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 47^th 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!

Connecticut Landmarks is hiring for several part-time positions.

• Museum Interpreters lead interactive visitor tours, programs, events, and hands-on activities at the various historic sites owned and operated by Connecticut Landmarks, with key openings at our sites in Hartford, Coventry, East Haddam, and Bethlehem. No tour experience necessary — training provided!
• The Preservation Assistant performs regular maintenance and repair tasks and minor restoration projects at all 12 of CTL’s historic properties. The Preservation Assistant will be required to have the necessary trades skills to perform routine maintenance on and repairs to the buildings and landscapes.
• Two Gardeners sought to care for the historic gardens—museums in and of themselves—at three of our properties. One will be based at the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden in Bethlehem; the other will serve the North Central region at the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden in Suffield and the Butler-McCook House & Garden in Hartford.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until positions are filled.

Job descriptions, information and application instructions available here »

Connecticut Landmarks is pleased to announce the appointment of Shaelyn Amaio as Deputy Director of Connecticut Landmarks effective April 1st.

Shaelyn grew up in Connecticut, where her tourism journey began as a ride operator at Lake Compounce when she was in college. Shaelyn has worked as a museum educator, strategic planner, and project manager at museums and design firms in New England, New York, and Alabama. A Central Connecticut State University alumna, she also earned a graduate certificate in museum education from Tufts University and a M.A. in museum anthropology at Columbia University. She first came to Connecticut Landmarks from the New York Transit Museum on an IMLS-funded project in December of 2018, and her responsibilities slowly increased to include oversight of visitor experience, interpretation, and marketing. Shaelyn’s expanded role will include responsibility for site operations, membership programs, marketing, and financial management.

“Having worked at Connecticut Landmarks for 6 years, I am continually impressed by the dedication of my colleagues and the significance of the stories we share,” she said. “Museums can be tools to help us imagine a brighter world, and I look forward to continuing the work.”

If you see Shaelyn at one of our sites this season, say hello! She can also be reached by email at shaelyn.amaio@ctlandmarks.org.

All of our historic house museums are seeking excellent storytellers with an interest in local history to connect with our audiences of all ages. Does that sound like you? Part time seasonal Museum Interpreter positions are now open, offering roughly 10-12 hours per week from May-October at our historic sites around the state.

Learn more on our Opportunities page »

Tickets for our annual spooktacular at the Nathan Hale Homestead have now sold out! To those who secured tickets, watch your email for additional information and don’t forget to share your photos by tagging the Nathan Hale Homestead’s Instagram account!

Want to make sure you have early access to next year’s dates when they go on sale? Join today!

See all dates and learn more »

The Palmer-Warner House will host a Celtic celebration on Saturday, September 14, from 11 am-2 pm with Summer Pipes & Cider!

Sip cider and connect with Scotland during a trail walk around the beautiful Palmer-Warner grounds led by Coreyanne Armstrong and Portland & District Pipers. Enjoy local cider and bourbon tastings designed to take your imagination to the Scottish Moors. Bring your friends to test your knowledge in a round of Celtic-themed pub trivia, with prizes for first- and second-place teams.

Tickets for the event are available now through our website.

If you have any questions, please email Site Administrator Lynette Fisher at palmer.warner@ctlandmarks.org. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to see you in September.

Join the fun before tickets sell out »

Beginning August 10, the Palmer-Warner House in East Haddam will be open for tours on the second Saturday of each month, May-October, from 1 pm-4 pm. Visitors will be able to plan a tour of the house in conjunction with a visit to any number of attractions in the beautiful East Haddam area. New exterior signage and freshened-up interiors will also support this shift to a seasonally-operating historic house museum from an appointment-based experience. Connecticut Landmarks’ collections team continues their documentation work, and infrastructure improvements and capital investments are in progress at the site.

“This is an important new phase of the operations of this site that complements the slate of innovative public programming already taking place,” remarked Director of Public Engagement & Marketing Shaelyn Amaio. “I am so grateful for Site Administrator Lynette Fisher’s vision, initiative, and care in seeing this through.”

With the addition of Open Tour days at the Palmer-Warner House, Connecticut Landmarks’ interpretive arc spans from 1678 (Hempsted Houses) to 2005 (Palmer-Warner House).

See all upcoming Open Tour days »

Ever wonder what it was like to work in the 18th century? Travel back to the colonial era with the Nathan Hale Fife and Drum encampment as they recreate life as a Revolutionary War soldier. Learn about 18th-century tools and techniques used in the historic trades with demonstrations by woodworker, carpenter & Joiner John Baron and Blacksmith Baird Wech-Collins who will forge a variety of tools and hardware.

This FREE family-friendly event on the verdant grounds of the Hempsted Houses in New London takes place Saturday, July 27, from 12 noon-3 pm. Advance registration is available, but walk-ups are always welcome!

Details and registration here »