Candle Dipping Workshop
Make your own dipped candle in the colonial way. In our candle-dipping workshop you will learn one of the ways people in the 17th and 18th century American made candles ...
$10 – $15
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Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States
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Colonial Field Day
Ever wondered how to play hoop and stick? Or break flax? What about spinning yarn? Bring the whole family and see for yourself at the museum's Colonial Field Day! Take part ...
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Destination Westport: In Gatsby’s Shoes
Longshore Club Park 260 Compo Rd. S., WestportImagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple-F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald—to its shores. Seeking respite from their whirlwind ...
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Destination Westport: Path of Patriots
Greens Farms Lower Cemetery Nyala Farms Road, Westport, Connecticut, United StatesOn July 8, 1779, during the war for Independence, British soldiers attacked Green’s Farms, burning buildings to the ground. Learn about Westport’s role in the American Revolution, by visiting the ...
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Connecticut 29th Plaque Dedication
Westport Museum and Saugatuck Church will be dedicating a temporary plaque honoring the service of the Connecticut 29th Regiment, and that of their Commander, Lt. Louis McDonough, who is buried ...
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Destination Westport: Black Stories
Traverse downtown Westport and learn the hidden African American history of Westport, based on the Museum’s award-winning exhibit Remembered: The History of African Americans in Westport. Trained guides reveal the ...
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Destination Westport: Black Stories
Traverse downtown Westport and learn the hidden African American history of Westport, based on the Museum’s award-winning exhibit Remembered: The History of African Americans in Westport. Trained guides reveal the ...
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Film Screening and Celebration
Celebrate Juneteenth with a screening of the short documentary film The 29th Connecticut about the African American soldiers who enlisted in Connecticut during the American Civil War, specifically eleven men ...
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Caribbean Cooking Class
Celebrate Caribbean Heritage month by learning to cook iconic heritage dishes from different islands. Chef Kashia Cave, a noted Trinidadian trained chef and founder of My City Kitchen, a nonprofit ...
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Destination Westport: Saugatuck Stories
Explore diverse experiences as you stroll through the riverside neighborhood of Saugatuck. Situated at the mouth of the Saugatuck River at the Long Island Sound, the area has been historically ...
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Chats on the Past: Waite “Schoolboy” Hoyt
In conjunction with the Westport Museum’s exhibition “Playful Pastimes,” join Westport author Tim Manners to discuss Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero (University of Nebraska Press 2024). Waite ...
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Exhibition Curator Tour: “Playful Pastimes”
Join our curators for a behind the scenes tour of our newest exhibit Playful Pastimes that explores the golden age of “accessible leisure” when everyday folks found themselves with leisure ...
$10
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