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.

Coming up~

November 8, 2025

Veterans Roll Call & Historic Marker Dedication

10:30 AM / FREE

November 15, 2025

Foodways: Hearth Cooking - Colonial Thanksgiving

12 PM / $20-$25

December 13, 2025

19th Annual Candlelight Tours - Christmas in Farmington, CT

Tour times begin at 12 PM / $20-$25

Stanley-Whitman House Celebrates 300 Years!

S-WH Celebrated 300 Years in 2020!


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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