The Historic District and Historic Properties Commission meets to discuss the administration and preservation of historically significant buildings, objects and areas in Wilton for economic, educational and general welfare purposes. The public can attend these open meetings via Zoom.
Be a part of New England’s rich textiles history and learn how to weave on a small loom at the Wilton Historical Society. Participants will be weaving their very own unique and beautiful scarf or table runner. Instructor Ellen Goldman is an experienced weaver, textile enthusiast, and active member of the Handweavers’ Guild of Connecticut. […]
Join us at the Hillside Cemetery and Arboretum in the Never Forget Garden, for a special event called Patriots’ Day. We will visit the graves of several Wilton patriots and reflect on how they contributed — both in service and in spirit — to this chapter of American History. Afterward, we are all invited to the […]
Be a part of New England’s rich textiles history and learn how to weave on a small loom at the Wilton Historical Society. Participants will be weaving their very own unique and beautiful scarf or table runner. Instructor Ellen Goldman is an experienced weaver, textile enthusiast, and active member of the Handweavers’ Guild of Connecticut. […]
Food has long carried political meaning, and its significance in revolutionary America is no exception. Join art and culinary historian Nancy Siegel for a lecture and historic food tasting which investigates a distinct genre of culinary-inspired satirical prints produced by artists sympathetic to the plight of American colonists. Imagine King George III placing a fleet […]
Connecticut played an outsized role in winning U.S. independence from the British Empire. Prominent historical figures contributed to the formation of the new country, while Connecticut earned the nickname “the provision state” because of its supplies of food and ammunition to the Continental Army. Military actions in Danbury, Ridgefield, Saugatuck, Groton, New London, New Haven, […]
The Historic District and Historic Properties Commission meets to discuss the administration and preservation of historically significant buildings, objects and areas in Wilton for economic, educational and general welfare purposes. The public can attend these open meetings via Zoom.
Enjoy great food, immersive experiences and community unity, all while supporting Wilton’s museum at the Wilton Historical Society’s Food Truck Festival. On Sunday, May 31, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. come to Schenck’s Island and Chess Park to feast from a collection of the area’s finest food trucks, with all proceeds to benefit the […]
Join the Wilton Historical Society on Thursday, Jun. 4 at 7 p.m. for a presentation by professor emerita and publisher Kathy Hermes. The talk will explore how women contributed to the American Revolutionary effort politically, economically, intellectually and even militarily. Using original sources like newspapers, court records, letters and pension records, Hermes will show how […]
The Historic District and Historic Properties Commission meets to discuss the administration and preservation of historically significant buildings, objects and areas in Wilton for economic, educational and general welfare purposes. The public can attend these open meetings via Zoom.
