Our annual Chocolate Sunday celebration takes a new delicious twist this year with a special take–home package to share with your Valentines! Enjoy a specially wrapped package of hot chocolate, sweets and chocolate treats with two Valentine mugs. Our curators and education staff have created a Valentine–inspired craft kit based on historic designs in our … Read more
Re-create and reinterpret the centerpiece of our new exhibit: Childe Hassam’s The Red Mill, Cos Cob. In this session, students will learn about the Cos Cob art colony, Impressionism, Pointillism, perspective and the refraction of light. By the end of the class, students will have created their own version of The Red Mill with their … Read more
Everyone collects a lifetime of papers, photographs, and mementos that tell the stories of their lives. In a time when most of us are spending more time at home, we may have the opportunity to preserve our legacy, as well as to be more reflective of our lives and their meanings. Now may be the … Read more
Pomander balls have become a classic Christmas image. The oranges, beautifully studded with a pattern of cloves, can be found in many colonial house museums during the holidays. But what are they, how they did they come to grace our homes, and how do I make one? The answers await below.. Pomander balls began not … Read more
Washington, (October 26, 2020) –The National Trust for Historic Preservation will present the Trustees Emeritus Award for Excellence in the Stewardship of Historic Sites to the Greenwich Historical Society in Cos Cob, CT. The organization is one of nine award winners to be presented by the National Trust during its 2020 Past Forward Online National … Read more
This holiday tradition transforms the Historical Society lobby into a festive wonderland, featuring community-crafted trees by local designers, merchants, nonprofit organizations and garden clubs.