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September 2021

Self-Guided Tours of the Norwalk Historical Society Museum

September 30, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 12:00pm on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until September 30, 2021

Norwalk Historical Society Museum, 141 East Ave.
Norwalk, CT 06851 United States + Google Map
$3.00 – $5.00
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October 2021

Health, Healing & Addiction in 19th Century America

October 17, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 12:00pm on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until October 17, 2021

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850 United States + Google Map
$10
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December 2021

Behind The Scenes Tour: Remembering G. Fox & Co.

December 11, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Join us for a behind-the scenes tour at the CHS to see our collection of memorabilia from Hartford’s most iconic department store. Our archives contain hundreds of goods sold over the years at G. Fox & Co., ranging from wedding gowns to toilet paper! You’ll also learn about Beatrice Fox Auerbach, the pioneering businesswoman who led G. Fox & Co. through its golden age. Tickets must be purchased in advance online. $10 for CHS members, $15 for non-members. Ticket includes admission to the museum’s galleries. Questions? Contact Adult Programs Manager Natalie Belanger via email at natalie_belanger@chs.org, or call (860) 236-5621 x289.
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
$10 – $15
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January 2022

Behind the Scenes Tour: From Hoopskirts to Flappers (CANCELED)

January 8 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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One event on January 8, 2022 at 2:00pm

Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
$10 – $15
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February 2022

Exhibit Opening – “My Freedom is a Privilege that Nothing Else Can Equal:” The Story of Venture Smith and Slavery in Stonington

February 27 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 1:00pm on Friday and Saturday, repeating until February 27, 2022

An event every week that begins at 1:00pm on Thursday, repeating until February 27, 2022

An event every week that begins at 1:00pm on Sunday, repeating until February 27, 2022

Lighthouse Museum, 7 Water Street
Stonington, 06378 + Google Map
Free
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April 2022

BOOK EVENT FOR FAMILIES: The All-Together Quilt (2020)

April 3 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
Free
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VIRTUAL LECTURE: Wearing Quilts: Regionalism in Quilted Petticoats

April 8 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$9 – $10
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Behind-the-Scenes Tour: The World of Work

April 9 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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One event on April 9, 2022 at 2:00pm

Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
$10 – $15
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GALLERY TALK: Bed Rugs from New London County, 1750-1825

April 13 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
Free
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The Quantum Revolution: Handcrafted in New Haven

April 13 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06510 United States + Google Map
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VIRTUAL LECTURE: Hidden Hands: Labor and Leisure in Early American Needlework

April 15 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$9 – $10
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VIRTUAL LECTURE: ’The Second Scene of Mortality’: Courtship and Sexual Danger in Revolutionary Connecticut

April 22 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$9 – $10
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Self-Guided Tours of the Norwalk Historical Society Museum

April 30 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 12:00pm on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until April 30, 2022

Norwalk Historical Society Museum, 141 East Ave.
Norwalk, CT 06851 United States + Google Map
$3.00 – $5.00
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May 2022

Behind the Scenes Tour: Something Old, Something New

May 14 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
$10 – $15
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Destination Westport: Hidden History, Women’s Coalition

May 14 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Westport Museum for History and Culture, 25 Avery Place
Westport, 06880 United States + Google Map
$10
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Behind the Scenes Tour: Something Old, Something New

May 14 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
$10 – $15
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Exhibit Tour: Common Struggle, Individual Experience: An Exhibition About Mental Health Presented by Hartford HealthCare Institute of Living

May 15 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
This tour is included with museum admission.
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Discover Cedar Hill

May 18 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$10.00
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The Green Team

May 21 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$10.00
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Guided Tour of Center Church House

May 22 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Center Church House, 60 Gold St, Hartford, CT 06103, 60 Gold St
Hartford, 06103 + Google Map
Free
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A Century of Dolls

May 25 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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New, Permanent Exhibit
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850 United States + Google Map
As per regular tour admission
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Free Admission for CT Kids (April & May)

May 29 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 12:00pm on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until May 29, 2022

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850 United States + Google Map
$18
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June 2022

Walking Tour – Memento Mori

June 4 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
$15 – $20
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CT Open House Day – FREE Admission at Connecticut’s Old State House

June 11 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06106 + Google Map
Free
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CT Open House Day

June 11 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
Free
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From Wharf to Waterfall Exhibit

June 12 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 1:00pm on [day], repeating indefinitely

Deep River Historical Society, 245 Main Street
Deep River, CT 06417 United States + Google Map
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Stories in Stone

June 15 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$10.00
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VIRTUAL LECTURE: Dana Sherwood: Animal Appetites and Other Encounters in Wildness

June 15 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$9 – $10
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What A Way to Go!

June 18 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$10.00
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The Windsor House Tour is Back! June 18th

June 18 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Windsor Historical Society, 96 Palisado Ave
Windsor, CT 06095 United States + Google Map
$35 – $40
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Destination Westport: Hidden History, Black Stories

June 18 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Westport Museum for History and Culture, 25 Avery Place
Westport, 06880 United States + Google Map
$10
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Destination Westport: Hidden History, Black Stories

June 18 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
CT United States + Google Map
$10
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Connecticut Historic Gardens Day

June 26 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Multiple
Free
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CT’s Historic Gardens Day

June 26 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
Free
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CELEBRATE CONNECTICUT’S HISTORIC GARDENS DAY-Osborne Homestead Museum

June 26 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Osborne Homestead Museum, 500 Hawthorne Ave
Derby, 06484 + Google Map
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December 2022

Children of the Elm City Exhibit

December 16 @ 10:00 am
New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06510 United States + Google Map
Free – $4
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