One thing that we at the Mark Twain House love about Hartford is how often our nonprofits collaborate. We have two big free Saturdays coming...

In 2003, as I was researching a biography of Mark Twain’s best friend – a minister, if it can be believed – I got a chance to spend several ...

Back in April the Library of Congress announced that they acquired every tweet ever made , thanks to a gift from Twitter, Inc. And they will...

As we are now in May and my staff has got a full month of school field trips under their belt, it seemed appropriate timing for the Reach Ad...

Hello there, Mark Twain fans! Julia Pistell here, Caitlin's office neighbor and comrade in Twain scholarship. I will be helping out with...

Last Wednesday, April 21st, was the Centennial of Mark Twain's death. Around the country and in the major Twain sites there were celebra...

Last night a bunch of the staff went to see Tom Sawyer at the Hartford Stage. I heard that it was great from others who had been during prev...

This month's cover story of Knowledge (a BBC magazine) is yours truly - no, not me. Mark Twain. Though I don't see why they shouldn...

Mark Twain's legacy. How does one aptly describe what his legacy is, how it affects society, how it affects us individually? In our new ...

That's right, I said it. Frank Lloyd Wright and Tom Sawyer are the same person. Don't believe me? I wouldn't have believed me ei...

This is a really great little piece of writing by Twain that I want to share with you. A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling by Mar...

Mark Twain had an extensive library. As an avid reader he collected books of all shapes and sizes, subjects and specialties. He would spend ...

Christmas at the Mark Twain House is one of my favorite times of the year. The house is transformed into something even more beautiful and e...

I stumbled upon this great website today. It's called Redefine Christmas , and is based out of Westport, CT and it aimed at getting peop...

So by now everyone knows that Ghost Hunters visited The Mark Twain House back in September. Everyone's been asking us when the show woul...

Our Graveyard Shift Friday night ghost tours have been so popular that we sold out the month of October within a couple of weeks. We've ...

Our 2nd annual Oktoberfest is coming up next week! Last year's event sold out at 302 tickets and we are determined to make this year big...

For the past few weeks The Mark Twain House staff has been busy putting together the final touches on our upcoming What Would Twain Tweet (W...

When The Mark Twain House & Museum Visitor's Center opened in November of 2003, it became the first museum in the nation with a LE...

...AND meet Mr. Twain himself! In Lego form that is. If you've visited The Mark Twain House & Museum since April you may have seen a...

Recently, it has been hard to avoid the media coverage of celebrity deaths. Famous figures including Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, an...

Happy Birthday Mr. Tesla! (July 10, 1856) Nikola Tesla is regarded as one of the world's most re nowned thinkers and inventors when it c...

If you've ever wondered what Mark Twain thought of the 4th of July and patriotism... brace yourself. An article in the Cleveland Examine...

As of this week, The Mark Twain House & Museum welcomes an icebox into the collections family! The icebox, circa 1890, has gone through...