Join Living Historians Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project and Tammy Denease of Hidden Women Productions as they commemorate Juneteenth in this special virtual presentation. Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States, announced in 1865 by Union Soldiers in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and the enslaved were now free.
Join us on Wednesday, June 18th as our staff present at Preservation Connecticut's Talking About Preservation series! As one of Preservation Connecticut's preservation partners in the state, we are excited to present about our nine historic house museums, four stewardship properties, and preservation work underway across various sites (plus events coming up this summer!). We will also share updates on the 18th-century Réveillon wallpaper conservation project at the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden in Suffield. This is a virtual program and registration is required.
Join the Avon Free Public Library and Isham-Terry volunteer interpreter, Jan Beatty for a virtual tour of the Isham-Terry House.
Join Living Historians Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project and Tammy Denease of Hidden Women Productions as they commemorate Juneteenth in this special virtual presentation. Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States, announced in 1865 by Union Soldiers in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and the enslaved were now free.
In 2023, staff at three Connecticut Landmarks sites worked with local teachers and students through the Witness Stones Project to learn about the lives of people who were enslaved at our sites. Learn more about this project with Lynn Mervosh, Site Administrator, who was part of the process at the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden.
Go beyond the bestseller with Site Administrator Peg Shimer to learn about Vice Presidents, movie stars, pasta dinners, and the art of a well-made martini!
Travel back in time to meet Nathan Hale’s great grandfather, Reverend John Hale, who was a preacher in Beverly, Massachusetts, when local girls began accusing women in the community of witchcraft.
In 1937, Victor H. Green published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a travel guide to businesses where Black customers would be welcome. Historian Tom Schuch discusses New London sites from the book that can help us understand life in mid-20th century America.
Seward Museum staff will detail the Seward family’s involvement in the fight against slavery by highlighting relationships and political moves. The Sewards participated in controversial trials, pushed the bounds of New York and national slavery laws, and offered their house as a stop on the Underground Railroad. Frances Seward was also very good friends with Harriet Tubman and supported her in various ways.
From 1865 to 1927, Reverend John James McCook spent his days on East Hartford’s Main Street as the pastor of St. John’s Episcopal Church, and his evenings on Hartford’s Main Street as the patriarch of the Butler-McCook family. Learn about his life, his work at the Edward Tuckerman Potter-designed church, and his family’s continued connection to the parish.
Bridget Pupillo, Freelance Translator and Adjunct Professor at Connecticut College, discusses her recent project translating the Italian-language letters of Frederic Palmer and partners from his time in Europe in the 1930s.
Join us to learn more the walking and biking corridor loop that will connect tourism resources and historic sites in Moodus, East Haddam, Chester, and Haddam.
Visitors to the Phelps-Hatheway and Bellamy-Ferriday Houses can view exquisite examples of 18th- and 20th-century wallpapers in beautiful condition thanks to research, care, and restoration. Trace the papers’ histories and learn about the lives of the people who selected them for their homes in this virtual discussion.
In 1788, Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham tried to purchase 6 million acres of land from the Seneca Nation. Michael Galban and staff from the Seneca Arts and Culture Center will discuss the past and present of the Hodinöhsö:ni’ Confederacy.
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.