• The Importance of Connecticut to the Revolution with Mike Allen

    Wilton Historical Society 224 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT

    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, […]

    $10
  • Working for the Revolution: Patriot Women’s Lives During the War

    Wilton Historical Society 224 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT

    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 […]