May 1st, 10:00am. Webb Deane Stevens Museum Season Opening The doors are open—come explore the houses, exhibitions, the gardens, and active preservation projects onsite. Museum admission included guided tours and exhibitions. Museum Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 10:00am - 4:00pm. Historic House Tours: 11:00am | 1:00pm | 3:00pm For more visit https://wdsmuseum.org.
May 2nd, 10:00am. Discover Cedar Hill Free – Reservations Encouraged Explore Hartford’s rural cemetery with Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation Director Beverly Lucas. The highlight tour showcases the art, history, and natural beauty that makes this urban oasis so special. After the tour, enjoy light refreshments. And a chance to win Cedar Hill-related books. The tour […]
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 Arts & Letters Admission: $10.00; Members Free – Reservations Encouraged Discover Cedar Hill Cemetery’s creative residents including its most distinguished artists, actors, and authors. Learn about the noteworthy artist William Glackens, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Wallace Stevens, and legendary actress Katharine Hepburn. And meet lesser-known personalities such as actress Fern Andra and sculptor […]
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 20th, 10:00am. A Monumental Man: The Art of James Batterson Admission: $10.00; Members Free – Reservations Encouraged Monuments attributed to James Batterson’s prolific granite company are scattered throughout Cedar Hill Cemetery. Andrius Banevicius highlights some of the company’s most extraordinary work including the Colt, Heublein, and Keney memorials on this tour of the historic […]
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 […]
June 11th, 6:30pm. Hartford in the Gilded Age Admission: $10.00; Members Free – Reservations Encouraged Learn about Hartford in the Gilded Age, a time when the city saw extraordinary economic, industrial, and population growth. The walking tour, led by Foundation Director Beverly Lucas, explores topics such as industrialization, immigration, materialism, and philanthropy. Hear about the […]
