Connecticut Landmarks

08/25/2026

We hope to see you at Palmer-Warner House's Pipes & Cider Festival on Saturday, September 12! Tickets are available for purchase at: www.ctlandmarks.org/pipesandcider26

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 THE PIPES ARE CALLING! Mark your calendars for September 12th (12-4 PM) for our biggest Pipes & Cider Event yet! We are filling the historic grounds of the Palmer-Warner House with an incredible lineup of music, spirits, and living history. Ticket link in bio—grab yours before they're gone! 👇
🎶 Music: MPBA Bagpipe Band Middletown Police Benefit Pipes & Drums, Mystic Pipes And Drums , Moodus Drum & Fife, and the artful music of Rick Spencer & Dawn Indermuehl!
🍏 Drinks: Yankee Cider Company . & Fifth State Distillery
🛡️ Living History: Big Bear Trading, Wedges of Time plus apple pressing & cider making demos!
🧠 Fun: Live Pub Trivia!

08/19/2026

08/17/2026

Join us for this talk on the monarch butterfly which explores its remarkable annual migration across North America, the stages of its life cycle, and its reliance on milkweed. The program highlights the butterfly’s role in pollination and explains why conserving habitats is vital to maintaining healthy ecosystems. 🦋

📅 Saturday, August 22nd
⏰ 1:00 PM
📍Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
9 Main St. N., Bethlehem, CT
🎟️ ctlandmarks.org

08/12/2026

We can't wait for tomorrow's Sunset Sounds concert at Butler-McCook House & Garden in Hartford!

Come for the music, stay for ice cream! Ben & Jerry's ice cream truck will be onsite during our August and September concerts. Stop by to purchase the perfect sweet treat while you enjoy amazing music. 🍦🎷

We’re counting down the days until the next Sunset Sounds concert Butler-McCook House & Garden! Please join us on Thursday, August 13 (how is it August already?!) for acclaimed jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator Kris Allen.

Kris is the Lyell B. Clay Artist in Residence in Jazz and Lecturer in Music Williams College and the director of the Williams jazz ensemble program. A native of the Hartford CT area and a protégé of the great Jackie McLean, Kris has forged a clear conceptual and aural identity as a saxophonist, composer, bandleader and recording artist. appearing on dozens of albums. His latest release as a leader, June, is his third critically acclaimed album for the Truth Revolution Recording Collective.

Bring a lawn chair and a picnic dinner as our historic garden comes alive with music! Round out your evening with free tours of the house museum’s first floor, an audio tour of the garden, and featured artist exhibitions. In case of inclement weather, the concert will move indoors to the Amos Bull Community Room.

We hope to meet you there!!
https://ctlandmarks.org/event/sunset-sounds-concert-series-kris-allen-quintet-2/

08/12/2026

08/12/2026

Sound the alarm!! 🏴‍☠️
Spotted off Eastern Point Beach in Groton!!!

It seems the pirates are already making their way to New London for Pirate Days this weekend!
Word must have gotten out about the encampment at Hempstead!

We have been told that if folks want to learn everything about pirate life and meet some well known scoundrels of the high seas… they are welcoming visitors from 11 to 4 on Sat and Sun. Though this won’t require all of your treasures, a $10 donation for restoration & programming is suggested.

Registration is suggested at the following links, but you won’t have to walk the plank if you forget and just walk up!

🏴‍☠️ FOR REGISTRATION LINKS VISIT THE PAGE EVENT! 🏴‍☠️

📸 Photo Credit to Jerry Counts

08/09/2026

We really appreciate the outpouring of support!

08/05/2026

08/05/2026

On Monday, August 3, 2026, Connecticut Landmarks staff discovered that the Nathan Hale Homestead had been broken into, burglarized, and vandalized. Further investigation showed these acts extended to the Hale family barns and the barn used by the Coventry Farmers' Market, held weekly on the grounds. In addition to cash and objects stolen from the property, some materials were stripped from appliances and infrastructure with the apparent intention of being sold.

“The Nathan Hale Homestead is a beloved community gathering spot and historic asset, celebrating the 250th anniversary of its construction this year,” remarked Robert Brock, Connecticut Landmarks’ Executive Director. “It is disappointing that these acts were undertaken just as a significant restoration project is returning the home to pristine condition.”

In reviewing security footage, suspects are seen disabling cameras between 9:30 and 10:30 pm on Sunday, August 2. If you have any information or have recently seen anything suspicious on the property, please reach out to the Coventry Police Department’s anonymous tips line at 860-742-2400.

Connecticut Landmarks is raising money for repairs and security upgrades. If you would like to support this work, please donate at this link: https://114536.blackbaudhosting.com/114536/Nathan-Hale-Homestead-Repairs--Security-Upgrades

07/24/2026

We hope to see you tomorrow at New London’s The Hempsted Houses for Freedom Deferred! Check out the post below to learn more about our amazing panelists!