Events & Programs

Stanley-Whitman House has a wide range of annual and special events, as well as community and education programs. See below for a selection of upcoming events, and browse individual program pages for more in-depth listings.

Please note: Programs and events are subject to change. Please check our website and social media pages often for cancellations, additions and modifications.

Upcoming Events

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December

2023

Candlelight Tours: Christmas in Farmington

12 PM / $20-$25

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December

2023

Online Book Talk with Ellen Evert Hopman

2 PM / Free

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December

2023

Living History Talk: The Real History of Christmas in New England 

1 PM / Free / at S-WH

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December

2023

Book Talk and Signing with David Weinberg

1 PM / Free

17

December

2023

Book Talk and Signing: Capitol America

 1 PM / Free

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December

2023

Conversation Club: When Two Worlds Met - Trade Lists (4th in series)

4 PM / Online / Free

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January

2024

Conversation Club: When Two Worlds Met - Indigenous Women (5th in series)

4 PM / Online / Free

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February

2024

Conversation Club: When Two Worlds Met - Art in Everyday Items (6th in series)

4 PM / Online / Free

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March

2024

Music in the Tavern: Liz Simmons

7 PM / $20

Stanley-Whitman House Celebrates 300 Years!

S-WH Celebrated 300 Years in 2021!


On the occasion of its Tercentenary, the Museum presented the following online Symposium in four parts (below) highlighting its illustrious builder and past residents, presented by esteemed historians Betty Coykendall, Lisa Johnson, and Sherra Palmer.  

Deacon John Stanley (1647-1729)

Presented by Lisa Johnson

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Ebenezer Steele (1671-1722)

Presented by Sherra Palmer

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Thomas and Mary Steele Smith (1699-1788; 1706-1789)

Presented by Sherra Palmer

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The Whitman Family and their 187 Years with this house

Presented by Betty Coykendall

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