In honor of Independence Day 2021 and the 246th anniversary of the American Revolutionary War, the Wilton Land Conservation Trust, in partnership with the Drum Hill Chapter NSDAR, invites the community to celebrate our nation's Independence by stewarding the Comstock Hill Cemetery. The community workday will improve the trail and final resting grounds for seven […]
On Thursday, July 1 from 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm the Wilton Historical Society Museum Complex will be buzzing with a fun event perfect for kids, families, and new residents. The “Fire and Ice” Ice Cream Social is a great way to get into the Fourth of July spirit. Docents in Colonial attire will demonstrate all […]
Have you been interested in your ancestry? It's time to get started. Meet one-on-one with a Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) lineage research specialist at Wilton Library during a 45-minute private session on Saturday, Jan. 7, between 10:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. The DAR researchers are specialists in lineage research back to the late […]
Please join Wilton Library for a special Patriots’ Day program where history will come alive! Historian and Revolutionary War Reenactor Col. Larry A. Maxwell will tell the story of how the Continental Army and local patriots managed to get around more than 2,000 Crown Forces in Wilton to oppose that invading force at Compo Beach […]
Join Wilton Library for a special presentation on the Weekend the British Burned Danbury given by the Danbury-based host of the popular podcast on Connecticut history, Mike Allen. In 1777, early in the Revolutionary War, a weekend military mission into inland Connecticut was supposed to be a seminal military victory for the British in their […]
Experience History Come Alive with Wilton's Daughters of the American Revolution, Drum Hill Chapter! On Saturday, April 27, at the Historic Onion Field in Redding, CT, join to commemorate the 1777 March of the Crown Forces through Redding, on a mission to dismantle the Continental Army Supply Depot in Danbury. This one-day educational Living History […]
