Garden Talks: Invasives
2025-06-19 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, 9 Main St N, Bethlehem, CT, 06751, United States
For over 100 years, the Bellamy-Ferriday Garden and its diverse collection of flowers have been maintained, first by the Ferriday’s, and now by staff, to ensure the preservation of the Ferriday’s legacy and the ecological health of the region. Join Todd Mervosh, noted expert on invasive plants in our region, for a discussion of how to identify, remove, and prevent invasive plant species in your garden. Following the talk, a guided tour will lead participants through the garden. Light refreshments will be served!
General Admission: $20 | CTL Members: $15
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House tours available for regular admission. Book your tour today!

If you have any questions, please contact bellamy.ferriday@ctlandmarks.org or call (203) 266-7596.
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CANCELED: Make Music Day New London | Choosing Freedom
2025-06-21 13:00 - 17:00 | Hempsted Houses, 11 Hempstead Street, New London, CT, 06320, United States
Update: Thank you for your interest in Make Music Day New London: Choosing Freedom. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have unfortunately had to cancel this event. Make Music Day Hartford will proceed as planned. Please click here to view other events at the Hempsted Houses.
New London joins cities worldwide on the longest day of the year to celebrate the annual Make Music Day. This event is open to all audiences and will have a special focus on African American music, such as freedom songs, songs to support justice, songs for protection, as well as songs of praise.
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

Make Music Day Hartford | Ed Fast & Congabop
2025-06-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Butler-McCook House & Garden, 396 Main Street, Hartford, CT, 06103, United States
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.
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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Weaving Workshop – Make Your Own Kitchen Cleaning Set
2025-06-22 10:00 - 13:00 | Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, 06238, United States
Step back in time to learn a craft from the 18th century, with some modern tools to make the process a bit easier! Learn to make your own kitchen cleaning set including a whisk broom and your choice of one to two other kitchen tools, including a cake tester, pot scrubber, or mushroom brush. 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.
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Connecticut Historic Gardens Day
2025-06-22 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 by staff. 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.
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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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QUIZTORY: Decades Edition
2025-06-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, 06238, United States
So, you think you know trivia? Now you can prove it! Don your thinking caps and dress as your favorite decade for tavern-style trivia in the Nathan Hale Homestead barn. Teams of up to six will compete in a general knowledge trivia competition. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams, best team name, and best top two costumes. Teams are welcome to bring their own snacks and refreshments.
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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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[CANCELED] Housing Discussion
2025-06-28 13:00 - 14:30 | Hempsted Houses, 11 Hempstead Street, New London, CT, 06320, United States
Please note: Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been canceled. We hope to reschedule it for a later date. Please subscribe to our e-newsletter and follow our social media channels for updates.

Join us for a conversation regarding housing in the Black communities of New London and surrounding towns. Our guest speakers, including the Hempsted Houses’ Assistant Site Administrator Nicole Thomas and retired state prosecutor and local resident Lonnie Braxton, will share stories from their youth in New London County and the state of minority housing during their teenage and young adult years. We will discuss how housing changed from adolescence through adulthood, and where they think things went wrong. How can we work in partnership with our communities to fix these issues?

$8/Person, Free for CTL Members

If you have any questions, contact hempsted@ctlandmarks.org.
Image Credit: Walling, H. F. & Baker, W. E. (1854) Map of New London County, Connecticut. [S.l] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2001620486/.
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Butler-McCook Open Tour Saturday
2025-07-05 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-02 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-06 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.
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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.

Flag Field for Heroes Opening Ceremony
2025-07-06 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 sponsor 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 26, 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.
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8th Annual Flag Field for Heroes
2025-07-06 12:00 - 2025-07-26 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 sponsor 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 through July 26, in front of the home that sent six sons to fight in the American Revolution.
The Opening Ceremony on Sunday, July 6, at 10 am 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.
Correction: Previous versions of this event listing erroneously stated that this would be the 9th annual Flag Field for Heroes at the Nathan Hale Homestead. The first program year was 2018, so we have corrected our event listings to reflect that 2025 is the 8th Annual Flag Field.
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Sunset Sounds Concert Series | Nigel Bello and Friends
2025-07-10 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 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 and Butler-McCook Houses will also celebrate featured artist exhibitions. Concerts happen rain or shine. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room.
Featured Performers: Nigel Bello and Friends
Nigel Bello is an 18-year-old trombonist from Hartford, CT. His father, Nelson, introduced him to the trombone at the age of 6 and he has been playing for the past 13 years. Nigel has studied with Steve Davis, Dr. Emmett Goods, and Hommy Ramos. He has shared the stage with musicians such as Zaccai and Luques Curtis, Nat Reeves, Gary Bartz, and Steve Davis. In 2023, he traveled to France with the New Jersey Youth Symphony’s Jazz Orchestra as their second-chair trombone. Nigel has also played in many professional settings, such as opening the Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz Series and the Greater Hartford Jazz Festival, as well as accompanying musicians such as Michael Stuart, Frankie Ruiz Jr., Johnny Rivera, Nino Segarra, and many others. He now attends Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship, continuing his musical journey.
Nigel Bello and Friends includes: Nigel Bello-trombone, Felipe Fournier-vibes, Luis Quintero-percussion, Zaccai Curtis-piano, Nathan Edwards-tenor sax, Nelson Bello-percussion, Luques Curtis bass
The Amos Bull and Butler-McCook Houses will also celebrate featured artist exhibitions of Luis Cotto and Emma Chadwick.
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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; Bank of America, N.A., as Co-Trustee of the George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation
Registration appreciated, but walk-ups always welcome! See the other programs in our Sunset Sounds Concert Series!
This 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.
This program takes place outdoors. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room. Registrants will be notified at the email address on file in the case of cancellation. If you have any questions, contact Assistant Site Administrator Jana Colacino at jana.colacino@ctlandmarks.org.
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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!

Queer Independence Discussion Panel
2025-07-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Palmer-Warner House, 307 Town Street, East Haddam, CT, 06423, United States
Engage in a thought-provoking free community panel discussion on queer independence with Sam Avery, Dean Massey, and Clare McCarthy. Moderated by Lynette Fisher and Andy King, this panel will offer the opportunity to connect with diverse voices from across generations as they reflect on past, present, and future LGBTQ+ resilience, self-determination, and community support. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and celebrate the strength of queer identities. The Progress Flag Field Closing Ceremony will take place at 4 pm after the panel and final house tour. It will include readings and thoughts from our panelists.
Samuel Avery Giardina is a 26-year-old photographer from Berlin, Connecticut. As a transgender artist himself, he’s dedicated his career to raising awareness for his community through his work. He started taking photos in 2020, the year he started his transition, and has since then found a passion for telling trans stories through his photography. He’s been able to capture his own journey through his self-portraits while using them as a driving force in creating advocacy for the trans community. He then started documenting other trans people’s experiences through his editorial photography work.
Dean Massey is an urban planning researcher at Northeastern University and lives in Providence, Rhode Island. He has strong ties to Connecticut: he grew up in a small-town east of the river filled with historic cemeteries, studied at Connecticut College, and worked at the Connecticut General Assembly. In his spare time, he enjoys visiting house museums, tracking down gravestones by masters like Zerubbabel Collins, and hiking in the woods. He has visited every Connecticut Landmarks property, starting with the Nathan Hale Homestead as a child. Dean found his way to the Palmer-Warner House last year where he shared his love of cemetery history through Following Death: Cemetery Walk & Talk. Massey will return to lead Following Death again this year on October 25 – registration available soon!
Clare McCarthy is, first and foremost, an educator. A former Latin teacher of 33 years, she is skilled at communicating complex and often unfamiliar material clearly and in engaging ways. She opened Transqat Enterprises, a transgender advocacy business, in 2022 to combat mis- and disinformation on the topic and to provide a safe space to learn. Clare produces and hosts Transqat the Podcast, a series of long-form conversations with a wide array of exciting and informed guests. An engaging and thoughtful public speaker, she works with organizations of all sorts to promote a better understanding of trans issues, blending humor, vulnerability, research, and lived experience. Clare is an author with Oliver Heber Books, and she freelances as an authenticity reader with Penguin Random House.

Andy King (he/they) is a museum interpreter for the Palmer-Warner House and the Hempsted Houses. They received their B.A. in History and M.A. in Public History from Central Connecticut State University. Andy worked at the LGBTQ+ Center and served as the Vice President of Pride Club, hosting community events, running trainings, and providing resources for the campus’s queer community. For his M.A. capstone project, he amended the National Register of Historic Places nomination form to include Frederic Palmer’s life and work in the site’s historic narrative. Andy manages interpreters at Mystic Seaport Museum and volunteers for Stonington Pride.
Passionate about the LGBTQ+ community, Lynette Fisher is the Site Administrator for Connecticut Landmarks Southeast Region, which includes the Palmer-Warner House, Hempsted Houses, and Amasa Day House.

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Registration includes admission to the Letters of Unity exhibit. House tours must be booked separately; see our website for details.
If you have any questions, please contact palmer.warner@ctlandmarks.org.
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Phelps-Hatheway Open Tour Sunday
2025-07-13 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. Stop into the visitor’s center for the Pastel Paintings exhibition by artist Gina Trusiewicz. With a longtime interest in art, Trusiewicz developed her craft in an online class during the pandemic. Her interest in nature, animals, and plants, combined with her certification as a Master Gardener, has inspired her work–capturing everyday moments, and the feelings they evoke, in West Hartford or right from her own backyard.

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.
If you have any questions, please email phelps.hatheway@ctlandmarks.org or call 860-668-0055.
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A confirmation email with additional information will be sent to the email address used to reserve the tickets. By purchasing tickets to this event, you consent to receive email communications from Connecticut Landmarks. You can revoke your consent to receive marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of every email.
Photo by Carl Vernlund Photography

Summer Kitchen Talk Series: The Survivors of Ravensbruck
2025-07-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, 9 Main St N, Bethlehem, CT, 06751, United States
Join staff and guest speakers this summer for special talks exploring the history of the property. Topics include:

Survivors of Ravensbrück, Hitler’s only all-women concentration camp during World War II with Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden staff on July 19

Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden’s Collections with collections manager Erin Farley & museum interpreter Nick McCarthy on July 26

Enslavement, Indentured and in Service at Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden with site administrator Peg Shimer on August 2

Aaron Burr’s formative years in Litchfield County in partnership with Litchfield Historical Society on August 9

See the full series here.
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Tickets are $15 for CTL Members and $20 for the general public. Not yet a Connecticut Landmarks Member? Join today to access all the benefits of membership!
Tours of the house are not included with admission, but visitors are welcome to roam the grounds following the talk.

If you have any questions, please contact bellamy.ferriday@ctlandmarks.org or call (203) 266-7596.
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CANCELED: Isham-Terry Open Tour Sunday
2025-07-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Isham-Terry House, 211 High Street, Hartford, CT, 06103, United States
UPDATE: Due to this Sunday’s (July 20) forecast of hot weather, we unfortunately must cancel open tour hours. Learn more about how high temperatures impact touring here. We hope to meet you for a tour of this incredible home on Sunday, August 17. Purchase tickets here!
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.

Advance registration for tours appreciated, but walk-ups welcome as space permits!
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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.

Summer Kitchen Talk Series: Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden's Collections
2025-07-26 14:00 - 15:00 | Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, 9 Main St N, Bethlehem, CT, 06751, United States
Join staff and guest speakers this summer for special talks exploring the history of the property. Topics include:

Survivors of Ravensbrück, Hitler’s only all-women concentration camp during World War II with Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden staff on July 19

Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden’s Collections with collections manager Erin Farley & museum interpreter Nick McCarthy on July 26. Join Collections Manager, Erin Farley and museum interpreter, Nick McCarthy for a discussion of Connecticut Landmarks’ collections. Learn about the process of researching the collection through a case study of the bible box at the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden and how the organization cares for the many objects in its historic houses.

Enslavement, Indentured and in Service at Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden with site administrator Peg Shimer on August 2

Aaron Burr’s formative years in Litchfield County in partnership with Litchfield Historical Society on August 9

See the full series here.
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Tickets are $15 for CTL Members and $20 for the general public. Not yet a Connecticut Landmarks Member? Join today to access all the benefits of membership!
Tours of the house are not included with admission, but visitors are welcome to roam the grounds following the talk.

If you have any questions, please contact bellamy.ferriday@ctlandmarks.org or call (203) 266-7596.
CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing system to access Member pricing and other benefits.
A confirmation email with additional information will be sent to the email address used to reserve the tickets. By purchasing tickets to this event, you consent to receive email communications from Connecticut Landmarks. You can revoke your consent to receive marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of every email.

Summer Kitchen Talk Series: Enslaved, Indentured and in Service at Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
2025-08-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, 9 Main St N, Bethlehem, CT, 06751, United States
Join staff and guest speakers this summer for special talks exploring the history of the property. Topics include:

Survivors of Ravensbrück, Hitler’s only all-women concentration camp during World War II with Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden staff on July 19

Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden’s Collections with collections manager Erin Farley & museum interpreter Nick McCarthy on July 26

On August 2, Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden site administrator Peg Shimer will lead a discussion about those who worked on the property by force or by choice. The talk, “Enslavement, Indentured, and in Service at Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden,” will share stories about those who were enslaved and indentured to Reverend Bellamy and who were in service to the Ferriday family.

Aaron Burr’s formative years in Litchfield County in partnership with Litchfield Historical Society on August 9

See the full series here.
Register now
Tickets are $15 for CTL Members and $20 for the general public. Not yet a Connecticut Landmarks Member? Join today to access all the benefits of membership!
Tours of the house are not included with admission, but visitors are welcome to roam the grounds following the talk.

If you have any questions, please contact bellamy.ferriday@ctlandmarks.org or call (203) 266-7596.
CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing system to access Member pricing and other benefits.
A confirmation email with additional information will be sent to the email address used to reserve the tickets. By purchasing tickets to this event, you consent to receive email communications from Connecticut Landmarks. You can revoke your consent to receive marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of every email.

Members' Opening Reception: Scott Rhoades' Scenic New England
2025-08-09 10:30 - 11:30 | Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, 06238, United States
Experience the work of artist and art instructor Scott Rhoades. Raised in Coventry, Rhoades’ work has been published in several magazines and his school mural program was nationally recognized. He will receive a first-place prize from Marlborough Arts Center for the painting pictured above, “Nathan Hale Homestead Field,” which also won the 2024 Painting Award at the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts. Stop by on Sundays in August to visit Rhoades, who will be onsite working on his latest artwork and answering questions.
An opening reception for Connecticut Landmarks’ Members and Invited Guests will take place on Saturday, August 9, 10:30 am–11:30 am. Please contact Olivia.Grella@ctlandmarks.org if you would like information. Not yet a member? Join today!
The exhibit will be open during the property’s regular open hours. If you would like to book a tour to accompany your visit, please see the calendar.
Discover more about Scott Rhoades’ art here.

Painting caption: Scott E. Rhoades, “Nathan Hale Homestead Field,” Acrylic paint on hardboard, 12” x 24”
If you have any questions, please contact hale@ctlandmarks.org.
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Scenic New England Art Exhibit: Scott Rhoades
2025-08-09 12:00 - 2025-08-31 17:00 | Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, 06238, United States
Experience the work of Storrs artist and retired art instructor Scott Rhoades. Raised in Coventry, Rhoades’ work has been published in several magazines and his school mural program was nationally recognized. He received a first-place prize from Marlborough Arts Center for the painting pictured above, “Nathan Hale Homestead Field,” which also won the 2024 Painting Award at the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts. Stop by on Sundays in August to visit Rhoades, who will be onsite working on his latest artwork and answering questions.
An opening reception for Connecticut Landmarks’ Members and Invited Guests will take place on Saturday, August 9, 10:30 am–11:30 am. Please contact Olivia.Grella@ctlandmarks.org if you would like information.
The exhibit will be open during the property’s regular open hours. If you would like to book a tour to accompany your visit, please see the calendar.
Discover more about Scott Rhoades’ art here.

Painting caption: Scott E. Rhoades, “Nathan Hale Homestead Field,” Acrylic paint on hardboard, 12” x 24”
If you have any questions, please contact hale@ctlandmarks.org.
CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing system to access your benefits.

Summer Kitchen Talk Series: Aaron Burr in Litchfield County
2025-08-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, 9 Main St N, Bethlehem, CT, 06751, United States
Join staff and guest speakers this summer for special talks exploring the history of the property. Topics include:

Survivors of Ravensbrück, Hitler’s only all-women concentration camp during World War II with Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden staff on July 19

Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden’s Collections with collections manager Erin Farley & museum interpreter Nick McCarthy on July 26

Enslavement, Indentured and in Service at Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden with site administrator Peg Shimer on August 2

On August 9, discover more about Aaron Burr’s formative years in Litchfield County in partnership with the Litchfield Historical Society. Guests will learn more about Burr’s time spent at the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden as a student of Reverend Bellamy and his time at the Litchfield Law School.

See the full series here.
Register now
Tickets are $15 for CTL Members and $20 for the general public. Not yet a Connecticut Landmarks Member? Join today to access all the benefits of membership!
Tours of the house are not included with admission, but visitors are welcome to roam the grounds following the talk.

If you have any questions, please contact bellamy.ferriday@ctlandmarks.org or call (203) 266-7596.
CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing system to access Member pricing and other benefits.
A confirmation email with additional information will be sent to the email address used to reserve the tickets. By purchasing tickets to this event, you consent to receive email communications from Connecticut Landmarks. You can revoke your consent to receive marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of every email.

Phelps-Hatheway Open Tour Sunday
2025-08-10 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. Stop into the visitor’s center for the Pastel Paintings exhibition by artist Gina Trusiewicz. With a longtime interest in art, Trusiewicz developed her craft in an online class during the pandemic. Her interest in nature, animals, and plants, combined with her certification as a Master Gardener, has inspired her work–capturing everyday moments, and the feelings they evoke, in West Hartford or right from her own backyard.

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.
If you have any questions, please email phelps.hatheway@ctlandmarks.org or call 860-668-0055.
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Sunset Sounds Concert Series | Grammy® Award Winners Dan Pugach Nonet feat. Nicole Zuraitis
2025-08-14 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 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 and Butler-McCook Houses will also celebrate featured artist exhibitions. Concerts happen rain or shine. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room.
Featured Performers: Dan Pugach Nonet feat. Nicole Zuraitis
Dan Pugach is a GRAMMY® Award-winning drummer and composer. His latest album, Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence (2024), featuring Nicole Zuraitis, won the 2025 GRAMMY® Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album. Additionally, he was the featured drummer on the 2024 GRAMMY® Award-winning album How Love Begins, co-produced by Nicole Zuraitis and Christian McBride. His debut album, Dan Pugach Nonet – Plus One (2018), reached the top 20 in Jazz radio and earned a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocal for “Jolene” alongside Zuraitis.
The Amos Bull and Butler-McCook Houses will also celebrate a featured artist exhibition by Luis Cotto as well as Andy Hart and Cecil Hudson.
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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; Bank of America, N.A., as Co-Trustee of the George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation
Registration appreciated, but walk-ups always welcome! See the other programs in our Sunset Sounds Concert Series!
This 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.
This program takes place outdoors. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room. Registrants will be notified at the email address on file in the case of cancellation. If you have any questions, contact Assistant Site Administrator Jana Colacino at jana.colacino@ctlandmarks.org.
CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing site to access your benefits.

While there is no admission fee for Sunset Sounds, donations to support ongoing programming at the Butler-McCook House & Garden are always appreciated!

Isham-Terry Open Tour Sunday
2025-08-17 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.

Drum Circle at the Homestead
2025-08-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, 06238, United States
Step away from the chaos of daily life and clear your mind at a drum circle facilitated by Kenny “Doc” Frazier. A drum circle encourages empowerment and success while inspiring creativity through rhythmic drum play. Participants are encouraged to bring their own drums. A limited number of drum pads will be available to borrow.
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If you have any questions, please contact hale@ctlandmarks.org.
Image by La Chale Renee’ Photography
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The Doctor is In: An Evening With an 18th Century Doctor
2025-09-04 18:30 - 20:00 | Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, 06238, United States
Join Daniel Newman, historical researcher and reenactor spanning 40 years, to experience the surgery of an 18th-century physician and learn about the latest medical techniques from England while discussing remedies and cures that would have been available during that time.
$12/Person, $10/CTL Member
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In Sickness and in Health ‘til Death do us Part
A new series at the Nathan Hale Homestead takes visitors through a journey of life in the 18th century, from a day in the life of a midwife, doctor medical techniques and remedies, to death practices. See the full series here.
If you have any questions, please contact hale@ctlandmarks.org.
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Sunset Sounds Concert Series | Steve Bulmer's Hall Monitors
2025-09-11 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 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 and Butler-McCook Houses will also celebrate featured artist exhibitions. Concerts happen rain or shine. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room.
Featured Performers: Steve Bulmer’s Hall Monitors
The Hall Monitors, a group of top-notch jazz musicians brought together through our love of playing, composing, arranging, AND teaching, currently consists of Steven Bulmer on bass, Jen Allen on piano, Matt Parker on saxes and flute, Nathan Edwards on saxes and Ben Bilello on drums.
The group performs a variety of intense jazz styles and includes innovative originals in their programs along with original treatments of not-so-standard jazz classics and tributes to jazz legacies such as Harold Mabern, Phil Woods, Roy Hargrove and Benny Golson. It features a classic piano-bass-drums rhythm section with two innovative and complementary saxophonists.
The Amos Bull and Butler-McCook Houses will also celebrate featured artist exhibitions of Frank Poulin and Andy Hart.
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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; Bank of America, N.A., as Co-Trustee of the George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation
Registration appreciated, but walk-ups always welcome! See the other programs in our Sunset Sounds Concert Series!
This 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.
This program takes place outdoors. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room. Registrants will be notified at the email address on file in the case of cancellation. If you have any questions, contact Assistant Site Administrator Jana Colacino at jana.colacino@ctlandmarks.org.
CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing site to access your benefits.

While there is no admission fee for Sunset Sounds, donations to support ongoing programming at the Butler-McCook House & Garden are always appreciated!

From Birth to Death and Everything in Between: The Work of an 18th Century Midwife
2025-09-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Nathan Hale Homestead, 2299 South St, Coventry, CT, 06238, United States
Join Beverly Willnauer, a forty-plus year veteran in the reenactment community and member of the Nathan Hale Homestead, as she discusses and demonstrates a day in the life of an 18th-century midwife.
$12/Person, $10/CTL Member
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In Sickness and in Health ‘til Death do us Part
A new series at the Nathan Hale Homestead takes visitors through a journey of life in the 18th century, from a day in the life of a midwife, doctor medical techniques and remedies, to death practices. See the full series here.
If you have any questions, please contact hale@ctlandmarks.org.
CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing system to access your benefits.

Summer Pipes & Cider
2025-09-13 13:00 - 16:00 | Palmer-Warner House, 307 Town Street, East Haddam, CT, 06423, United States
Join us for our second annual Pipes & Cider event, where the rich traditions of Scotland come alive! Enjoy barrel-aged cider and whiskey tastings from Yankee Cider Co. The Portland & District Pipers will perform a lively set, accompanied by a short trail walk around the beautiful Palmer-Warner grounds (weather permitting). Bring your friends and test your knowledge with a round of pub trivia. One of the three trivia categories will feature questions based on the historical fantasy television series, Outlander, which takes place in Scotland. Attendees are encouraged to dress in Outlander attire. Prizes will be awarded to the top two teams. Raise a glass, embrace the music, and celebrate the magic of Scotland!
Event update: Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, Coreyanne Armstrong will no longer be able to attend Summer Pipes & Cider. The Portland & District Pipers will perform as anticipated!
Tasting, Music, and Trivia: $40/Person, $35/CTL Member
Music & Trivia: $20/Person, $15/CTL Member
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Please purchase an “Adult + Tasting” ticket to enjoy the cider. Attendees must be 21+ to partake in tastings.
Tours of the Palmer-Warner House will be available for regular admission. Please see our website for details and tickets.
If you have any questions, please contact palmer.warner@ctlandmarks.org.
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