1. What is the Connecticut League of History
Organizations?
We are a nonprofit, member-driven organization whose
purpose is to help historical societies, history museums, and
other heritage organizations and the people who run them
improve their capacity to serve their communities.
We are supported by membership fees, donations, program
income and a partnership grant from Connecticut
Humanities.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE of
HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS
www.clho.org
2. CLHO works as part of a collaborative partnership with
CT Explored Magazine,
History Day in Connecticut and
www.connecticuthistory.org
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE of
HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS
www.clho.org
All of us receive some financial support as either a
program of Connecticut Humanities, or a partner of
Connecticut Humanities.
By actively working together, we hope to enable you –
teachers and educators – to navigate Connecticut’s
heritage resources.
3. CLHO also collaborates with heritage and
preservation organizations doing all kinds of
innovative work across the state to ensure that
teachers and students in Connecticut have the
best possible access to state, regional and local
history content.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE of
HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS
www.clho.org
4. More examples…
- The Connecticut Digital Archive: An online repository of
digital images of Connecticut from museum and library
collections http://ctdigitalarchive.org/
- The State Library – World War I commemoration project
on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CTinWorldWar1
-CHI (Connecticut History Illustrated, formerly Connecticut
History Online) at
http://www.connecticuthistoryillustrated.org/
….and many others.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE of
HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS
www.clho.org
5. In Addition…
We work with the Connecticut Council for the Social Studies to
collaborate on innovative ways to help connect teachers and history
museums.
October 27, 2015 – CCSS Annual Conference
Crowne Plaza in Cromwell, CT
• Keynote speaker will be Sally Whipple, CT’s Old State House
• Exhibitor Hall will feature dozens of representatives from
Historical Societies & Historic Sites
• CLHO will be on hand to make introductions and answer questions
…PLUS more!
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE of
HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS
www.clho.org
6. How Can CLHO Help Teachers?
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE of
HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS
www.clho.org
7. Top Five Things CLHO Can Do for Teachers in
Connecticut:
5 – Want to know what resources about CT
history are available online? Ask us.
4 – Would you like your local historical society to
receive a copy of the new CT Social Studies
Frameworks? Let us know and we can send them
a copy and let them know that it came from you!
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE of
HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS
www.clho.org
8. 3 – Need to know what to expect from your
visit to a history museum or archive? What to
ask to make sure the goals for your visit are
met, how to prepare and what kind of help is
reasonable to expect? We can help.
2 – Want to find the Connecticut museum,
historical society, library or archives that offers
a program to meet your needs? We can help.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE of
HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS
www.clho.org
And the NUMBER 1 Thing CLHO Can Do for Teachers in
Connecticut….
9. 1 – Want to develop a relationship with
your local history resources, be it your
Historical Society or local Museum? Let us
arrange an introduction.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE of
HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS
www.clho.org
10. Why is your local historical
society or museum often a great option for
a visit?
-You can often walk, or squeeze in the use of school
transportation.
- The visit is usually inexpensive – saves money!
- Your students will connect with the unique history of
their town, opening their eyes to civics and civic
engagement for the rest of their lives.
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE of
HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS
www.clho.org
11. Even more reasons Why your
local historical society or museum is often a great option
for a visit….
-The small staff or volunteers of local sites have the
flexibility to work with you to create unique programs.
- Building a educational program together supports the
development of a long-term relationship
- Local sites will often come to you at low or no-cost,
bringing artifacts and lessons
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE of
HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS
www.clho.org
12. Have I convinced you?
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE of
HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS
www.clho.org
13. How to Find CLHO:
Me: Liz Shapiro
E-mail: liz@clho.org
Website: www.clho.org
Phone: (M-Th) 860-685-7595
Cell: 860-502-7705
(Yes, you can text me! Just make sure you mention
that you’re a teacher, and where you’re from.)
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE of
HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS
www.clho.org
