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A More Expansive Community-Focused Antiquarius Goes Virtual in the Spirit of the Season

Showcases Holiday Design, Entertaining and Decorative Arts from Greenwich Style Makers November 19 – December 6, 2020 Greenwich Historical Society’s Antiquarius will have a new VIRTUAL look this season and it is bound to delight. Themed ‘Together at Home’, the holiday extravaganza to celebrate the decorative arts, antiques, architecture, and design features treasured classics, including … Read more

Greenwich Historical Society Acquires Painting by Iconic American Impressionist

Childe Hassam’s ‘The Red Mill Cos Cob’ Captures Mianus River Waterfront COS COB, October 22, 2020 – With the recent acquisition of the Childe Hassam painting The Red Mill, Cos Cob, a momentous addition to its collection of American Impressionist paintings, the Historical Society furthers its mission to connect visitors to the past and interpret … Read more

Did You Know? Message Received!: Greenwich Was Site of Early Breakthrough in Global Communication

Did you know that the first Trans-Atlantic shortwave message was sent from a small structure near the corner of Clapboard Ridge Road and North Street right here in Greenwich? In an age when nearly instantaneous global communication is taken for granted, and communication delays of only a fraction of a second are intolerable for certain … Read more