Monday, May 11, 2026

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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

• Featured May 14, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

  Featured LECTURE | The Art of Collecting


Featured May 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

LECTURE | The Art of Collecting

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.

Friday, May 15, 2026

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Saturday, May 16, 2026

• Featured May 16, 2026 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

  Featured FEUDING FOUNDERS COLLECTIVE | Feuding Founders: The Untold Drama of Silas Deane, John Jay, and the Lees of Virginia


Featured May 16 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

FEUDING FOUNDERS COLLECTIVE | Feuding Founders: The Untold Drama of Silas Deane, John Jay, and the Lees of Virginia

They were allies, rivals, and collaborators — sometimes all at once. The Feuding Founders Collective launches at WDS with a daylong symposium exploring the real Silas Deane, John Jay, and the Lee brothers of Virginia. Walk the historic houses, hear from scholars at three partner sites, and discover why these 250-year-old rivalries feel so familiar. This is the real story — not the tidy one.

Sunday, May 17, 2026

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