Events


Past Events

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

September 2021

Self-Guided Tours of the Norwalk Historical Society Museum

September 30, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

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
View Details »

October 2021

Destination Westport: Art from the Beyond

October 16, 2021 @ 11:15 am - 12:30 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

One event on October 16, 2021 at 11:15am

CT United States + Google Map
$10
View Details »

Health, Healing & Addiction in 19th Century America

October 17, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

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
View Details »

November 2021

Book Voyagers

November 1, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 6:30pm on Monday, repeating until November 15, 2021

Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, 06385 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Memoir Writing Workshop

November 20, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every month that begins at 10:30am on day Third of the month, repeating until November 21, 2021

CT United States + Google Map
View Details »

December 2021

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

December 11, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)
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
View Details »

January 2022

Envisioning Space: Architecture Through the Ages

January 2 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 12:00pm on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until January 2, 2022

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850 United States + Google Map
Free – $20
View Details »

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

January 8 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

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

Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
$10 – $15
View Details »

Holiday Enchantment & Traditions From the 19th Through the 21st Centuries to Be Featured at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum

January 9 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 12:00pm on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until January 9, 2022

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850 United States + Google Map
$8 – $15
View Details »

Titles, Trees, and Towns: Windsor and its Western Lands

January 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 7:00pm on Thursday, repeating until January 27, 2022

CT United States + Google Map
$5
View Details »

February 2022

Food & Gender Author Series

February 16 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 6:00pm on Thursday, repeating until February 10, 2022

One event on February 16, 2022 at 6:00pm

Virtual Event
$8 – $25
View Details »

Afro-American & Caribbean Genealogy with Sandra Taitt-Eaddy

February 19 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 2:00pm on Saturday, repeating until February 19, 2022

Online via Zoom
$3 – $25
View Details »

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
|Recurring Event (See all)

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
View Details »

March 2022

Behind The Scenes Tour: Women’s Suffrage in CT

March 12 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

One event on March 12, 2022 at 2:00pm

Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
$10 – $15
View Details »

Book Voyagers

March 28 @ 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 5:30pm on Monday, repeating until March 28, 2022

Waterford Public Library, 49 Rope Ferry Road
Waterford, 06385 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

April 2022

Behind-the-Scenes Tour: The World of Work

April 9 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

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

Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
$10 – $15
View Details »

Family Program: What Makes You Smile?

April 12 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

One event on April 12, 2022 at 2:00pm

Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
This program is included with museum admission.
View Details »

Family Program: Museum Sleuths

April 14 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

One event on April 14, 2022 at 2:00pm

Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
This program is included with museum admission.
View Details »

Self-Guided Tours of the Norwalk Historical Society Museum

April 30 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

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
View Details »

Still Lifes & the Legacy of Charles Ethan Porter

April 30 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 1:00pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until April 30, 2022

Arts Center East, 709 Hartford Turnpike
Vernon, 06066 + Google Map
donations welcome
View Details »

May 2022

Free Admission for CT Kids (April & May)

May 29 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

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
View Details »

Book Voyagers

May 30 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 4:30pm on Monday, repeating until May 30, 2022

Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

June 2022

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum’s Young Writers to Write on Pioneering Figures and Topics That Broke Barriers

June 3
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 12:00am on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until June 3, 2022

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850 United States + Google Map
Free Submissions
View Details »

VIRTUAL LECTURE: How We Eat: The Brave New World of Food and Drink

June 29 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$9 – $10
View Details »

CT History Day 2022: Students in Conversation

June 30 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06106 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Book Voyagers

June 30 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Mansfield Public Library, 54 Warrenville Road
Mansfield, CT 06250 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Poetry Reading: Ekphrastic Extravaganza

June 30 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Arts Center East, 709 Hartford Turnpike
Vernon, 06066 + Google Map
View Details »

Chats on the Past: Yale Needs Women

June 30 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Virtual Event
View Details »

July 2022

Walking Tour – Memento Mori

July 2 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
$15 – $20
View Details »

4th Annual Reading of the Declaration of Independence

July 4 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Stamford History Center, 1508 High Ridge Rd.
Stamford, CT 06903 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Book Voyagers – Kick off summer reading with Horizon Wings!

July 5 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Bill Memorial Library, 240 Monument Street
Groton, CT 06340 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

GALLERY TALK: The Butcher, the Baker, & the (Un)Domestic Goddess: Femininity in Dana Sherwood’s Art

July 6 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Family Adventure Days: Timeless Toys

July 6 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
This program is included with museum admission.
View Details »

Online Short Attention Span Literary Club

July 6 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
online
Free
View Details »

Virtual Conversation: Dementia-Friendly Museums

July 8 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
online
Free
View Details »

Book Voyagers – Dances from the Polynesian Islands of Hawaii and Tahiti

July 8 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Otis Library, 261 Main Street
Norwich, 06360 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Destination Westport: In Gatsby’s Shoes

July 9 @ 9:15 am - 11:30 am
Longshore Golf Course, 260 Compo Rd S
Westport, CT 06880 United States + Google Map
$25
View Details »

Mark Twain’s Companions & Cohorts

July 9 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$10.00
View Details »

American Revolutionary War Veterans Guided Tour

July 10 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
CT United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Family Adventure Days: Timeless Toys

July 10 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
This program is included with museum admission.
View Details »

Family Adventure Days: Hamilton History Detectives

July 13 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
This program is included with museum admission.
View Details »

Book Voyagers – Tales from Around the World

July 13 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Woodbury Public Library, 269 Main Street South
Woodbury, 06798 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Chats on the Past: Arlen Schumer on the Twilight Zone

July 14
Virtual Event
View Details »

Kids’ Improv Comedy Workshop

July 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Southington Public Library, 255 Main Street
Southington, CT, 06489 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Date Night at the CHS: Sex and Love in the Archives

July 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
$20
View Details »

Book Voyagers – Connecticut History Sea Chanteys

July 14 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Burlington Public Library, 34 Library Lane
Burlington, 06013 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Kate White and Andrea Bartz, in Conversation (Virtual Author Event)

July 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Westport Quilt Square Scavenger Hunt

July 15 - July 29
Westport Museum for History and Culture, 25 Avery Place
Westport, 06880 United States + Google Map
$5
View Details »

Gravestone Cleaning Workshop

July 16 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
$20 – $25
View Details »

Book Voyagers – Sharing the gifts of Aloha

July 16 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Mansfield Public Library, 54 Warrenville Road
Mansfield, CT 06250 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Family Adventure Days: Hamilton History Detectives

July 17 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
This program is included with museum admission.
View Details »

Online Lunch and Learn: Of Skulls and Skeletons: Burial Practices and Battlefield Cleanup During the American War of Independence

July 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
online
Free
View Details »

Connecticut Farms and Farmers Markets: Tours, Trails and Attractions

July 19 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Adult Improv Comedy Workshop

July 19 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Southington Public Library, 255 Main Street
Southington, CT, 06489 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Discover Cedar Hill

July 20 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$10.00
View Details »

Book Voyagers – Tunes-n-Tales

July 20 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Mansfield Public Library, 54 Warrenville Road
Mansfield, CT 06250 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

GALLERY TALK: Ready, Set, Bake!: Breaking Eggs & Making Art

July 20 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Explore Windsor’s Black History

July 20 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Windsor Historical Society CT United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Family Adventure Days: Food for Thought

July 20 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
This program is included with museum admission.
View Details »

Book Voyagers – Tales from Around the World

July 20 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Woodbury Public Library, 269 Main Street South
Woodbury, 06798 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Book Voyagers – Chinese Music and Culture with Li Liu

July 20 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Cora J. Belden Library, 33 Church Street
Rocky Hill , CT 06067 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Conversation Club: Secret Medicines from your Garden

July 21 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Music Among the Memorials

July 22 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

July 23 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$10.00
View Details »

Book Voyagers – Animal Adaptations & Habitats

July 23 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
West Woodstock Library, 5 Bungay Road
West Woodstock, CT 06281 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Family Adventure Days: Food for Thought

July 24 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
This program is included with museum admission.
View Details »

Culinary Herbs Workshop at Pardee-Morris House

July 24 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
The Pardee-Morris House, 325 Lighthouse Rd.
New Haven, 06512 + Google Map
View Details »

Book Voyagers – Back by popular demand Storycrafters will celebrate summer reading with “A Road Less Traveled.”

July 25 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Windsor Public Library, 323 Broad Street
Windsor, CT 06095 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

VIRTUAL LECTURE: The Power of Tarot

July 27 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$9 – $10
View Details »

Living History Trade Demo: Broom Making

July 27 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Family Adventure Days: Nicknames and Symbols

July 27 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
This program is included with museum admission.
View Details »

Book Voyagers – Tales from Around the World

July 27 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Woodbury Public Library, 269 Main Street South
Woodbury, 06798 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Windsor in the World of Colonial Wine

July 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Windsor Historical Society, 96 Palisado Ave
Windsor, CT 06095 United States + Google Map
$7 – $10
View Details »

Olmsted Landscapes in Connecticut with Christopher Wigren

July 28 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Manross Memorial Library, 260 Central Street
Forestville, CT 06010 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Family Adventure Days: Nicknames and Symbols

July 31 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Archeology Findings Presentation at PMH

July 31 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
The Pardee-Morris House, 325 Lighthouse Rd.
New Haven, 06512 + Google Map
View Details »

August 2022

GALLERY TALK: Raccoons, Opossum, and Cake, Oh My!

August 3 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Living History Trade Demo: Hand Shoemaking of the 17th-19th Centuries

August 3 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Online Short Attention Span Literary Club

August 3 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
online
Free
View Details »

Book Voyagers – Tales from Around the World

August 3 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Woodbury Public Library, 269 Main Street South
Woodbury, 06798 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Teen Improv Comedy Workshop

August 3 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Southington Public Library, 255 Main Street
Southington, CT, 06489 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Legislative Landmarks: Isabella Beecher Hooker and Women’s Rights in Connecticut

August 4 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, 77 Forest Street
Hartford, CT 06105 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Book Voyagers – Oceans of Possibilities

August 5 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main Street
East Haven, CT 06512 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

CANCELLED: Walking Tour – Memento Mori

August 6 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
$15 – $20
View Details »

Free First Saturday Family Program: S’more History, S’more Fun!

August 6 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Gene Pitney Exhibit

August 6 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 1:00pm on [day], repeating indefinitely

Arts Center East, 709 Hartford Turnpike
Vernon, 06066 + Google Map
donations welcome
View Details »

Book Voyager — Fiddle N’ Fun with Musician Joel Beauchein

August 6 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
West Woodstock Library, 5 Bungay Road
West Woodstock, CT 06281 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Connecticut’s Sites of Conscience Convening – August 9

August 9 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Mashantucket Pequot Museum, 110 Pequot Trail
Mashantucket, CT 06338 United States + Google Map
View Details »

VIRTUAL LECTURE: Digesting Wilderness

August 10 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$9 – $10
View Details »

Douglass & Lincoln: “Race in America: From the Civil War to 21st Century America”

August 11 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Avon Congregational Church, 6 West Main St.
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Sunset Tour

August 11 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$10.00
View Details »

When Disaster Strikes

August 13 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$10.00
View Details »

In-Person Author Visit with Joanna Schaffhausen/Long Gone: A Detective Annalisa Vega Novel

August 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Eternal Homes

August 17 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$10.00
View Details »

A Century of Change: Windsor’s Streetscapes 1921-2021

August 17 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Windsor Senior Center, 599 Matianuck Ave
Windsor, CT 06095 + Google Map
free
View Details »

Southington Night Live—An All-Age Improv Comedy Performance and Community Discussion with Sea Tea Improv Comedy Theater

August 18 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
YMCA Camp Sloper Amphitheater, 1000 East Street
Southington, CT, 06489 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Book Voyagers – Agostino Arts’ “StoryFaces”

August 18 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Danbury Public Library, 170 Main Street
Danbury, 06810 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Eat Your Medicine But Please Don’t Eat the Daisies!

August 20 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Windsor Historical Society, 96 Palisado Ave
Windsor, CT 06095 United States + Google Map
$4 – $6
View Details »

Destination Westport: Evergreen Burial Ground

August 20 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
CT United States + Google Map
$10
View Details »

Conversations at Noon on the CT Freedom Trail: The Hempsted Houses

August 23 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06106 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Virtual Author Event with Julian Barnes: Elizabeth Finch

August 23 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

IN-PERSON Author Event: Louisa Treger, Madwoman

August 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Cinema at the Cemetery

August 25 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

VIRTUAL LECTURE: Lee Miller, A Life with Food, Friends, & Recipes

August 31 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371 United States + Google Map
$9 – $10
View Details »

September 2022

A Certain Darkness: Virtual Author Event with Anna Lee Huber

September 1 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Walking Tour – Memento Mori

September 3 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
$15 – $20
View Details »

Free First Saturday Family Program: Back to School

September 3 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Destination Westport: Evergreen Burial Ground

September 3 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
CT United States + Google Map
$10
View Details »

Online Short Attention Span Literary Club

September 7 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Chats On the Past: Sigrid Schultz, the Chicago Tribune, and the Third Reich

September 8 @ 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Westport Museum for History and Culture, 25 Avery Place
Westport, 06880 United States + Google Map
$5
View Details »

Virtual Panel Discussion: The Future of Kids’ Mental Health: What Caregivers Need to Know!

September 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
online
Free
View Details »

StoryFest 2022

September 9 @ 6:00 pm - September 10 @ 9:00 pm
Westport Library, 20 Jessup Road
Westport, CT 06880 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Destination Westport: In Gatsby’s Shoes

September 10 @ 9:15 am - 11:30 am
Longshore Golf Course, 260 Compo Rd S
Westport, CT 06880 United States + Google Map
$25
View Details »

Whitfield’s WelcomeFest

September 10 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Henry Whitfield State Museum, 248 Old Whitfield Street
Guilford, CT 06437 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Gravestone Cleaning Workshop

September 10 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
$20 – $25
View Details »

Mystery Scavenger Hunt

September 10 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$10.00
View Details »

Colonial Hearth Cooking with Becky Hendricks

September 10 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Windsor Historical Society, 96 Palisado Ave
Windsor, CT 06095 United States + Google Map
$10 – $55
View Details »

CT Freedom Trail | Venture Smith Day

September 10 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
East Haddam First Church Cemetery, 499 Town Street
East Haddam, + Google Map
Free
View Details »

“The Curious Case of Eleven O’Clock Road – How Weston Got Its Place Names” New Exhibit Opening at the Weston Historical Society

September 11 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Weston Historical Society, 104 Weston Rd
Weston, 06883 + Google Map
Free – $5
View Details »

(In-person event) The Literary Mafia, Author Event with Josh Lambert

September 13 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
University of Hartford Wilde Auditorium, 200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Book Voyagers “K is for Kindness” Session 1

September 14 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Danbury Public Library, 170 Main Street
Danbury, 06810 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Living History Talk: It’s All Fun & Games, Recess Times and Farm Pastimes in 19th Century New England

September 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Uncovering History: African American & Native American Burials

September 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
virtual
Free
View Details »

Pages Through the Ages: “A Fatal Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum”

September 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Westport Museum for History and Culture, 25 Avery Place
Westport, 06880 United States + Google Map
View Details »

Literary Luncheon with Fiona Davis

September 16 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Avenue
Southport, CT 06890 United States + Google Map
View Details »

Online Coffee Hour: Can You Pass The Citizenship Test?

September 16 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Cedar Hill & the Battle of Antietam

September 17 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$10.00
View Details »

“Black Community Formation” Exhibit Opening and Curator Talk

September 17 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 pm
Capital Community College, 950 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum Joins Smithsonian Magazine’s 18th Annual Museum Day

September 17 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850 United States + Google Map
Free with Museum Day ticket
View Details »

Local Author Book Fair: Meet our Pandemic Authors!

September 17 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Free Admission on National Voter Registration Day at Connecticut’s Old State House

September 20 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06106 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Celebrating CT Women of Color Who Fought for the Vote: Plaque Unveiling at the Capitol

September 20 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, 06106 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

William Hamilton Gibson: 19th Century Renaissance Man for the 21st Century

September 20 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Online via Zoom
Free
View Details »

Amistad: Facts and Fictions of Slavery in Film

September 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06106 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Discover Cedar Hill

September 21 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114 United States + Google Map
$10.00
View Details »

Woodward Distinguished Lecture Series: Sebastian Junger

September 21 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Connecticut Historical Society Hartford, CT United States + Google Map
$15
View Details »

Gatsby In Connecticut: The Untold Story with Robert Steven Williams

September 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Essex Library, 33 West Avenue
Essex, CT 06426 United States + Google Map
View Details »

Evangelical Empire: Hartford’s Religious Book Publishing Industry, 1795-1835

September 22 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06106 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Stowe Prize Part II: HOW THE WORD IS PASSED at Nook Farm

September 22 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, 77 Forest Street
Hartford, CT 06105 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Book Voyagers Comic Con w/ Matt Ryan

September 24 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Killingly Public Library, 25 Westcott Rd
Danielson, CT 06239 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Rochambeau Day Celebration

September 24 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06106 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Foodways: Food Preservation: Drying, Pickling, Seed Saving

September 25 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High Street
Farmington, 06032 + Google Map
$20 – $25
View Details »

Conversations at Noon: Battleground for Freedom – Middletown’s “Beman Triangle” and CT Abolitionism

September 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06106 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

(In-Person) Why We Travel: 100 Reasons to Get Up and Go: Author Event With Patricia Schultz

September 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Rd
Avon, CT 06001 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

My Body My Body: Say It Again

September 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
zoom
Free
View Details »

Making It Last: Sustainable Fashion in Victorian America

September 29 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 12:00pm on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until November 6, 2022

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850 United States + Google Map
As per normal tour admission
View Details »

(In-person event) The Jews of the Forest: Author Talk with Rebecca Frankel

September 29 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
University of Hartford Wilde Auditorium, 200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Book Voyagers “Let’s Make Theater” workshop series

September 29 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
West Haven Public Library, 300 Elm Street
West Haven, CT 06516 United States + Google Map
Free
View Details »

Rev. James W. C. Pennington: A National and Local Voice for Freedom

September 29 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Connecticut’s Old State House, 800 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06106 + Google Map
Free
View Details »

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
View Details »
+ Export Events

Sign Up For Email Updates