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Homes for the Holidays House Tour

December 6th, 10:00am – 4:00pm. Homes for the Holidays House Tour

What could be cozier than Connecticut’s largest and oldest historic district dressed up for the holidays?

The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The State of Connecticut invites you to tour private houses and the historic homes of the Webb Deane Stevens Museum, all decorated for the season! Warm up between houses with hot beverages and treats in the museum’s Holcombe Education Center in the heart of Old Wethersfield.

Tickets

House Tour, December 6: $70 | $65 Member until October 31.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/homes-for-the-holidays-old-wethersfield-homes-on-tour
General admission includes open-house access to all homes.

Homes for the Holidays Preview Party

December 5th, 5:00pm – 8:30pm. Homes for the Holidays Preview Party

What could be cozier than Connecticut’s largest and oldest historic district dressed up for the holidays?

Get a sneak peek at the magic before the official tours begin. The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The State of Connecticut invites you to tour private houses and the historic homes of the Webb Deane Stevens Museum, all decorated for the season! Share evening drinks and seasonal bites—and the WDS historic homes at their most enchanting.

Tickets

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/homes-for-the-holidays-old-wethersfield-homes-on-tour

Proceeds advance the NSCDA-CT’s mission of preservation and education at the Webb Deane Stevens Museum.

Holidays on Main

December 4th, 5:00pm – 9:00pm. Holidays on Main

Come to the historic district of Old Wethersfield to see it lit up and decked out for the holidays! Hosted by the Wethersfield Chamber or Commerce each year for a festive time with community and friends. Holidays on Main will be DJ & emcee provided by Sunshine Entertainment! See Santa and elves along with tree lighting, caroling, horse and carriage rides, and much more! There will be craft and food vendors, fire juggler, auction in the Webb Barn, beer tent, wine tasting, and music. Look out for the local shops and restaurants to have special offers of their own! Featuring:

 

Witches and Tombstones Spooktacular

October 31st, 6:30pm – 7:30pm. Witches and Tombstones Spooktacular

Each tour is limited to 20 souls

Join the Webb Deane Stevens Museum on a special Halloween night as we descend into the witching hour. Our Halloween Spooktacular is an immersive experience that will transport you through our haunted history. A Spirit Guide – arisen for one night only – will escort you to the Isaac Stevens house where you will meet our weeping widow and discover the macabre funerary practices of the 19th century—an unfortunate regular occurrence for the Stevens family. As you follow your Spirit Guide, you will pass by the Ancient Burial Ground where they will delight you with tales of some of Wethersfield’s longest serving ghouls. At the Buttolph-Williams House you will partake in the trial of an accused witch and witness first-hand the hysteria that overtook 17 th -century Connecticut Puritans and led neighbors to condemn neighbors to the hangman’s noose. Your final stop on this journey through haunted history is the Silas Deane House. Unfortunately, you will have arrived just a bit too late for poor Mrs. Deane, but her ghost may tell you of the dark history of 18 th -century medicine that sealed her fate. If you dare to linger, your obliging guide will invite you to toast her soul with a spirited drink in the old house. Our only tour event that occurs after dark, this extended Witches and Tombstones journey will haunt you long after
you’ve departed.

Tickets: $55
https://www.simpletix.com/e/special-event-witches-and-tombstones-spook-tickets-235024

*You must be 18 years or older to participate in this tour.  Valid I.D. is required for all attendees.
Please note that this program lasts approximately 1.5 hours and requires the ability to walk some
distances over unpaved and uneven ground as well as standing for periods of time.

Witches and Tombstones Tours

October 25th & November 1st. Witches and Tombstones Tours

An up-close and creepy examination of all things funereal with the Webb Deane Steven Museum.

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: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.
Tickets: Non-members $40 per person; Members $35 per person;
Tours are limited to groups of 16, so reserve your tickets before they sell out!

Get tickets now!!!
https://www.simpletix.com/e/witches-and-tombstone-tours-tickets-228326

Witches and Tombstones Tours

October 25th & November 1st. Witches and Tombstones Tours

An up-close and creepy examination of all things funereal with the Webb Deane Steven Museum.

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: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.
Tickets: Non-members $40 per person; Members $35 per person;
Tours are limited to groups of 16, so reserve your tickets before they sell out!

Get tickets now!!!
https://www.simpletix.com/e/witches-and-tombstone-tours-tickets-228326

Witch-Crafting: Halloween Decorations

September 27th, 3:00pm – 4:00pm. Witch-Crafting: Halloween Decorations

In this workshop with Rae, The Replanted Witch, we will be working with papier mache to create witch shoes either to paint for a decorative element or to use as a candy bowl for trick or treaters.

$35 per person. Space is limited! Registration required:
www.eventbrite.com/e/witch-crafting-halloween-decorations-tickets-1449892660979

Scarecrows Along Main

Come to the heart of Wethersfield’s cultural and historic district this October and see something spectacular! Scarecrows will be popping up along side shops, restaurants, museums, colonial homes and more this fall season. Scarecrows along Main is sponsored by the Old Wethersfield Shopkeepers Association.

More information and entry form (registration opens in September): https://oldwethersfield.com/