Historic Wethersfield
Wethersfield, CT
Witches & Tombstones Tour
October 18th, 24th & 31st, Witches & Tombstones Tour
An up-close and creepy examination of all things funereal, our popular Witches & Tombstones tour returns on Saturday, October 18th, 24th, and 31st.
Start at the Isaac Stevens House as an attendee at an early-nineteenth-century wake and learn about mourning practices, how illnesses were treated, and how the living dealt with fears of being buried alive. Then visit Wethersfield’s Ancient Burying Ground. See the graves, hear stories of those who met their end during Connecticut’s first mass murder, and learn how gravestones warned the living of their own impending peril. The final stop on the tour is the Buttolph-Williams House (ca. 1711), the setting for the Newbery-winning children’s novel The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare. Hear stories about the notorious Wethersfield Witch Trials, which preceded the Salem Witch Trials by 30 years. The Buttolph-Williams House is a property of Connecticut Landmarks operated by the Webb Deane Stevens Museum.
Tour times: 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, and 2:30pm.
*Sold Out*
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 DATE: Members: $35 | General Admission: $40 per person.
https://www.simpletix.com/e/witches-and-tombstone-tours-october-18-tickets-293731
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PURCHASE TICKETS HERE for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 DATE: Members: $35 | General Admission: $40 per person.
https://www.simpletix.com/e/witches-and-tombstone-tours-october-24-tickets-280055
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PURCHASE TICKETS HERE for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 DATE: Members $35; General Admission $40 per person.
https://www.simpletix.com/e/witches-and-tombstone-tours-october-31-tickets-280057
Tours are limited to groups of 16, so reserve your tickets before they sell out!
*Please note: The Witches & Tombstones tour includes climbing stairs and walking on uneven ground. It is not recommended for youth under age 12.
Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
November 15th, 2:00pm – 5:00pm. WDS Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
A beloved annual tradition returns: an intimate journey through centuries of American culinary heritage, from the landmark houses to a family-style feast in the Webb Barn, in support of preservation that keeps this history alive.
Come share a table, a toast, and a tradition at our annual Thanksgiving Dinner in the historic Webb Barn, supporting the preservation and education mission of the Webb Deane Stevens Museum.
Get your tickets now!
www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/wds-museum-thanksgiving-dinner-a-taste-of-time–2026
“Taste of Time” Heritage Dinner
- Friend: $130 | $115 Member
VIP Reception & Dinner
- Patron: $250 (admits 1)
- Founder: $500 (admits 1)
- Host Committee: $1,000 (admits 2)
From Variolation to Vaccination
October 15, 6:00pm. From Variolation to Vaccination: The Transformation of Disease Prevention in the Early Republic (1796–c.1825)
Forensic anthropologist Anna Dhody traces America’s dramatic shift from dangerous variolation to revolutionary vaccination, revealing a founding-era debate about trust, authority, and what it meant to be American that feels strikingly familiar today.
* This lecture will be offered in person and via Zoom.
Tickets: $15 | $12.50 Virtual | $10 Members
https://www.simpletix.com/e/lecture-from-variolation-to-vaccination-th-tickets-280053
Women of the Revolution
October 1st, 7:00pm – 8:00pm. Women of the Revolution with Zara Anishanslin
LECTURE
The Revolution wasn’t won by generals alone. In this companion lecture to the Webb Deane Stevens Museum’s exhibition Remember the Ladies: Women of the Revolution, Zara Anishanslin introduces us to the women who shaped the war for independence—from those who rallied communities and supplied armies to the enslaved women whose pursuit of freedom exposed the deepest contradictions of the new nation. These are stories of courage, resourcefulness, and influence that have waited too long to be told.
Tickets: $15 |$12.50 Virtual | $10 Members
https://www.simpletix.com/e/lecture-women-of-the-revolution-with-zara-tickets-267517
*This lecture will be offered in person and via Zoom. Zoom link will be provided in advance of the lecture.
The American Revolution: Artifacts and Stories from Across Connecticut Exhibit Opens
October 21st 10:00am – 4:00pm. The American Revolution: Artifacts and Stories from Across Connecticut Exhibit Opens
Wethersfield Historical Society hosts the traveling exhibit The American Revolution: Artifacts and Stories from Across Connecticut in the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center’s Watson Gallery. The exhibit was created by the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History and uses images from their collection to tell stories of Connecticut spies, patriots, and traitors. The exhibit will be on view through March 7 of 2027.
The museum is open Tuesday thru Saturday, 10am – 4pm and Sundays, 1pm – 4pm. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted.
Old Wethersfield Lantern Light Tours
October 9th, October 10, and October 11th, The 17th Annual Old Wethersfield Lantern Light Tours
Tours depart from the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center (200 Main Street) every fifteen minutes between 6:30pm and 8:00pm. Tours progress through the historic Hurlbut-Dunham House, First Church, and the Ancient Burying Ground. Characters on this year’s tours are drawn from the lives of real people who lived or worked in Wethersfield during the Revolutionary War.
Tickets are $30.00 and on sale September 1. Tickets can be purchased online on EventBrite or to save ticketing fees buy them in person at the Old Academy (150 Main Street) for check or cash only. In the interest of providing the best experience for all attendees, ticket quantities are limited to 21 per tour, so get your tickets early. In the event of inclement weather, provisions have been made to conduct these tours indoors. There is no rain date.
Hurlbut-Dunham House Open to the Public
August 29th, 1:00pm – 4:00pm – The Historic Hurlbut-Dunham House Open to the Public
The Hurlbut-Dunham House (212 Main Street, Wethersfield) will be open for guided tours. As always, admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted.
Black History in Revolutionary Connecticut
August 4th, 7:00pm, Black History in Revolutionary Connecticut
Learn more about the experiences of Black people in Wethersfield and beyond during the American Revolution in this moderated panel discussion co-hosted by Wethersfield Historical Society and the Webb Deane Stevens Museum.
This event will be held in the ballroom of the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center, (200 Main Street, Wethersfield) Admission is free for current members of Wethersfield Historical Society and the Webb Deane Stevens Museum, $10 at the door for the general public, cash or check. Preregistration is not required.
Funding for this program series is made possible by the generous financial support of the Robert Allan Keeney Memorial Fund at Greater Hartford Gives, M&T Charitable Foundation, Awilda Aponte & Ken Johnson, and members of Wethersfield Historical Society.
Witches & Tombstones Tour
October 18th, 24th & 31st, Witches & Tombstones Tour
An up-close and creepy examination of all things funereal, our popular Witches & Tombstones tour returns on Saturday, October 24th, and October 31st.
Start at the Isaac Stevens House as an attendee at an early-nineteenth-century wake and learn about mourning practices, how illnesses were treated, and how the living dealt with fears of being buried alive. Then visit Wethersfield’s Ancient Burying Ground. See the graves, hear stories of those who met their end during Connecticut’s first mass murder, and learn how gravestones warned the living of their own impending peril. The final stop on the tour is the Buttolph-Williams House (ca. 1711), the setting for the Newbery-winning children’s novel The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare. Hear stories about the notorious Wethersfield Witch Trials, which preceded the Salem Witch Trials by 30 years. The Buttolph-Williams House is a property of Connecticut Landmarks operated by the Webb Deane Stevens Museum.
Tour times: 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, and 2:30pm.
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 DATE: Members: $35 | General Admission: $40 per person.
https://www.simpletix.com/e/witches-and-tombstone-tours-october-18-tickets-293731
*Sold Out*
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 DATE: Members: $35 | General Admission: $40 per person.
https://www.simpletix.com/e/witches-and-tombstone-tours-october-24-tickets-280055
*Sold Out*
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 DATE: Members $35; General Admission $40 per person.
https://www.simpletix.com/e/witches-and-tombstone-tours-october-31-tickets-280057
Tours are limited to groups of 16, so reserve your tickets before they sell out!
*Please note: The Witches & Tombstones tour includes climbing stairs and walking on uneven ground. It is not recommended for youth under age 12.
Witches & Tombstones Tour
October 18th, 24th & 31st, Witches & Tombstones Tour
An up-close and creepy examination of all things funereal, our popular Witches & Tombstones tour returns on Saturday, October 24th, and October 31st.
Start at the Isaac Stevens House as an attendee at an early-nineteenth-century wake and learn about mourning practices, how illnesses were treated, and how the living dealt with fears of being buried alive. Then visit Wethersfield’s Ancient Burying Ground. See the graves, hear stories of those who met their end during Connecticut’s first mass murder, and learn how gravestones warned the living of their own impending peril. The final stop on the tour is the Buttolph-Williams House (ca. 1711), the setting for the Newbery-winning children’s novel The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare. Hear stories about the notorious Wethersfield Witch Trials, which preceded the Salem Witch Trials by 30 years. The Buttolph-Williams House is a property of Connecticut Landmarks operated by the Webb Deane Stevens Museum.
Tour times: 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, and 2:30pm.
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 DATE: Members: $35 | General Admission: $40 per person.
https://www.simpletix.com/e/witches-and-tombstone-tours-october-18-tickets-293731
*Sold Out*
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 DATE: Members: $35 | General Admission: $40 per person.
https://www.simpletix.com/e/witches-and-tombstone-tours-october-24-tickets-280055
*Sold Out*
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 DATE: Members $35; General Admission $40 per person.
https://www.simpletix.com/e/witches-and-tombstone-tours-october-31-tickets-280057
Tours are limited to groups of 16, so reserve your tickets before they sell out!
*Please note: The Witches & Tombstones tour includes climbing stairs and walking on uneven ground. It is not recommended for youth under age 12.
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