Category Archives: historic walking tours
Cemetery tour to highlight Mark Twain, Civil War notables
History buffs can see the Civil War through the eyes of Mark Twain and learn about Hartford people who played a significant role in the Civil War during a tour of Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford on Saturday, July 16. … Continue reading
Historic walking tours offered in Old Wethersfield
The Wethersfield Historical Society is offering historic walking tours, including tours of Wethersfield”s old burying ground and walking tours of historic Old Wethersfield, the state’s oldest and largest historic district. Historic walking tours include: Burying Ground Tours: Thursday, June 23, … Continue reading
Historic walking tour in Bridgeport
The Bridgeport Community Historical Society wil sponsor a walking tour of the Armstrong Place row houses in Bridgeport on Sunday, June 5. Tour participants will meet architectural historian Charles Brilvitch at the Washington Park corner of Barnum Avenue and Kossuth … Continue reading
Historic walking tour in East Hampton Village Center
The Chatham Historical Society is sponsoring an informal walking tour of the East Hampton Village Center on Sunday, Oct. 19, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Kate Morris and Ann Rita Clark will lead the tour. Participants will learn how … Continue reading
Tours of historic burying ground
The Wethersfield Historical Society offers tours of the Ancient Burying Ground in Wethersfield. You can learn how to use gravestones to discover clues to colonial life in Wethersfield and learn about the history of Wethersfield from the lives of the … Continue reading
Historic walking tours in Fairfield
The Fairfield Historical Society is leading walking tours around Fairfield’s historic town green on Saturdays this summer. Walkers will learn about the founding of Fairfield and its fascinating colonial history, visit the historic buildings on and around the Green, such … Continue reading
Historic walking tour relives Fairfield’s burning
In an evening historic walking tour, costumed reenactors taught visitors about the burning of Fairfield during the American Revolution. The British burned 169 buildings on July 7 and 8 in 1779, historians said. Read more.
