Phelps-Hatheway Open Tour Sunday in Suffield

Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden 55 South Main Street, Suffield

Step inside the museum to be transported to the 18th and 19th centuries and learn about the lives of those who built, lived in, and preserved the house. Winning submissions from the 2023-2024 Trees for Suffield Photo Contest will be on display in the Visitor’s Center. Suffield native Shem Burbank built a center chimney structure in 1761 where he and his wife […]

Free – $15

Isham-Terry Open Tour Sunday in Hartford

Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden 55 South Main Street, Suffield

The Isham-Terry House is a time capsule of genteel life in turn-of-the-century Hartford. In 1896, Dr. Oliver Isham purchased the 1854 Italianate house for his medical practice and as a home for himself, his parents and his three sisters. His sisters, Julia and Charlotte, lived in the house until their deaths in the 1970s as […]

Free – $15

Antientist Burial Ground Tour: The African American Connection: New London

Hempsted Houses 11 Hempstead Street, New London

Visit one of New England’s earliest graveyards with a special focus on those of African descent who are buried there. Meet your guides from the Hempsted Houses and the New London chapter of the NAACP at the burying ground at the top of Hempstead Street. Buy Tickets For more information

$10

The Importance of Being Furnished Exhibition: Eustis Estate: Milton

Eustis Estate 1424 Canton Ave, Milton

Through October 27, 2024 Friday - Sunday, 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The Importance of Being Furnished tells the stories of four New England homes and their creators, examining the pioneering role bachelor designers played in historic preservation, collecting, and professional interior design. From the Gilded to the Jazz ages, these so-called “artistic” men were as […]

Interior Styling with Mieke ten Have at New Canaan Library

New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New Canaan

Learn about interior styling from Mieke ten Have. Mieke shares her expertise on pattern play, color theory, flowers and more while discussing her book, Interiors Styled by Mieke ten Have. The book is a beautiful representation of Mieke's talent. Mieke ten Have is an interiors stylist, design writer, and creative consultant. After years working as a magazine editor, […]

Tablescapes 2025 Avon Historical Society Fundraiser

North House 1 Nod Road, Avon

We invite you to join us in the Avon Historical Society's fundraising event entitled TABLESCAPES! It will be held on Friday, March 14, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, with a cash bar from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. And on Saturday, March 15, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the historic North House in the Belle […]

$20