Presidents, upon leaving office, have long been encouraged to establish Presidential libraries, where the American public has access to documents, objects and other historical materials that reflect their service. To date, 13 presidential libraries are overseen by the National Archives, the first library having been established in 1939 for President Franklin Roosevelt. But the United … Read more
Come join us for some April vacation fun! The Greenwich Historical Society is offering a series of educational, hands-on activities for the break. In this workshop, students will learn lore surrounding a fairy’s home, from the ancient Japanese Urashima Taro to the Victorian English Goblin Market to the Hudson Valley’s own revolutionary Rip Van Winkle. … Read more
Come join us for some April vacation fun! The Greenwich Historical Society is offering a series of educational, hands-on activities for the break. What Will My Garden Grow? In this workshop, students will learn about the life of a plant from seeds to fruit. Tied to our Spring 2021 Beautiful Work: The Art of Greenwich … Read more
Join us for a local look at the Early Native- and African-American experience in Greenwich with researcher and historian Theresa Vega. Our discussion will include the rise and decline of the community of Hangroot, the area of Round Hill Road where her ancestors lived for generations, as well as her extended family’s fight to save … Read more
Join Maggie Dimock, Greenwich Historical Society Curator of Exhibitions and Collections, for an illustrated evening lecture on renowned American Impressionist artist Childe Hassam and his close ties to the village of Cos Cob. Learn more about the thriving art colony that grew around the 18th-century Cos Cob boardinghouse run by the Holley family (now operated … Read more
COS COB, February 3, 2021 – Connecticut Humanities (CTH), the state’s affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has awarded Greenwich Historical Society a grant of $22,727 from CTH’s COVID Relief Fund formed to help larger non-profit museums and other 501c3 non-profit humanities organizations recover from the impact of the pandemic. “We are extremely … Read more
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