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SUMMARY:Holiday Market - Nov 17
DESCRIPTION:The Noah Webster House at 227 South Main Street is excited to host the Fifth Annual Holiday Market in 2024. Enjoy the opportunity to find the best gifts for family and friends while also supporting small\, local businesses this holiday season. This year\, the museum will be offering this market over two weekends\, featuring over 20 different local vendors each weekend. Vendors will be set up throughout the museum offering a wide range of crafts and handmade gift items. The Holiday Market will be open for shopping on Saturday and Sunday\, November 16 & 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (first weekend)\, Friday\, December 6 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.\, and Saturday and Sunday\, December 7 & 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (second weekend). No registration is required. The museum suggests a $5 donation upon entry\, which helps support museum educational initiatives. \nThe West Hartford Gift Shop is the anchor vendor at the Holiday Market and will have many products available\, including the new cozy West Hartford and Connecticut sweaters and scarves\, the Julia Gash collection\, featuring the town’s most iconic features and the places that make our town unique. The gift shop also carries a selection of literary-themed items including scarves\, notecards\, and drinkware. \nThe new West Hartford collectible holiday ornament will feature the old Town Hall on South Main Street. The cornerstone of the building was laid on March 12\, 1936. It was built under the auspices of the government’s Works Progress Administration\, which sought to create jobs during the Depression.  A limited number of ornaments are available\, so it recommended to pre-order now at westhartfordgiftshop.com. Ornaments may be picked up at the Holiday Market. \nThe museum is offering this holiday tradition to support local businesses\, many of them newer and without their own brick and mortar location. A special thank you to the Mangs family for sponsoring this year’s Holiday Market! Artisans will be showcasing their artwork in many categories including jewelry\, candles\, pottery\, notecards\, woodworking pieces\, fiber arts and so much more.
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LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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SUMMARY:Holiday Market - Nov 16
DESCRIPTION:The Noah Webster House at 227 South Main Street is excited to host the Fifth Annual Holiday Market in 2024. Enjoy the opportunity to find the best gifts for family and friends while also supporting small\, local businesses this holiday season. This year\, the museum will be offering this market over two weekends\, featuring over 20 different local vendors each weekend. Vendors will be set up throughout the museum offering a wide range of crafts and handmade gift items. The Holiday Market will be open for shopping on Saturday and Sunday\, November 16 & 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (first weekend)\, Friday\, December 6 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.\, and Saturday and Sunday\, December 7 & 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (second weekend). No registration is required. The museum suggests a $5 donation upon entry\, which helps support museum educational initiatives. \nThe West Hartford Gift Shop is the anchor vendor at the Holiday Market and will have many products available\, including the new cozy West Hartford and Connecticut sweaters and scarves\, the Julia Gash collection\, featuring the town’s most iconic features and the places that make our town unique. The gift shop also carries a selection of literary-themed items including scarves\, notecards\, and drinkware. \nThe new West Hartford collectible holiday ornament will feature the old Town Hall on South Main Street. The cornerstone of the building was laid on March 12\, 1936. It was built under the auspices of the government’s Works Progress Administration\, which sought to create jobs during the Depression.  A limited number of ornaments are available\, so it recommended to pre-order now at westhartfordgiftshop.com. Ornaments may be picked up at the Holiday Market. \nThe museum is offering this holiday tradition to support local businesses\, many of them newer and without their own brick and mortar location. A special thank you to the Mangs family for sponsoring this year’s Holiday Market! Artisans will be showcasing their artwork in many categories including jewelry\, candles\, pottery\, notecards\, woodworking pieces\, fiber arts and so much more.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/holiday-market-dec-16/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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SUMMARY:WordHouse Poetry
DESCRIPTION:WordHouse Reading Series                                                                             \nSaturday November 9\, 2p.m. – 4p.m. \n \n\nJoin us at the Noah Webster House for a series of FREE poetry readings\, hosted by James Finnegan\, West Hartford’s third Poet Laureate. These readings will take place from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. on September 28\, October 19\, November 9\, & December 14.\n\n\nWordHouse Reading Series                                                                            \nSaturday November 9\, 2pm\nVictoria Norland \nMargaret Gibson and actress Heather Oakley \nwill be giving a dramatic presentation of Gibson’s new book\nDraw Me Without Boundaries\, a work of poetry and prose.\nReading begins with an Open Mic (Limited due to special program: First 8 poets\, one 1 poem per reader. ) \nMargaret Gibson\, the state Poet Laureate of Connecticut from 2019-through 2022\, has published 14 books of poems\, all with LSU Press\, just recently DRAW ME WITHOUT BOUNDARIES.  Prior to this experimental book of poetry and prose\, Gibson brought out a trilogy\, which includes Broken Cup\, Not Hearing the Wood Thrush\, and The Glass Globe\, which won the Connecticut Book Award in Poetry.   Her AWARDS include The Lamont Selection\, Melville Kane Award\, Connecticut Book Award (twice). She was a Finalist for the National Book Award\, 1993\, and for the Poets’ Prize\, 2016.  As Poet Laureate\, and with a grant from the Academy of American Poets\, she edited an anthology\, Waking Up to the Earth: Connecticut Poets in a Time of Global Climate Crisis. \nHeather Oakley is an actor\, director\, and educator who taught theater-related curricula in New York City for over twenty years. She trained at The Atlantic Theater Company’s Acting School and was invited to become a member of their faculty where she taught Meisner-based Moment Lab classes\, Scene Study\, and Film Acting to their New York University undergraduates and Conservatory students. Heather was also the Master Teaching Artist and the Educational Consultant for Atlantic’s Staging Success Program in New York City’s public schools. Heather is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College (AB) and Columbia University (MA). \nVictoria Nordlund is the Poet Laureate of Glastonbury\, CT\, and lead master teaching artist of The Nook Farm Writers Collaborative at The Mark Twain House & Museum. Her poetry collections Wine-Dark Sea and Binge Watching Winter on Mute are published by Main Street Rag. She is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize Nominee\, whose work has appeared in PANK Magazine\, Rust+Moth\, Chestnut Review\, Maudlin House\, trampset\, and elsewhere. Visit her at VictoriaNordlund.com\n\nNoah Webster House\n227 South Main Street\nWest Hartford CT 06107\nFree event. Please consider making a donation to Noah Webster House. \n\n\nRead here for the most up to date information on speakers. All readings take place at the Noah Webster House and begin with an open mic. No registration is required. Each poetry reading is free and open to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated in order to support future programming at the Noah Webster House. The Noah Webster House will be open 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. during each reading and visitors are encouraged to purchase tickets to tour the historic home.
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SUMMARY:Textile Production in Early America | Masters Lecture Series
DESCRIPTION:Textile Production In Early America \nPresented by Margaret Liljedahl \nNovember 7\, 2024 \nTextile production was an important component of the early American economy\, and continues to be a career and hobby for many individuals today. This talk will focus on the techniques and tools that weavers like Noah Webster’s father would have used to produce cloth for their communities. This includes a review of common natural fiber sources\, basic fabric structures\, and design considerations. Participants will have the chance to see examples of antique fiber processing equipment and learn about how they have been used for the past 300+ years. \nTickets are available now at www.noahwebster.yapsody.com! \nAbout the Presenter: Margaret Liljedahl is a West Hartford native who had her first encounter with an antique loom at the Noah Webster House. Over the past decade\, Margaret has studied historical weaving techniques and has the privilege of working with several historical sites and museums across Connecticut and New York to get their barn looms singing again. She is an active member of the Handweavers Guild of Connecticut and is passionate about connecting antique fiber equipment with locals who still know how to use them.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/textile-production-in-early-america-masters-lecture-series/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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SUMMARY:West Hartford Hauntings
DESCRIPTION:Join us for history as you’ve never heard it before. West Hartford Hauntings\, the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society’s spooky\, theatrical cemetery tour! Don’t wait to get your tickets\, this event sells out every year! \nClick here for tickets!\nYour ghostly guide leads you on a lantern-lit tour of Old North Cemetery where you experience tales of death\, disease\, and real history. Due to some scary content\, it is suggested that participants be age 10 or over. We hope to see you among the graves. \nThe lantern-lit tours take place on October 17\, 18\, 19\, 24\, 25\, & 26.\nOld North Cemetery\, 80 North Main Street\, West Hartford\, Connecticut.\nTours leave every 15 minutes starting at 6 p.m and run for 45 minutes. \nMembers Save: Noah Webster House Members save on Hauntings tickets! Also\, Members get exclusive access to the extra spooky final evening performance on 26th. Not a member yet? Click here to join today!\n \nGroups Save: Save 10% with groups of 10 or more during the first weekend only (October 17\, 18 & 19).\n \nParking: You can park on Loomis Drive. From there\, walk to the welcome table at the cemetery entrance. \nChaperone: Children under the age of 16 must be chaperoned by an adult. \nPlease be timely: Arrive 15 minutes before your tour time. If you miss your tour time we cannot guarantee that we can fit you on a later tour. \nWeather: The event takes place rain\, snow\, or shine. Please dress for the weather. In the event that an extreme weather event requires schedule changes you will be notified at the email address you use when purchasing tickets. \nNo refunds: Tickets are non-refundable. \nSign Language Interpreted Tour: Saturday\, October 19 at 6:00 p.m. \nConditions: The tour takes place on the paved cemetery path\, but there are areas of uneven ground. Attend one of the first two tours of the evening there will still be ambient light. Later tours take place in very dark conditions. \nThe museum would like to thank sponsor Reid & Riege\, P.C. for their support.
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SUMMARY:West Hartford Hauntings
DESCRIPTION:Join us for history as you’ve never heard it before. West Hartford Hauntings\, the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society’s spooky\, theatrical cemetery tour! Don’t wait to get your tickets\, this event sells out every year! \nClick here for tickets!\nYour ghostly guide leads you on a lantern-lit tour of Old North Cemetery where you experience tales of death\, disease\, and real history. Due to some scary content\, it is suggested that participants be age 10 or over. We hope to see you among the graves. \nThe lantern-lit tours take place on October 17\, 18\, 19\, 24\, 25\, & 26.\nOld North Cemetery\, 80 North Main Street\, West Hartford\, Connecticut.\nTours leave every 15 minutes starting at 6 p.m and run for 45 minutes. \nMembers Save: Noah Webster House Members save on Hauntings tickets! Also\, Members get exclusive access to the extra spooky final evening performance on 26th. Not a member yet? Click here to join today!\n \nGroups Save: Save 10% with groups of 10 or more during the first weekend only (October 17\, 18 & 19).\n \nParking: You can park on Loomis Drive. From there\, walk to the welcome table at the cemetery entrance. \nChaperone: Children under the age of 16 must be chaperoned by an adult. \nPlease be timely: Arrive 15 minutes before your tour time. If you miss your tour time we cannot guarantee that we can fit you on a later tour. \nWeather: The event takes place rain\, snow\, or shine. Please dress for the weather. In the event that an extreme weather event requires schedule changes you will be notified at the email address you use when purchasing tickets. \nNo refunds: Tickets are non-refundable. \nSign Language Interpreted Tour: Saturday\, October 19 at 6:00 p.m. \nConditions: The tour takes place on the paved cemetery path\, but there are areas of uneven ground. Attend one of the first two tours of the evening there will still be ambient light. Later tours take place in very dark conditions. \nThe museum would like to thank sponsor Reid & Riege\, P.C. for their support.
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SUMMARY:West Hartford Hauntings
DESCRIPTION:Join us for history as you’ve never heard it before. West Hartford Hauntings\, the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society’s spooky\, theatrical cemetery tour! Don’t wait to get your tickets\, this event sells out every year! \nClick here for tickets!\nYour ghostly guide leads you on a lantern-lit tour of Old North Cemetery where you experience tales of death\, disease\, and real history. Due to some scary content\, it is suggested that participants be age 10 or over. We hope to see you among the graves. \nThe lantern-lit tours take place on October 17\, 18\, 19\, 24\, 25\, & 26.\nOld North Cemetery\, 80 North Main Street\, West Hartford\, Connecticut.\nTours leave every 15 minutes starting at 6 p.m and run for 45 minutes. \nMembers Save: Noah Webster House Members save on Hauntings tickets! Also\, Members get exclusive access to the extra spooky final evening performance on 26th. Not a member yet? Click here to join today!\n \nGroups Save: Save 10% with groups of 10 or more during the first weekend only (October 17\, 18 & 19).\n \nParking: You can park on Loomis Drive. From there\, walk to the welcome table at the cemetery entrance. \nChaperone: Children under the age of 16 must be chaperoned by an adult. \nPlease be timely: Arrive 15 minutes before your tour time. If you miss your tour time we cannot guarantee that we can fit you on a later tour. \nWeather: The event takes place rain\, snow\, or shine. Please dress for the weather. In the event that an extreme weather event requires schedule changes you will be notified at the email address you use when purchasing tickets. \nNo refunds: Tickets are non-refundable. \nSign Language Interpreted Tour: Saturday\, October 19 at 6:00 p.m. \nConditions: The tour takes place on the paved cemetery path\, but there are areas of uneven ground. Attend one of the first two tours of the evening there will still be ambient light. Later tours take place in very dark conditions. \nThe museum would like to thank sponsor Reid & Riege\, P.C. for their support.
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SUMMARY:West Hartford Hauntings
DESCRIPTION:Join us for history as you’ve never heard it before. West Hartford Hauntings\, the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society’s spooky\, theatrical cemetery tour! Don’t wait to get your tickets\, this event sells out every year! \nClick here for tickets!\nYour ghostly guide leads you on a lantern-lit tour of Old North Cemetery where you experience tales of death\, disease\, and real history. Due to some scary content\, it is suggested that participants be age 10 or over. We hope to see you among the graves. \nThe lantern-lit tours take place on October 17\, 18\, 19\, 24\, 25\, & 26.\nOld North Cemetery\, 80 North Main Street\, West Hartford\, Connecticut.\nTours leave every 15 minutes starting at 6 p.m and run for 45 minutes. \nMembers Save: Noah Webster House Members save on Hauntings tickets! Also\, Members get exclusive access to the extra spooky final evening performance on 26th. Not a member yet? Click here to join today!\n \nGroups Save: Save 10% with groups of 10 or more during the first weekend only (October 17\, 18 & 19).\n \nParking: You can park on Loomis Drive. From there\, walk to the welcome table at the cemetery entrance. \nChaperone: Children under the age of 16 must be chaperoned by an adult. \nPlease be timely: Arrive 15 minutes before your tour time. If you miss your tour time we cannot guarantee that we can fit you on a later tour. \nWeather: The event takes place rain\, snow\, or shine. Please dress for the weather. In the event that an extreme weather event requires schedule changes you will be notified at the email address you use when purchasing tickets. \nNo refunds: Tickets are non-refundable. \nSign Language Interpreted Tour: Saturday\, October 19 at 6:00 p.m. \nConditions: The tour takes place on the paved cemetery path\, but there are areas of uneven ground. Attend one of the first two tours of the evening there will still be ambient light. Later tours take place in very dark conditions. \nThe museum would like to thank sponsor Reid & Riege\, P.C. for their support.
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SUMMARY:WordHouse Poetry
DESCRIPTION:WordHouse Reading Series                                                                             \nSaturday October 19\, 2p.m. – 4p.m. \n \n\nJoin us at the Noah Webster House for a series of FREE poetry readings\, hosted by James Finnegan\, West Hartford’s third Poet Laureate. These readings will take place from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. on September 28\, October 19\, November 9\, & December 14.\n\n\n\n\n\nMarilyn E Johnston and John L Stanizzi\n\n\n\n\n \nJohn L Stanizzi – 15 books\, most recently POND and SEE (Impspired Press U.K.) He’s been in CT Poetry Review\, Prairie Schooner\, Cortland Review\, and others.  Creative Non-Fiction in Potato Soup\, After the Pause\, and others. He received a Creative Non-Fiction Fellowship 2021 from CT  Dept of Arts. Former New England Poet of the Year and Etherington Scholar at Wesleyan University. His story “PANTS” named best of 2021 by Potato Soup Journal. Last month\, awarded first place in Ekphrastic Review’s Ekphrastic Marathon. Retired Lit. Prof. MCC\, and retired English teacher/theater director\, Bacon Academy.\nMarilyn E Johnston’s third book\, Downward Dreaming\, was published in 2023 by Grayson Books. She is the author of two prior collections published by Antrim House and a chapbook published by Redgreene Press. Her poems have appeared in journals nationwide\, including the South Carolina Review and Rattle and have garnered six Pushcart Prize nominations. In 1996\, she co-founded the still popular Wintonbury Poetry Series in Bloomfield Library. \n\n\n\nRead here for the most up to date information on speakers. All readings take place at the Noah Webster House and begin with an open mic. No registration is required. Each poetry reading is free and open to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated in order to support future programming at the Noah Webster House. The Noah Webster House will be open 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. during each reading and visitors are encouraged to purchase tickets to tour the historic home.
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LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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SUMMARY:West Hartford Hauntings
DESCRIPTION:Join us for history as you’ve never heard it before. West Hartford Hauntings\, the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society’s spooky\, theatrical cemetery tour! Don’t wait to get your tickets\, this event sells out every year! \nClick here for tickets!\nYour ghostly guide leads you on a lantern-lit tour of Old North Cemetery where you experience tales of death\, disease\, and real history. Due to some scary content\, it is suggested that participants be age 10 or over. We hope to see you among the graves. \nThe lantern-lit tours take place on October 17\, 18\, 19\, 24\, 25\, & 26.\nOld North Cemetery\, 80 North Main Street\, West Hartford\, Connecticut.\nTours leave every 15 minutes starting at 6 p.m and run for 45 minutes. \nMembers Save: Noah Webster House Members save on Hauntings tickets! Also\, Members get exclusive access to the extra spooky final evening performance on 26th. Not a member yet? Click here to join today!\n \nGroups Save: Save 10% with groups of 10 or more during the first weekend only (October 17\, 18 & 19).\n \nParking: You can park on Loomis Drive. From there\, walk to the welcome table at the cemetery entrance. \nChaperone: Children under the age of 16 must be chaperoned by an adult. \nPlease be timely: Arrive 15 minutes before your tour time. If you miss your tour time we cannot guarantee that we can fit you on a later tour. \nWeather: The event takes place rain\, snow\, or shine. Please dress for the weather. In the event that an extreme weather event requires schedule changes you will be notified at the email address you use when purchasing tickets. \nNo refunds: Tickets are non-refundable. \nSign Language Interpreted Tour: Saturday\, October 19 at 6:00 p.m. \nConditions: The tour takes place on the paved cemetery path\, but there are areas of uneven ground. Attend one of the first two tours of the evening there will still be ambient light. Later tours take place in very dark conditions. \nThe museum would like to thank sponsor Reid & Riege\, P.C. for their support.
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SUMMARY:West Hartford Hauntings
DESCRIPTION:Join us for history as you’ve never heard it before. West Hartford Hauntings\, the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society’s spooky\, theatrical cemetery tour! Don’t wait to get your tickets\, this event sells out every year! \nClick here for tickets!\nYour ghostly guide leads you on a lantern-lit tour of Old North Cemetery where you experience tales of death\, disease\, and real history. Due to some scary content\, it is suggested that participants be age 10 or over. We hope to see you among the graves. \nThe lantern-lit tours take place on October 17\, 18\, 19\, 24\, 25\, & 26.\nOld North Cemetery\, 80 North Main Street\, West Hartford\, Connecticut.\nTours leave every 15 minutes starting at 6 p.m and run for 45 minutes. \nMembers Save: Noah Webster House Members save on Hauntings tickets! Also\, Members get exclusive access to the extra spooky final evening performance on 26th. Not a member yet? Click here to join today!\n \nGroups Save: Save 10% with groups of 10 or more during the first weekend only (October 17\, 18 & 19).\n \nParking: You can park on Loomis Drive. From there\, walk to the welcome table at the cemetery entrance. \nChaperone: Children under the age of 16 must be chaperoned by an adult. \nPlease be timely: Arrive 15 minutes before your tour time. If you miss your tour time we cannot guarantee that we can fit you on a later tour. \nWeather: The event takes place rain\, snow\, or shine. Please dress for the weather. In the event that an extreme weather event requires schedule changes you will be notified at the email address you use when purchasing tickets. \nNo refunds: Tickets are non-refundable. \nSign Language Interpreted Tour: Saturday\, October 19 at 6:00 p.m. \nConditions: The tour takes place on the paved cemetery path\, but there are areas of uneven ground. Attend one of the first two tours of the evening there will still be ambient light. Later tours take place in very dark conditions. \nThe museum would like to thank sponsor Reid & Riege\, P.C. for their support.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/west-hartford-hauntings-10/
LOCATION:Old North Cemetery\, 80 North Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241012T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241012T163000
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SUMMARY:Decorative Textiles | Life on the Webster Farm: Work Days
DESCRIPTION:October 12 – Decorative Textiles at the Noah Webster House \nMost of the making of textiles was done out of necessity to clothing and household goods. However\, decorative needlework\, knitting\, crocheting\, and weaving was an early American art form. Come see examples of textiles from our museum collection and use the same materials to make your own creation! \nVisit the museum on select Saturdays from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. and enjoy live demonstrations from our experienced team of museum educators. Each demonstration will focus on a unique aspect of early American work and play. Stop by and learn about the trades and activities of life on the Webster farm! \nThis program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children under 12 for this event! \nSeptember’s Work Day will focus on apples! For more information\, please email education@noahwebsterhouse.org. \nThank you to our 2023-2024 Sponsor\, the Rotary Club of West Hartford!
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/decorative-textiles-life-on-the-webster-farm-work-days/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241010T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241010T193000
DTSTAMP:20260502T143429
CREATED:20240801T222554Z
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SUMMARY:Constructing Connecticut: Cultural Transmission & Timber Framing 1680-1730
DESCRIPTION:Constructing Connecticut: Cultural Transmission & Timber Framing 1680-1730 \nBy Nevan Carling \nOctober 10\, 2024 \n6:30pm-7:30pm \nThis talk will consider the distinctive timber frame style developed in the Greater Hartford Area in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Connecticut’s architectural and building traditions of this period have long been overlooked and primarily compared to those found in the Boston Bay. This talk seeks to elucidate a building tradition developed in Connecticut\, and consider our buildings as culturally distinct among those found in the rest of New England. These case studies will include the John Goodwin House c. 1698\, the Riley/Adams House c. 1722\, the Noah Webster House c. 1700-25\, the Buttolph-Williams House ~1711\, the Jonathan Demming House c. 1665\, and many others. While many of these houses are still with us\, many more have been demolished in only the last 100 years. Creating awareness of our unique and fascinating history is the first step in preserving this treasure for future generations. \nAbout the Presenter: Nevan Carling is a conservation timber framer based in Connecticut. He is a graduate of the University of York\, England\, where he earned a First Class undergraduate degree in Archaeology and Heritage Management. He is currently pursuing an MSc in Timber Building Conservation at the Weald and Downland Living Museum in Chichester\, England. Nevan works as a conservation timber framer and teaches/demonstrates hewing at the Eric Sloane Museum in Kent\, CT.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/constructing-connecticut-cultural-transmission-timber-framing-1680-1730/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241009T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241009T190000
DTSTAMP:20260502T143429
CREATED:20240808T232211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T164122Z
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SUMMARY:Remembering the Holocaust: Two Monuments by Elbert Weinberg
DESCRIPTION:Remembering the Holocaust: Two Monuments by Elbert Weinberg\nOctober 9\, 2024 \n6:00pm \nClick here to reserve tickets.\n  \nTwo of the most significant public monuments by the sculptor Elbert Weinberg (1928-1991) are Holocaust memorials\, one in Wilmington\, Delaware\, the other on the grounds of the Jewish Community Center on Bloomfield Avenue in West Hartford.  Weinberg grew up in Hartford’s Jewish North End during World War II\, and Jewish themes\, many of them dark and troubling\, occur throughout his work.  Art historian Nancy Finlay will discuss these two important commissions\, examining their origins and exploring their imagery. \nWe are proud to partner with CT Voices of Hope and Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford for this program. \nThis lecture coincides with the “Portraits of Survival” exhibit currently on display in our museum gallery until October 15\, 2024. Portraits of Survival was conceived by photographer Lena Stein\, spotlighting the lives of Holocaust survivors that settled in the Hartford area. \nAbout the presenter:\nNancy Finlay has a B.A. from Smith College and a Ph.D. from Princeton University.  She was responsible for cataloging the Elbert Weinberg Collection in the Hartford History Center\, a vast collection of manuscripts\, drawings\, sculptures\, photographs\, ephemera\, and other material donated to the Hartford Public Library in 2013 by the Elbert Weinberg Trust.  She is the author of In the Grand Tradition: The Enduring Art of Elbert Weinberg published by the Hartford Public Library in 2018. \nAbout Voices of Hope:\nVoices of Hope is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization created by descendants of Holocaust survivors from across Connecticut. Voices of Hope raises social consciousness by connecting people to the inhumanity of the Holocaust and other genocides through quality educational and community programming\, in order to ensure future generations never forget. Their mission is to promote a culture of courage to stand up against hatred through Holocaust and genocide education and remembrance.\nFor more information: www.ctvoicesofhope.org \nAbout Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford: \nThe Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford (JHSGH) collects and preserves materials that document the Greater Hartford Jewish community. Through an array of publications\, exhibitions and partnerships\, we tell the stories of Jewish life\, culture and contributions to our part of Connecticut. \nFor more information: https://jhsgh.org/
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/remembering-the-holocaust-two-monuments-by-elbert-weinberg/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241005T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241005T140000
DTSTAMP:20260502T143429
CREATED:20240723T215714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240723T223452Z
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SUMMARY:Historic Home\, Modern Cause: 1666 Saltbox Tour 
DESCRIPTION:Click here to purchase tickets now!\nHistoric Home\, Modern Cause: 1666 Saltbox Tour  \nJohn Deming House Tour\n \nSaturday\, October 5th ~ 10am-2pm (House will close at 2pm\, so please arrive before 1:30pm at latest) \n400 Hartford Ave\, Wethersfield\, CT  \n  \nHighlights of the Tour: \nOriginal Architectural Features: Explore craftsmanship of 17th century with the exposed wooden timber framing and wide plank floors as well as large central fireplaces\, representing the transition from medieval Europe to colonial-era building methods. \nHistorical Significance: Learn about the rich history of the house\, including the stories of its relocation in 1951 and the connection to the Founding Fathers of Connecticut. \nBeautiful Grounds: Nestled on the Wethersfield Cove\, stroll through the lovely fields behind the house\, offering a serene afternoon. \nRecent Renovations meld the Historic with the Modern: The owners recently completed an addition off the back of the historic home.  See how they balanced the integration between the historic and modern eras. \n· Upon check-in at the John Deming House\, you will receive a token that entitles you to discounts at Old Wethersfield Country Store at 221 Main Street and/or a free topping on your ice cream purchase at the Main Street Creamery at 271 Main Street. You can also visit the “Scarecrows On Main” fall display on Main Street. \nTickets and Information: \nPrice: Adult (17 & Up): $20 ~ Children (10-16): $8 ~ Children 9 & Under: FREE. \nProceeds: All proceeds from ticket sales will directly benefit Wethersfield Academy for the Arts\, or The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society. \nAvailability: Tickets are limited due to space restrictions.  You are encouraged to purchase tickets early to secure your spot. \nFor more information about this event contact maggie@personaleuphoria.comor 860-748-7574.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/historic-home-modern-cause-1666-saltbox-tour/
LOCATION:CT
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240928T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240928T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T143429
CREATED:20240625T221446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240830T224434Z
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SUMMARY:WordHouse Poetry
DESCRIPTION:WordHouse Reading Series                                                                             \nSaturday September 28\, 2p.m. – 4p.m. \n \n\nJoin us at the Noah Webster House for a series of FREE poetry readings\, hosted by James Finnegan\, West Hartford’s third Poet Laureate. These readings will take place from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. on September 28\, October 19\, November 9\, & December 14.\n\n\nPegi Deitz Shea and Richard Michelson\n\nReading begins with an Open Mic.\n \nRichard Michelson’s most recent poetry collection is Sleeping as Fast as I Can (Slant Books\, 2023). Previous collections include More Money than God (U of Pittsburgh Press)\, Battles and Lullabies (U of Illinois)\, Tap Dancing for the Relatives (U of Central Florida)\, and two fine-press collaborations\, Masks\, and Semblant with the artist Leonard Baskin’s Gehenna Press. Michelson has received a National Jewish Book Award\, two Sydney Taylor Gold Medals from the Association of Jewish Libraries\, and two Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowships. Michelson’s children’s books have been named among the 10 Best of the Year by The New York Times\, Publishers Weekly\, and The New Yorker. Michelson served two terms as Poet Laureate of Northampton\, Massachusetts\, where he hosts Northampton Poetry Radio and owns R. Michelson Galleries.\n\nPegi Deitz Shea\, two-time winner of the CT Book Award\, is the author of more than 500 works of poetry and prose\, including The Weight of Kindling (Grayson Books\, 2022). Pegi is a Ct State Teaching Artist and has taught Creative Writing at UConn\, the Mark Twain House\, and the Institute of Children’s Literature. She’s led workshops and presentations for all ages across the country. A photographer\, Pegi has had several solo exhibits of her photographs alongside her poems and has had her work appear in numerous juried exhibits. Inaugural Poet Laureate of Vernon\, CT\, 2019-2021\, she now serves as President of the CT Council of Poets Laureate. She directs Poetry Rocks\, a series she founded in 2017.\nwww.pegideitzshea.com \n\n\nRead here for the most up to date information on speakers. All readings take place at the Noah Webster House and begin with an open mic. No registration is required. Each poetry reading is free and open to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated in order to support future programming at the Noah Webster House. The Noah Webster House will be open 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. during each reading and visitors are encouraged to purchase tickets to tour the historic home.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/wordhousef1/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240921T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240921T153000
DTSTAMP:20260502T143429
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SUMMARY:All About Apples | Life on the Webster Farm: Work Days
DESCRIPTION:September 21 – All About Apples! \nFor many\, fall in New England is characterized by apples. Learn about the importance of apples for early American families. Guests will help create apple recipes\, crafts\, and learn about the process of food preservation. \nVisit the museum on select Saturdays from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. and enjoy live demonstrations from our experienced team of museum educators. Each demonstration will focus on a unique aspect of early American work and play. Stop by and learn about the trades and activities of life on the Webster farm! \nThis program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children under 12 for this event! \nSeptember’s Work Day will focus on apples! For more information\, please email education@noahwebsterhouse.org. \nThank you to our 2023-2024 Sponsor\, the Rotary Club of West Hartford!
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/all-about-apples-life-on-the-webster-farm-work-days/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240919T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240919T193000
DTSTAMP:20260502T143429
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240620T192612Z
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SUMMARY:The Original Promise Of America: “Liberty”
DESCRIPTION:The Original Promise Of America: “Liberty”\nSeptember 19\, 2024\nReserve your spot at www.noahwebster.yapsody.com\n\nJoin the Noah Webster House for a new\, three-part lecture series commemorating America250. Part Two of this series is called “Liberty.”\n\nEarly Americans universally celebrated liberty.  The white men among them probably enjoyed more of it than any other people of their time.  Yet even they distrusted liberty so much that they seldom allowed the word to go around unchaperoned.  Orators\, writers\, politicians\, and clergymen typically assigned “liberty” an adjectival minder: “ordered liberty\,” “rational liberty\,” “Christian liberty\,” “temperate liberty.”  The liberty Americans lauded had no resemblance to individualism\, and it had absolutely nothing to do with license.  The right kind of liberty was really self-government\, “a freedom within bounds” set by laws\, founded on property ownership\, and ideally guided by virtue.  Washington and Franklin\, towering model citizens\, personified American liberty as it should be. \n\n\nThis series of lectures will explore how the Revolutionary generation—Noah Webster’s generation—defined the purposes and prospects of their new nation. Noah will make occasional appearances; he played a considerable part in creating a distinctive national culture. But the talks won’t foreground him\, nor will they bask in nostalgia for a simpler\, more hopeful age. Studies of the past inevitably reflect the present; they can also illuminate paths into the future. While focusing on Revolutionary Americans’ thinking about the promise of the United States in its childhood\, we will consider as well how much of their vision has survived\, how much ought to be preserved\, and why.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/opa2/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240907T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240907T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T143429
CREATED:20240726T170118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240904T172819Z
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SUMMARY:Real Ale Harvest Festival
DESCRIPTION:Real Ale Harvest Festival\nSeptember 7th\, 2024\n \nTickets are on sale now!\nJoin us September 7th\, 2024 for a beer festival like no other: the Real Ale Harvest Festival! The event serves as a fundraiser for the museum and is co-hosted by the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society and Harvest Wine & Spirits. \nTickets on sale: www.noahwebster.yapsody.com! \nOver 20 of your favorite breweries are competing in a cask challenge. Each creates a unique cask or casks\, good for one day only that must contain a historically appropriate flavoring. YOU sample and vote for the Taster’s Choice champion. The breweries are up for the challenge . . . are YOU?\n \nJoin us for the 9th annual Noah Webster Real Ale Harvest Fest\, co-hosted by Harvest Fine Wines & Spirits\, to enjoy beer you can’t find anywhere else. Sample dozens of unique cask ale creations from twenty-plus breweries. The beer is available for this one day only and each brew must include an ingredient from Noah Webster’s 18th century garden or pantry. With over 100 items to choose from such as quince\, cinnamon\, rhubarb\, and nutmeg\, these casked creations are both creative and tasty. Animals and guests under 21 years old are not permitted to attend this event. \nFood for purchase – Salt + Pepper Food Truck \nEnjoy tavern games inside the museum!\nLive Music – Soul Tsunami\nCommemorative Glass – Everyone gets a tasting glass. \nBecome a Noah Webster House Member today to receive discount on tickets.\n \nBreweries: \n– Alvarium Beer Company \n– Aspetuck Brew Lab \n– Back East Brewing \n– Brewery Legitimus \n– Counter Weight Brewing \n– Dead Language Beer Project \n– East Rock Brewing \n– Hanging Hills Brewing \n– Kent Falls Brewing Company \n– The New Cambridge Project \n– New Park Brewing \n– Nod Hill Brewery \n– New England Brewing Co. \n– O.E.C Brewing \n– Other Half Brewing \n– Oxbow Brewing Co. \n– Thomas Hooker Brewing \n– Twelve Percent Beer Project \n– WEHA Brewing \n– Willimantic Brewing Company \n  \nParking – Guests can park along South Main Street or one of the adjoining streets. \nThis event is rain or shine. All sales are final.\n \nReal ale is a traditional cask-conditioned ale popular in the time of Founding Father and lexicographer Noah Webster. Undergoing a second fermentation in the cask it will be served from\, the entries are always unique and delicious – with complex and satisfying depth. It is beer you won’t find anywhere else! \nEach year\, a panel of judges determine which brewery will be named Cask Champion and attendees will vote for the Taster’s Choice Winner. \nJoin us for an exciting day of unique brews and good company at the National Historic Landmark home of American Icon Noah Webster! \nThe Noah Webster Real Ale Harvest Fest would not exist without the generosity and support of Harvest Fine Wines & Spirits\, for whom the museum is eternally grateful! Logo and banner designed by Gariphic Design. All proceeds from the event go directly to the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society\, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. \nIf you are interested in learning more about this event\, please email us at events@noahwebsterhouse.org. \nIf you are interested in sponsoring this event\, please email Nat at aratajn@noahwebsterhouse.org.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/real-ale-harvest-festival/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240810T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240810T153000
DTSTAMP:20260502T143429
CREATED:20240726T170528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240726T171119Z
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SUMMARY:The One Room Schoolhouse | Life on the Webster Farm: Work Days
DESCRIPTION:August 10 – The One Room Schoolhouse \nCome and experience what school was like for Noah Webster and his classmates in the 1770s. Visitors will write with quill & ink\, use slates to practice lessons\, and read from Noah’s famous “Blue Back Speller” and horn books! Also\, find out what games students would play at recess… come and find out! \nVisit the museum on select Saturdays from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. and enjoy live demonstrations from our experienced team of museum educators. Each demonstration will focus on a unique aspect of early American work and play. Stop by and learn about the trades and activities of life on the Webster farm! \nThis program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children under 12 for this event! \nAugust’s Work Day will focus on the one room schoolhouse! For more information\, please email events@noahwebsterhouse.org. \nThank you to our 2023-2024 Sponsor\, the Rotary Club of West Hartford!
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/the-one-room-schoolhouse-life-on-the-webster-farm-work-days/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240729
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240730
DTSTAMP:20260502T143429
CREATED:20240624T190433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T190433Z
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SUMMARY:Museum Closed
DESCRIPTION:The museum will be closed to the public on Monday\, July 29\, 2024. We will resume regular hours on Tuesday\, July 30\, 2024 from 1:00pm – 4:00pm.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/museum-closed-3/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240720T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240720T153000
DTSTAMP:20260502T143429
CREATED:20240607T170932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240607T170932Z
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SUMMARY:Life on the Webster Farm: Work Days - From Yarn to Cloth
DESCRIPTION:July 20 – From Yarn to Cloth \nJoin us for a first-ever demonstration of our barn loom since its recent repair! Learn about the process of weaving and try your hand at different kinds of weaving during your visit! \nVisit the museum on select Saturdays from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. and enjoy live demonstrations from our experienced team of museum educators. Each demonstration will focus on a unique aspect of early American work and play. Stop by and learn about the trades and activities of life on the Webster farm! \nThis program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children under 12 for this event! \nJuly’s Work Day will focus on our historic loom! For more information\, please email events@noahwebsterhouse.org. \nThank you to our 2023-2024 Sponsor\, the Rotary Club of West Hartford!
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/life-on-the-webster-farm-work-days-from-yarn-to-cloth/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240718T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240718T193000
DTSTAMP:20260502T143429
CREATED:20240605T194556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240620T192545Z
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SUMMARY:The Original Promise Of America: “The Pursuit of Happiness”
DESCRIPTION:The Original Promise Of America: “The Pursuit of Happiness”\nJuly 18\, 2024\nReserve your spot at www.noahwebster.yapsody.com\n\nJoin the Noah Webster House for a new\, three-part lecture series commemorating America250. Part One of this series is called “The Pursuit of Happiness.”\n\nMany Puritans settled in New England and many Quakers settled in Pennsylvania seeking salvation—eternal happiness in the next world.  But these religious folks sought to improve their lives in this world too\, as did all other voluntary migrants to British America.  Colonists and then Americans avidly pursued the earthly happiness of ensuring they always got enough to eat\, of rising in society\, above all of owning fertile land in a continent so lavishly stocked with it.   Their America was “a place wher [sic] they might have libertie and live comfortably.” \n\n\nThis series of lectures will explore how the Revolutionary generation—Noah Webster’s generation—defined the purposes and prospects of their new nation. Noah will make occasional appearances; he played a considerable part in creating a distinctive national culture. But the talks won’t foreground him\, nor will they bask in nostalgia for a simpler\, more hopeful age. Studies of the past inevitably reflect the present; they can also illuminate paths into the future. While focusing on Revolutionary Americans’ thinking about the promise of the United States in its childhood\, we will consider as well how much of their vision has survived\, how much ought to be preserved\, and why.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/opa1/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cedar Hill Cemetery Tour
DESCRIPTION:West Hartford\, officially separated from the capital city in 1854\, was home to many well-known personages who now reside at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Connie Robinson introduces you to Yung Wing\, Ira Dimock\, Morgan Brainard and more\, on this tour of the historic cemetery.\nAdmission to the program is $10.00 and free for Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation and Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society members. Advance reservations are recommended and may be made online at www.cedarhillfoundation.org.\nCedar Hill Cemetery is located at 453 Fairfield Avenue\, Hartford. The walking tour begins at the flagpole at the end of the entrance drive.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/cedar-hill-cemetery-tour/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240704
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240705
DTSTAMP:20260502T143429
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SUMMARY:Museum Closed
DESCRIPTION:The museum will be closed on Thursday\, July 4\, 2024. We will resume regular hours on Friday\, July 5\, 2024 from 1:00pm – 4:00pm.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/museum-closed-4/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240608T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240608T153000
DTSTAMP:20260502T143429
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SUMMARY:Life on the Webster Farm: Work Days – From the Garden
DESCRIPTION:Visit the museum on select Saturdays from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. and enjoy live demonstrations from our experienced team of museum educators. Each demonstration will focus on a unique aspect of early American work and play. Stop by and learn about the trades and activities of life on the Webster farm! \nThis program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children under 12 for this event! \nJune’s Work Day will focus on our historic garden! For more information\, please email events@noahwebsterhouse.org. \nThank you to our 2023-2024 Sponsor\, the Rotary Club of West Hartford! \nJune 8\, 2024 – From the Garden: How Early Americans & Indigenous People Benefitted From New England Herb Varieties \nOur museum teachers will lead you through a tour** of Webster’s east garden to explore how herbs were used for flavoring food\, making medicine\, fragrances and insecticides. Create a lavender sachet to take home with you… a relaxing and natural air freshener.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/life-on-the-webster-farm-work-days-from-the-garden/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240601T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240601T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T143429
CREATED:20231218T181908Z
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SUMMARY:WordHouse Poetry
DESCRIPTION:WordHouse Reading Series                                                                             \nSaturday June 1\, 2p.m. – 4p.m. \n \n\nJoin us at the Noah Webster House for a series of FREE poetry readings\, hosted by James Finnegan\, West Hartford’s third Poet Laureate. These readings will take place from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. on February 17\, March 23\, April 6\, and June 1.\n\n\nEric Hoffman and Steven Ostrowski \nReading begins with an Open Mic. \nSteven Ostrowski is a widely-published poet\, fiction writer\, painter and songwriter. His novel\, The Highway of Spirit and Bone\, was published in 2023 by Lefora Publications and has been called “…a literary road trip for the ages.” His poetry chapbook\, Persons of Interest\, won the 2021 Wolfson Chapbook Prize and was published in 2022. Steven and his son Ben coauthored a full-length collaboration called Penultimate Human Constellation\, published in 2018 by Tolsun Books. Steven’s newest book of poems\, Life Field\, was published in early 2024. He is Professor Emeritus at Central Connecticut State University. Website: www.stevenostrowski.org. \nEric Hoffman is the author of several books of poetry and criticism. His most recent publications include Unfinished\, the complete haiku of Sumitaku Kenshin\, and Inscribed Red\, a selection of haiku by Akutagawa Ryunosuke\, both published by Spuyten Duyvil. His newest collection\, Come and See\, a verse interpretation of John’s Gospel\, is forthcoming from Dos Madres Press. He lives in Vernon\, Connecticut.\n\nRead here for the most up to date information on speakers. All readings take place at the Noah Webster House and begin with an open mic. No registration is required. Each poetry reading is free and open to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated in order to support future programming at the Noah Webster House. The Noah Webster House will be open 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. during each reading and visitors are encouraged to purchase tickets to tour the historic home.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/wordhouse-poetry-14/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240516T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240516T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T143429
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SUMMARY:Lecture - Zoning and Exclusion in West Hartford\, Then and Now
DESCRIPTION:Zoning and Exclusion in West Hartford\, Then and Now\nMay 16 at 6:00 PM at the Noah Webster House \nRegistration required. Click here to register! \nThe origins of residential zoning in Connecticut can be traced back to West Hartford’s attempt to block a Hartford Jewish grocer from building a store in a residential neighborhood. Although town leaders failed to block this store\, they sparked a statewide political movement to create stronger legal tools to control real estate development and exclude certain types of property – and people. This program will explore how West Hartford instituted Connecticut’s first zoning regulations in 1924 and efforts today to address economic segregation wrought by zoning over the past 100 years. \nSpeakers:\nJack Dougherty\, Professor and Director of Educational Studies\, Trinity College\nVictoria Asfalg\, Policy and Data Analyst\, Open Communities Alliance \nCo-sponsored by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford and the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society \nAdmission:  FREE \nRegistration required. Click here to register! \nSeating:  Limited to 50 Guests \nThe Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society is located at 227 South Main Street.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/lecture-zoning-and-exclusion-in-west-hartford-then-and-now/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240511T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240511T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T143429
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SUMMARY:Webster's War of the Words
DESCRIPTION:Webster’s War of the Words\nSaturday\, May 11\, 2024\nTickets are available now at www.auctria.com/auction/www24 ! \n \nYou are invited to the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society’s annual fundraiser – War of the Words! \nJoin us on Saturday\, May 11\, 2024 for a word-based game show featuring celebrity contestants and hosted by Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s Peter Sokolowski! Register now– the first 500 registrants can watch the online show for FREE courtesy of Tsunami Tsolutions. The show will begin at 7:00 p.m. EDT. \nIn addition to the game show\, this year we are inviting you all to be a part of our Studio Audience! Join us at the Noah Webster House at 6:00 p.m. EDT for a night of non-stop fun featuring a Wine Tasting with Tilted Bottles\, a live auction with Jacques Lamarre\, and an American Blues performance with Ramblin’ Dan Stevens! Studio Audience members can also watch our live broadcast of the show! \nTo top it off\, check back here for our online auction! Although anyone can register to bid\, all ticket buyers will be automatically assigned a bidder number. Bidding will begin by Monday\, April 22\, 2024! \nWhether you attend\, bid\, or donate\, you help the museum preserve the 300-year-old National Historic Landmark birthplace of founding father Noah Webster\, care for collections related to Noah Webster and West Hartford history\, and host engaging programs. Thank you for your support! \nFor more information\, please email us at events@noahwebsterhouse.org \nIf you are interested in sponsoring this event\, or donating auction items\, please email Nat at aratajn@noahwebsterhouse.org.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/www24/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240511T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240511T153000
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SUMMARY:Life on the Webster Farm: Work Days – From Sheep to Yarn
DESCRIPTION:Visit the museum on select Saturdays from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. and enjoy live demonstrations from our experienced team of museum educators. Each demonstration will focus on a unique aspect of early American work and play. Stop by and learn about the trades and activities of life on the Webster farm! \nThis program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children under 12 for this event! \nMay’s Work Day will focus on spinning! For more information\, please email events@noahwebsterhouse.org. \nThank you to our 2023-2024 Sponsor\, the Rotary Club of West Hartford! \nMay 11\, 2024 – From Sheep to Yarn \nWhere does yarn come from? What is it used for? Our museum teachers (in 18th-century period attire) will demonstrate how to spin sheep’s wool into yarn on our reproduction spinning wheels. Want to learn how? Try your hand at “carding” the wool\, or finger-spinning and using the drop-spindle. Take home a sample of the wool …you’ve earned it!
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/life-on-the-webster-farm-work-days-from-sheep-to-yarn-2/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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