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SUMMARY:Holiday Candlelight Tours
DESCRIPTION:Candlelight Tour Tickets \nExperience 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. \nFeel the tingle and excitement of this most wonderful time of the year as you explore rooms transformed by interior designers and decorators showcasing both traditional and fanciful decor. \nThe Museum Gift Shop will also be open both evenings. Shop a wide array of fabulous holiday treasures\, including books\, ornaments\, candles\, children’s toys\, handcrafted treasures\, and hostess gifts. \nTours will be held at 6\, 7\, and 8 PM on each date. Groups are limited to 12. Tours include walking and stair climbing\, and are appropriate for adults and children 13+. NSCDA-CT and WDS Museum members: $30 / General Public: $35. Don’t delay\, as tickets are sure to sell out! Pre-registration is required. Tickets for this event are non-refundable.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/holiday-candlelight-tours-3/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Holiday Program,Members,Antiques & Collectibles,Colonial History,Special Event
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SUMMARY:Holiday Candlelight Tours
DESCRIPTION:Candlelight Tour Tickets \nExperience 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. \nFeel the tingle and excitement of this most wonderful time of the year as you explore rooms transformed by interior designers and decorators showcasing both traditional and fanciful decor. \nThe Museum Gift Shop will also be open both evenings. Shop a wide array of fabulous holiday treasures\, including books\, ornaments\, candles\, children’s toys\, handcrafted treasures\, and hostess gifts. \nTours will be held at 6\, 7\, and 8 P.M. on each date. Groups are limited to 12. Tours include walking and stair climbing\, and are appropriate for adults and children 13+. NSCDA-CT and WDS Museum members: $30 / General Public: $35. Don’t delay\, as tickets are sure to sell out! Pre-registration is required. Tickets for this event are non-refundable.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/holiday-candlelight-tours-4/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Holiday Program,Members,Antiques & Collectibles,Colonial History,Special Event
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SUMMARY:CLASS | Saturday Morning Arts: Free-Movement Dance Class with The Hartford Dance Collective
DESCRIPTION:Join us one Saturday a month at 10 am to awaken your creativity and get you moving. Each month\, a choreographer from the Hartford Dance Collective will lead a free movement class designed to build curiosity\, strength\, range of motion and confidence in your own dance movement. Classes include warm-ups\, exercises in mobility\, and dynamic choreography phrasework. If you’ve been dancing all your life\, are a former dancer\, or have never danced before\, YOU ARE WELCOME HERE! \nMove your body freely in a supportive community\, surrounded by art and our beautiful Colonial Revival Garden. Want more? Stay after class for an open rehearsal and Q+A with the women of HDC. \nUpcoming Dates:  \nJan 24 \nFeb 21 \nMar 21 \nApr 11 \nMay 16 \nTickets: \nClass Only: $20 \nClass + Historic House Tour: $38 \nClass + Open Rehearsal: $35 \nThe Hartford Dance Collective \nThe Hartford Dance Collective aims to empower women to have a voice and an equal opportunity in dance by providing choreographic and leadership opportunities. By sharing professional contemporary dance with new audiences and providing performances in diverse locations\, they work to bridge the gap between the arts and the community. Their studio space at Parkville Sounds in Hartford\, CT\, provides creatives with a home to hone in on their movement vocabulary\, and they hold the belief that everyone can dance and everyone should. www.thedancecollective.org
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/class-saturday-morning-arts-free-movement-dance-class-with-the-hartford-dance-collective-3/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Performance,Workshop,Members,Special Event
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SUMMARY:CLASS | Saturday Morning Arts: Open-Level Dance Class with The Hartford Dance Collective
DESCRIPTION:Purchase Tickets\nDate: February 21 \nDance with us! Join us one Saturday a month at 10 am to awaken your creativity and get moving. Each month\, a choreographer from the Hartford Dance Collective will lead an open-level dance class designed to build curiosity\, strength\, range of motion and confidence in your own  movement. Classes include warm-ups\, exercises in mobility\, and dynamic choreography phrasework. If you’ve been dancing all your life\, are a former dancer\, or have never danced before\, YOU ARE WELCOME HERE! Move your body freely in a supportive community\, surrounded by art and our beautiful Colonial Revival Garden. \nUpcoming Dates:  \nMarch 21 \nApr 11 \nMay 9 \nTickets: \nClass Only: $20 \nClass + Historic House Tour: $38 \nThe Hartford Dance Collective | The Hartford Dance Collective aims to empower women to have a voice and an equal opportunity in dance by providing choreographic and leadership opportunities. By sharing professional contemporary dance with new audiences and providing performances in diverse locations\, they work to bridge the gap between the arts and the community. Their studio space at Parkville Sounds in Hartford\, CT\, provides creatives with a home to hone in on their movement vocabulary\, and they hold the belief that everyone can dance and everyone should. www.thedancecollective.org
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/class-saturday-morning-arts-free-movement-dance-class-with-the-hartford-dance-collective-4/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Performance,Workshop,Members,Special Event
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SUMMARY:CLASS | Saturday Morning Arts: Open-Level Dance Class with The Hartford Dance Collective
DESCRIPTION:Purchase Tickets\nDate: March 21 \nDance with us! Join us one Saturday a month at 10 am to awaken your creativity and get moving. Each month\, a choreographer from the Hartford Dance Collective will lead an open-level dance class designed to build curiosity\, strength\, range of motion and confidence in your own  movement. Classes include warm-ups\, exercises in mobility\, and dynamic choreography phrasework. If you’ve been dancing all your life\, are a former dancer\, or have never danced before\, YOU ARE WELCOME HERE! Move your body freely in a supportive community\, surrounded by art and our beautiful Colonial Revival Garden. \nUpcoming Dates:  \nApr 11 \nMay 9 \nTickets: $20 \nThe Hartford Dance Collective | The Hartford Dance Collective aims to empower women to have a voice and an equal opportunity in dance by providing choreographic and leadership opportunities. By sharing professional contemporary dance with new audiences and providing performances in diverse locations\, they work to bridge the gap between the arts and the community. Their studio space at Parkville Sounds in Hartford\, CT\, provides creatives with a home to hone in on their movement vocabulary\, and they hold the belief that everyone can dance and everyone should. www.thedancecollective.org
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/class-saturday-morning-arts-free-movement-dance-class-with-the-hartford-dance-collective-5/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Performance,Workshop,Members,Special Event
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SUMMARY:CLASS | Saturday Morning Arts: Open-Level Dance Class with The Hartford Dance Collective
DESCRIPTION:Purchase Tickets\nDate: April 11 \nDance with us! Join us one Saturday a month at 10 am to awaken your creativity and get moving. Each month\, a choreographer from the Hartford Dance Collective will lead an open-level dance class designed to build curiosity\, strength\, range of motion and confidence in your own  movement. Classes include warm-ups\, exercises in mobility\, and dynamic choreography phrasework. If you’ve been dancing all your life\, are a former dancer\, or have never danced before\, YOU ARE WELCOME HERE! Move your body freely in a supportive community\, surrounded by art and our beautiful Colonial Revival Garden. \nUpcoming Date: May 9 \nTickets: $20 \nThe Hartford Dance Collective | The Hartford Dance Collective aims to empower women to have a voice and an equal opportunity in dance by providing choreographic and leadership opportunities. By sharing professional contemporary dance with new audiences and providing performances in diverse locations\, they work to bridge the gap between the arts and the community. Their studio space at Parkville Sounds in Hartford\, CT\, provides creatives with a home to hone in on their movement vocabulary\, and they hold the belief that everyone can dance and everyone should. www.thedancecollective.org
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/class-saturday-morning-arts-free-movement-dance-class-with-the-hartford-dance-collective-6/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Workshop,Members,Special Event,Dance,Class
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SUMMARY:Webb Barn Sale
DESCRIPTION:WEBB BARN SALE \nSaturday\, April 18 & Sunday\, April 19 | 9:00 AM-3:00 PM | Rain or Shine! \nOne person’s heirloom is another’s greatest find. The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The State of Connecticut (NSCDA-CT) returns with their beloved biennial sale — a community favorite fundraiser in support of the Webb Deane Stevens Museum. \nBrowse an extraordinary array of donated goods: fine silver\, tableware\, art\, jewelry\, linens\, rugs\, small furniture\, kitchenware\, collectibles\, toys\, garden items\, holiday décor\, and so much more. Every purchase directly supports the preservation and programming of one of Connecticut’s most cherished historic landmarks. \nCome early for first pick—and come ready to discover something wonderful. \nAdmission: $5 per adult | Children under 18 free \nPayment: Cash\, check\, and credit cards accepted at the door \nParking: Free parking is available behind the Webb Barn on the museum campus\, on Main Street\, at the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center (200 Main Street)\, and at the Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department lot (171 Main Street).
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/webb-barn-sale-2/2026-04-18/
LOCATION:Webb Barn\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, 06109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Kids Free,Members,Antiques & Collectibles,Colonial History,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T150000
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SUMMARY:Webb Barn Sale
DESCRIPTION:WEBB BARN SALE \nSaturday\, April 18 & Sunday\, April 19 | 9:00 AM-3:00 PM | Rain or Shine! \nOne person’s heirloom is another’s greatest find. The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The State of Connecticut (NSCDA-CT) returns with their beloved biennial sale — a community favorite fundraiser in support of the Webb Deane Stevens Museum. \nBrowse an extraordinary array of donated goods: fine silver\, tableware\, art\, jewelry\, linens\, rugs\, small furniture\, kitchenware\, collectibles\, toys\, garden items\, holiday décor\, and so much more. Every purchase directly supports the preservation and programming of one of Connecticut’s most cherished historic landmarks. \nCome early for first pick—and come ready to discover something wonderful. \nAdmission: $5 per adult | Children under 18 free \nPayment: Cash\, check\, and credit cards accepted at the door \nParking: Free parking is available behind the Webb Barn on the museum campus\, on Main Street\, at the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center (200 Main Street)\, and at the Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department lot (171 Main Street).
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/webb-barn-sale-2/2026-04-19/
LOCATION:Webb Barn\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, 06109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Kids Free,Members,Antiques & Collectibles,Colonial History,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T073424
CREATED:20260211T195115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T140724Z
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SUMMARY:PERFORMANCE | American Contemporary Dances with The Hartford Dance Collective
DESCRIPTION:Purchase Tickets\n\n  \nJoin us in the intimate Webb barn for the Museum’s first commissioned dance performance! Experience dance in-the-round\, featuring new and established works by The Hartford Dance Collective. Rooted in themes of female empowerment\, the dances explore strength\, resilience\, and self-expression through bold physicality and nuanced storytelling. Inspired by America’s 250th anniversary\, the Collective enriches the story of our nation’s founding by amplifying women’s voices and experiences. Surrounded by history and audience alike\, the dancers invite viewers into a shared space where past and present converge—where the courage to claim one’s voice echoes the spirit of those who shaped a new nation within these very walls. \nAbout This Commission In commissioning this work\, the Museum celebrates both a milestone and a continuation: bringing contemporary artists into dialogue with a site where questions of identity\, purpose\, and collective future have always lived. \nPERFORMANCE | Friday\, May 8\, 7:30 PM \n\n6:00 PM | VIP Ticketholders Pre-Performance Talkback with Hartford Dance Collective\n6:45 PM | Doors open\n6:45-7:30 PM | Cash bar available\, furnished by Vino Crudo\n7:30 PM | Performance in-the-round\n\nTICKETS | $18 / $25 / $30 / $45 \nStudents (16-22) | $18 \nMembers | $25 \nGeneral Admission | $30 \nInner Circle VIP | $45 \n\n\n\nPremiere seating: first two rows\nPre-performance talk-back with dancers and choreographers of Hartford Dance Collective\nEarly-admission\nReserved Parking\nAccess to one open rehearsal on May 1 at the HDC studios\n\n\n\nHartford Dance Collective | The Hartford Dance Collective bridges the gap between dance and community by curating unique and accessible performances led by female identifying choreographers and offering open adult movement classes that foster artistic expression\, connection\, and inclusivity. \nSince July 2017\, the Hartford Dance Collective has curated performances in unique settings\, featuring female choreographers from across the nation. We have shared dance at the Connecticut Convention Center\, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art\, Mortensen Riverfront Plaza\, ShapeShifter Lab\, Real Art Ways\, TheaterWorks Hartford\, Dunkin Park\, Parkville Market\, & multiple breweries around the Connecticut\, to name a few; and we aim to continue to share the art form with a wide range of demographics. Along with many small programs that we present throughout the year\, \nThe Hartford Dance Collective curates the annual Hartford Dance Festival in Elizabeth Park with 25 performing groups\, which is the largest free dance festival in Connecticut. Our studio space in Hartford\, Connecticut\, provides creatives with a home to hone in on their movement vocabulary and the opportunity for us to bring professional dancers to Hartford including dancers from Pilobolus\, David Dorfman Dance\, the Limon Company\, the Radio City Rockettes\, Doug Varone and Dancers\, the Merce Cunningham Trust\, and the Brooklynettes\, to name a few. We hold the belief that everyone can dance and everyone should. Our professional and inspiring studio hosts open adult movement classes for the community featuring the Collective’s Resident Artists and Guest Instructors. A perfect place for a dancer to train\, a former dancer to reignite their love for movement\, or a member of the community looking to practice dance movement as a form of exercise\, art\, or meditation. Movement allows us to escape\, which drives our commitment to curating experiences that allow for discovery and connection.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/americancontemporarydance/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Performance,Members,Special Event,Dance,America 250
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SUMMARY:CLASS | Saturday Morning Arts: Open-Level Dance Class with The Hartford Dance Collective
DESCRIPTION:Purchase Tickets\n  \nDance with us! Join us one Saturday a month at 10 am to awaken your creativity and get moving. Each month\, a choreographer from the Hartford Dance Collective will lead an open-level dance class designed to build curiosity\, strength\, range of motion and confidence in your own  movement. Classes include warm-ups\, exercises in mobility\, and dynamic choreography phrasework. If you’ve been dancing all your life\, are a former dancer\, or have never danced before\, YOU ARE WELCOME HERE! Move your body freely in a supportive community\, surrounded by art and our beautiful Colonial Revival Garden. \nDate: May 9 \nTickets: $20 \nThe Hartford Dance Collective | The Hartford Dance Collective aims to empower women to have a voice and an equal opportunity in dance by providing choreographic and leadership opportunities. By sharing professional contemporary dance with new audiences and providing performances in diverse locations\, they work to bridge the gap between the arts and the community. Their studio space at Parkville Sounds in Hartford\, CT\, provides creatives with a home to hone in on their movement vocabulary\, and they hold the belief that everyone can dance and everyone should. www.thedancecollective.org
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/class-saturday-morning-arts-free-movement-dance-class-with-the-hartford-dance-collective-7/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Performance,Workshop,Members,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T073424
CREATED:20260212T013758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T141758Z
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SUMMARY:PERFORMANCE | American Contemporary Dances with The Hartford Dance Collective
DESCRIPTION:Purchase Tickets\n  \n\nJoin us in the intimate Webb barn for the Museum’s first commissioned dance performance! Experience dance in-the-round\, featuring new and established works by The Hartford Dance Collective. Rooted in themes of female empowerment\, the dances explore strength\, resilience\, and self-expression through bold physicality and nuanced storytelling. Inspired by America’s 250th anniversary\, the Collective enriches the story of our nation’s founding by amplifying women’s voices and experiences. Surrounded by history and audience alike\, the dancers invite viewers into a shared space where past and present converge—where the courage to claim one’s voice echoes the spirit of those who shaped a new nation within these very walls. \nAbout This Commission In commissioning this work\, the Museum celebrates both a milestone and a continuation: bringing contemporary artists into dialogue with a site where questions of identity\, purpose\, and collective future have always lived. \nPERFORMANCE | Saturday\, May 9\, 2 PM \n\n12:30 PM | VIP Ticket Holders Pre-Performance talkback with Hartford Dance Collective\n1:15 PM | Doors open\n1:15-2:00 PM | Cash Bar\, furnished by Vino Crudo\n2:00 PM | Performance in-the-round\n\nTICKETS | $18 / $25 / $30 / $45 \nStudents (16-22) | $18 \nMembers | $25 \nGeneral Admission | $30 \nInner Circle VIP | $45 \n\n\n\nPremiere seating: first two rows\nPre-performance talk-back with dancers and choreographers of Hartford Dance Collective\nEarly-admission\nReserved Parking\nAccess to one open rehearsal on May 1 at the HDC studios\n\n\n\nHartford Dance Collective | The Hartford Dance Collective bridges the gap between dance and community by curating unique and accessible performances led by female identifying choreographers and offering open adult movement classes that foster artistic expression\, connection\, and inclusivity. \nSince July 2017\, the Hartford Dance Collective has curated performances in unique settings\, featuring female choreographers from across the nation. We have shared dance at the Connecticut Convention Center\, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art\, Mortensen Riverfront Plaza\, ShapeShifter Lab\, Real Art Ways\, TheaterWorks Hartford\, Dunkin Park\, Parkville Market\, & multiple breweries around the Connecticut\, to name a few; and we aim to continue to share the art form with a wide range of demographics. Along with many small programs that we present throughout the year\, \nThe Hartford Dance Collective curates the annual Hartford Dance Festival in Elizabeth Park with 25 performing groups\, which is the largest free dance festival in Connecticut. Our studio space in Hartford\, Connecticut\, provides creatives with a home to hone in on their movement vocabulary and the opportunity for us to bring professional dancers to Hartford including dancers from Pilobolus\, David Dorfman Dance\, the Limon Company\, the Radio City Rockettes\, Doug Varone and Dancers\, the Merce Cunningham Trust\, and the Brooklynettes\, to name a few. We hold the belief that everyone can dance and everyone should. Our professional and inspiring studio hosts open adult movement classes for the community featuring the Collective’s Resident Artists and Guest Instructors. A perfect place for a dancer to train\, a former dancer to reignite their love for movement\, or a member of the community looking to practice dance movement as a form of exercise\, art\, or meditation. Movement allows us to escape\, which drives our commitment to curating experiences that allow for discovery and connection.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/performance-american-contemporary-dance-with-the-hartford-dance-collective-2/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Performance,Members,Special Event,Dance,America 250
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260510T113000
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SUMMARY:TEA | Mother's Day Tea
DESCRIPTION:Purchase Tickets\n  \nTreat the special women in your life to an elegant Mother’s Day filled with flowers and flavor. Enjoy music and a morning stroll through our gardens with WDS Head Gardener Pete Winne\, learning about the blooms and blossoms that shine in early Spring. Then share tea\, cake\, and conversation overlooking the beautiful grounds. Whether you’re celebrating a mother\, grandmother\, daughter\, or dear friend\, this is a gracious way to honor the women who you hold dear. \nMother’s Day Tea Menu* \nSavory Bites \nEgg Tartlett (DF\, GF) \nSmoked Salmon Finger Sandwiches \nCucumber & Cheddar Finger Sandwiches \nCoronation Chicken Tea Sandwich \n  \nSweet Treats \nAssorted Scones with Cream & Jam \nFruit Tart \nFlourless Chocolate Torte (GF) \nBakewell Tart \n  \nBeverages \nBlackberry Iced Tea \nStrawberry Lemonade \nSelection of Hot Tea \n*Menu subject to change. Please share allergens and food sensitivities to rdumouchel@wdsmuseum.org \n  \nNote: Each event is limited to 20 guests. To book a private tour and tea for your friends and family\, contact events@wdsmuseum.org.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/tea-mothers-day-tea/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Garden Program,Members,Tea &...,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T150000
DTSTAMP:20260425T073425
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SUMMARY:FEUDING FOUNDERS COLLECTIVE | Feuding Founders: The Untold Drama of Silas Deane\, John Jay\, and the Lees of Virginia
DESCRIPTION:Purchase Tickets \nWe tend to remember the founders as marble men — monumental\, unified\, certain. The truth is messier and more interesting. The Feuding Founders Collective is a multi-site public history initiative that humanizes Silas Deane\, John Jay\, and the Lee brothers of Virginia — men who were in conversation\, in collaboration\, and sometimes in conflict with one another. \nPresented in partnership with Jay Heritage Center (NY)\, Friends of John Jay Homestead\, and Menokin and Stratford Hall (VA)\, this series destabilizes the one-dimensional portraits we’ve inherited and invites audiences to sit with the full complexity of these lives: the ambition and the insecurity\, the idealism and the grudges\, the smear campaigns and the shared cause. \nIn an era of weaponized media and public takedowns\, these 250-year-old stories feel less like history and more like a mirror — and understanding how the founders navigated political polarization\, character assassination\, and the tension between principle and self-interest may be one of the most useful things the past can offer us right now. Three sites. Three perspectives. Not a story of heroes and villains\, but of imperfect people trying to build something that had never existed before. \nWethersfield Symposium: The Making of Silas Deane \nHow does a man of middling origins rise to become America’s first diplomat? The Wethersfield symposium focuses on the early lives and backgrounds of Silas Deane\, John Jay\, and the Lee brothers — what shaped them before they shaped the republic. What did it take for Deane to climb from a Connecticut schoolteacher to the halls of Versailles\, and then plummet to disgrace? How did the Lee brothers leverage Virginia’s planter aristocracy into political influence\, and how did their personal relationship drive or derail their decisions? How did Jay’s legal prowess and New York connections place him at the center of revolutionary diplomacy? \nThis is a day for people who want the real story—not the tidy one. Join us and fellow curious minds for a daylong adventure into the past.  Walk the rooms of the Webb and Deane Houses first — stand where political debates unfolded\, where military strategy was weighed\, where Deane may have sat alone calculating his next move. Let the spaces work on you before the conversation begins. Keep the energy and the intrigue alive over a shared meal in the barn. Then hear from scholars representing each partner site as they paint a more layered\, more human picture of Jay\, the Lees\, and Deane — their relationships to power and to one another. The day closes with a walk to the Wethersfield Cove Warehouse\, guided by the Wethersfield Historical Society — the very waterfront where Deane built the merchant trade that launched everything. \nSCHEDULE \n10:00 AM: Welcome & Orientation | 211 Main Street \n10:30 AM: Tour the historic Webb and Deane Houses \n12:00 PM: Lunch in the Webb Barn \n1:00 PM: Roundtable Discussion \nTICKETS  \nFull Day + Lunch: $55 | $50 Members of Webb Deane Stevens\, Jay Heritage Center\, Menokin\, and Stratford Hall \nHouse Tours & Roundtable Discussion: $20 In Person | $15 Members \nVirtual Roundtable Discussion: $8 \n\nAttend All Three! \nEach roundtable discussion will be livestreamed on Zoom. Attend all events onsite\, online\, or a combination! \nWebb Deane Stevens Museum | Silas Deane:  May 16\, Connecticut \nJay Heritage Center | John Jay: September 26\, New York \nRegister your interest with an email to Suzanne Clary: jayheritagecenter@gmail.com \nStratford Hall & Menokin | The Lee Brothers: November 14\, Virginia
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/feuding-founders-collective/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Learning Series,Lecture,Members,Trips,Colonial History,Special Event,America 250
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SUMMARY:FREE EVENT | Wethersfield 250 Jubilee: Revolutionary War Encampment & Traditional Trades Fair
DESCRIPTION:FREE EVENT| Wethersfield 250 Jubilee: Revolutionary War Encampment & Traditional Trades Fair \nSaturday\, May 23\, 2026\, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM \nJoin us for a free\, family-friendly day that celebrates our Colonial heritage and the traditional trades that built America. \nThis year\, our beloved Revolutionary War Encampment joins forces with the Traditional Trades Fair for a full day marking America’s 250th anniversary on the museum grounds. Watch the 5th Connecticut Regiment set up camp with musket demonstrations\, a battle skirmish with invading British Marines\, open hearth cooking\, and a children’s march with wooden muskets. Listen to traditional Colonial music and speak with a camp surgeon about his gruesome profession. Try your hand at centuries-old games like graces\, or eavesdrop on military maneuvers. \nAlongside the encampment\, skilled artisans demonstrate timber framing\, weaving\, carpentry\, and historic restoration—the craftsmanship that built the nation and keeps our oldest buildings standing. Witness live preservation projects\, try hands-on workshops\, shop our vendor market for everything from tools to keepsakes\, and discover centuries-old skills through family-friendly demonstrations\, Colonial games\, and activities. Whether you’re interested in history\, restoration\, or simply love beautiful craftsmanship\, this immersive experience showcases the dedication and artistry behind preserving our architectural heritage. \nBring the whole family for hands-on workshops\, Colonial games\, food vendors\, and a day spent surrounded by the sights\, sounds\, and skills of the founding era. \nThe free festivities will begin on the Museum grounds immediately following the Town of Wethersfield Memorial Day Parade. \n10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Demonstrations throughout the day will include*: \n\nColonial music\nChildren’s colonial games\nSurgeon’s table\nWoodworking\nMasonry\nTextile weaving\nOpen hearth cooking and food\nFlag displays and history programs\nWeaving and sewing\nSoldier’s tent and display of equipment\nColonial clothing and textiles\nLife of a Privateer\nButter churning\nCamp tours and information about the 5th Connecticut Regiment and its history\n\nSchedule (in formation) \n10:30 AM  Musket and drill demonstration \n11:00 AM Children’s wooden musket drill \n11:30 AM Reading of “Paul Revere’s Ride”  \n12:00 PM Midday nooning \n1:00 PM  Demonstrations of 18th-Century battle tactics\, including musket firing and bayonet practice \n2:00 PM Canon firing demonstration \n2:30 PM Reading of “Paul Revere’s Ride” \n4:00 PM Camp Closes \n  \n*Schedule and demonstrations subject to change.
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/free-event-wethersfield-250-jubilee-revolutionary-war-encampment-traditional-trades-fair/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Performance,Kids Free,Colonial History,Preservation,Special Event,America 250
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T100000
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SUMMARY:FEUDING FOUNDERS COLLECTIVE | Jay Heritage Center - The Untold Drama of Silas Deane\, John Jay\, and the Lees of Virginia
DESCRIPTION:Tickets on sale March 2026. Register your interest with an email to Renee Dumouchel: rdumouchel@wdsmuseum.org \nThis event takes place at Jay Heritage Center in Rye\, NY. Attend the full day in person\, or purchase a virtual ticket for the roundtable discussion.  \nWe tend to remember the founders as marble men — monumental\, unified\, certain. The truth is messier and more interesting. The Feuding Founders Collective is a multi-site public history initiative that humanizes Silas Deane\, John Jay\, and the Lee brothers of Virginia — men who were in conversation\, in collaboration\, and sometimes in conflict with one another. \nPresented in partnership with Jay Heritage Center (NY)\, Friends of John Jay Homestead\, and Menokin and Stratford Hall (VA)\, this series destabilizes the one-dimensional portraits we’ve inherited and invites audiences to sit with the full complexity of these lives: the ambition and the insecurity\, the idealism and the grudges\, the smear campaigns and the shared cause. \nIn an era of weaponized media and public takedowns\, these 250-year-old stories feel less like history and more like a mirror — and understanding how the founders navigated political polarization\, character assassination\, and the tension between principle and self-interest may be one of the most useful things the past can offer us right now. Three sites. Three perspectives. Not a story of heroes and villains\, but of imperfect people trying to build something that had never existed before. \nRye Symposium: John Jay – Diplomat and Spymaster \nHow did our earliest American diplomats accomplish their secret and very delicate assignments abroad? The Jay Heritage Center symposium will focus on the interactions of John Jay\, Silas Deane and the Lee brothers\, Arthur and William\, as illustrated by the decipherable records and cyphers that they left behind. What was the Jay-Deane code and why is John Jay credited by the CIA as being the first chief of US counterintelligence? What controversy put Jay at the center of a legal defense of Deane’s actions in France?  Learn firsthand about the security concerns that prompted the Lee brothers of Virginia to launch public accusations that Deane was a traitor. \nThis is an experience for people who want to hear our whole history. Join us and fellow history lovers for a daylong exploration of 18th century political quandaries and fragile allegiances.  Stand on the very spot where Jay looked out at the horizon during the Stamp Act and imagined a new nation and his own role in shaping it. Contemplate the contradictions he faced in seeking freedom from British rule while his family denied freedom to others who worked the land. Tour the historic Jay Estate gardens followed by lunch at the same place where Jay celebrated the end of the Revolutionary War and his negotiation of the Treaty of Paris. Then hear from scholars representing each partner site as they paint a more layered\, more human picture of Jay\, the Lees\, and Deane — their relationships to power and to one another. The program closes with a walk of the property that inspired James Fenimore Cooper’s Revolutionary War novel\, “The Spy.” \n  \n10:00 AM: Welcome and Orientation (210 Boston Post Road) at Jay Mansion  \n10:30 AM: Jay Mansion Tour  \n11:00 AM: Jay Estate Gardens and Grounds Tour  \n12:00 PM: Lunch break on the Veranda  \n1:00 PM: Round Table Discussion at the Wachenheim Center  \nHour long round table discussion plus Q&A.  Discussion will focus on the early lives and background of the Lee Brothers\, Silas Deane and John Jay.  Each site will give a brief introduction to their founding father(s) and historic site(s).   \n3:00 pm: Tour of the 18th century Lyon Farmhouse exterior and archaeological area.  \n  \nAttend All Three! \nEach roundtable discussion will be livestreamed on Zoom. Attend all events onsite\, online\, or a combination! \nWebb Deane Stevens Museum | Silas Deane:  May 16\, Connecticut \nJay Heritage Center | John Jay: September 26\, New York \nStratford Hall & Menokin | The Lee Brothers: November 14\, Virginia
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/feuding-founders-collective-jay-heritage-center-the-untold-drama-of-silas-deane-john-jay-and-the-lees-of-virginia/
LOCATION:Jay Heritage Center\, 210 Boston Post Road\, Rye\, 10580
CATEGORIES:Learning Series,Lecture,Members,Trips,Colonial History,Special Event,America 250
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261114T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261114T180000
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SUMMARY:FEUDING FOUNDERS COLLECTIVE | Stratford Hall & Menokin\, VA: The Lee—Deane Conflict and the Political "Bloodbath" of 1778
DESCRIPTION:This event takes place at Stratford Hall and Menokin in Virginia. Attend the full day in person\, or purchase a virtual ticket for the roundtable discussion.  \nPresented in partnership with Jay Heritage Center (NY)\, Friends of John Jay Homestead\, and Menokin and Stratford Hall (VA)\, this series destabilizes the one-dimensional portraits we’ve inherited and invites audiences to sit with the full complexity of these lives: the ambition and the insecurity\, the idealism and the grudges\, the smear campaigns and the shared cause. \nHow did a diplomatic dispute become one of the first political media storms in American history? \nJoin us at Stratford Hall in Montross\, VA for a Semiquincentennial conversation on the aftermath of the Lee—Deane Conflict. In 1776\, Silas Deane of Connecticut was sent to France to secure crucial wartime support. He came under fire when Arthur Lee\, a Virginian also posted in Europe\, accused Deane of profiteering and fraud. The matter exploded into the public sphere when Deane fired back\, charging Arthur Lee with spying for the British and sharing information with them. Virginia congressmen Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee found themselves defending their family’s reputation amid a fierce smear campaign that played out in the pages of newspapers up and down the Eastern seaboard. John Jay\, then president of Congress\, was drawn into the dispute as well\, with consequences that would shadow his diplomatic career for years. As accusations and defenses spilled from private correspondence into newspapers\, the reputations of all four men were tested before a watching public. \nThis is a day for people who want to see how the Revolution unfolded not only in congresses and courts\, but in print and in public opinion. Begin the morning with a tour of Menokin\, Francis Lightfoot Lee’s home\, before traveling to nearby Stratford Hall to walk the grounds and tour the house where the Lee brothers grew up. Share lunch and conversation\, then hear from scholars representing all four partner sites—Menokin\, Stratford Hall\, the Webb Deane Stevens Museum\, and the John Jay Historic Site—as they examine how the Deane controversy reverberated through the early republic. This Affair affected the reputations of other “feuding fathers” including Thomas Paine\, Ben Franklin\, and John Adams. It offers a window into the rough-and-tumble politics of the 1770s—and a reminder that the tensions between press\, politics\, and personal reputation are as old as the republic itself. \nSCHEDULE (subject to updates) \n10:00 AM-11:30 AM: Tour Menokin house and grounds\, Warsaw\, VA \n12:00 PM-1:00 PM: Lunch at Stratford Hall\, Montross VA \n1:00 PM-2:30 PM: Hour long round table discussion plus Q&A on the Lee—Deane Conflict with representatives from the historic homes of John Jay (NY)\, Silas Deane (CT)\, Richard Henry Lee (VA) and Francis Lightfoot Lee (VA). \n3:00-4:30 PM: Tour of Stratford Hall \n5:00-6:00 PM: Wrap-up Reception and NNK Symposium Kick off\, Stratford Hall \n6:30-7:30 PM: Talk |  NNK Symposium Keynote [add-on $10] \nPricing: \n$30 | Sun\, 11/8 Day Pass: Includes Menokin tour\, Stratford tour\, Roundtable\, Reception \n$10 | Add-on: NNK symposium keynote on 11/8 and NNK Symposium ticket for 11/9 \n$15 | Roundtable only \n$5 | Virtual admission only to Roundtable \nSpecial: $60: Pass to 11/8 Feuding Founders Symposium + Pass to 11/9 NNK Symposium \nFor more information or to register interest\, email Connie Rosemont at crosemont@menokin.org or Hunter Peal at hunterp@stratfordhall.org \n  \nAttend All Three! \nEach roundtable discussion will be livestreamed on Zoom. Attend all events onsite\, online\, or a combination! \nWebb Deane Stevens Museum | Silas Deane:  May 16\, Connecticut \nJay Heritage Center | John Jay: September 26\, New York \nStratford Hall & Menokin | The Lee Brothers: November 14\, Virginia \n\nAbout Stratford Hall  \nStratford Hall brings together people from around the world to experience two-thousand acres of natural and human history\, preserved and presented so that we can all learn from the courageous struggles of our ancestors\, taking inspiration both from what they endured and what they accomplished. There are few places in America where people can travel down small\, rural roads to arrive at a vast site that preserves so many aspects of early-American life\, from the Great House where the influential Lee family helped to forge a new nation\, to the fields worked by enslaved Africans\, to the waters of the rivers that fueled trade\, to the ground\, which still yields secrets about the people and animals that lived before. Come experience this extraordinary place and learn about a layered history that began millions of years ago—a history that continues to educate\, inspire\, and influence Americans to the present day.  \nAbout Menokin \nThe Menokin Foundation uses the historic ruin of Francis Lightfoot Lee’s 18th-century home — and the surrounding built and natural environments — as a living laboratory for preservation and public engagement. Rather than recreating the past\, Menokin employs contemporary methods to invite visitors into an active exploration of how America was built and what that history means today. One of the most distinctive historic sites in Virginia\, Menokin reimagines what a house museum can be — and what honest\, provocative engagement with our nation’s founding ideals and realities looks like on the ground. \n 
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/feuding-founders-collective-the-untold-drama-of-silas-deane-john-jay-and-the-lees-of-virginia/
LOCATION:Stratford Hall\, 483 Great House Road\, Stratford\, VA\, 22558
CATEGORIES:Learning Series,Lecture,Members,Trips,Colonial History,Special Event,America 250
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