April 14, 2022
Native American Artifacts
Presented by Grary Nolf, with a demonstration of how the atlatl was used.
LOCATION: Westbrook Town Green, 1196 Boston Post Road, Westbrook, CT
April 24, 2022
High Tea at the Westbrook Inn
With guest speaker John Hall sharing stories about his multi-generational family farm and its Milking Devon Cattle.
LOCATION: Westbrook Inn, Post Road (Route 1), Westbrook
April 24, 2022
Historical Society Meet & Greet
Learn about our society and museum; meet the staff who do research, create events, lead tours and archive our collection; and learn how you can become a member.
LOCATION: The Community Room, Westbrook Public Library, 61 Goodspeed Drive, Westbrook, CT
April 30, 2022
Discovering New England Stone Walls
Presented by Kevin Gardner. Watch Kevin build a miniature stone wall as he explains how New England acquired its thousands of miles of stone walls, how they are built, how styles emerged and changed over time, and their significance to our landscape.
LOCATION: The Community Room, Westbrook Public Library, 61 Goodspeed Drive, Westbrook, CT
May 24, 2022
The Victorian Lady
Portrayed by Kandie Carle. Kandie will demonstrate the many layers of swimwear from the 1890s and how it was worn.
LOCATION: The Community Room, Westbrook Public Library, 61 Goodspeed Drive, Westbrook, CT
June 9, 2022
African-American Civil War soldier William Webb
Portrayed by Kevin Johnson of the CT State Library’s History & Genealogy Unit.
LOCATION: The Community Room, Westbrook Public Library, 61 Goodspeed Drive, Westbrook, CT
October 15, 2022
Old Burying Ground Cemetery Tour
Learn about this oldest cemetery in town and several former citizens of Westbrook who now reside in it. We will also explain about the LiDar mapping and GPR technology used to create a 3D map of the cemetery.
LOCATION: Old Burying Ground, corner of Old Clinton Road and Boston Post Road, across from the Westbrook
Congregational Church.
November 11, 2022
Veterans Day Program
Marcy Fuller relates the story of Rev. Commodore Robert Watkins of Westbrook’s Congregation al Church who enlisted in WWI as a Chaplain.
LOCATION: Westbrook Town Green, 1196 Boston Post Road, Westbrook, CT