Love a great story? Looking for good conversation? Like history? Then the Fairfield Museum’s History Book Club is for you. This new book club was created especially for those who are interested in the fascinating stories of history, with discussion led by local historians and scholars. Come hear professors from Yale, Fairfield University and Sacred Heart University provide their insights and take book club discussions to the next level.
The museum’s history book club is open to the public; you do not need to be a member of the museum to participate. The club, which meets at the museum on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 7pm, is an opportunity to connect and converse with other readers and history enthusiasts. The fee is $5 for museum members, $10 for non-members. Lively discussion and refreshments will be served.
The February book selection is A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial by Suzanne Lebsock, with the museum’s February club meeting set for Wednesday, February 24 at 7pm. Lebsock blends two highly distinctive genres—the mystery novel and the historical narrative—to tell the story of three African American women and one black man, on trial for having murdered a white woman with an ax one sticky June afternoon in 1895 in Lunenburg County, Virginia. Discussion will be led by Paul Siff, Associate Professor of History at Sacred Heart University.
The Fairfield Museum and History Center is located at 370 Beach Road in Fairfield, CT. Please pre-register for meetings by calling 203-259-1598. Books are available in a special display at both Fairfield Public Library and Border’s Book Store. Upcoming titles and meeting dates include, Rogues’ Gallery by Michael Gross (discussion on Wednesday, March 24 with Dr. Philip Eliasoph, Professor of Art History at Fairfield University) and The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed (discussion on Wednesday, April 28 with Jennifer McLaughlin, Instructor of American-History and Director of Women’s Studies, Sacred Heart University.)
For more information about the Fairfield Museum’s History Book Club, please visit www.fairfieldhs.org or call 203-259-1598.
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