Join an easy 1.5-mile walking tour on the sidewalks of Hartford's historic Main Street from the Butler-McCook House & Garden to the G. Fox Building to learn how the city has eveolved through its significant structures: City Hall, the Wadsworth Atheneum, the Traveler's Tower, the Old State House, Center Church, and the Ancient Burying Ground.
View the stunning homes and parcels that make up the historic district along Suffield's Main Street and learn about the town's rise to prominence in the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Bring a lawn chair and a picnic dinner and enjoy music in the lovely setting of the Butler-McCook historic garden on the Richard P. Garmany Fund Music & Education Terrace at the Amos Bull House.
Organized by the Department of Economic and Community Development, this unique one-day statewide event is designed to showcase Connecticut's fascinating worlds of art, history, film, and tourism - a great way for residents to discover (or rediscover!) all that is happening in the state.
Organized by the Department of Economic and Community Development, this unique one-day statewide event is designed to showcase Connecticut's fascinating worlds of art, history, film, and tourism - a great way for residents to discover (or rediscover!) all that is happening in the state.
It’s pollinator season! Let’s take a look at all of the pollinator friends that live in the garden and the much bigger living things who provide food, shade, and shelter. Then, meet inside the House to find bugs, birds and trees represented in the museum and learn about how CTL staff cares for the collection. Collect bright green leaves from the gardens to make your own masterpiece!
Spend an afternoon with Hempsted staff on the Thames River Heritage Water Taxi to learn about New London's history. This tour explores the stories of a fugitive slave, Revolutionary patriot, Black governors, whalers, the Amistad, and more. See areas related to Hempsted family history, the early Mamacoke settlement, native fishing grounds, and the sites of colonial ferries, Fort Trumbull, and other important landmarks.
Hartford joins cities worldwide on the longest day of the year to celebrate the 5th Make Music Day. Bring a picnic and your dancing shoes and join the party with audience favorite Ed Fast & Conga Bop in Hartford’s best kept secret – our historic garden oasis.
Renowned horticulturalist Tovah Martin shares her love of plants and plants capes in this garden talk. Discover some of the unique planting materials available today while enjoying the beauty of the gardens of Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden.
Guests will have the opportunity to participate in this celbration of Connecticut's stunning historic green spaces by visiting one of 15-member gardens around the state. For more information visit cthistoricgardens.org
Guests will have the opportunity to participate in this celbration of Connecticut's stunning historic green spaces by visiting one of 15-member gardens around the state. For more information visit cthistoricgardens.org
Guests will have the opportunity to participate in this celbration of Connecticut's stunning historic green spaces by visiting one of 15-member gardens around the state. For more information visit cthistoricgardens.org
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Celebrate the power of freedom and community as New Londoners share in the reading of the Declaration of Independence paired with excertps from Frederick Douglass' speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"
The Declaration of Independence was read publicly for the very first time in Suffield on July 8, 1776. Visitors will read this important document together and wonder how the Burbank family may have thought of the new nation. Inside the museum, hear about the first newspapers and how residents were informed of important events. Budding journalists will create their own front page to share with others. Which stories will you include?