Author Talk: ‘Connecticut Vanguards’ featuring Eric D. Lehman

Noah Webster House 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, United States

Join us on August 9 at 7 p.m. for an author talk with Eric D. Lehman, whose recently published book, Connecticut Vanguards, prominently features founding father and lexicographer, Noah Webster. The year 2018 is notable for Noah Webster anniversaries. April 14 was the 190th birthday of Webster’s dictionary. On October 16, 2018, Noah Webster celebrates his 260th birthday. And on May 28, 2018, we commemorated the 175th anniversary of Webster’s death. Lehman’s book talk will contribute to the “Year of Noah Webster” at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society, placing his legacy alongside other Connecticut luminaries.

Free

Food Truck Pop-Up Night (August)

Noah Webster House 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, United States

Just in time for summer! Join us at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society for a food truck night featuring tasty food and beverages. Iron & Grain Co. will be there with their '59 Chevy Viking, other food trucks to be announced.

$10

Noah Webster Real Ale Harvest Fest

Noah Webster House 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, United States

A limited number of Early Bird tickets are available NOW for $45 ($40 for members)! It's back! Beer you can't find anywhere else. Join us for the 4th Annual Noah Webster Real Ale Harvest Festival brought to you by the museum and the Harvest family of store. Breweries will create unique casks of Real Ale […]

Witness Stones Project, West Hartford

First Church of West Hartford 12 S. Main Street, West Hartford

Through research, education, and civic engagement, the WITNESS STONES PROJECT seeks to restore the history and to honor the humanity and contributions of the enslaved individuals who helped build our communities. Begun by an 8th grade Guilford United States History teacher, the purpose of the Witness Stones Project is to engage students in the analysis […]

Free

‘D’ is for ‘Dictionary’ Day

Florence Griswold Museum 96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT

The faeries and the bees are teaming up for a day of spelling! Join the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society in Old Lyme’s Florence Griswold Museum to enjoy this year’s letter-themed Wee Faerie Village. The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society’s Public Programs Manager, Sophie Huget, will host pop-up spelling […]

Free

The Three Tenors: Poetry Read-In

Noah Webster House 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, United States

On Sunday, October 7 at 2 p.m., the public is invited to hear poets David Capella, Dennis Barone, Tony Fusco, and Maria Sassi as they lead an afternoon of poetry at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society. In what has become an October tradition, the museum welcomes David Cappella, Professor Emeritus of […]

Free

Screening of the documentary “Dawnland”

Noah Webster House 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, United States

The Connecticut premiere of the award-winning documentary, Dawnland, will be held at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society on Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday, October 8, 2018, from 4 – 6:30 p.m. Christopher Newell (Passamaquoddy tribe, ME), Connecticut resident and senior advisor to the film, will provide historical and cultural context and will […]

Free

It Started with Aardvark

Noah Webster House 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, United States

We're celebrating Noah Webster's 260th birthday with an exhibit that utilizes his favorite thing: the dictionary! "It Started with Aardvark", a series of 26 screen prints by artist Elizabeth Dove, will be on exhibit at the museum from October 17 through December 2018. The exhibit officially opens the night of Tuesday, October 16, which just […]

Free

Hamilton Tickets – Enter to win!

Noah Webster House 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, United States

Your chance at HAMILTON tickets! Don’t throw away your shot! We’re excited to announce that we have 2 tickets to Hartford’s performance of Hamilton to raffle as a fundraiser for the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society. Raffle tickets are $25.00 each. You can enter as many times as you want! All proceeds […]

$25

Money, Maids & Mahogany: Lecture on West Hartford’s Vanderbilt Hill with Mary Donohue

Noah Webster House 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, United States

On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 7 p.m., learn about a historic West Hartford neighborhood with ties to one of America’s tycoons. The stretch of Farmington Avenue between West Hill Drive and Walbridge Road was known for many years as “Vanderbilt Hill.” Architectural Historian Mary M. Donohue will present an illustrated lecture on the neighborhood in preparation for the West Hartford House Tour that takes place in Vanderbilt Hill on Sunday, November 11.

Free