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  • Flowers & Flavor: Garden Tours with High Tea

    WDS Museum 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT

    Start your Sunday off with florals, flavor, and flair.Join our Head Gardener Peter Winne for an intimate tour of our colonial revival gardens, followed by “high tea” in the garden.

  • Traditional Trades Fair

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    WDS Museum 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT

    Experience the dedication and artistry that preservation requires, and discover why these traditional trades remain essential to protecting our architectural heritage. Watch skilled artisans demonstrate timber framing, roofing techniques, and master carpentry as they work on our own preservation projects, including the major roof replacement currently underway on the historic Webb House. Experience the artistry of women's traditional work through textile demonstrations, weaving, and historic loom operations. Learn the meticulous craft of paint stripping and restoration that reveals centuries of hidden history.

  • SPECIAL TOURS | Witches & Tombstones Tours (SOLD OUT, Buy Spooktacular Tickets Now!)

    WDS Museum 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT

    An up-close and creepy examination of all things funereal, our popular Witches & Tombstones tour returns on Saturday, October 25th and November 1st. Start at the Isaac Stevens House as an attendee at an early-nineteenth-century wake and learn about mourning practices, how illnesses were treated, and how the living dealt with fears of being buried alive. Then visit Wethersfield’s Ancient Burying Ground.

  • SPECIAL EVENT | Thanksgiving Dinner – “A Taste of Time”

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    WDS Museum 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT

    Come share a table, a toast, and a tradition at our annual Thanksgiving Dinner in the historic Webb Barn, supporting the preservation and education mission of the Webb Deane Stevens Museum.  A beloved Wethersfield tradition, our Thanksgiving Dinner invites you to enjoy "A Taste of Time," celebrating five centuries of American fare.

  • PREVIEW PARTY | Homes for the Holidays

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    WDS Museum 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT

    Get a sneak peek at the magic before the official tours begin. The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The State of Connecticut invites you to tour private houses and the historic homes of the Webb Deane Stevens Museum, all decorated for the season! Share evening drinks and seasonal bites—and the WDS historic homes at their most enchanting. 

  • SPECIAL TOUR | Homes for the Holidays

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    WDS Museum 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT

    What could be cozier than Connecticut's largest and oldest historic district dressed up for the holidays? The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The State of Connecticut invites you to tour private houses and the historic homes of the Webb Deane Stevens Museum, all decorated for the season!

  • Holiday Candlelight Tours

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    Experience Christmas in our historic houses, beautifully lit in the evenings for two weekends in December. Delight in a charming array of holiday decor both historic and contemporary, including Christmas trees, greenery, handmade treasures, antique toys, enchanting period ornaments, and modern holiday design.

  • Holiday Candlelight Tours

    Experience Christmas in our historic houses, beautifully lit in the evenings for two weekends in December. Delight in a charming array of holiday decor both historic and contemporary, including Christmas trees, greenery, handmade treasures, antique toys, enchanting period ornaments, and modern holiday design.

  • LECTURE | America’s Tapestry: Fiber Arts & The Revolution

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    WDS Museum 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT

    Join WDS and America's Tapestry to learn about the prominent role needle art is playing in our nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary.  America’s Tapestry founder and director Stefan Romero will discuss the creation of this collaborative community embroidery project highlighting lesser-known stories from the American Revolution.

  • Webb Barn Sale

    Featured Webb Barn Sale
    Webb Barn 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, United States

    The NSCDA-CT's beloved biennial sale is back! Shop donated silver, art, jewelry, furniture, linens, collectibles, and more. Rain or shine. April 18–19 | 9 AM–3 PM | $5 adults, kids free.

  • Webb Barn Sale

    Featured Webb Barn Sale
    Webb Barn 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, United States

    The NSCDA-CT's beloved biennial sale is back! Shop donated silver, art, jewelry, furniture, linens, collectibles, and more. Rain or shine. April 18–19 | 9 AM–3 PM | $5 adults, kids free.