Provided by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, this unique one-day statewide event is designed to showcase Connecticut’s fascinating world of art, history, film & tourism. A great way for residents to discover, or rediscover, all that is happening in our state.
An afternoon tour on the Thames River Heritage Water Taxi led by Hempsted staff showing the New London history. Tour will highlight areas related to Hempsted family history, the early Mamacoke settlement & Native fishing grounds, sites of colonial ferries, Fort Trumbull & other important landmarks.
Experience the writings of Edgar Allen Poe as they come alive in the parlor of the Isham-Terry House with a dramatic performance of The Tell-Tale Heart & several other poems by actor Campbell Harmon as the author himself. Harmon will also speak, in character, about Poe's life, his death, & his profound influence on American literature.
Visit the Amasa Day House and explore the 1st floor furnished largely with objects owned by members of the Day family, including toys and locally produced ceramics and silver, and admire the original 19th-century floor and stair stenciling. Free, donations welcome.
Get into the “spirit” of the season with Things that Go Bump in the Night at the Nathan Hale Homestead! Shiver and shudder through a special candlelight tour that will take you around the property – from the School House, past the corn field, and hear the traditional, long-standing Homestead ghost stories. The moonlit tour will feature the Hale Staff’s spooky encounters, as featured on the Syfy channel’s Ghost Hunters.
Get into the spirit of the season & meet the ghosts of New Londoners who have ghoulish stories to tell – hear their tales & talk with them if you dare! Experience the city's oldest house at twilight & make s’mores over an open fire.
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See Phelps-Hatheway come to life during the Suffield Garden Club’s May Market! Embark on a garden-themed tour of the museum and an exciting scavenger hunt of the gardens as they begin to bloom. Plant seeds for summer herbs and share stories about your favorite flowers.
Visit the historic South End of Hartford, exploring the architectural treasures of Coltsville and the Charter Oak neighborhoods. Discuss the impacts of industry and immigration on these neighborhoods in Hartford, includign sites like the Colt Factory and its worker houses, the Church of the Good Shepard and Parish House, the Capewell Nail Factory, and the Polish National Home.
This month, step into our gardens without getting muddy in this virtual introduction to the horticultural treasures at CTL’s historic properties in Bethlehem, Suffield, and Hartford, all designated as Connecticut’s Historic Gardens.
Calling all Scouts and Youth! Participate in historical activities designed to help all levels move toward completing required badges, including pitching a tent, hiking, knot tying, learning to play marbles, cooking over a fire, and visiting a museum.
Walk onto the grounds of the Palmer-Warner House to explore the traditional New England walled fields and forested landscape. Learn how Frederick Palmer and Howard Metzger shaped the landscape seen today.
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.