Events & Programs
Stanley-Whitman House has a wide range of annual and special events, as well as community and education programs. See below for a selection of upcoming events, and browse individual program pages for more in-depth listings.
Please note: Programs and events are subject to change - please check our website and social media pages often for cancellations, addiitons and modifications.
Upstander Project Films at S-WH
Free online screenings and discussions funded by CT Humanities.
Learn more about these free online screenings at S-WH this June, funded by CT Humanities. Each film will be preceded by a brief introduction and followed by an hour-long Q&A with three speaker panelists associated with the films. In addition, registrants will also be able to stream two other Upstander films, for a total of four, throughout June for further appreciation and engagement.
Walking Tour: Memento Mori with Goody Alyce
10:00 AM / $15-$20
Gravestone Cleaning Workshop in Memento Mori with Ruth Shapleigh-Brown
10:00 AM / $20-$25
CT Open House Day
12:00 - 4:00 PM / Register for your free tour!
DAWNLAND: A Virtual Screening & Discussion
7:00 PM / Free
Music in the Garden: The Bergamot
Doors 6:30 PM/Show 7:00 PM / $20
22
June
2022
Music in the Garden: In Trine (Kate Callahan, Michelle Begley & Cynthia Wolcott)
Doors 6:30 PM/Show 7:00 PM / $20
BOUNTY: A Virtual Screening & Discussion
7:00 PM / Free
26
June
2022
CT's Historic Gardens Day
12:00 - 4:00 PM / Register for your free tour!
Walking Tour: Memento Mori
10:00-11:30 AM / $15-$20
The Mary Barnes Society
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE YEARS AGO, ON JANUARY 25, 1663,
MARY BARNES OF FARMINGTON
WAS HANGED AS A WITCH ON
GALLOWS HILL IN HARTFORD.
The Mary Barnes Society at Stanley-Whitman House marked the anniversary of her hanging with a series of online presentations in 2021 on the Museum’s YouTube channel, followed by a Zoom panel discussion (prerecorded).
S-WH Celebrated 300 Years in 2021!
On the occasion of its Tercentenary, the Museum presented the following online Symposium in four parts (below) highlighting its illustrious builder and past residents, presented by esteemed historians Betty Coykendall, Lisa Johnson, and Sherra Palmer.
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Community Programs
Exciting and enriching experiences await you at Stanley-Whitman House! Community programs include Adult Group Tours, Foodways hearth cooking demonstrations, Music in the Tavern/Garden and more.
Education Programs
Education Programs at the museum emphasize student-driven learning and hands-on methods of teaching. Content-rich programs use research and primary materials to teach history to students in grades PK-12.