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.
