The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society and The Mark Twain House & Museum present AMERICANON: An Unexpected U.S. History in Thirteen Bestselling Books. Author Jess McHugh will be joined in conversation by Peter Sokolowski, Editor at Large for Merriam-Webster. Surprising and delightfully engrossing, Americanon explores the true history of thirteen of the […]
The Noah Webster Real Ale Harvest Fest returns on Saturday, November 6, 2021 with two sessions: 2-5 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Join us for the 6th (semi) annual event to sample beer you can’t find anywhere else. Breweries create a unique cask of real ale good for this one day only with one stipulation: their […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
