Join us for CT Historic Gardens Day! Free refreshments and garden tours all day. Join us at 10 am for Yoga in Bloom with Soulshine Yoga, 11 am to hear from WDS Head Gardener Pete Winne on the harmony of plants, and enjoy scavenger hunts and rock painting, or take a tour of our three historic houses.
Head Gardener Peter Winne explores the science and folklore behind the influence of sound on plant life—part lecture, part live demonstration, and completely unlike anything else on our calendar.
Meet fellow history enthusiasts in person as we discuss thought-provoking books by acclaimed authors.
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.
This companion lecture to the exhibition American Girlhood by guest curator Emily Whitted will explore the larger history of needlework as part of early American education for girls.
Onsite at Jay Heritage Center in Rye, NY | Spy codes, smear campaigns, and fragile alliances: explore John Jay as diplomat and spymaster at the Jay Heritage Center in Rye, NY. Part of the Feuding Founders Collective.
Meet fellow history enthusiasts in person as we discuss thought-provoking books by acclaimed authors.
Onsite at Stratford and Menokin in Virginia | Richard Henry, Francis Lightfoot, William, and Arthur Lee helped drive the push for independence — then clashed with Silas Deane and John Jay over how to see it through. Join the Feuding Founders Collective at Stratford Hall and Menokin for a day of roundtable discussion and historic tours.
Meet fellow history enthusiasts in person as we discuss thought-provoking books by acclaimed authors.