What do the words 'hurricane,' 'complicit,' 'empathy,' and 'gyro' all have in common? If you are unsure, don't call yourself a 'dotard.' They were all Merriam-Webster "Words of the Year" in 2017! Join us for a celebration of words and language on Saturday, April 14, 2018, at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical […]
Buy a Table—Bring Your Friends—Have Fun! Support the Noah Webster House! The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society needs your help! We seek Table Captains for Webster’s War of the Words, our signature fundraiser where two teams of local celebrities face off in a battle of words and wit. Join us and experience: […]
The birthplace of America’s first lexicographer, Noah Webster, will host author and Professor of Linguistics Lynne Murphy on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 7 p.m. Murphy will present a talk on her book, The Prodigal Tongue, followed by a Q&A session. This event is free and open to the public, though registration is required. Across […]
Celebrate Historic Preservation Month in May with a trio of walking tours led by award-winning architectural historian Mary Donohue. Discover Park Road - one of West Hartford's most charming and quirky commercial areas. Park Road includes landmarks like the Art Deco-style A. C. Petersen's Ice Cream Shop, the vintage Quaker Diner, and the duplex neighborhood […]
Celebrate Historic Preservation Month in May with a trio of walking tours led by award-winning architectural historian Mary Donohue. Discover Arnoldale and Beverly Roads - In the 1920s, wealthy business men built handsome new homes in West Hartford neighborhoods that lined the eastern end of Farmington Avenue. The May 19th tour will visit tow of […]
On Sunday, May 20, 2018, at 2 p.m. the public is invited to hear poets Kate Rushin, Christine Beck, and Maria Sassi as they lead an afternoon of poetry at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society.
