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Mary Kirk Tattersall with her mother Edith Kirk at

Mary Kirk Tattersall with her mother Edith Kirk at Shawondasee in February 1923. Mary's father, Wilson, was caretaker of the estate. This photograph was the gift of Marge Macaulay.

#localhistory #winter #snow #history #community #family #photography #stoningtonct #1920s

We hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving yesterday, a

We hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving yesterday, and are enjoying the leftovers just as much. What are you most thankful for this year?

Postcard from the Jack Fix Collection.

#localhistory #gratitude #thanksgiving #turkey #community #history #holidays #stoningtonct #pawcatuckct #mysticct

Are you ready for one of the oldest Thanksgiving d

Are you ready for one of the oldest Thanksgiving day rivalries in the country? We can't wait to cheer on the Bears, but if you're a house divided, everything can be forgiven over a turkey and some stuffing!

#tradition #thanksgiving #rivalry #football #bears #bulldogs #localhistory #community #sports #turkey #gratitude

This is a friendly reminder that Historic Stoningt

This is a friendly reminder that Historic Stonington is closed on Friday, November 29th. (We'll be busy digesting our turkey dinners, and getting ready for Christmas in the Palmer House!)

#localhistory #nonprofit #holiday #thanksgiving #closed #offices #christmas #community

Santa needs you! We are looking for decorated holi

Santa needs you! We are looking for decorated holiday wreaths, tabletop decor, or holiday gift baskets to be auctioned off for this year's 17th annual Deck the Walls! If you or someone you know is especially crafty, we'd love to have your support. All proceeds from the auction goes to support the mission of Historic Stonington. AND! If you donate an item to our auction, it gets you FREE admission to our Preview Party on Thursday, December 5th. Want to know more? Check out our website: www.historicstonington.org

#localhistory #nonprofit #fundraiser #donations #wreath #auction #holiday #giftbasket #history #community #party #christmas #tradition #shoplocal

Happy Birthday to our fearless leader, Elizabeth W

Happy Birthday to our fearless leader, Elizabeth Wood! In her honor, we are sharing one of her favorite pieces in our collection, the portrait of Courtlandt Palmer Jr., painted by John White Alexander. Courtlandt Palmer, Jr. son of Courtlandt and Mary Ann Suydam Palmer, was a lawyer, author, freethinker, and manager of his father's extensive estate. He and his wife, Catherine Amory Bennett, granddaughter of Samuel F. Denison of the Hill on Grand Street, lived and worked in New York City, but returned to their house at 26 Main Street, today the Holy Ghost Club.

In this portrait by John W. Alexander, a fashionable New York portrait painter, Courtlandt Palmer, Jr., is shown addressing the Nineteenth Century Club, which he founded in 1880. This club was a gathering of socially conscious intellectuals, who met to discuss serious issues of the times. Jacob Riis, the social reformer, was among its members.

At the time of his untimely death in 1888, this portrait was hung in his New York house draped with laurel and ivy.

#localhistory #Palmer #familyhistory #community #stoningtonct #phgs #portrait #johnwhitealexander #19thcenturyclub #newyork #celebrate

Are you ready for the colder weather? We've been e

Are you ready for the colder weather? We've been enjoying unseasonably warm temperatures so far this month, but any good New Englander will tell you - winter is coming. This interior photograph of the Stanton-Davis Homestead, taken by Jim Boylan and Betsy Wade in the early 2000s, features a coal stove fitted into an earlier chimney.

#localhistory #stantondavis #winter #warm #coalstove #17thcentury #architecture #interiors #community #history #pawcatuckct #photography #stoningtonct

It's that time again! Mark your calendars for this

It's that time again! Mark your calendars for this year's Deck the Walls event, taking place at the Palmer House from December 5th through the 7th. It all kicks off with a Preview Party on Thursday, December 5th from 6 to 8pm. On Friday and Saturday, the 6th and 7th, the Captain Palmer House will be open for tours, and wreaths will be on view from 10am to 4pm. Just like last year, you can bid online! So if you aren't around this weekend, that's ok, you can still get your hands on a beautifully decorated wreath in support of the important work we do here at Historic Stonington. Check out our website for more details and tickets!

#localhistory #collaboration #gardenclub #wreath #christmas #holiday #decor #giftideas #shoplocal #stoningtonct #mysticct #pawcatuckct #community #fundraiser #giving

Mrs. Mary Ash Hinman (1797-1887) was the daughter

Mrs. Mary Ash Hinman (1797-1887) was the daughter of Captain Thomas Ash and Mary Stanton. She married Edmund Coles of New York, and after his death married Scoville Hinman of New Haven, CT. This photograph was donated by Ms. Virginia Winslow Hopper Matthews, and was taken around 1860 by F.O. Hills, photographer out of Wolcottville, CT.

#localhistory #genealogy #familyhistory #community #history #themoreyouknow #ancestors #photography #stoningtonct #mysticct #pawcatuckct #portrait #19thcentury #women

Don't forget to join us tonight in the Captain Pal

Don't forget to join us tonight in the Captain Palmer House at 5pm for a book talk with author Stuart Vyse, on his publication "Stonington's Steamboat Hotel". No registration is required but space is limited, so be sure to arrive early to get your seat!

#localhistory #steamship #railroad #history #community #localauthor #booktalk #discussion #author #publication #stoningtonct

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