Market (10 am - 2 pm) Fri., Sept. 12 to hear the Kenn Morr Band at Noon. The band is touring in support of its latest release, “Still Shining”. Enjoy live music + shop for fresh produce🍎🥬and CT made products. #ctoldstatehouse #kennmorr
September 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🎵Stop by CT's Old State House Farmer's Market (10 am - 2 pm) Fri., Sept. 12 to hear the Kenn Morr Band at Noon. The band is touring in support of its latest release, “Still Shining”. Enjoy live music + shop for fresh produce🍎🥬and CT made products. #ctoldstatehouse #kennmorr