🇺🇸January though March 15th, Forgotten Patriots🇺🇸 The Wethersfield Historical Society's Forgotten Patriots is currently on view in the Watson Gallery of the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center through Sunday, March 15, 2026. While women, Blacks, and Native Peoples played a vital role in securing American independence from England, their contributions to this struggle have been too […]
March 10, 7:00pm. Songs of 18th Century America Wethersfield Historical Society's American Revolution Program Series continues with soprano Linda Russell and Songs of 18th Century America. Interspersing local history with music from the period including ballads, Revolutionary War anthems, and love songs, Linda uses music to bring the history of the Revolution in Wethersfield to […]
April 24th, 7:00pm. Lecture: Captain Moses Tryon: Local Hero in a Global Conflict Wethersfield Historical Society presents Joseph Morneault, former director of historical music at the USS Constitution Museum, as part of its American Revolution Program Series. Morneault is the author of an upcoming biography on Wethersfield resident Moses Tryon. Learn all about Tryon's contributions […]
May 14th, 6:30pm. Lecture: Founding Mothers As part of its American Revolution Program Series, Wethersfield Historical Society presents historian Dr. Amanda Goodheart Parks. Parks will deliver Founding Mothers, a lecture about women in Wethersfield and across the colonies who made significant contributions to the American Revolution. Despite Abigail Adams famously exhorting her husband and his […]
May 23rd, 9:00am. Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony Come join Wethersfield in the heart of the historic district to honor and remember those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom, America250 style! More info to come... Memorial Day Parade in Old Wethersfield and Memorial Day Ceremony immediately following in the Village Cemetery. The parade will […]
June 2nd, 7:00pm. Lecture: The Catacomb of Loyalty; A Deep Dive into New-Gate's Role in the Revolution Wethersfield Historical Society presents The Catacomb of Loyalty: A Deep Dive into New-Gate’s Role in the Revolution, a lecture given by Morgan Bengel, curator and site administrator of Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine. This talk is part […]
July 3rd, 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Kycia Farm Summer Music Series Come celebrate America250 with The Friends of the Kycia Farm along with friends, neighbors, and the community on the Kycia Farm lawn for a night of free music and good vibes. Performing will be First Company Governor’s Foot Guard Band! Kycia Farm is located at […]
July 21st, 7:00pm. Lecture: The French Alliance & The Road to Yorktown University of Maryland History Professor Dr. Richard Bell delivers The French Alliance & the Road to Yorktown as the next installment of Wethersfield Historical Society's American Revolution Program Series. Wethersfield resident Silas Deane played a crucial role in helping to establish the important […]
October 9th, 10th, and 11th. The 17th Annual Old Wethersfield Lantern Light Tours Join Wethersfield Historical Society for a special America250 Lantern Lights Tour! Participants will travel around Wethersfield as actors share stories about Wethersfield during the American Revolution. Tours depart from the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center (200 Main Street) every fifteen minutes between 6:30pm and 8:00pm. More […]
