🇺🇸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 […]
April 9th, 7:00pm. America's Tapestry: Commemorating the Revolution Through Fiber Arts LECTURE | With Stefan Romero Discover the extraordinary America's Tapestry project—a nationwide initiative creating hand-stitched panels commemorating the American Revolution, with each state contributing its own unique narrative in thread. Stefan Romero shares the inspiring story of how this project came to be and […]
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 10th, 10:00am - 11:30am Mother's Day Tea Treat the special women in your life to an elegant Mother’s Day filled with flowers and flavor at the Webb Deane Stevens Museum. Enjoy music and a morning stroll through our gardens with WDS Head Gardener Peter Winne, then share tea, cake, and conversation overlooking our beautiful […]
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 16th, 10:00am - 3:00pm. Feuding Founders Collective: The Untold Drama of Silas Deane, John Jay, and the Lees of Virginia Three sites. Three perspectives. Three stories of imperfect men trying to build something that had never existed before. They were allies and rivals. Collaborators and critics. Sometimes all at once. This spring, the Feuding […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
