Noah’s Valentine | Life on the Webster Farm
2026-02-14 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
February 14 – Noah’s Valentine
During the 18th century, Valentine’s Day became very popular. 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!
Visit the museum on select Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 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!
This program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children 12 and under for this event!
For more information, please email events@noahwebsterhouse.org.

WordHouse Poetry - February 18
2026-02-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
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 month’s poets are Angela Siew and Scott Frey.
Scott Frey is a poet, educator, and author of Heavy Metal Nursing, which won the 2023 Tampa Review Prize for poetry. His new collection, Strange Vigil, won the Black River Chapbook Competition, hosted by Black Lawrence Press. Among other places, his work appears in Passages North, New York Quarterly, The Adroit Journal, Bellevue Literary Review, and The Missouri Review, where he was awarded the Perkoff Prize for poetry. He and his wife also run a non-profit charity, The Charlotte Frey Foundation, whose mission is to help children with multiple handicaps and life-threatening illnesses and their families improve their quality of life. He and his family live in Granby, Connecticut. Find his work online at scottfrey.org
Angela Siew is a multilingual poet with an MFA from Emerson College. She has received support from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Kenyon Review Writers Workshop, and the City of Boston. Her chapbook, Coming Home, was awarded a 2025 Connecticut Artist Fellowship Grant and is available from Cut Bank. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Salamander, Meridian, and LEON Literary Review, among others. Learn more at angelasiew.com.

Bristow: A Life Remembered
2026-02-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
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. Hooker family lore maintained that he was granted his freedom, but his manumission papers show that he purchased his freedom from Thomas Hart Hooker. Bristow lived with his former enslaver, Sarah Whitman Hooker, in his later life and rests in Old Center Cemetery on North Main Street, West Hartford. In 2004, West Hartford named its third middle school after Bristow, a colonial era resident of what is now West Hartford.
This program is co-hosted by the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society, West Hartford 250, and the West Hartford Town Historian.
About The Presenters:
This lecture will be presented by Booker & Elena DeVaughn.
This America250 presentation is supported by Eversource Energy & The Rotary Club of West Hartford.

Exhibit Opening: Hope on the Horizon
2026-03-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
Hope on the Horizon

March 5 – April 30, 2026
The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society is delighted to present an exhibit featuring original oil paintings of local artist Christopher Straus. “Hope on the Horizon” will be on view at the museum from March 5 through April 30, 2026.
An opening reception for “Chris Straus: Hope on the Horizon” will take place on Thursday, March 5, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society. The community is invited to meet the artist, experience the exhibition, and support both Straus and the museum by purchasing original paintings, gift cards, and limited matted giclée prints available in the museum’s West Hartford Gift Shop.
Straus is deeply rooted in the West Hartford arts community, studying at the West Hartford Art League and regularly painting alongside fellow local artists. Over the past 14 years, he has built a loyal following for his vibrant landscapes, flowers, and sunsets, which radiate a sense of joy and optimism. Drawing from family photographs, he is highly selective about the images he chooses to paint, and he is closely involved in visually editing the compositions he will paint. He hopes guests will visit the exhibit and leave with a smile and refreshed sense of hope. Christopher has surpassed the limits placed on him as an individual with intellectual and motoric special needs.
Straus’s artwork has long resonated with local audiences, including through his popular greeting cards, which are currently regularly sold at Good Cause Gifts at West Hartford & Berlin, CT.

The 2026 Connecticut Spelling Bee
2026-03-08 13:00 - 16:00 | University of Saint Joseph, 1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT, 06117
The Connecticut Spelling Bee will return to West Hartford on Sunday, March 8, 2026, and participants will compete for the chance to represent the state at the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
The 9th Annual Connecticut Spelling Bee is presented by the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society, Connecticut’s Official Regional Partner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The competition begins at 1 p.m. on March 8 at the Hoffman Auditorium at the University of Saint Joseph, located at 1678 Asylum Avenue in West Hartford.
Students who have made it to The Connecticut Spelling Bee have already won their school- or town-wide spelling bees. This year, thousands of Connecticut students in grades 1-8 participated in the spelling bee program. From that, 60+ are eligible to move on to The Connecticut Spelling Bee. This makes 2026 the largest and most competitive Connecticut Spelling Bee in recent history, a number that grows each year.
Cheer on Connecticut’s top spellers! The Connecticut Spelling Bee is free and open to the public (first come, first served). Live recordings are prohibited. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. For more information about The Connecticut Spelling Bee, please email us at events@noahwebsterhouse.org.

Noah Webster: Partisan Federalist (1792-1843)
2026-03-12 18:30 - 19:30 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
Noah Webster: Partisan Federalist (1792-1843)
Thursday, March 12, 2026
6:30 p.m.
Tickets available now at: https://noahwebster.yapsody.com/event/index/857209/Noah-Webster-Partisan-Federalist-17921843
In 1789, Noah Webster rejoiced along with his countrymen at the auspicious inauguration of George Washington, America’s first president. Webster wrote to his new brother-in-law to explain that the many months spent as a forceful advocate on behalf of the new Federal Constitution were now over, and he would leave his teaching and political work in Philadelphia to return to Connecticut; once back home, he could practice law, enjoy married life, and raise a family. Noah Webster was only 31 years old.
However, a quiet, private life was not yet possible for Webster, as there was much work left for him to do in service of his country. Daunting as it had been for the Founding Fathers to design a new Federal government that met the approval of citizens in thirteen, very diverse states, the business of governing the nation under the provisions of the new U.S. Constitution would threaten to tear the young nation apart.
All the Framers of the Constitution, (and Webster…whose ideas strongly influenced them) worried that political “factions,” or “parties,” would naturally contest each other for political power and control of national policies enforced by the new Federal government. They anticipated that these factions would appeal to the base of “popular” support and devolve into the kind of social anarchy that was then sweeping across Revolutionary France.
By the time President John Adams assumed office in 1797, those fears were realized. Although Webster spent significant time on his great educational works like the American Dictionary of the English Language, he continued to fully engage in media conflict on behalf of the Federalist Party. The Federalists dominated urban centers and the northeast but were losing influence with the rural districts, as the Democratic-Republican Party coalesced around the leadership of Virginians Thomas Jefferson & James Madison.
The presidential election of 1800 was a vicious contest on both sides but is recognized as our nation’s first “peaceful transfer of power”. When Jefferson defeated Adams, the torch was passed from one political party to another, a promising sign for the future of the republic. Yet, the threat of disunion loomed over America for the remainder of Webster’s life, and he died in 1843 with much trepidation that the American experiment might not endure.
This program is co-hosted by the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society, West Hartford 250, and the West Hartford Town Historian.
About The Presenter:
Craig Hotchkiss has joined the Noah Webster house team as an education consultant and developed two high school outreach programs and public lectures on the life & legacy of Noah Webster, to coincide with the national, state & local initiatives surrounding the America250 anniversary on July 4, 2026.
Mr. Hotchkiss taught United States History at South Windsor High School for 33 years, including Honors & Advanced Placement classes, and served as the History Department Chair for nearly a decade.
Upon retirement, Craig served as the Education Manager at The Mark Twain House & Museum, where he presented scores of public outreach programs at schools, libraries, and other civic organizations throughout Connecticut and the entire Northeast. Mr. Hotchkiss was also the Site Director for the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Teacher Workshops at the museum for 5 years and taught a graduate level course Museum Education at Trinity College in Hartford.
This America250 presentation is supported by Eversource Energy & The Rotary Club of West Hartford.

Webster Wool Spinning Day | Life on the Webster Farm
2026-03-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
March 14 – Webster Wool Spinning Day
Our costumed museum teachers will demonstrate how to spin sheep’s wool into yarn on our reproduction spinning wheels. Try your hand at “carding” the wool, finger-spinning or using a drop-spindle, while learning from a master.
Visit the museum on select Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 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!
This program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children 12 and under for this event!
For more information, please email events@noahwebsterhouse.org.

WordHouse Poetry - March 18
2026-03-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
Join us at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society for a FREE poetry reading on Wednesday, March 18 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Each program begins with an open mic and features two headlining poets. This month’s poets are Judith Liebmann and Jefferson Singer. 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.
About the poets:
Jefferson Singer is a poet and clinical psychologist living in West Hartford. A recipient of the Academy of American Poets Prize at Amherst College, as well as a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, he obtained a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Yale University and went on to forge a career as a professor of psychology at Connecticut College over nearly 4 decades. In recent years, he has increasingly focused on writing poetry and has had poems appear in Sixfold, Orenaug Mountain Poetry Journal, the Medical Literary Messenger, Hartford Arts Pages and the Winter Glimmerings anthology, among other journals. He published his first book of poems, In Common Things (Shanti Arts Press) in 2024. He has given readings at The Packing House, Noah Webster Library, and for Poets from the CT’s Four Corners, among other venues. For this upcoming reading, he will share new poems that focus on the extraordinary life of his late brother who successfully coped with chronic mental illness.
Judith Liebmann has published poetry in Scientific American, The New York Times, The Laurel Review, The Cream City Review among others and her work has been included in a number of anthologies. She recently published the collection, Ekphrasis (PreSSappel, 2024). She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from Yale University, where she taught for many years and where she served as the Director of the Writing Program at the Center for Independent Study at Yale. She has been the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship, a Wilson Fellowship, a Germanistic Society of America Grant, a German University Exchange Grant and a writing grant from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts

Early American Adventure Camp!
2026-03-30 00:00 | CT

2026 Easter Egg Hunt at the Noah Webster House
2026-04-04 10:00 - 14:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
Join us for a fun-filled egg-stravaganza!
Click here to reserve your tickets now!
On Saturday April 4th at 10:00am, the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society is once again hosting our popular new tradition– the Easter Egg Hunt!
This exciting day will begin with an Easter egg hunt at 10:00am sharp. Arrive on time to make sure you grab some eggs… once they’re gone… they’re gone!! The Easter Bunny will also be hopping around to pose for photos with your child.

Egg-gathering bags will be provided for children. Personal bags are not permitted for egg collecting.
After the egg hunt, come inside and enjoy family-friendly crafts, story time, and guided tours of the Noah Webster House!
Pre-registration for this event is required and tickets are very limited. Children are $10 and Adults are free! (No more than 2 adults per child are permitted). Click here to reserve your tickets now!

Questions? Please email us at events@noahwebsterhouse.org.
Parking – The museum parking lot will be closed during this event. Guests should park along South Main Street or one of the adjoining streets. Tickets are non-refundable, and all proceeds benefit the Noah Webster House.
All ages are welcome to attend. This event will happen rain or shine.
Easter Egg Hunt 2026 is generously sponsored by The North Star Realtors.

The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
2026-04-08 18:30 - 19:30 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
6:30 p.m.
Tickets available now at: https://noahwebster.yapsody.com/event/index/857213/the-constitution-and-the-bill-of-rights
From the Articles of Confederation to the Federalist Papers and the Anti-Federalist Response, the Constitution was a correction to a failed system of government. The trick was balancing government power with the people’s liberties
This program is co-hosted by the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society, West Hartford 250, and the West Hartford Town Historian.
About The Presenter:
Matt Warshauer is a professor of history at Central Connecticut State University, where he received his bachelors in American Studies. Fascinated by what he calls “the American paradox,” the ever-challenging conundrum between the nation’s founding document and the difficulties of pursuing essential ideas of freedom, Warshauer pursued an MA and Ph.D. at Saint Louis University. He has spent the last 30 years exploring the great American experiment in self-government. The author of five books and countless articles and reviews, Warshauer has written extensively on Andrew Jackson, slavery and the Civil War, and, most recently, 9/11 and how the most important and devastating event of the 21st century has impacted the world in which we live. With a unique ability to draw in his audience, Warshauer guides listeners through the complexities of American political and constitutional history so that we can all think more clearly and gain a better of understanding of our role as citizens.
This America250 presentation is supported by Eversource Energy & The Rotary Club of West Hartford.

Dancing the Webster Way | Life on the Webster Farm
2026-04-11 12:00 - 14:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
April 11 – Dancing the Webster Way
Early America wasn’t all work and no play. People often had parties and celebrations and they sure knew how to “cut a rug!” Show off your dancing skills and learn a popular dance of the period: The Townsend Reel.
Visit the museum on select Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 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!
This program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children 12 and under for this event!
For more information, please email events@noahwebsterhouse.org.

WordHouse Poetry - April 15
2026-04-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
WordHouse Reading Series
Wednesday April 15, 6PM
Denise Abercrombie & Joseph Reynolds
*Reading will begin with an Open Mic session.
Joseph Reynolds is a novelist, essayist, and professor, and the Founding Director of The Sancho Panza Literary Society, which holds writers’ residencies and workshops at Trinity College Dublin. He is the author of the novel Make Dust our Paper, which was reviewed by Washington Post best book award winner Da Chen as “An instant classic; a major new talent has arrived.” His novella Run it Once is forthcoming in 2026. He has taught college in New England, Washington, DC, and Ireland, and as an undergraduate, he was an intern and speechwriter in the U.S. Senate office of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. He is the editor-in-chief of New Square Literary Magazine, and its featured essayist.
Denise Abercrombie’s work has appeared in Minnesota Review, Fireweed, Connecticut Review, Phoebe: Journal of Feminist Scholarship, Theory, and Aesthetics, Yale Global Health Review, Earth’s Daughters, English Journal, Waking Up to the Earth: Connecticut Poets in a Time of Global Climate Crisis, Writing on the Edge, and elsewhere. She helps coordinate Curbstone Foundation’s Poetry in the Julia de Burgos Park series in Willimantic. Denise teaches theater and creative writing at E.O. Smith High School, and lives in Storrs, CT.

Spring Makers Market 2026!
2026-05-02 11:00 - 16:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
Join the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society for our 1st annual Spring Makers Market…to be held outside on the grounds of the museum!
Over 20 local vendors will be featured; (a full list will be posted soon!)
Admission is free, but a $5.00 donation to the museum is greatly appreciated!
SAVE THE DATE!

**CALLING ALL Vendors!! If you are interested in participating in this years Spring Makers Market, please contact asap Sheila Daley at daleys@noahwebsterhouse.org

Webster's War of the Words 2026
2026-05-14 19:00 - 22:00 | Pond House Cafe, 1555 Asylum Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117, United States
Webster’s War of the Words
May 14th, 2026
We are pleased to announce the return of Webster’s War of the Words fundraiser on May 14, 2026, to be held at the Pond House Garden Room at Elizabeth Park in West Hartford!
Join us for an exciting evening of fun and friendly competition at our annual fundraiser benefiting the Noah Webster House and the West Hartford Historical Society. We’re immersing YOU in a word-based trivia game that will put your knowledge to the test.

Click here to get tickets now!
Single entry tickets are available to purchase…we will assign you a team to compete with for the evening.
OR Bring your team of 8 participants and purchase a table together.
In addition to the trivia competition, each guest will enjoy a bountiful meal prepared by the chefs at Pond House Café. The evening’s menu will include a variety of hors d’oeuvres, pasta dishes, dinner entrees, dessert, coffee, soda, and open beer & wine bar.
A live online auction will be available for bidding before, during, and after the event.

Compete with the best!

Gather your friends and family to form a team and get ready to challenge other tables throughout the night in a battle of wits and words. Our esteemed Master of Ceremonies, Peter Sokolowski, Editor in Chief of Merriam-Webster Dictionary, will guide you through a series of thought-provoking questions that span realms of language, history, and local lore.

Throughout the evening, teams can earn points and compete for the coveted title of trivia champion. Exciting prizes await the tables that come out on top during the final round, so bring your A-game and be prepared to showcase your knowledge!

Gorgeous venue!

Mark your calendars for this memorable occasion at the beautiful Pond House Café, where you can enjoy a delightful atmosphere while supporting your local history museum. This event promises not only to be an engaging experience but also a wonderful way to connect with the community and celebrate our rich heritage. We can’t wait to see you there!

WordHouse Poetry - May 20
2026-05-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
Join us at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society for a FREE poetry reading on Wednesday, May 20 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.

Where's Noah Scavenger Hunt | Life on the Webster Farm
2026-05-23 12:00 - 14:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
May 23 – Where’s Noah?
Waldo’s been found, so now let’s find Noah! Enjoy a scavenger hunt in our historic museum while also being on the lookout for Noah himself! If you happen to find Noah, you’ll get a small reward for your efforts.
Visit the museum on select Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 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!
This program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children 12 and under for this event!
For more information, please email events@noahwebsterhouse.org.

Historic Garden Tours | Life on the Webster Farm
2026-06-13 12:00 - 14:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
June 13 – Historic Garden Tours
Our 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. You can even create a lavender sachet to take home with you… a relaxing and natural air freshener.
Visit the museum on select Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 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!
This program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children 12 and under for this event!
For more information, please email events@noahwebsterhouse.org.

WordHouse Poetry
2026-06-17 18:00 - 19:30 | CT
WordHouse Reading Series
Wednesday June 17, 6PM
Karen Warinsky & Shou Jie Eng
Reading starts with an Open Mike
Shou Jie Eng is a poet and architectural designer. Originally from Singapore, he runs Left Field Projects, a multi-disciplinary design practice located in Hartford, Connecticut. His writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Bennington Review, Harvard Review, The Los Angeles Review, Meridian, Passages North, and elsewhere. His chapbook of poems, line weights (Sixth Finch), is forthcoming in June 2026, and he teaches architectural drawing at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Karen Warinsky is the author of four collections including Dining with War (2023 Alien Buddha Press), and her new release Beauty & Ashes (Kelsay Books 2025). Her poem “Mirage” won first place in the 2024 Ekphrastic Poetry Trust, she is a Best of the Net nominee and a former finalist of the Montreal International Poetry Contest. Her work appears in numerous anthologies including Nuclear Impact: Broken Atoms in Our Hands, journals including The Naugatuck River Revie and Silkworm, and Worcester Magazine as well as online sites. Coordinator of Poets at Large she creates readings and open mics in CT and MA. Find her at karenwarinskypoetry.wordpress.com.
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West Hartford CT 06107

More info here: https://wordhousereadings.blogspot.com/

WordHouse Poetry - June 17
2026-06-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
Join us at the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society for a FREE poetry reading on Wednesday, June 17 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.

The Declaration of Independence: A Minute Reading into Meaning, Memory and Fantastical Misunderstanding!
2026-06-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
The Declaration of Independence: A Minute Reading into Meaning, Memory, and Fantastical Misunderstanding!
Thursday, June 18, 2026
6:30 p.m.
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What did the Declaration actually declare? Why…and to whom? What was the actual point, and in the long stretch of history, where does this monumental document stack up in our contemporary world?
This program is co-hosted by the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society, West Hartford 250, and the West Hartford Town Historian.

About The Presenter:
Matt Warshauer is a professor of history at Central Connecticut State University, where he received his bachelors in American Studies. Fascinated by what he calls “the American paradox,” the ever-challenging conundrum between the nation’s founding document and the difficulties of pursuing essential ideas of freedom, Warshauer pursued an MA and Ph.D. at Saint Louis University. He has spent the last 30 years exploring the great American experiment in self-government. The author of five books and countless articles and reviews, Warshauer has written extensively on Andrew Jackson, slavery and the Civil War, and, most recently, 9/11 and how the most important and devastating event of the 21st century has impacted the world in which we live. With a unique ability to draw in his audience, Warshauer guides listeners through the complexities of American political and constitutional history so that we can all think more clearly and gain a better of understanding of our role as citizens.
This America250 presentation is supported by Eversource Energy & The Rotary Club of West Hartford.

From Milk To Ice Cream | Life on the Webster Farm
2026-07-18 12:00 - 14:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
July 18 – From Milk To Ice Cream
Thomas Jefferson and Noah Webster may not have agreed on much, but who doesn’t agree that we all scream for ice cream? Thomas Jefferson is credited with creating the first ice cream recipe. Try your hand at making your own ice cream!
Visit the museum on select Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 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!
This program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children 12 and under for this event!
For more information, please email events@noahwebsterhouse.org.

The One Room Schoolhouse | Life on the Webster Farm
2026-08-15 12:00 - 14:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
August 15 – The One Room Schoolhouse
Experience what school was like for young Noah Webster and his classmates in the 1770s. You will have the opportunity to write with quill & ink, use slates to practice lessons, and read from horn books & of course, Noah’s famous Blue Back Speller! Then, enjoy the same games students would play at recess.
Visit the museum on select Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 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!
This program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children 12 and under for this event!
For more information, please email events@noahwebsterhouse.org.

SEPTEMBER 12~REAL ALE BEER FESTIVAL '26!~
2026-09-12 14:00 - 21:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
Join the Noah Webster House for REAL ALE ’26, happening once again at the historic birthplace of Noah Webster, right here in West Hartford, Connecticut~
Over 20 local brewers will be on hand for our ELEVENTH year of beer sampling & good times!
SEPTEMBER 12, 2026
Tickets on sale HERE: https://events.beerfests.com/e/real-ale-beer-festival-cask-challenge

The Golden Age of Piracy | Life on the Webster Farm
2026-09-19 12:00 - 14:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
September 19 – The Golden Age of Piracy
You may have speculated that famous pirates the likes of Captain Kidd and Blackbeard have visited Connecticut’s coastline, but did you know that our very own Noah Webster wrote a book on the dangers of piracy? Stop by to learn all about pirates, read from Noah’s book on piracy, & even create your own pirate flag.
Visit the museum on select Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 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!
This program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children 12 and under for this event!
For more information, please email events@noahwebsterhouse.org.

Pumpkins & Squash | Life on the Webster Farm
2026-10-17 12:00 - 14:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
October 17 – Pumpkins & Squash
Squash, including our iconic pumpkin, was a vital crop for Indigenous peoples and later the early American colonists. Today pumpkins are more common as décor and dessert. Guests will learn about the history of squash among early Americans, taste an early American recipe, & create a paper pumpkin.
Visit the museum on select Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 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!
This program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children 12 and under for this event!
For more information, please email events@noahwebsterhouse.org.

Hearth Cooking | Life on the Webster Farm
2026-11-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT, 06107, United States
November 28 – Hearth Cooking
Try your hand at cooking meals over the open flame in our 18th-century reproduction fireplace! Our museum teachers will discuss how the Webster family prepared meals, where the ingredients came from, & show tools that were used in cooking and baking.
Visit the museum on select Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 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!
This program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children 12 and under for this event!
For more information, please email events@noahwebsterhouse.org.
