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SUMMARY:Founding Mothers
DESCRIPTION:May 14th\, 6:30pm. Lecture: Founding Mothers \nAs 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 fellow Founding Fathers to\, “…remember the ladies\,” history has largely forgotten their efforts. This lecture shares the extraordinary stories of notable women across the nation (Martha Washington\, Mercy Otis Warren\, Polly Cooper\, and others) who helped America win its independence. \nAt Keeney Memorial Cultural Center\, 200 Main Street\, Wethersfield. Admission: $10 General Public; Free for current members of Wethersfield Historical Society. For more info visit\, www.wethersfieldhistory.org.
URL:https://historicwethersfield.org/event/founding-mothers/
LOCATION:Keeney Memorial Cultural Center\, 200 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,History & Tours,Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wethersfield Historical Society":MAILTO:society@wethersfieldhistory.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T100000
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SUMMARY:Ancient Burying Ground Tours
DESCRIPTION:May 23rd\, 10:00am. Ancient Burying Ground Tours \nWethersfield Historical Society’s volunteer research librarian Martha Smart returns with her popular 90-minute tours of the Ancient Burying Ground. Meet Martha at the red barn beside First Church’s parking lot. The tour features the final resting places of town notables buried in in the course of 300 years of Wethersfield history. Tours may be cancelled or postponed due to inclement weather. General Public $10 (cash or check only). Current members of Wethersfield Historical Society receive free admission. \nAt First Church of Christ\, 250 Main Street\, Wethersfield (Meet at the red barn beside the parking lot). For more tours and programs visit the Wethersfield Historical Society’s website\, www.wethersfieldhistory.org.
URL:https://historicwethersfield.org/event/ancient-burying-ground-tours-3/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, 250 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109\, United States
CATEGORIES:History & Tours,Outdoors
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wethersfield Historical Society":MAILTO:society@wethersfieldhistory.org
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SUMMARY:New-Gate's Role in the Revolution
DESCRIPTION:June 2nd\, 7:00pm. Lecture: The Catacomb of Loyalty; A Deep Dive into New-Gate’s Role in the Revolution \nWethersfield 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 of WHS’ ongoing American Revolution Program Series and explores how loyalists and POWs were treated here in Connecticut during the war.  \nAt Keeney Memorial Cultural Center\, 200 Main Street\, Wethersfield. Admission: $10 General Public; Free for current members of Wethersfield Historical Society. For more info visit\, www.wethersfieldhistory.org.
URL:https://historicwethersfield.org/event/new-gates-role-in-the-revolution/
LOCATION:Keeney Memorial Cultural Center\, 200 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,History & Tours,Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wethersfield Historical Society":MAILTO:society@wethersfieldhistory.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T190000
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SUMMARY:The French Alliance & The Road to Yorktown
DESCRIPTION:July 21st\, 7:00pm. Lecture: The French Alliance & The Road to Yorktown \nUniversity 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 alliance between the U.S. and France. This lecture explores the important role that this alliance played in the American Revolution and how it evolved over time\, from France providing secret support with guns and other matériel to working directly with the U.S. to beat the British at the decisive siege of Yorktown. Admission: $10 General Public; Free for current members of Wethersfield Historical Society. \nAt Keeney Memorial Cultural Center\, 200 Main Street\, Wethersfield. Admission: $10 General Public; Free for current members of Wethersfield Historical Society. For more info visit\, www.wethersfieldhistory.org.
URL:https://historicwethersfield.org/event/the-french-alliance-the-road-to-yorktown/
LOCATION:Keeney Memorial Cultural Center\, 200 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,History & Tours,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Lantern Light Tours
DESCRIPTION:October 9th\, 10th\, and 11th. The 17th Annual Old Wethersfield Lantern Light Tours \nJoin 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 information and ticket sales to be announced…
URL:https://historicwethersfield.org/event/lantern-light-tours-2/
LOCATION:Keeney Memorial Cultural Center\, 200 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,History & Tours
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