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Yale American Furniture Study Center Highlights Tour
Collection Studies Center at Yale West Campus 900 West Campus Drive, West HavenJoin us on the first Friday of the month for a one-hour, in-person tour of the Leslie P. and George H. Hume American Furniture Study Center at the Collection Studies Center, Yale West Campus. See more than 1,300 examples of American furniture and clocks from the 17th century to the present in this facility, which […]
Redcoats & Rebels at Old Sturbridge Village
Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, MASaturday, August 3 - Sunday, August 4 Redcoats & Rebels returns on August 3rd and 4th! See the largest military re-enactment in New England with hundreds of costumed Revolutionary War reenactors, both soldiers and civilians, encamped on the Village Common. Visitors can explore our exhibits and galleries, watch demonstrations, and talk with our costumed historians […]
Connecticut Lafayette Trail: Lafayette’s Bicentennial Tour of Connecticut in 2024
August 7- September 8, 2024 Connecticut Welcomes Lafayette – AGAIN! A statewide calendar of events in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette. In 1824-1825, as part of a nationwide tour of the United States, Revolutionary War General, Marquis de Lafayette, passed through Connecticut making stops in twenty-six towns along the route. Although fifty years had […]
Symposium: Revolutionary and Human Rights Champion: Lafayette and his Legacy: Fairfield University
Fairfield University 1073 N Benson Rd, FairfieldSeptember 7, 2024 Join The American Friends of Lafayette for a day-long symposium sponsored by Fairfield University at the Fairfield University Campus on Saturday, September 7, 2024. Registration and ticket information coming soon. Dr. Lloyd Kramer, History Professor at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Author of Lafayette in Two Worlds: Public Cultures and Personal Identities […]
Capitol America: Book Talk and Luncheon the Connecticut State Capitol
Connecticut State Capitol 210 Capitol Ave., HartfordA project 11 years in the making, Capitol America: A Photographic Portrait of the Fifty State Capitols, offers a unique look inside each of America's State Capitols. Connecticut photographers Robert Lisak and David Ottenstein published the book in 2023. Now, the photographers and co-authors will give us their perspectives on the Capitols and discuss how the Connecticut […]
Webb Deane Stevens Museum: Travel: Cape Ann & The North Shore
August 12-15, 2024 Enjoy four days exploring historic gems of Cape Ann and the North Shore of Massachusetts with Webb Deane Stevens Museum Executive Director Brenton Grom. The itinerary includes exclusive access to private residences and collections along with specially curated experiences at several landmark museums. Take in the stately charm of Castle Hill, the […]
Lafayette Exhibit at The Great American Stamp Show, Hartford CT
Connecticut Convention Center, Hall AB 100 Columbus Blvd., HartfordAugust 15-18, 2024 Thurs. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. • Sun. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Come learn about Lafayette’s personal, military, and political journey through this living exhibit. Below is a PDF with more information about the exhibit. For more information
Tavern Night with Fairfield Museum and History Center
Sun Tavern 370 Beach Road, FairfieldIn 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette, the last living General of the Continental Army from the Revolutionary War, embarked on a triumphant return to the United States on a whirlwind trip, and on August 20, 1824, he visited Fairfield, Connecticut, where he was lavishly entertained by the Town’s citizens. The Fairfield Museum is hosting an […]
Take a Tour of Connecticut’s beautiful State Capitol building
Connecticut State Capitol 210 Capitol Ave., HartfordCapitol Information and Tours at the Connecticut State Capitol is operated by the League of Women Voters of Connecticut Education Fund and sponsored by the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, Connecticut General Assembly. General tourist information centers are located outside room 101 in the State Capitol and on the first floor, west entrance in the […]
Talk: Lafayette in Norwalk: The Farewell Tour 1824-25
Norwalk Town House Museum 2 East Wall Street, NorwalkCommemorating the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Norwalk As a part of Lafayette’s Bicentennial Tour of Connecticut, the Norwalk Historical Society is collaborating with the Connecticut Bicentennial Committee to present Lafayette in Norwalk as part of The Connecticut Lafayette Trail, which is devoted to presenting information on the life of Marquis de Lafayette, his aid to America […]
Exhibit: “Weston…What Lies Beneath” at Weston History & Culture Center
Weston History & Culture Center 104 Weston Road, WestonThrough March 2, 2025. Open Sundays and Thursdays from 1pm - 4pm. The yard of one of Weston’s oldest homes, the Peter Thorp House, reveals its past lives in the new exhibit, “Weston…What Lies Beneath” at the Weston History & Culture Center. What started out as a weekend garden project turned into a discovery of […]
Experience Revolutionary New Haven at Pardee-Morris House Family Day
Pardee-Morris House 325 Lighthouse Road, New HavenHuzzah! Colonial reenactors; a colonial-era shop (complete with sutler!); spirited fife-and-drum music; a nationally renowned New Haven Etch-a-Sketch artist; historic herb garden tours and colonial games will provide a full afternoon of fun at the Pardee-Morris House (PMH) during Family Day 2024, on Sunday, August 25, 2024, from 12 – 4 p.m. All PMH events are […]