The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center preserves and interprets Stowe’s Hartford home and the Center’s historic collections, promotes vibrant discussion of her life and work, and inspires commitment to social justice and positive change.
When you visit the Stowe Center, don’t expect a traditional historic house museum! Expect a conversational, interactive tour where you can participate along with your guide.
Of course you’ll hear about everything that compelled Stowe to write her most famous novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin: her childhood, travels, marriage and family, and perhaps greatest of all, her courage.
But you’ll also connect the past to the present as you discuss 19th century social issues — such as slavery and the role of women — that resonate today in the form of racism, mass incarceration, immigration or equal pay.
Inspiring Stowe – 60 minute tour Wednesday 2:00pm; Thursday 12:00pm & 2:00pm; Friday 12:30pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm; Saturday 10:00pm, 1:00pm & 4:00pm We look forward to inspiring you with the life and work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), a complex and controversial novel that galvanized the anti-slavery movement. Our tours address the history […]
Inspiring Stowe – 60 minute tour Wednesday 2:00pm; Thursday 12:00pm & 2:00pm; Friday 12:30pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm; Saturday 10:00pm, 1:00pm & 4:00pm We look forward to inspiring you with the life and work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), a complex and controversial novel that galvanized the anti-slavery movement. Our tours address the history […]
Inspiring Stowe – 60 minute tour Wednesday 2:00pm; Thursday 12:00pm & 2:00pm; Friday 12:30pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm; Saturday 10:00pm, 1:00pm & 4:00pm We look forward to inspiring you with the life and work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), a complex and controversial novel that galvanized the anti-slavery movement. Our tours address the history […]
Inspiring Stowe – 60 minute tour Wednesday 2:00pm; Thursday 12:00pm & 2:00pm; Friday 12:30pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm; Saturday 10:00pm, 1:00pm & 4:00pm We look forward to inspiring you with the life and work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), a complex and controversial novel that galvanized the anti-slavery movement. Our tours address the history […]
Inspiring Stowe – 60 minute tour Wednesday 2:00pm; Thursday 12:00pm & 2:00pm; Friday 12:30pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm; Saturday 10:00pm, 1:00pm & 4:00pm We look forward to inspiring you with the life and work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), a complex and controversial novel that galvanized the anti-slavery movement. Our tours address the history […]
Inspiring Stowe – 60 minute tour Wednesday 2:00pm; Thursday 12:00pm & 2:00pm; Friday 12:30pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm; Saturday 10:00pm, 1:00pm & 4:00pm We look forward to inspiring you with the life and work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), a complex and controversial novel that galvanized the anti-slavery movement. Our tours address the history […]
Inspiring Stowe – 60 minute tour Wednesday 2:00pm; Thursday 12:00pm & 2:00pm; Friday 12:30pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm; Saturday 10:00pm, 1:00pm & 4:00pm We look forward to inspiring you with the life and work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), a complex and controversial novel that galvanized the anti-slavery movement. Our tours address the history […]
Inspiring Stowe – 60 minute tour Wednesday 2:00pm; Thursday 12:00pm & 2:00pm; Friday 12:30pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm; Saturday 10:00pm, 1:00pm & 4:00pm We look forward to inspiring you with the life and work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), a complex and controversial novel that galvanized the anti-slavery movement. Our tours address the history […]
Inspiring Stowe – 60 minute tour Wednesday 2:00pm; Thursday 12:00pm & 2:00pm; Friday 12:30pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm; Saturday 10:00pm, 1:00pm & 4:00pm We look forward to inspiring you with the life and work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), a complex and controversial novel that galvanized the anti-slavery movement. Our tours address the history […]
Inspiring Stowe – 60 minute tour Wednesday 2:00pm; Thursday 12:00pm & 2:00pm; Friday 12:30pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm; Saturday 10:00pm, 1:00pm & 4:00pm We look forward to inspiring you with the life and work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), a complex and controversial novel that galvanized the anti-slavery movement. Our tours address the history […]
Inspiring Stowe – 60 minute tour Wednesday 2:00pm; Thursday 12:00pm & 2:00pm; Friday 12:30pm, 2:00pm & 4:00pm; Saturday 10:00pm, 1:00pm & 4:00pm We look forward to inspiring you with the life and work of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), a complex and controversial novel that galvanized the anti-slavery movement. Our tours address the history […]
Are you eager to visit the Stowe Center but haven't had the chance? Join us for our NEW condensed tour, offering a glimpse into the first floor of the house. It's a perfect introduction before you embark on the full 60-minute tour. Discovering Stowe – 30 minute tour Saturday 11:30am & 2:30pm On this condensed tour, […]
The goal of our intergenerational tour is to encourage conversations about justice between visitors of all ages. We provide an interactive, kid-friendly, conversation-based tour experience where we welcome questions and curiosity from adults and children alike. The tour explores the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe and the larger history of anti-slavery activism in the United […]
Arts And Crafts Children's Hour Join us for a delightful Children’s Hour planned from 1:15 to 2:15 pm. During this time, there will be arts and crafts activities, followed by a story reading session from 1:45 – 2:15 pm featuring the books “Julián is a Mermaid” and “Hair Love.” Julián is a Mermaid written by Jessica Love. Julián, inspired by mermaids he sees […]
The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, The Mark Twain House & Museum, and the Asylum Hill Neighborhood Association – AHNA invite you to join us for The Lawn Party at Nook Farm! Gather your friends and family, pack your blankets and snacks, and get ready for a day full of excitement! Enjoy dancing, music, and a host […]
THE GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL: SAYS WHO??? Recently, The Atlantic magazine published their list of the "great American novels" of the last 100 years. In the introduction to the list, the editors pose that "the American canon is more capacious, more fluid, and more fragile than perhaps ever before. But what, exactly, is in it?" In […]
BOOK TALK WITH AUTHOR MARIE CARTER MAY'S SOCIAL JUSTICE READING CIRCLE Mortimer & the Witches: A History of Nineteenth-Century Fortune Telling, a Book Talk with Author Marie Carter Please join HBSC and Marie Carter for a talk about her latest book from Fordham University Press. The titular character, Mortimer Thomson, wrote under the pseudonym Q.K. Philander […]
A 2023 study by PEN America found that book bans in prison systems have risen dramatically in the last decades, even in seemingly progressive states. Washington state, for example, more than doubled the instances of book bans between 2019 and 2021. In addition to restrictions on reading through specific book bans, censoring of certain topics […]
The 2024 Earth Day weekend sees our Garden of Literacy, celebrating nature, gardens, and the Spring season. We welcome all community members and visitors to join us at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center for a family friendly day of giveaways, workshops, and a special children’s tour. To get ready for gardening season, we will give away […]
Join us each month for our Social Justice Reading Circle. The 2nd Wednesday of each month we will have a book club-style meetup to discuss a book that relates to social justice across a range of topics and genres. Our selections will include our Stowe Prize shortlist, fiction, and non-fiction works to explore the many ways […]
