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SUMMARY:“Flags of the Republic” Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:“Flags of the Republic”  \nJune 14 – July 4\, 2025 ~ 1-4pm \nDiscover the stories behind America’s evolving identity through rare and historic flags on display at the Noah Webster House! \nThis special exhibit will feature: \n\nAll 27 official versions of the American Flag\n5 full-size historic flags including the unique 15-star\, 15-stripe design nicknamed\, “Stars and Stripes”\nLiberty’s Five Flags (flag designs which have rarely been displayed in Connecticut!)\n\nFREE admission on June 14\, 2025\, in conjunction with Connecticut Open House Day! Don’t miss the chance to explore the story of America’s flags in the Webster Family home\, where generations once shaped cloth by hand\, and history was never far from the loom. This exhibit was generously loaned to the museum temporarily by Robert Rungee. \nNoah Webster House \n227 South Main St. West Hartford\, CT\, 06107 \nContact events@noahwebsterhouse.org or call (860)-521-5362 for more info.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/flags-of-the-republic-exhibit/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250702T180000
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SUMMARY:Blues 101: The History of Blues Music in America
DESCRIPTION:Blues 101: The History of Blues Music in America\nWednesday\, July 2\, 2025 \n6:00pm \nNoah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society  \n227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT \nMuseum Members: FREE (pre-registration required) \nGeneral Public: $8 \nRegistration Required:  \n  \nBlues 101: The History of Blues Music in America is an all-ages program presenting classic blues pieces played on authentic vintage instruments interspersed with historical images\, video and educational material.  The music is traced chronologically through its development in different regions of the south and follows the great African-American migration to important centers like Memphis\, Chicago and beyond. The roots of rock and roll\, jazz and even hip hop will be revealed during this program. Viewers will get to see and hear from Dan’s homemade\, three stringed “Cigar Box Guitar” and one stringed “Diddley Bow”\, both primitive instruments used by early bluesmen and played with a “bottleneck” slide. \n  \nAbout Ramblin’ Dan Stevens: \n“Ramblin” Dan is a veteran touring bluesman and teacher who has entertained audiences throughout the United States\, Canada\, Europe\, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He was a finalist in the International Blues Challenge on Beale St. in Memphis Tennessee and a 2017 inductee into the Connecticut Blues Hall of Fame.
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/blues-101-the-history-of-blues-music-in-america/
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SUMMARY:Early American Adventure Camp - Week One
DESCRIPTION:Early American Adventure Camp\nAges 8-12 \n \n  \nEarly American Adventure Camp is our full day camp\, offered in conjunction with West Hartford’s Westmoor Park. \nChildren can explore life in the 1700’s by spending a week as an early American child! Through activities at both the Noah Webster House and Westmoor Park\, children experience first-hand the chores\, games and history of the past. During the week\, children help to cook their lunches over an open hearth\, explore Noah Webster’s house and garden\, work on crafts\, make and play games\, and learn colonial dances. By the end of the week\, children will have written and performed their very own short skit. At Westmoor Park\, children care for the barnyard animals\, tend the vegetable garden\, and create crafts from nature. \nCamp is held at two different locations: Monday/Wednesday/Friday sessions will be held at the Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street. Tuesday and Thursday sessions will be held at Westmoor Park\, 119 Flagg Road. \nThis year\, two weeks of camp will be offered. \n  \nWeek One: 7/7/25 – 7/11/25 \nWeek Two: 7/21/25 – 7/25/25 \nHours of camp are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. An extended hour until 5:00 pm is available for $50/week. \nRegister: Sign up now! The easiest way to register is by filling out an online form below. \nClick here to register for Week One!\nClick here to register for Week Two!\nPrefer paper forms? Stop by the museum or click here to view a PDF form. Please return form via email at education@noahwebsterhouse.org or mail to Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT 06107. \nPrice: $290/per child per week for museum members*\n$325/per child per week for non-members \nPayment: Payment can be made by credit card or by check. Credit card payments are processed through our ticketing site\, Yapsody. To pay by credit card\, please click here.\n*If you are opting in to the extended hour\, please add it to your cart in addition to regular week payment. \nFor checks\, please enclose check with your form and mail to Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT 06107. \nQuestions? Please contact the Noah Webster House education staff by phone at 860- 502-3247 or by email at education@noahwebsterhouse.org. \n*Save money and enjoy programs throughout the year by becoming a museum member today!
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/early-american-adventure-camp-2025/
LOCATION:Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT\, 06107\, United States
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SUMMARY:THE ORIGINAL PROMISE OF AMERICA: “ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL” 
DESCRIPTION:THE ORIGINAL PROMISE OF AMERICA: “ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL”  \nJuly 10\, 2025 \nClick here to register for FREE! \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. \nA few idealists claimed the American republic stood for the equal rights of all humankind.  So did a few Revolutionary propagandists\, among them the author of the Declaration of Independence. \nThe truth was otherwise.  White men claimed the lion’s share of all that America offered\, with little left over for the rest of humanity. \nPeople of color fared the worst.  Native Americans received nothing but broken pledges.  The new nations promised only bondage to the vast majority of its black residents.  By the time of the Revolution\, slaves made up 20% of the colonial population.   Jefferson and Washington each enslaved hundreds of Black people; even Franklin owned several servants.  Nor did any of these great men “remember the ladies” when laying the nation’s foundations\, as Abigail Adams famously urged her husband John to do. \nBut women and Black people knew America was very young and growing fast\, a country of the future.  From the beginning they claimed larger shares of American promises than their white male masters had ever dreamed of offering them. \n__________________________________________________________________ \n*Doors open to the presentation at 6:00pm\, and seating is on a first come-first served basis.  Seating is limited to 50 guests\, and registration is available now. \nAbout the Presenter: Gene Leach is a long-time resident of West Hartford and taught United States history and American Studies at Trinity College in Hartford until his retirement in 2012. Gene came to Trinity College in 1975 with degrees from Harvard\, Michigan\, and Yale; at various points in his long tenure\, he directed the American Studies Program\, chaired the History Department\, and directed the graduate programs in both fields. His scholarship has centered on American social thought and this country’s working class. Leach has written\, lectured\, and served on governing boards for several organizations devoted to Connecticut history and culture—including the West Hartford Historical Society!
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SUMMARY:Early American Food Preservation | Life on the Webster Farm: Work Days
DESCRIPTION: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! \nThis program is included in museum admission. Enjoy FREE general admission for children 12 and under for this event! \nFor more information\, please email events@noahwebsterhouse.org. \nThank you to our 2024-2025 Sponsor\, the Rotary Club of West Hartford! \nJuly 19\, 2025 – Early American Food Preservation \nToday\, we can easily buy anything we need year-round\, but early Americans needed to preserve their food to last during the harsh winter months. Learn food preservation techniques\, enjoy a sample of fresh jam made over our hearth and try your hand at making some quick pickles. \n 
URL:https://noahwebsterhouse.org/event/early-american-food-preservation-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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SUMMARY:Early American Adventure Camp - Week Two
DESCRIPTION:Early American Adventure Camp\nAges 8-12 \n \n  \nEarly American Adventure Camp is our full day camp\, offered in conjunction with West Hartford’s Westmoor Park. \nChildren can explore life in the 1700’s by spending a week as an early American child! Through activities at both the Noah Webster House and Westmoor Park\, children experience first-hand the chores\, games and history of the past. During the week\, children help to cook their lunches over an open hearth\, explore Noah Webster’s house and garden\, work on crafts\, make and play games\, and learn colonial dances. By the end of the week\, children will have written and performed their very own short skit. At Westmoor Park\, children care for the barnyard animals\, tend the vegetable garden\, and create crafts from nature. \nCamp is held at two different locations: Monday/Wednesday/Friday sessions will be held at the Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street. Tuesday and Thursday sessions will be held at Westmoor Park\, 119 Flagg Road. \nThis year\, two weeks of camp will be offered. \n  \nWeek One: 7/7/25 – 7/11/25 \nWeek Two: 7/21/25 – 7/25/25 \nHours of camp are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. An extended hour until 5:00 pm is available for $50/week. \nRegister: Sign up now! The easiest way to register is by filling out an online form below. \nClick here to register for Week One!\nClick here to register for Week Two!\nPrefer paper forms? Stop by the museum or click here to view a PDF form. Please return form via email at education@noahwebsterhouse.org or mail to Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT 06107. \nPrice: $290/per child per week for museum members*\n$325/per child per week for non-members \nPayment: Payment can be made by credit card or by check. Credit card payments are processed through our ticketing site\, Yapsody. To pay by credit card\, please click here.\n*If you are opting in to the extended hour\, please add it to your cart in addition to regular week payment. \nFor checks\, please enclose check with your form and mail to Noah Webster House\, 227 South Main Street\, West Hartford\, CT 06107. \nQuestions? Please contact the Noah Webster House education staff by phone at 860- 502-3247 or by email at education@noahwebsterhouse.org. \n*Save money and enjoy programs throughout the year by becoming a museum member today!
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