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Your Home for History
Connecticut Landmarks is a state-wide network of historic house museums sharing 400 years of New England history. Our museums are starting points for deeper exploration and greater appreciation of the Connecticut experience. Our real-life stories, as told through our houses, collections, and programs, make history matter.
What’s New?
Welcome to the 2025 Season at Connecticut Landmarks Museums!
The first weekend in May marks Connecticut Landmarks’ opening weekend. Our historic sites and their staff welcome visitors to open the door to the past with tours, hands-on programs, and special events. Tours of our seven historic house museums are available from May through October. Days and times vary by location. Make your reservations today!
Our 2025 season features new events including Forest Bathing, Drum Circles, hands-on print-making and flower-pounding, and temporary exhibits such as Letters of Unity: Building LGBTQ+ Community Through the Written Word opening in June at the Palmer-Warner House. Returning favorites include Things That Go Bump in the Night at the Nathan Hale Homestead; the Hempsted Houses’ Juneteenth Festival; Suffield Garden Club’s 47th Annual May Market at the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden; and the Sunset Sounds Concert Series at the Butler-McCook House & Garden. Details and registration for all events can be found on our events calendar.
We look forward to welcoming you to our sites this season!
A Mother’s Day Gift for the History Books
Show your favorite mom how much you care by giving her a gift that lasts a whole year!
Membership with Connecticut Landmarks connects her with the stories of New Englanders who have supported causes they believed in, preserved the homes they loved, and cared for the communities they cherished. Membership benefits include free admission to tours of our seven historic house museums, discounts on dozens of public programs, invitations to members-only programs, and savings in our museum stores.
Waited until the last minute to shop? Our gift memberships can be sent straight to her email inbox, so she can start planning her first visit right as our properties open in May!
This Mother’s Day, give her three historic gardens‘ worth of flowers! Plus, learn how you can celebrate Mother’s Day with us on May 10 with Mother’s Day Tea and Historic Hartford Walking Tour: Hartford’s Women!
Limited Tickets Remain for Martha Hall Kelly Event
The serene grounds of Winvian Farm will set the scene on Friday, May 16, as best-selling author Martha Hall Kelly discusses her newest as-yet unreleased novel, The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club. Attendees to this intimate event will enjoy a talk and Q&A from the author herself over delicious light refreshments and tea service. Tours of Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden available as add-on.
Remaining tickets for this exclusive event are very limited, and we anticipate that they will sell out, so act fast!
Preservation Updates
New Shutters at Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
The flowers in Bellamy-Ferriday’s historic garden are ready to bloom, staff are gearing up for the season, and new shutters have given the house a fresh look! A special thanks to Fink & Son Historic Restoration for their work installing the beautiful shutters expertly replicated by Fresh Start Pallet Products. This Hartford-based nonprofit employs and trains individuals recovering from addiction and life challenges, as well as recent refugees beginning their new life here in the United States. Their team creates high-quality products, primarily from reclaimed-salvaged wood, and, in partnership with community organizations, provides education and training through the Richard P. Garmany Fresh Start Academy.
Come and visit the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden for its opening weekend on Saturday, May 3rd!
Request for Proposals: Invitation to Bid – Structural Repairs
Connecticut Landmarks is accepting sealed proposals for construction services for structural repairs to the Joshua Hempsted House. Project is located at 11 Hempstead St, New London, CT. Those interested in providing these services, as set forth in the Invitation to Bid’s specifications, are invited to submit their proposals in triplicate to Joseph Calabrese, Project Manager, at the Crosskey Architects, LLC office, 750 Main Street, Suite 150, Hartford, CT 06103, until 2:00 pm on May 5, 2025.
Bids will be received for furnishing all labor, materials, tools and equipment necessary for the project scope of work consisting of structural repairs to the Hempsted House and associated site work. The Contract will include selective demolition, structural work, interior construction, and all other work necessary for or incidental to the completion of the project. For details on the project and instructions, please see the full RFP document here.