This event is canceled as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. Please join us for our first 2020 Thoughtful Thursday talk on March 19th at 5:15. See seaweed differently with Suzie Flores, kelp farmer and co-owner with her husband Jay Douglas of the Mechanic Street Marina in Pawcatuck, who will talk about the history, the environmental benefits, and the...

As a precaution against COVID-19 this event is postponed. A new date will be announced. Join us for an evening of tasty cocktails in the historic Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House at 40 Palmer St. We will be sampling authentic alcoholic beverages from the time of the American Revolution: Grog, Rattleskull, Hot Ale Flip, Bogus and Switchel. Bring your friends...

POSTPONED -- Gather your girlfriends and join us on Wednesday, April 15th for Suffragettes in Corselettes: The Evolution of Underwear and our 19th Amendment, co-presented with Westerly Public Library. Enjoy a night of laughter and learning with Velya Jancz-Urban and her daughter, Ehris, as they lead you through a hands-on and blush-worthy history of women's underwear and how that translated...

This event is being rescheduled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Join the Stonington and Mystic River Historical Societies on Wednesday, April 29th at 7pm as local author Gail MacDonald talks about her newly published book Hidden History of Mystic and Stonington.  This colorful recounting of lesser-known tales explores the minorities of history with a keen and respectful eye. Come...

This event is being rescheduled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Inspired by the words of notable African American reformer and political activist, Mary Townsend Seymour, The work must be done, the Connecticut Historical Society presents exciting new research about the women of color who worked for women’s suffrage. Ilene Frank, Chief Curator, and Karen Li Miller, Research Historian...