Category Archives: Fairfield
Museum to mark Emancipation Proclamation with gala, exhibit
The Fairfield Museum and History Center will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation at its 2012 Benefit Gala, Saturday, Sept. 22, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The exhibit officially opens Sunday, Sept. 23 from noon to 4 p.m. … Continue reading
Historic walking tour of Fairfield Town Hall Green
Fairfield Museum and History Center will hold its Town Hall Green Walking Tour on Saturday, June 18, at 2 p.m. Participants in the walking tour will learn the fascinating colonial history of Fairfield, including the establishment of the town’s original “four … Continue reading
Cemetery tour highlights Civil War, Revolutionary War vets
Fairfield Museum and History Center will offer a tour of the town’s East Cemetery on Saturday, May 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. Participants will meet at the cemetery at the end of Old Post Road near Belmont and Duchess … Continue reading
History of Black Rock and the sea
Former city historian and author Charles Brilvitch will cover the rich history of Black Rock and its seaport this Thursday. He will talk about Black Rock’s beginnings in the mid-1600s, its current neighborhood, Thomas Wheeler, the first English settler, and … Continue reading
Fairfield fall festival features vintages baseball
The Fairfield Historical Society, 370 Beach Road, will host its Fall Festival on Sunday, Sept. 12. The Town Green will transformed into an old time marketplace and fair. The day will feature two exhibition vintage baseball games featuring the Newtown … Continue reading
Play an old-fashioned baseball game in Fairfield
The Fairfield Museum and History Center continues pitching baseball history this month. The museum, at 370 Beach Road, will host a town ball picnic on Wednesday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic for a … 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 Ogden House open in August
Ogden House and Gardens at 1520 Bronson Road, Fairfield, will be open Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m., through Aug. 29. The mid-18th century farmhouse, which survived the burning of Fairfield by British during the American Revolution, is listed on the … Continue reading
Fairfield Museum pitches baseball history
The Fairfield Museum and History Center hopes its new exhibit on the history of baseball this year will be a hit. The baseball history exhibit, “It’s a Hit! A Hometown View of Our National Pastime,” on display until Jan. 2 … 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.
