Colonial Dance at Noah’s

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

You are invited to an afternoon of dancing and music while you experience wedding traditions of the 18th century. Hosted by Noah's New Americans, junior history club of Noah Webster House. Learn what the wedding reception for Noah Webster and his bride Rebecca Greenleaf might have been like and about the customs, superstitions, and fun […]

$15

Being Indigenous in CT

Virtual

  Join the University of Hartford (UIS Program and the Office of Diversity & Community Engagement) and the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society for a conversation with Sage Phillips and Lee Mixashawn Rozie on what it means to be Indigenous in Connecticut today. Sage Phillips, a young panawáhpskewi (Penobscot) woman of the […]

West Hartford House Tour: Houses of Worship

Explore the stunning architecture, history, and community impact of West Hartford's houses of worship. The 2021 museum fall fundraiser offers a curated tour of some of the town's most iconic houses of worship, as well as providing information about various religions practiced in West Hartford that do not have permanent locations. At each site, guests will […]

$30

Holiday Market

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

Support over 20 small, local businesses when you shop at the Holiday Market at the Noah Webster House, 227 S. Main St., West Hartford! Explore unique, handcrafted, artisanal, and tasty creations December 3 (5-8pm) and December 4 (10am-1 pm.) Sponsored by Mangs Financial LLC. The Holiday Market is an indoor / outdoor event. No registration […]

Holiday Market

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

Support over 20 small, local businesses when you shop at the Holiday Market at the Noah Webster House, 227 S. Main St., West Hartford! Explore unique, handcrafted, artisanal, and tasty creations December 3 (5-8pm) and December 4 (10am-1 pm.) Sponsored by Mangs Financial LLC. The Holiday Market is an indoor / outdoor event. No registration […]

Free

Community Conversations: A Journey Toward Freedom & Excellence

Join us for a Community Conversation to learn about the people and stories that inspired the stunning mural installed in 2021 at Blue Back Square. This free, virtual event is open to the public. Advance registration is required. Each piece on the mural represents a story of individuals who have helped build the legacy of West Hartford and whose stories are not told nearly enough if at all, but now have been immortalized in the center of town.

Free

Community Conversation: Black Studies Curriculum

Virtual

The West Hartford African American Social & Cultural Organization (WHAASCO) and the Noah Webster House and Historical Society, in collaboration with the West Hartford Public Schools (WHPS), are hosting a Black History Month 'Community Conversation' on the subject of implementation of new Black Studies curriculum following passage of PA 19-12. The program will be presented […]

Growing Up Jewish in West Hartford: Co-hosted with JHSGH

Virtual

The Noah Webster House partnered with the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford to co- host this virtual event.  Join us March 9, 2022 at 8:00 pm on Zoom for a panel discussion about growing up Jewish in West Hartford in the 1940s and 1950s. These decades, when Jewish families first started moving to town […]

Witness Stones Online Class

Virtual

The Witness Stones Project honors and commemorates the lives of those enslaved here. Register to participate in this annual class focused on uncovering and exploring the lives of those enslaved in the West Division of Hartford. In the 2022 class, participants will learn to tell the story of Titus and Julia Thomas. Their Witness Stones will […]

Connecticut Spelling Bee 2022

University of Saint Joseph 1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT

The Connecticut Spelling Bee After two years competing off-stage, 30 of the best Connecticut spellers in grades 4-8 will return to West Hartford for the Connecticut Spelling Bee on Sunday, March 27, 2022 for the chance to represent the state at the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 5th annual Connecticut Spelling Bee is co-presented […]

Free