Westbrook Historical Society, Inc. ~ Boston Post Road, P.O. Box 148, Westbrook, CT 06498 ~ (860) 399-7473 ~  westbrookhistoricalsocietyct@gmail.com 

2026 Events

REMINDER:  THE WESTBROOK HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM ON THE TOWN GREEN IS OPEN WEDNESDAYS FROM 9:00 to NOON FROM MARCH TO DECEMBER.  Additional opening times are listed in this calendar of events.


June 13, 2026 (Saturday)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm

CT Open House Day – both museums open


July 22, 2026 (Wednesday)

7:00 pm

Authors Roy Manstan and Fred Frese will give a talk about David Bushnell’s Turtle and people can view the Turtle afterward with a Q & A

LOCATION: Westbrook Town Hall


August 1, 2026 (Saturday)

10:00 am

Old Burying Ground cemetery tour of Revolutionary War graves


August 22, 2026 (Saturday)

11:00 am

Westbrook Muster


September 10, 2026 (Thursday)

Evening

Kevin Johnson from the Connecticut State Library will present an historical interpretation of Jordan Freeman, black Revolutionary War soldier.

LOCATION: Library Community Room


September 12, 2026 (Saturday)

10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Day on the Green Arts and Crafts Fair


October 17, 2026 (Saturday)

All Day

Heritage Day event featuring:

  • Cooking on the hearth
  • Fiber Arts exhibit and demonstration of spinning, knitting, quilting, etc.
  • Blacksmith on site
  • Colonial games: Hoop & Stick, Dominos, Bagatelle, cards, etc.
  • American Flag art exhibit by Robert Carley
  • Exhibit about John Hall’s Milking Devon cattle
  • Kitchen Garden exhibit presented by Westbrook Garden Club
  • Fifes and Drums will perform
  • Daniel Newman will portray an 18th century Doctor