As the War for American Independence rages on, General George Washington must depend on his trusted spy network for key intelligence about British movements. In our brand-new Escape Room experience where you are one of Washington’s spies, a fellow spy known simply as “The Lady” left vital plans for you hidden in a strongbox tucked ...
For more than 50 years the Museum has been taking oral histories from the community. These valuable records give us first-person insight into the times in which people lived. We continue to build our collection of oral histories which inform research, exhibitions and programs with a special focus on areas that are underrepresented. One area ...
For more than 50 years the Museum has been taking oral histories from the community. These valuable records give us first-person insight into the times in which people lived. We continue to build our collection of oral histories which inform research, exhibitions and programs with a special focus on areas that are underrepresented. Oral histories ...
Step Into the Roaring Twenties: Fitzgerald’s Summer in Westport – A Tour Like No Other! Picture this: It’s the summer of 1920, and Westport, a quiet farm town, becomes the summer escape for one of New York’s most glamorous couples—F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. Seeking a breath of fresh air from their whirlwind Jazz Age ...
Though the buildings are long gone, the site of the Westport Sanitarium—one of two in Westport—stood in what is, today, Winslow Park. Follow our docent through the park and discover the tales of the administrators, doctors and patients that lived and worked in the sanitariums. See images from the time and ear tales of heartbreak, ...
Limit 10 Ages 8 and Up $15.00/per child and/or adult activity only: Reservation and Tickets Required Cross-stitching is one of the oldest kinds of embroidery that may be found everywhere on the planet. It’s also one of the easiest! It’s just sewing stitches in the form of Xs. Cross-stitch came to America from Europe and ...
Step into the darkness. Step into 1647. Before Halloween became costumes and candy, fear could take a much darker form. Enter the world of Connecticut’s earliest European colonists and experience witchcraft beliefs, superstition, and fear through their own words. Seated in near-total darkness inside our newly renovated 19th-century barn, you’ll hear the stories, accusations, and ...
Raise a glass to George Washington—and discover what America’s first president actually drank. Step into the tavern world of the American Revolution for Ale to the Chief, a lively evening of historic drinks, tavern fare, and stories of Westport's role in the War for Independence. Sample stout made from George Washington’s own recipe and brewed in Virginia, ...
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