As part of the Elm City’s celebration of the 200th birth anniversary of author Donald Grant Mitchell (April 22, 1822), the New Haven Museum will host a virtual lecture during Preservation Month, “The Suburb Within: Donald Grant Mitchell, Edgewood, and the Greening of New Haven,” with historian Jay Gitlin.

Check out the website for more information about DGM and the months long celebration: DonaldGrantMitchell.com.

DGM Bicentennial Committee
To date, eight New Haven-based organizations have come together to create this Celebration honoring Donald Grant Mitchell and others may join in. Currently events and activities are being planned by: New Haven Free Public Library, New Haven Preservation Trust, New Haven Museum & Historical Society, Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Westville Village Renaissance Alliance, Friends of Edgewood Park, Friends of East Rock Park, and Broken Umbrella Theatre.

With support from: The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and Design Monsters.

Hosted by: New Haven Museum