Happy Birthday Caroline
Happy 120th birthday, Caroline! Celebrate the extraordinary woman that was […]
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Reading of the Declaration of Independence
Hempsted Houses 11 Hempstead Street, New London, CT, United StatesCelebrate 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?"
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Second Saturdays: What is Freedom?
Phelps-Hatheway House 55 S Main St, Suffield, CT, United StatesThe 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?
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Summer History Lab at the Phelps-Hatheway House
Phelps-Hatheway Barn 55 South Main Street, Suffield, CT, United StatesExciting 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 StatesBring 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 StatesJoin 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 StatesSpend 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 ProgramIt’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.
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Sunset Sounds: Steve Davis and Abena Koomson-Davis
Butler-McCook House & Garden 396 Main Street, Hartford, CT, United StatesBring 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
Second Saturdays: When the Sun was High and Hot
Phelps-Hatheway House 55 S Main St, Suffield, CT, United StatesExplore the places in the museum where the Burbank, Phelps, and Hatheway families kept cool (or at least tried to!) and learn about personal hygiene in the 18th and 19th centuries. Visitors will entertain themselves with simple games and make a handmade fan to refresh weary bodies.
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Trade, Slavery, and the Great Awakening: Stories of the Thames Based on a Colonial Diary
City Pier New London, CT, United StatesSpend 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
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Redcoats, Rebellion, and the Hale Homestead
Nathan Hale Homestead 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, United StatesVisit the Revolutionary War encampments of both the Continental Army and the British Army, as they reenact the daily lives of soldiers and perform tactical demonstrations with period weapons, including drilling, musket and cannon firing, and even a Revolutionary War battle! Visit 18th-Century crafters and participate in hands-on programming, including weaving and spinning, wood working, soap making, hearth cooking, plain colonial-era games, and so much more.
$10
Music in the Hatheway Garden: Pizzazz Quartet (POSTPONED: DATE TBD)
Phelps-Hatheway House 55 S Main St, Suffield, CT, United StatesWhat could be better than an afternoon in the garden? After a successful debut in 2021, the Phelps-Hatheway House and Garden will once again offer a concert series in its 1867 barn. New this year are esteemed artists from Connecticut and Massachusetts.
$10
Sunset Sounds: Haneef N. Nelson Quintet
Butler-McCook House & Garden 396 Main Street, Hartford, CT, United StatesBring 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
Second Saturdays: School Days are Here Again!
Phelps-Hatheway House 55 S Main St, Suffield, CT, United StatesDid you ever wonder what school was like in the 18th and 19th centuries? If you think that your classes are long and homework tedious, think again! Learn about Suffield’s first schoolhouse, the subjects' children studied, and what happened when their homework was late. Practice your penmanship with a quill pen, draw figures on a small chalkboard and practice times tables using bean bags.
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