Hearth Cooking | Life on the Webster Farm
Join us on November 29th and cook on our open hearth!
Join us on November 29th and cook on our open hearth!
Join us at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society for a FREE poetry reading on Wednesday, December 3 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm.
Explore over 20 local vendors at the Noah Webster House Holiday Market!
Explore over 20 local vendors at the Noah Webster House Holiday Market!
Explore over 20 local vendors at the Noah Webster House Holiday Market!
The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society is excited to host an evening with author Stefan Fatsis & John Morse (former president & publisher of Merriam-Webster Dictionary) on December 11 at 6:00pm. Fatsis will be discussing his most recent book, Unabridged: The Thrill of and Threat to the Modern Dictionary. Join us for a […]
Visit the Noah Webster House on Friday, December 26, 2025 and enjoy guided tours from 1pm-4pm. No advance registration required. Guided tour included in ticket price (Adults - $14, Students/Seniors - $12, Members - FREE)
The talk will explore how women contributed to the American Revolutionary effort politically, economically, intellectually, and even militarily. Using original sources like newspapers, court records, letters, and pension records, Dr. Hermes will show how Indigenous, Anglo-European, and African-descended women all helped to further the Patriot cause.
See examples of textiles from our museum collection, watch our loom in action, & make your own textile creation!
Visit the Noah Webster House to learn about Noah’s love life, read his love letters and then write your own letter to a loved one with authentic quill and ink, just like Noah himself!
Join us at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society for a FREE poetry reading on Wednesday, February 18 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Each program begins with an open mic and features two headlining poets. No registration is required and donations are greatly appreciated to support the not-for-profit museum. Please visit www.noahwebsterhouse.org/wordhouse-poetry/ for more information. This […]
Bristow: A Life Remembered Thursday, February 19, 2026 6:00 p.m. Tickets available now at: https://noahwebster.yapsody.com/event/index/857207/the-story-of-bristow Bristow, sometimes spelled Bristol, was a resident of the West Division of Hartford (now West Hartford) in the mid to late 1700s. Regarded for his agricultural knowledge, he was enslaved by the Thomas Hart and Sarah Whitman Hooker family until 1755. […]