Connecticut Landmarks

Palmer-Warner Pride Month Open Tour Day
2024-06-15 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-06-22 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Palmer-Warner House, 307 Town Street, East Haddam, CT, 06423, United States
The Palmer-Warner House is open for tours on Saturdays, June 1-22 from 12 noon–4 pm in celebration of Pride Month! Specialty tours of the home will introduce visitors to its residents and explore the themes of Equity, Unity, and Reflection. A Historic Timeline of Connecticut’s LGBTQ Community on loan from the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History will be on view in the barn. Join us on Saturday, June 29, for our culminating celebration in partnership with the East Haddam Historical Society.
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Explore the contemporary lives of preservation architect Frederic Palmer and his partner Howard Metzger. Together, they created a safe space for friends and family to gather and experience life unrestrained by societal norms within the beautifully constructed landscape they designed and personally maintained.
The 1738 residence was built by John and Mehitable (Chapman Richardson) Warner. Later generations of the Warner family would become blacksmiths, and many of their pieces were collected by Frederic Palmer and can be seen throughout the house today.
A visit to the site includes a behind-the-scenes tour in which guests can learn about the collection of personal diaries and photos used to reconstruct the lives of Frederic and Howard, providing an opportunity for guests to discuss society’s impact on the thoughts and actions of the house’s former residents.

Advance reservations for tours appreciated, but walk-ups welcome as space permits! Tours leave on the hour; last tour departs at 3:00 pm.
Purchasing an Adult or Child ticket secures your spot on a timed tour of the Palmer-Warner House, and provides access to the scenic grounds and the exhibit in the barn. Walk-up tours will be accommodated as space permits. A Grounds Only ticket provides access to the grounds and barn.
If you have any questions or would like to schedule a tour outside of these hours and dates, please contact Site Administrator Lynette Fisher at palmer.warner@ctlandmarks.org.
CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing system to access your benefits.

Coventry Farmers Market
2024-06-16 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-06-23 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-06-30 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-07 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-14 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-21 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, 06238, United States
The Coventry Farmers’ Market on the grounds of the Nathan Hale Homestead is an experience not to be missed. This market carries the tradition of being the largest farmers’ market in the state, featuring some of the best of Connecticut-grown, Connecticut-made products in one of the most unspoiled countryside settings in the state. Each week, the staff of the Homestead will lead a family-friendly activity to connect the history of the site with the theme of the market. Learn more about Farmers’ Market themes here.
Admission to the Nathan Hale Homestead is by regular admission and is not included in the Farmers’ Market program.
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If you have any questions, please contact Site Administrator Anne Marie Charland at hale@ctlandmarks.org or call 860.742.6917.
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Isham-Terry Open Tour Sunday
2024-06-16 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Isham-Terry House, 211 High Street, Hartford, CT, 06103, United States
The Isham-Terry House is a time capsule of genteel life in turn-of-the-century Hartford. In 1896, Dr. Oliver Isham purchased the 1854 Italianate house for his medical practice and as a home for himself, his parents and his three sisters. His sisters, Julia and Charlotte, lived in the house until their deaths in the 1970s as urban renewal claimed many of the houses in the once-grand neighborhood. Explore this beloved family home to learn about the booming industries and culture of Hartford in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, understand medical practice and public health at this time, and learn more about the Isham and Terry families through the items they owned.
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Advance registration for tours appreciated, but walk-ups welcome as space permits!
CTL Members, please sign in to our ticketing system to access your benefits.
Can’t make it on an Open Sunday? Tours are also available by advance reservation! If you have any questions, please email isham.terry@ctlandmarks.org.

Sold Out! QUIZTORY: Tavern Trivia Night
2024-06-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, 06238, United States
This event is sold out! Thank you for your interest. If you would like to be put on a waiting list in case of cancellations, please email programs@ctlandmarks.org.

So, you think you know trivia? Now you can prove it! Don your thinking caps for tavern-style trivia in the Nathan Hale Homestead barn as we celebrate Flag Day and the start of summer. Bring your team of 2-to-6 pub trivia buffs or join a team on the spot and compete to be crowned the top trivia masters. Prizes awarded to the top three teams.
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If you have any questions, please contact Site Administrator Anne Marie Charland at hale@ctlandmarks.org or call 860.742.6917.
CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing system to access your benefits.

Make Music Day Hartford | Ed Fast & Congabop
2024-06-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Butler-McCook House & Garden, 396 Main Street, Hartford, CT, 06103, United States
Please Note: Music will happen rain or shine in the intimate setting of our community room of Amos Bull House from 7-9 pm, 59 S Prospect in Hartford at the rear of our historic Butler-McCook House & Garden.
Hartford joins cities worldwide on the longest day of the year to celebrate the annual Make Music Day Hartford. Bring a picnic and your dancing shoes to the garden of the Butler-McCook House and join the party in Hartford’s best kept secret—our historic garden oasis–with perennial crowd favorite Ed Fast and Congabop. Have no doubt that this will be an exciting performance filled with Fast’s original tunes and rumbafied standards and his stellar line-up of performers, including legendary percussionist Sammy Figueroa.
SAMMY FIGUEROA has long been regarded as one of the world’s great musicians. As one of the leading percussionists he has played on countless records and is well-known for his versatility in a multitude of musical styles. Besides playing with some of the world’s greatest pop stars, such as David Bowie, Chaka Khan and Mariah Carey, Sammy has also played with a multitude of distinguished jazz artists including Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Quincy Jones, George Benson, and many, many more.
This internationally recognized day of music began over 40 years ago and is now celebrated in 120 countries with thousands of free concerts. Learn more and find a Make Music Chapter near you at makemusicday.org
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Registration appreciated, but walk-ups always welcome!
This program takes place outdoors. In case of cancellation due to severe weather, registrants will be notified at the email address on file. If you have any questions, contact Assistant Site Administrator Jana Colacino at jana.colacino@ctlandmarks.org.
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Flower Pounding Workshop
2024-06-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Phelps-Hatheway House, 55 S Main St, Suffield, CT, 06078, United States
Phelps-Hatheway staff will guide you step–by–step as you create a unique work of art with blooms grown by Suffield’s own Willow View Farm. This workshop is sure to bring a smile to your face as you work those muscles to make a masterpiece!
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This program is presented as part of Connecticut Historic Gardens Day. Learn more about how Connecticut Landmarks is participating here.
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If you have any questions, please email phelps.hatheway@ctlandmarks.org or call 860-668-0055.

Connecticut Historic Gardens Day
2024-06-23 12:00 - 16:00 | CT
On Historic Gardens Day, sixteen historic gardens around the state welcome you to explore a variety of beautiful garden styles from different periods. Enjoy free admission to visit the gardens of three participating Connecticut Landmarks sites! Advance reservation for house tours via the link below for each property. Gardens will be open rain or shine.
Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
Roam the beautiful, landscaped areas of our 10-acre property. Over a 70-year period, Eliza Ferriday and her daughter, Caroline, created a garden showcasing their love of roses, lilacs and peonies. Today, the garden is maintained with the aid of the Watertown Garden Club. Bellamy-Ferriday joined CT Historic Gardens in 2004 as a founding member. Our staff will be on hand to answer questions.
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Butler-McCook House & Garden
Inspired by their European travels, Eliza Butler and Mary Sheldon adapted an original plan by the Swiss landscape architect Jacob Weidenmann for their Victorian ornamental garden on Hartford’s Main Street. The formal parterre garden features low boxwood hedges with beds of roses, perennials, and annuals connected by winding stone paths. It is lovingly cared for by the West Hartford Garden Club. Butler-McCook joined CT Historic Gardens in 2004 as a founding member.
The Butler-McCook House & Garden is thrilled to be featured on this year’s Historic Gardens Day poster! We will host this year’s poster contest winner artist Michelle Hawran on-site, who will be painting in our garden. An exhibition of her work will be on display in the Aetna Gallery of the Butler-McCook House from June-October.
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Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden
The grounds of this 18th-century home on Suffield’s historic Main Street feature a formal parterre garden designed by landscape architect Mary Wells Edwards, a large herb bed, and scattered flowering shrubs. Suffield Garden Club members will be on hand to answer questions about the garden’s history and its inventory. Phelps-Hatheway became the 15th member of CT Historic Gardens in 2018.
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New for 2024!
Flower Pounding Workshop
Sunday, June 23, 10 am–12 noon
Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden
$25/Person; $20/CTL Member
Phelps-Hatheway staff will guide you step-by-step as you create a unique work of art with blooms grown by Suffield’s own Willow View Farm. This workshop is sure to bring a smile to your face as you work those muscles to make a masterpiece!
Learn more & register here »

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SOLD OUT! Afternoon Tea with Martha Hall Kelly
2024-06-28 13:00 - 15:00 | CT
This event is sold out! Thank you for your interest. If you would like to tour the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden to discover the history behind Martha Hall Kelly’s novels, click here to plan your visit.
Inspiration is everywhere in the Litchfield hills! Join best-selling author Martha Hall Kelly to discuss her books (Lilac Girls, Lost Roses, Sunflower Sisters, The Golden Doves) and the history that sparked her imagination over afternoon tea at the exquisite Winvian Farm. This intimate event will include a talk and Q&A from the author herself, as well as a proper English tea served with delicious light refreshments. Tours of Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden available as add-on.
Learn more about the details of this event here.

CANCELED: White Sails, Black Hands: The African-American Experience on Connecticut's Waters
2024-06-29 11:40 - 13:00 | City Pier, New London, CT, United States
Update: This boat tour has been canceled. Thank you for your interest. If you’re interested in attending “White Sails, Black Hands: The African-American Experience on Connecticut’s Waters,” please click here to view other available dates. The June 29th “Captivating Books & Stories Inspired by Sites Along the Thames River” will still be held at 1 pm.

Beginning in 1639 when the first enslaved person arrived in Connecticut, the number of persons of color steadily increased in New London County. Every town in New London County had a significant percent of African Americans and people of mixed race living and working in them, however, their stories are not always told. This tour will explore the stories of a fugitive slave, Black Revolutionary Patriots, Black Governors and Whalers, the Amistad and more.

Following your purchase, you will receive an email with your confirmation. Present this to the boat crew when boarding the boat.
This tour is administered by Thames River Heritage Park. 100% of the profit from your ticket purchase benefits the Hempsted Houses, CT Landmarks.

Pride Month Celebration
2024-06-29 13:00 - 16:00 | Palmer-Warner House, 307 Town Street, East Haddam, CT, 06423, United States
Two East Haddam organizations create an historic Pride Celebration! At 1 pm, begin at the East Haddam Historical Society (EHHS) for a presentation by Ken Simon, Emmy award-winning filmmaker, founder of Syracuse New Times, and Executive Producer of SimonPure Media, that will highlight Kate Swift and Casey Miller who helped make strides toward gender equality. After, explore EHHS’ exhibit, “Linguistic Warriors: Casey Miller and Kate Swift” that highlights their groundbreaking work changing pronouns. At 2:30 pm, a shuttle bus will bring attendees to the Palmer-Warner House to explore the Connecticut Museum of Culture & History’s traveling exhibit on our state’s rich LGBTQ+ history.
At 3 pm, Dusty Rader will lead a discussion on gender identity and expression. Dusty, who transitioned his senior year of high school in 2009 and has never looked back, has provided training and professional development on LGBTQ+ youth across the nation, taught Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at CCSU, and served as their interim Coordinator for the LGBTQ Center. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for PROUD Academy, which is applying for charter status in Connecticut and would be the first Connecticut school to specifically focus on LGBTQ+ students and their allies.
A shuttle bus will bring attendees back to EHHS at 4:30 pm.

Registration not required. There is a $5 suggested donation for EHHS’ portion of the event.
If you have any questions, please contact Site Administrator Lynette Fisher at palmer.warner@ctlandmarks.org.
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Captivating Books & Stories Inspired by Sites Along the Thames River
2024-06-29 13:05 - 14:20, 2024-07-28 13:05 - 14:20 | City Pier, New London, CT, United States
Cruise along the Thames River and hear about sites along the Thames that sparked authors’ imaginations to write their stories. Explore books that tell the tales of the people and events that inspired them like Night of the Moonjelllies, Love and Brutality: The Mysterious Saga of Gallows Road, For Adam’s Sake: A Family Saga in Colonial New England; Diary of Joshua Hempsted, Morton F. Plant and the Connecticut Shoreline, Venture Smith: The First Slave Narrative, Jordan Freedman Was My Friend, and Ice Diaries – the incredible true story of Capt. William R. Anderson and his crew’s harrowing top-secret mission aboard the USS Nautilus, and more. As these authors attest by their writing, the Thames truly is one river with a thousand stories.
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Following your purchase, you will receive an email with your confirmation. Present this to the boat crew when boarding the boat.
This tour is administered by Thames River Heritage Park. 100% of the profit from your ticket purchase benefits the Hempsted Houses, CT Landmarks.

Flag Field for Heroes Opening Ceremony
2024-07-06 10:00 - 11:30 | Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, 06238, United States
Where better to honor those who have served our country than the birthplace of our Connecticut State Hero? In partnership with the Coventry Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Coventry American Legion. Patrons can purchase an American flag in honor of a military service member, veteran, or hero. Each flag will be fitted with a tag listing the honoree’s name, branch of service, and period of service. Flags will be on display from dawn to dusk until July 27, in front of the home that sent six sons to fight in the American Revolution. The Opening Ceremony will include patriotic poem readings, fife and drum music, and brief words from some of our veterans.

If you have any questions, please contact Site Administrator Anne Marie Charland at hale@ctlandmarks.org or call 860.742.6917.
CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing system to access your benefits.

Flag Field for Heroes
2024-07-06 12:00 - 2024-07-27 17:00 | Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, 06238, United States
Where better to honor those who have served our country than the birthplace of our Connecticut State Hero? In partnership with the Coventry Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Coventry American Legion. Patrons can purchase an American flag in honor of a military service member, veteran, or hero. Each flag will be fitted with a tag listing the honoree’s name, branch of service, and period of service. Flags will be on display from dawn to dusk until July 27, in front of the home that sent six sons to fight in the American Revolution.

If you have any questions, please contact Site Administrator Anne Marie Charland at hale@ctlandmarks.org or call 860.742.6917.
CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing system to access your benefits.

Butler-McCook Open Tour Saturday
2024-07-06 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-03 13:00 - 16:00 | Butler-McCook House & Garden, 396 Main Street, Hartford, CT, 06103, United States
Visit the Butler-McCook House & Garden, the only 18th-century home remaining on Hartford’s Main Street, for a guided tour to learn about the McCook family, who loved music, art, and travel through explorations of the museum’s collections which include paintings, Japanese samurai armor, furniture, and toys.
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Advance registration for tours appreciated, but walk-ups welcome as space permits! House tours leave on the hour; last tour departs at 3 pm.
CTL Members, please sign in to our ticketing system to access your benefits.
Can’t make it on an Open Saturday? Tours are also available by reservation! If you have any questions, please email butler.mccook@ctlandmarks.org.

Sunset Sounds Concert Series | Kojo Melché Roney Quartet
2024-07-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Butler-McCook House & Garden, 396 Main Street, Hartford, CT, 06103, United States
Bring a lawn chair and a picnic dinner while you enjoy music and an artist’s exhibition in the lovely setting of the Butler-McCook House & Garden. Plus, be sure to stay for a free tour of the house’s first floor! Audio tours are available via the IZI.Travel app for the historic garden. The Amos Bull House will also celebrate a featured artist’s exhibition in our community room.
Featured Artists: Kojo Melché Roney Quartet, featuring Antoine Roney
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Sponsored by: the Richard P. Garmany Fund at Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; the Greater Hartford Arts Council’s United Arts Campaign with major support from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; and the Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Trust Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee.
Registration appreciated, but walk-ups always welcome! See the other programs in our Sunset Sounds Concert Series!
This program takes place outdoors, but in case of inclement weather, the show will be held indoors in the Amos Bull House community room. If you have any questions, contact Assistant Site Administrator Jana Colacino at jana.colacino@ctlandmarks.org.
If held outdoors, the concert will take place on the terrace at the Amos Bull House, located to the rear of the Butler-McCook garden at 59 S. Prospect Street in Hartford. The grounds open at 5 pm and the performance begins at 6 pm. Please note that metered street parking is usually readily available in the area, and free after 6 pm. Visitors may park and enter at the Butler-McCook entrance on Main Street, or the Amos Bull entrance on S. Prospect Street.
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While there is no admission fee for Sunset Sounds, donations to support ongoing programming at the Butler-McCook House & Garden are always appreciated!

Sold Out! Basket-Making Workshop
2024-07-14 10:30 - 12:30 | Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, 06238, United States
Thank you for your interest in this sold out program. Please sign up for our e-newsletter to learn about upcoming programs as they are announced.
Step back in time to learn a craft from the 18th century, with some modern tools to make the process a bit easier. Local artist and basket-maker Sue Muldoon will teach participants to make a small wall hanging basket to display fresh cut flowers or store personal items. All materials included.
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This program is part of the Nathan Hale Homestead’s 18th-Century Living series. Visitors will get a first-hand experience of life in the 18th century. See the full line-up here.
If you have any questions, please contact Site Administrator Anne Marie Charland at hale@ctlandmarks.org or call 860.742.6917.
CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing system to access your benefits.

White Sails, Black Hands: The African-American Experience on Connecticut's Waters
2024-07-14 11:40 - 13:00, 2024-07-28 11:40 - 13:00 | City Pier, New London, CT, United States
Beginning in 1639 when the first enslaved person arrived in Connecticut, the number of persons of color steadily increased in New London County. Every town in New London County had a significant percent of African Americans and people of mixed race living and working in them, however, their stories are not always told. This tour will explore the stories of a fugitive slave, Black Revolutionary Patriots, Black Governors and Whalers, the Amistad and more.
Purchase Tickets

Following your purchase, you will receive an email with your confirmation. Present this to the boat crew when boarding the boat.
This tour is administered by Thames River Heritage Park. 100% of the profit from your ticket purchase benefits the Hempsted Houses, CT Landmarks.

Phelps-Hatheway Open Tour Sunday
2024-07-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Phelps-Hatheway House, 55 S Main St, Suffield, CT, 06078, United States
Step inside the museum to be transported to the 18th and 19th centuries and learn about the lives of those who built, lived in, and preserved the house. Winning submissions from the 2023-2024 Trees for Suffield Photo Contest will be on display in the Visitor’s Center.
Suffield native Shem Burbank built a center chimney structure in 1761 where he and his wife Anna Fitch Burbank raised nine children. Although well-appointed for the mid 18th century, the Burbank house reflected conservative trends in design popular for the period. Financial hardship forced Burbank to sell his house to Oliver Phelps in 1788. The youngest of 17 children from neighboring Windsor, CT, Oliver Phelps was apprenticed to a Suffield merchant at an early age. During the Revolution, he skillfully served as Deputy Commissary under George Washington. A budding land speculator after the War, Phelps commissioned the addition of a substantial wing decorated with imported Parisian wallpaper in 1794. From the stylish new rooms, Phelps peddled a vision of American expansion to New Englanders looking for a new life in the west. Phelps’ attempts to sell significant swaths of Seneca Nation land as part of Connecticut’s Western Reserve proved unsuccessful; within a decade, his fortunes had collapsed. Understand the role of Connecticut in the American Revolution, examine colonial era trade and commercial exchange, consider land and real estate speculation and Indigenous people’s land rights, and observe the ways we display wealth and status in our homes.
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Advance registration for tours appreciated, but walk-ups welcome as space permits! House tours leave on the hour; last tour departs at 3 pm.
CTL Members, please sign in to our ticketing system to access your benefits.
If you have any questions, please email phelps.hatheway@ctlandmarks.org or call 860-668-0055.

Work in Colonial America
2024-07-27 12:00 - 15:00 | Hempsted Houses, 11 Hempstead Street, New London, CT, 06320, United States
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.
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Registration appreciated, but walk-ups always welcome!
This program takes place primarily outdoors. In case of cancellation due to severe weather, registrants will be notified at the email address on file. If you have any questions, contact Site Administrator Lynette Fisher at hempsted@ctlandmarks.org.
CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing system to access your benefits.
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