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

7

October

2023

Gravestone Cleaning Workshop

10 AM / $20-$25

14

October

2023

Memento Mori Walking Tour

10 AM / $15-$20

14

October

2023

Music in the Tavern: In Trine

7 PM / $20

19

October

2023

Conversation Club: When Two Worlds Met (2nd in series)

4 PM / Online / Free

21

October

2023

Annual Ghost Walk Tour in Memento Mori Cemetery

3 PM / $15-$20

21

October

2023

Annual Ghost Walk Tour in Memento Mori Cemetery

4 PM / $15-$20

21

October

2023

Annual Ghost Walk Tour in Memento Mori Cemetery

5 PM / $15-$20

22

October

2023

Foodways: Hearth Cooking: Butter, Soft Cheeses, Soups & Stews

12 PM / $20-$25

16

November

2023

Conversation Club: When Two Worlds Met (3rd in Series)

4 PM / Online / Free

19

November

2023

Foodways: Colonial Thanksgiving

12 PM / $20-$25

2

December

2023

Candlelight Tours: Christmas in Farmington

12 PM / $20-$25

21

December

2023

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

4 PM / Online / Free

18

January

2024

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

4 PM / Online / Free

15

February

2024

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

4 PM / Online / Free

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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