Montville history events

Antique & Classic Boat Rendezvous

Saturday, Jul 27 9:00a

A dazzling display of high-quality antique vessels built before 1970. Vessels create a colorful gathering along the Museum’s waterfront all day Saturday and Sunday morning. Sunday at 12:45 p.m...

Antique Marine Engine Show

Saturday, Aug 17 9:00a

Mystic Seaport, Stonington

Experience the transition from sail to engine power as maritime collectors from around the country show off full size and miniature 19th- and early 20th-century marine engines...

Connecticut Historic Garden Day

Sunday, Jun 23 12:00p

Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme

Date: June 23, 2013 Time: 12:00-4:00 pm Description: Visit one or several of fourteen historic gardens across Connecticut. Each site offers special activities emphasizing their site...

Jane Austen Summer Camp

Friday, Jul 26 7:00p

Inn At Middletown, Middletown

July 26 – 28, 2013 The Connecticut Chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America’s first Jane Austen Summer Camp retreat offers the chance to step back in time to the period of the British Re...

Historic Narragansett Trolley Tour

Wednesday, Jul 3 10:00a

The Towers, Narragansett

Tour Narragansett on a classic trolley ride narrated by “Mr. Narragansett” himself...

Judy Bernstein, “The American Dream”

Wednesday, Jun 26 6:30p

Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library, Johnston

Actress Judy Bernstein puts on an original one woman show that is written and performed by herself. The stories come from newcomers to our country, America...

Antique Auto Show

Sunday, Sep 22 9:00a

Mystic Seaport, Stonington

Get up close and personal with a dazzling display of authentic antique cars, trucks and motorcycles from the turn of the century. Cap off the weekend with the parade of vehicles Sunday at 3 p.m...

How Christian an Understanding? A Public Conversation About Our Founders and Their Intent

Friday, Jun 21 5:00p

Great Friends Meeting House, Newport

Panelists include author and scholar John Barry, professor and author John Fea, author and scholar Michael Feldberg and professor Daniel Cowdin...

Launch of the Charles W. Morgan

Sunday, Jul 21 2:00p

Mystic Seaport, Stonington

After an extensive restoration lasting more than five years, the 1841 whaleship Charles W...

Shelter Island Historical Society House Tour 2013

Saturday, Jul 13 2:00p

Tour starts at Havens House Museum, Shelter Island

Water and Woods "Clearhouse," a contemporary glass and steel minimalist masterpiece, which is discretely nestled in a wooded site, cantilevers into the treetops and offers panoramic views of the Pe...

The WoodenBoat Show

Friday, Jun 28 9:00a

Mystic Seaport, Stonington

See more than 100 traditional classics and contemporary wooden boats of every type at the 22nd annual WoodenBoat Show — a festival celebrating the design and craftsmanship of wooden craft...

Civil War Living History Weekend

Saturday, Sep 28 10:00a

Roseland Cottage, Woodstock

Civilian and military re-enactors create a sense of life during the middle of the nineteenth century at a time the country was in the deadly grip of the Civil War...