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 […]
October 14th at 5:30pm. Wethersfield Trees with Brian Kenny Brian Kenny, Wethersfield’s own Tree Supervisor will survey the scope of our town’s remarkable collection of notable trees and how to find them in our Tree Database. He will also talk to the following with a Q & A at the end. At the Keeney Memorial […]
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 […]
August 5th - 9th & August 11th - 15th. Time's Fool Company presents The Winter's Tale Join Time’s Fool Company for an evening of magic and entertainment as they perform The Winter's Tale on the Keeney Memorial Center lawn. Bring lawn chairs or blankets, picnics, and enjoy some outdoor Shakespeare. Admission is FREE, donations appreciated! […]
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 […]
July 23rd - 26th, open 24 hrs, Wethersfield Freedom Tribute Please visit as Wethersfield honors our veterans on the lawn between the Hurlbut-Dunham house and the Keeney Memorial Center at 200 Main Street, Wethersfield CT. Tribute: 85 A-Frames (24 x 72) with 170 (24 x 60) Printed Panels Each panel is 2’ wide Total length […]
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 […]
July 14, 6:30pm. Keeney Koolers Concert: Number 9 Keeney Memorial Cultural Center Lawn (200 Main Street, Wethersfield) Thanks to the generosity of a single donor, Keeney Koolers Concert Series returns with a single concert. Wethersfield Historical Society welcomes Number 9 back to the Showmobile Stage. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, a picnic supper, and something […]
June 13th 10:00am - 4:00pm. CT Open House Day at Historical Society All of Wethersfield Historical Society will be open to to the public for CT Open House Day. The Wethersfield Museum in the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center (200 Main Street, Wethersfield) will open from 10am to 4pm. The historic Hurlbut-Dunham House (212 Main Street, […]
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 […]
