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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October

2024

Halloween Tales of New England

4 PM / Free

26

October

2024

Ghost Walk Tours in Memento Mori

1-4 PM / $20-$25

30

October

2024

Online Book Talk: Celtic Halloween

7 PM / Free

2

November

2024

Music in the Tavern: Reed Turchi

7 PM / $20

8

November

2024

Music in the Tavern: Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards

7 PM / $20

23

November

2024

Foodways: Colonial Thanksgiving

12 PM / $20-$25

2

December

2024

Online Book Talk: Sacred Herbs of Yule & Christmas

7 PM / Free

7

December

2024

18th Annual Candlelight Tours: Christmas in Farmington, CT

Tours on the half-hour 12-3:30 PM
$20-$25

14

December

2024

Living History Talk: Christmas on a New England Whaler

1 PM / Free

14

December

2024

Executive Director's Christmas Tea and 2025 Preview

3 PM / Free

21

December

2024

Music in the Tavern: Walter Salas-Humara

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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