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SUMMARY:LECTURE | The Art of Collecting
DESCRIPTION:LECTURE | The Art of Collecting with Ned Lazaro \nThursday\, May 14\, 7:00 PM \nPurchase Tickets \nWhat drives someone to seek out a two-hundred-year-old sampler—and what does that impulse tell us about who we are? Join textile historian Ned Lazaro\, Associate Curator of Textiles and Costumes at The Wadsworth Atheneum and former curator of textiles at Historic Deerfield for a moderated discussion on the history of collecting schoolgirl samplers and other forms of needlepoint in the United States. From early needlework to printed broadsides\, discover how these rescued objects shaped our understanding of material culture—and why they still matter. \nTickets: $15 |$12.50 Virtual | $10 Members \nThis lecture will be offered in person and via Zoom. \n*Zoom link will be provided in advance of the lecture to Members and Virtual ticket holders. \n  \nNed Lazaro | David E. (Ned) Lazaro is the Associate Curator of Costume and Textiles at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford\, Connecticut. He manages a collection of roughly 7\,500 items\, including costumes and textiles ranging from Egyptian artifacts to contemporary fashion. Lazaro specializes in interpreting fashion history\, including 18th-to-20th-century deportment. 
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/lecture-art-of-collecting/
LOCATION:WDS Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109
CATEGORIES:Learning Series,Lecture,Members,Antiques & Collectibles,Colonial History,America 250
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SUMMARY:FEUDING FOUNDERS COLLECTIVE | Wethersfield Symposium: The Making of Silas Deane
DESCRIPTION:Walk the rooms where history unfolded. Then hear from the historians who know them best. \nSCHEDULE \n10:00 AM | Welcome & Orientation \n10:30 AM | Tour: Webb and Deane Houses \n12:00 PM | Lunch in the Webb Barn \n1:00 PM | Historian Roundtable \n3:00 PM | Walk to Wethersfield Cove Warehouse with the Wethersfield Historical Society \nRoundtable also available via Zoom—$8 \n\nTICKETS  \nFull Day + Lunch: $55 | $50 Members \nHouse Tours & Roundtable Discussion: $20 In Person | $15 Members \nVirtual Roundtable Discussion: $8 \nMember pricing available to members of all four partner institutions. \nPurchase Tickets \n\nAbout the Symposium \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. \nMeet the men behind America’s founding in this daylong exploration of Deane and his relationship to John Jay and the Lee brothers. Tour the Webb and Deane Houses\, then join a roundtable featuring historians from Jay Heritage Center (NY)\, Menokin & Stratford Hall (VA)\, and the Webb Deane Stevens Museum (CT). This is the first in a three-part series across three states. \nHow does a man of middling origins rise to become America’s first diplomat—then plummet to disgrace? How did the Lee brothers leverage Virginia’s planter aristocracy into political influence? How did Jay’s legal prowess place him at the center of revolutionary diplomacy? This is a day for people who want the real story—not the tidy one. \nBegin with a guided tour of the Webb and Deane Houses—stand in the rooms where political debates unfolded and military strategy was weighed. Share a meal in the Webb Barn. Hear from historians representing each partner institution as they build a more layered\, more human portrait of Jay\, the Lees\, and Deane—their relationships to power and to one another. The day closes at the Wethersfield Cove Warehouse\, the very waterfront where Deane built the merchant trade that launched everything. \nIn an era of weaponized media and public takedowns\, these 250-year-old stories feel less like history and more like a mirror. \n\nAttend All Three \nEach roundtable discussion will be livestreamed on Zoom. Attend all events onsite\, online\, or a combination! \nWebb Deane Stevens Museum | The Making of Silas Deane—May 16\, Wethersfield\, CT\nJay Heritage Center | John Jay\, Diplomat and Spymaster—September 26\, Rye\, NY [Register your interest with an email to Suzanne Clary: jayheritagecenter@gmail.com]\nStratford Hall & Menokin | The Lee—Deane Conflict and the Political “Bloodbath” of 1778—November 8\, Stratford\, Virginia \n\n 
URL:https://wdsmuseum.org/event/founders/
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. \nSchedule* \nAll Day        Scavenger Hunt | Start at Wethersfield Historical Society \nQuiet Space | Rotary Room\, Wethersfield Historical Society \n\n\nExhibitions \n\n\nAmerican Girlhood and Remember the Ladies | WDS Museum \nLegendary People\, Ordinary Lives | Wethersfield Historical Society \nCrafts & Traditional Trades | Webb Barn \n\n\n10:00 AM  Ancient Burying Ground Tour | Meet by the First Church parking lot \n10:30 AM  Musket and Drill Demonstration \n\n\nDeclaration of Independence Reading | Steps of the Hurlbut-Dunham House \n\n\n11:00 AM   Children’s wooden musket drill \n12:00 PM   Midday nooning \n12:45 PM    People of the Revolution \n1:00 PM      Tours of Cove Warehouse [until 4:00 PM] \n1:30 PM     Soldiers Drill \n2:00 PM   Skirmish with Redcoats \n2:30 PM   Declaration of Independence Reading | Steps of the Hurlbut-Dunham House \n4:00 PM  Camp Closes \n*Schedule and demonstrations subject to change. \n  \nDemonstrations 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
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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