America’s Schoolmaster Series 2027-2027

Where Learning Lives on at the Birthplace of Noah Webster!

School’s Out? America’s Schoolmaster is In!

When the school bell stops ringing, the fun is just getting started here at the Noah Webster House!   Join us on school holidays & half-days for interactive, hands-on activities, crafts, historical games & more!

 

Pumpkin-Palooza: Connecticut’s Favorite Fall Harvest

October 7, 12 & 17 2026

Pumpkins & squash were vital crops for Indigenous peoples & early Americans.   Discover how 18th-century families preserved, dried, & cooked pumpkins before modern ovens & refrigerators.

Create natural pumpkin-print artwork and/or traditional corn husk dolls!

 

Hearth Cooking: Open-Flame Cooking in the 18th-Century Hearth

November 3, 25, & 28 2026

Try your hand at preparing historic recipes over the open flame in our 18th-century reproduction fireplace!

Learn where early American families sourced their ingredients (gardens, root cellars, and local gristmills) & explore period cooking and baking tools like Dutch ovens, spiders, and peel boards.

 

Dancing, Toys & Games: Early American Parties, Celebrations & Play

December 2, 23, & 30, 2026

Early America wasn’t all work and no play! When the chores were done, people gathered for lively parties, assemblies, and neighborhood frolics. They sure knew how to “cut a rug.”

Join us to show off your dancing skills, step into an 18th-century ballroom, and explore the classic toys that kept colonial kids entertained all winter long.

 

Adults= $10.00 (Ages 18 & Up)

17 & Under are Free!

Tickets for All programs can be purchased here:  

https://noahwebster.yapsody.com/event/index/876413/America’s%20Schoolmaster%20Series