Prudence Crandall Museum
National Historic Landmark and State Archaeological Preserve
1st academy in New England for African-American women, 1833-1834
Home/school of Connecticut's State Heroine
Open Thursday through Sunday
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
By appointment on Wednesday
2010 Calendar of Events
Aug.8 Design and create a Sampler
Sept. 4 Prudence Crandall Day
Sept. 18 Old Home Day (free admission)
Oct. 10 Meet Prudence's neighbors
Oct. 31 Museum closes for regular 2010 season
Nov. 7 Tea with Prudence & Sarah
{100_1325.jpg} Prudence Crandall (1803-1890) opened an academy on the Canterbury Green in 1831 to educate daughters of wealthy local families. The school was extremely successful until the following fall when she admitted Sarah Harris, a 20 year old black woman. Sarah had hoped to become a teacher with the help of the education the academy could provide. Reflecting the attitudes of the times, Sarah's admittance to the academy led parents to withdraw their daughters.
Miss Crandall made contacts throughout New England's free black communities to attract young black women students. They came from as far away as Boston, New York City and Philadelphia. {Portrait of Prudence Crandall} {Portrait of Prudence Crandall} appointment for in-house study) and a gift shop. The museum's first floor is fully accessible.
On-going Exhibits: "A Bold Front" and "To Get A Little More Learning"
Additional Resources
Prudence Crandall Annotated Bibliography
Students from 1831 to 1833
Students from 1833 to 1834
Prudence Crandall's Supporters
Andrew Thompson Judson
First Trial Summary
Second Trial Summary
Third Trial Summary
Period Newspaper Sources at the Museum
www.theliberatorfiles.com, Indexed excerpts from the abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator
Sources of Crandall documents in CT libraries and museums
See also “A Canterbury Tale: A Document Package for Connecticut’s Prudence Crandall Affair” created by the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance & Abolition at http://www.yale.edu/glc/index.htm(follow the Classroom link.)
Now available!
Purchase your very own "To All On Equal Terms" Book and/or DVD.
To All On Equal Terms Book To All On Equal Terms DVD
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The DVD and Book are available for loan to schools, please click the link below to learn more.
(To All on Equal Terms Loan Form)
Admission Rates
$6 adults
$4 seniors (60 years +) and college students with ID
$4 youth (6-17)
5 and under free
Discounted admission for schools and groups by appointment.
Contact Information
Prudence Crandall Museum
1 South Canterbury Road (Junctions of Routes 14 & 169)
Canterbury, CT 06331
860-546-7800
crandall.museum@ct.gov
Kazimiera Kozlowski, Curator, 860-546-7800
Karin Peterson, Museum Director, 860-256-2760 or karin.peterson@ct.gov
Directions
The Prudence Crandall Museum is located in the northeast corner of the state at the junction of Routes 169 & 14 in Canterbury, Connecticut - approximately 1 hour east of Hartford, 20 minutes east of Willimantic, 20 minutes north of Norwich.
The parking lot is off Route 14 and is located behind the Museum.
