Historic Stonington

Lighthouse Museum Holiday Schedule
2020-12-12 11:00 - 15:00, 2020-12-11 11:00 - 15:00, 2020-12-05 11:00 - 15:00, 2020-12-04 11:00 - 15:00, 2020-11-28 11:00 - 15:00, 2020-11-27 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | The Old Lighthouse Museum, 7 Water Street, Stonington, CT, 06378, United States
If you missed it this summer, you can still visit the newly-renovated Lighthouse Museum during our special holiday schedule. We’re open each weekend on Fridays and Saturdays from Nov. 27 through Dec. 12. Climb the spiral steps to enjoy a wintry view of Stonington Point, or bring your family for photos on the scenic grounds. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children; members always enjoy free admission.

Annual Harpsichord Concert
2020-12-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Captain Palmer House
Join us from the comfort of your home for our annual Harpsichord Concert on Friday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. We are streaming the talented Elena Zamolodchikova from the parlor of the Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House. To purchase a ticket, please visit the “Buy Tickets” page.
For this year’s concert we are letting you name your price! Tickets will be donation based, and you choose the dollar amount. Once you have made the donation of your choice, and the payment is processed, we will email you the Zoom link to tune in on Friday, Dec. 11.
If you have questions, please contact Chelsea Mitchell at library@stoningtonhistory.org.

Palmer House Holiday Schedule
2020-12-11 11:00 - 15:00, 2020-12-05 11:00 - 15:00, 2020-12-04 11:00 - 15:00, 2020-11-28 11:00 - 15:00, 2020-11-27 11:00 - 15:00 | Captain Palmer House
If you missed us this summer, you can still visit the Capt. Nathaniel Palmer House during our special holiday schedule. We’re open each weekend on Fridays and Saturdays from Nov. 27 through Dec. 12. Wander the home of the man credited with sighting and mapping Antarctica exactly 200 years ago, or bring your family for photos on the scenic grounds. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children; members always enjoy free admission.

Santa's Ride Through Stonington
2020-12-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-11-28 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-11-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Captain Palmer House
This holiday season you have five different nights to catch Santa’s Ride Through Stonington! A family-friendly outdoor event, guests will join us at the Palmer House to watch as Santa flies through the skies over Stonington Borough. This shadow performance is a collaboration between the Stonington Historical Society and Jane Martineau, director of theater at the Williams School in New London. Performances each weekend through the evening of December 12.

Admission is free. Run-time: about 5-7 minutes, and new screenings begin every 15 minutes.

Library Closed
2020-12-09 | The R. W. Woolworth Library & Research Center, 40 Palmer Street, Stonington, CT, 06378, United States

Santa's Ride Through Stonington - CANCELED FOR WEATHER
2020-12-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-12-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Captain Palmer House

Deck the Walls
2020-12-02 - 2020-12-04
Our online auction of holiday wreaths and decor allows you to stay cozy by the fire while you shop our beautiful, hand-made wreaths.

Offices and Library Closed
2020-11-27

Offices Closed - Thanksgiving
2020-11-26

Offices Closed
2020-11-25 12:00 - 17:00

South of Cape Horn
2020-11-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Granite Theatre, 1 Granite Street, Westerly, RI, 02891, United States
Join the Granite Theatre and the Stonington Historical Society for a jump back in time. Relax and listen to a radio play, originally recorded and aired in 1949 by Mickey Rooney. “South of Cape Horn” was part of the Cavalcade of America series, and is based on the life of Captain Nathaniel Brown Palmer. The radio play details his fantastic voyage from Stonington to Antarctica in 1820, and what he found there.
This play is being presented on Zoom for one night only. Tickets for this production are donation based, so please pay what you can. To register for tickets, click the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/south-of-cape-horn-tickets-125959055927

For more information, please visit www.granitetheatre.com

Reflections in the Ice: Discovery and Demise in Antarctica 1820-2020
2020-11-18 18:30 - 20:00
Join the Stonington Historical Society this fall for a three-part lecture series commemorating the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica. In November, we will be rejoined by Dr. Glenn S. Gordinier. Dr. Gordinier is the Robert G. Albion Historian at Mystic Seaport and serves on the faculty of the Williams College-Mystic Seaport Maritime Studies Program. His specialty is the early national period. He has co-authored the book Fishing out of Stonington: Voices of the Fishing Families of Stonington, Connecticut and is editor of Gender, Race Ethnicity and Power in Maritime America, and wrote The Rockets’ Red Glare: the War of 1812 and Connecticut.
In January of 2020, Dr. Gordinier participated in Mystic Seaport’s cruise to Antarctica aboard Le Lyrial, and gave lectures pertaining to the life of Captain Nathaniel Brown Palmer, as well as his sighting of Antarctica in November 1820. The November lecture by Dr. Gordinier will focus on the voyage of the Hero, and the sighting of Antarctica by Captain Palmer, as well as the other competing claims.

This event requires registration. Please click here to do so:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JRNvqgIsRd2Z3fh_4GCUCA

Veteran's Day - Offices and Library Closed
2020-11-11

Reflections in the Ice: Discovery and Demise in Antarctica 1820-2020
2020-10-14 18:30 - 20:00
Join the Stonington Historical Society this fall for a three-part lecture series commemorating the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica. In October, we will be joined by Dr. Glenn S. Gordinier. Dr. Gordinier is the Robert G. Albion Historian at Mystic Seaport and serves on the faculty of the Williams College-Mystic Seaport Maritime Studies Program. His specialty is the early national period. He has co-authored the book Fishing out of Stonington: Voices of the Fishing Families of Stonington, Connecticut and is editor of Gender, Race Ethnicity and Power in Maritime America, and wrote The Rockets’ Red Glare: the War of 1812 and Connecticut.
In January of 2020, Dr. Gordinier participated in Mystic Seaport’s cruise to Antarctica aboard Le Lyrial, and gave lectures pertaining to the life of Captain Nathaniel Brown Palmer, as well as his sighting of Antarctica in November 1820. The October lecture by Dr. Gordinier will focus on the life of Captain Palmer, and his contributions to culture and the economy during the 19th century.

Registration is required. Please click this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_evJEGG5PRmCMMp2r1dNQYg

Make and Take Crafts at the Lighthouse Museum
2020-10-10 11:00 - 14:00 | The Old Lighthouse Museum, 7 Water Street, Stonington, CT, 06378, United States
Join us at the Lighthouse Museum on Saturday, Oct. 10 for a Make-&-Take Craft day. Children ages 7 and up will have the opportunity to dip their own candles, as well as make a ditty bag and fill it with goodies – all while learning about the people of Stonington’s past. This program was made available by the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Foundation.
All participants must wear a mask and observe social distancing protocols. This event is free, so be sure to tell your friends!

Make & Take Crafts
2020-09-26 11:00 - 14:00
Join us at Yellow Farmhouse Education Center, 389 N. Main St., on Saturday, Sept. 26, for a Make & Take Craft program. Children ages 7 and up will have the opportunity to dip their own candles, all while learning about the people of Stonington’s past.
This program is made possible by grant funding from the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Foundation.
All participants must wear a mask and observe social distancing protocols. To register, please click the link here: https://www.yellowfarmhouse.org/bookings-checkout/make-take-craft-candlemaking/book

Reflections in the Ice: Discovery and Demise in Antarctica 1820-2020
2020-09-16 19:00 - 20:30
Join the Stonington Historical Society this fall for a three-part lecture series commemorating the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica. In September, we will be joined by Dr. James McClintock, Professor of Polar and Marine Biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His research has been funded continuously over the past 25 years by the National Science Foundation and focuses on aspects of marine invertebrate nutrition, reproduction, and primarily, Antarctic marine chemical ecology. His research has grown to include studies of the impacts of rapid climate change and ocean acidification on Antarctic marine algae and invertebrates.
He has published more than 290 scientific publications, edited and written books, and been invited to make numerous scientific and popular science presentations. His research has been featured in a variety of media outlets including the NPR’s Diane Rehm Show and “On Point” with Tom Ashbrook, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Discover, Scientific American, CNN, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and The Weather Channel. He has served on National Academy of Sciences workshops on Climate Change and Polar Ecosystems. His book, Lost Antarctica: Adventures in a Disappearing Land (Palgrave/MacMillan), has garnered considerable national and international praise.
This event requires registration to attend. Please click the link here to do so:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UniGC1GcTRu-mC-O87DHcw
This event is free to the public thanks to support from the Chelsea Groton Foundation. To make a donation to the Historical Society, please click here.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Make and Take Crafts at the Palmer House
2020-08-08 11:00 - 14:00 | Captain Palmer House
Join us at the Palmer House on Saturday, August 8th for a Make and Take Craft day. Children ages 7 and up will have the opportunity to dip their own candles, as well as make a ditty bag and fill it with goodies – all while learning about the people of Stonington’s past. This program was made available by the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Foundation.
All participants must wear a mask and observe social distancing protocols.
