Documentary Film Screening of Pushing Boundaries: UConn’s First NBA Player

The Greenwich Historical Society invites you to the public premier of the documentary film Pushing Boundaries: UConn’s First NBA Player, a stirring account of the life and career of athlete and music executive Worthy Patterson, who passed away in late 2022 at the age of 91. Patterson, raised in Greenwich and a student at Greenwich High School … Read more

Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon

The Greenwich Historical Society, in partnership with the Byram Shubert Public Library and Greenwich Academy, invites you to our local transcribe-a-thon as part of a nation-wide celebration of Douglass Day, marking the birth of Frederick Douglass. The day will include activities such as transcribing documents and various speakers on Frederick Douglass and Mary Ann Shadd Cary. … Read more

Sports! More Than Just a Game

The Greenwich Historical Society invites you to view our exhibition SPORTS! More Than Just a Game. A dynamic exhibition on the local history of sporting culture, fandom and celebrity that explores how Greenwich and surrounding communities broke boundaries, tested their limits and found common ground through athletic achievement.

My Story, Our Future

The Greenwich Historical Society presents a student-curated exhibit highlighting personal family stories and artifacts gathered as part of the My Story, Our Future project. A collaborative initiative organized by the India Cultural Center and the Asia and Asian American Studies Institute at UConn, the project aims to collect and contribute stories about South Asian American … Read more