Historic Stonington

Deck the Walls
2017-11-30 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Captain Palmer House

Dave Erskine Presents: Fallen Heroes
2017-11-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Pawcatuck VFW
Join local historians Dave Erskine and Bob Supp for an program remembering Stonington’s Gold Star Veterans.

"Stones and Bones" a Walking Tour of the Stonington Cemetery
2017-10-28 16:00 - 17:00
Get into the Halloween spirit and make a reservation now for a guided tour of the Stonington Cemetery. Two tours will be offered on October 27 & 28 at 4 PM. The cost is $15 per person and reservations are required. Tickets can be purchased by clicking on our purchase page and scrolling down to the bottom.

"Stones & Bones" a Walking Tour of the Stonington Cemetery
2017-10-27 16:00 - 17:00

Autumn Afternoon of Appreciation-Mystic Horns at the Portuguese Club
2017-10-14 15:00 - 19:00 | Portuguese Holy Ghost Society
Join us at the Portuguese Holy Ghost Society for a concert by the Mystic Horns and a dinner. The bar will be open and it’s time to celebrate being a part of the Stonington Historical Society! This is there reboot of our rained out September 30th event at the Lighthouse Museum.

Faces on the Walls
2017-10-12 18:00 - 20:00
Explore the stories behind the large portraits in the Woolworth Library. Join staff and board members for a fun and informative look behind the canvases into the lives of these fascinating individuals.

First Friday: Needlepoint Samplers
2017-10-06 18:00 - 20:00
Words of Wisdom Join Susie Jerome for a needlepoint program in the Woolworth Library and a brief reception afterwards.

Event Cancelled- Autumn Afternoon of Appreciation
2017-09-30 16:00 - 19:00

The Mystic Horns on the Lighthouse Lawn!
2017-09-30 16:00 - 19:00 | The Old Lighthouse Museum, 7 Water Street, Stonington, CT, 06378, United States
Saturday, September 30th 4-7 pm
An Autumn Afternoon
on the Lighthouse Lawn
In Celebration And Appreciation of Our
Members, Volunteers, and Friends
  Music by  
the Mystic Horns
Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Pie,
Games, Beer & Wine
Discounted $25 Memberships at the Door
Members, Friends & Volunteers Are Free
Please Join Us!

Emily Anhalt presents, "Enraged: Why Violent Times Need Ancient Greek Myths"
2017-09-24 17:00 - 18:00 | The R. W. Woolworth Library & Research Center, 40 Palmer Street, Stonington, CT, 06378, United States
Join the Stonington Historical Society at the R.W. Woolworth Library at 40 Palmer Street on Sunday, September 24 at 5 pm as Emily Katz Anhalt explores how ancient history offers insights into today’s contentious times. Her newest publication, Enraged: Why Violent Times Need Ancient Greek Myths, was recently released on August 22 by Yale University Press. The professor of ancient Greek and Latin at Sarah Lawrence College reveals how three masterworks of classical Greek literature – Homer’s Iliad, Sophocles’ Ajax, and Euripides’ Hecuba – can help us end the glorification or tolerance of violence and recognize violent revenge as a marker of ruinous, irrational thinking.
What are some of the lessons that ancient Greek myths provide?

Develop the farsightedness and other means to control our own rage;
Resist temptations to glorify violent rage and those who would indulge in it;
Recognize that compassion, rational thought, and debate best promote our own interests.

“Greek myths help to arm us against the tyrants we might serve and the tyrants we might become,’’ says Anhalt.
Anhalt teaches Classical Languages and Literature at Sarah Lawrence College. A graduate of Dartmouth College, she received her Ph.D. in Classical Philology from Yale University and has also taught Greek mythology, Classical languages, literature, and history at Yale and at Trinity College. The author of Solon the Singer: Politics and Poetics, Anhalt lives in Guilford, CT.
The Stonington Historical Society, Inc., founded in 1895, seeks to preserve, interpret and celebrate the history of Stonington. It presents programs and exhibits and maintains three sites open to the public: the Old Lighthouse Museum; the Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House, a National Historic Landmark and the home of the discoverer of Antarctica; and the Richard W. Woolworth Library, a research archive of local history. For more information on these sites and the Society’s programs, exhibits, and collections, visit our website,stoningtonhistory.org, or call 860-535-8445.
Anhalt poster

History of the Mystic River in Maps: 1620-1960 with George Crouse
2017-09-14 18:00 - 19:00 | The La Grua Center, 32 Water Street, Stonington, CT, 06378, United States
George Crouse, President of the Indian & Colonial Research Center and retired social studies teacher and geographer, will lead us through the historic maps of the Mystic River Valley from the collections of the Indian & Colonial Research Center (ICRC) on Thursday, September 14th at 6 pm at the La Grua Center in Stonington. The ICRC was formed in 1965 to preserve the extensive historical collections of Mrs. Eva Lutz Butler, a teacher, local historian, and anthropologist. Collections include manuscripts, out of print books, vintage maps and photographs, Indian artifacts, genealogical material and notebooks relating to the Southeastern New England Indian and Colonial period.
Historic maps provide invaluable insights into historical research including land uses, property boundaries, family genealogy and inheritance practices. These maps often note aspects of the cultural landscape that can be obscured over time. In the digital world of google maps and ubiquitous GPS devices, cartography is something of a lost art. Cartographers combined extensive skills in science, engineering, and surveying combined with beautiful artistic flourishes to create lasting images of the landscape.
George Crouse is a graduate of Stonington High School and taught social studies and served as the tennis coach there for more than 40 years. He has also served in local government on the Board of Police Commissioners, more than five years as a selectman, and also as an interim first selectman.
This program is free and open to all. The Stonington Historical Society seeks to preserve, interpret, and celebrate the history of all of Stonington. Founded in 1895, the Society operates the Old Lighthouse Museum (1840), the Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House (1853), a National Historic Landmark, and the Richard W. Woolworth Library & Research Center. For additional information please contact Elizabeth Wood, Executive Director
director@stoningtonhistory.org 860-535-8445 x10
