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White Sails, Black Hands: The African-American Experience on Connecticut’s Waters

City Pier New London, CT, United States

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.

$25

Make Music Day: Hartford

Butler-McCook House & Garden 396 Main Street, Hartford, CT, United States

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.

Free

In the Garden with Tovah Martin

Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden 9 Main St N, Bethlehem, CT, United States

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.

$25

CT Historic Gardens Day: Phelps-Hatheway

Phelps-Hatheway House 55 S Main St, Suffield, CT, United States

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

$12

CT Historic Gardens Day: Butler-McCook

Butler-McCook House & Garden 396 Main Street, Hartford, CT, United States

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

$12

CT Historic Gardens Day: Bellamy-Ferriday

Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden 9 Main St N, Bethlehem, CT, United States

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

$12

Happy Birthday Caroline

Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden 9 Main St N, Bethlehem, CT, United States

Happy 120th birthday, Caroline! Celebrate the extraordinary woman that was [...]

$12

Reading of the Declaration of Independence

Hempsted Houses 11 Hempstead Street, New London, CT, United States

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?"

Free

Second Saturdays: What is Freedom?

Phelps-Hatheway House 55 S Main St, Suffield, CT, United States

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?

$12

Summer History Lab at the Phelps-Hatheway House

Phelps-Hatheway Barn 55 South Main Street, Suffield, CT, United States

Exciting discoveries await those who venture into secrete spaces! Phelps-Hatheway's believed summer program returns for 2022 with new activities and crafts in store.

$215

Sunset Sounds: Leala Cyr Group

Butler-McCook House & Garden 396 Main Street, Hartford, CT, United States

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.

Free

Landmarks Lunch & Learn: Gallery Talk Georges Annan-Kingsley

Amos Bull House 59 S. Prospect Street, Hartford, CT, United States

Join Cote d’Ivoire native and Hartford artist Georges Annan-Kingsley for a conversation and discussion of his work on display in the Amos Bull House in Hartford, as well as his recent 2021 mural installation in Hartford. 

Free

Trade, Slavery, and the Great Awakening: Stories of the Thames Based on a Colonial Diary

City Pier New London, CT, United States

Spend an afternoon with Hempsted staff on the Thames River Heritage Water Taxi to learn about New London's history. Joshua Hempsted began his diary in 1711 as a way to keep track of his many business activities, court sessions, and travels, as well as ship traffic and many other events important to New London. Join Hempsted Staff on a guided boat tour as we explore trade, slavery, and the Great Awakening through entries from Joshua Hempsted’s Colonial Diary.

$25

Landmarks Lunch & Learn: The Revolution in Coventry

Virtual Program

It’s 1776, and the Hale family is busy supporting the American Revolutionary War effort from their homestead in Coventry. Learn more with Site Administrator Anne Marie Charland about the family that gave us Connecticut’s State Hero.

Free

Sunset Sounds: Steve Davis and Abena Koomson-Davis

Butler-McCook House & Garden 396 Main Street, Hartford, CT, United States

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.

Free
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