Join us for our next monthly members event - From the Vault. This month we will be focusing on objects and materials in our collection that relate to 19th century death culture. Stop into the Woolworth Library anytime between 6pm and 7pm on Friday, October 15th to view strange and fascinating items which include a pristine mourning dress from 1875;...

Join Executive Director Elizabeth Wood on a tour of the Stonington Cemetery, Thursday October 21 at 4pm. Learn about the interesting and strange people who have called Stonington home; artists, veterans, paupers and famous people of the past. Offered in collaboration with the Stonington Cemetery Association. This is a members event and requires registration. Please email Maddie Mott to register...

Celebrate All Hallows Eve at the Palmer House this year! Stop in between 5pm and 7pm on Halloween for trick or treating, scary ghost stories, and a spooky haunted house. Free and family friendly. We can't wait to see your costumes! Please direct any questions to cmitchell@stoningtonhistory.org.

Join The Food Historian, Sarah Wassberg Johnson, on November 10th to learn more about PUMPKINS! How did a humble gourd, native to the Americas, come to dominate our holiday food scene? Learn more about the history of the pumpkin, their role in early colonial America, and how to make a 19th-century pumpkin pie from scratch in this online event! Event...