The Tolland Historical Society will host a free talk Sunday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. by author Charles Monagan about his recently re-released book “Connecticut Icons: Classic Symbols of the Nutmeg State.”
The talk will take place at the Old Tolland County Jail and Museum at 52 Tolland Green.
Monagan, who was the editor of “Connecticut” magazine from 1989 to 2013, says the book grew out of a last-page column he wrote for the magazine from 2001 to 2005. It includes short profiles of 50 places, natural features, buildings, food and other items that seemed to him to be especially “Connecticut” and that everyone thinks they know about but probably don’t.
Monagan has been a writer and editor for more than 45 years. He’s the author of several books, including “The Neurotic’s Handbook,” “The Reluctant Naturalist” and “How to Get a Monkey into Harvard.” He wrote the book and lyrics for a musical, “Mad Bomber,” in 2011.
In 2016, he spoke at the jail museum about “Carrie Welton,’’ his fictionalized account of a Waterbury native’s adventurous life.
Author Charles Monagan
