Wethersfield 250 Jubilee

May 23rd, 10:00am – 4:00pm. Wethersfield 250 Jubilee: Revolutionary War Encampment & Traditional Trades Fair

With the 5th Connecticut Regiment & Traditional Trades Artisans

Webb Deane Stevens beloved Revolutionary War Encampment joins forces with the Traditional Trades Fair for a free, family-friendly day marking America’s 250th on the museum grounds.

Watch the 5th Connecticut Regiment drill and skirmish, chat with a camp surgeon about his gruesome profession, and see skilled artisans demonstrate the timber framing, weaving, and carpentry that built the nation and keep our oldest buildings standing. Hands-on workshops, Colonial games, delicious food, and a vendor market with local crafts, demonstrations and gifts all day.

The free festivities will begin on the Museum grounds immediately following the Town of Wethersfield Memorial Day Parade.

10:00am – 4:00pm. Demonstrations throughout the day will include*:

• Colonial music
• Children’s colonial games
• Surgeon’s table
• Woodworking
• Masonry
• Textile weaving
• Open hearth cooking and food
• Flag displays and history programs
• Weaving and sewing
• Soldier’s tent and display of equipment
• Colonial clothing and textiles
• Life of a Privateer
• Butter churning
• Camp tours and information about the 5th Connecticut Regiment and its history
• Schedule (in formation)

10:30am Musket and drill demonstration

11:00am Children’s wooden musket drill

11:30am Reading of “Paul Revere’s Ride”

12:00pm Midday nooning

1:00pm Demonstrations of 18th-Century battle tactics, including musket firing and bayonet practice

2:00pm Canon firing demonstration

2:30pm Reading of “Paul Revere’s Ride”

4:00pm Camp Closes

*Schedule and demonstrations subject to change.