Connecticut Landmarks

06/12/2026

The wait is over! 🎉Here is the full schedule of activities for tomorrow's Juneteenth Community Celebration Day at The Hempsted Houses in partnership with OIC New London and NAACP New London Branch. Save this post so you will have the day’s events on hand or pick up a print copy when you arrive. This event is free to attend and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone!

TONIGHT! Juneteenth Festival Community Campfire - 5:30 pm-7:30 pm, FREE: Gather around the campfire for a community conversation to commemorate historic and present-day struggles toward freedom and hear more about the work of Joseph McGill of The Slave Dwelling Project and Tammy Denease of Hidden Women Productions.

SUNDAY: Juneteenth Festival Sunday Services - 11:30 am, FREE: Pastor Michael Cagle leads participants in community for a spiritual and lively non-denominational church service.

06/11/2026

Butler-McCook House & Garden is kicking off the Sunset Sounds concert season TONIGHT at 6 pm with the exuberant sounds of Tubby, long-time project of tenor and soprano saxophone player Matt Parker Music. Paying tribute to the rich jazz heritage of New Orleans, especially the many talented saxophone players to come from that city, Tubby celebrates and shares this joyful tradition. Their mission is simple: bring the soulful rhythms of New Orleans to life — and get people on their feet dancing! Bring your dancing shoes and a picnic dinner to Hartford's best kept secret—our historic garden oasis! 💐

There will also be free tours of the house museum’s first floor, an audio tour of the garden, and featured artist exhibitions at the Amos Bull and Butler-McCook Houses.

As the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, our Sunset Sounds Concert Series will highlight the significance of jazz as a profoundly original American genre of music. Jazz embraced experimentation, innovation, and joy. Not only revolutionary in its power and its practitioners, jazz and the music it inspired paved the way for social and political change. 🎷🎶

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06/09/2026

Free community event happening this week in New London! The Hempsted Houses Juneteenth Festival is a three-day long celebration of the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States after the Civil War. Partnering with the NAACP New London Branch and OIC New London, the Hempsted Houses are home to this yearly community event highlighting the African American history of the Hempsted Houses and the surrounding New London neighborhood.

Join us as we engage in activities encouraging conversations about emancipation, cultural awareness, and civic responsibility starting tomorrow with a virtual presentation featuring Joseph McGill and Tammy Denease. Swipe to explore each Juneteenth Festival event, including the Virtual Presentation, a Community Campfire, Community Celebration Day, and Sunday Services.

We hope to see you there!

06/03/2026

Attention followers! You may (or may not) be aware that the National Trust for Historic Preservation just released its annual 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list. No Connecticut locations are listed this year (phew), but we still have reason to be concerned.

The Stonewall National Monument (NYC), an integral piece in the story of modern LGBTQ+ rights in the United States and our first national monument dedicated to LGBTQ+ history and equality, is on the list, facing federal actions and policy changes that endanger the site’s historically accurate interpretation, community representation, and educational impact.

At Preservation Connecticut, we understand the importance of preserving LGBTQ+ historic places across the country and are committed to doing our part: the recently launched Connecticut LGBTQ+ Historic Places Project. This is the first comprehensive effort to identify, commemorate, and preserve historic sites associated with our state’s LGBTQ+ community.

We are excited to spearhead this project but can’t do it alone. Please show your support of our program and Connecticut’s LGBTQ+ community by attending “An Evening at the Palmer-Warner House,” a fundraiser to directly support this survey project, hosted at one of the survey sites. Event details are available on the PCT website: https://preservationct.org/palmer-warner.

The classic phrase, “It takes a village,” is applicable now more than ever. Please join us to both support our state-focused program AND to answer the call to arms needed to make sure all LGBTQ+ historic sites are accurately preserved and interpreted going forward.

For more information:

https://preservationct.org/lgbtq

https://savingplaces.org/stories/11-most-endangered-historic-places-2026

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04/29/2026

Connecticut Landmarks (CTL), a non-profit that manages a state-wide network of historic house museums, seeks an experienced fundraising professional with strong communication skills to augment and diversify philanthropic support for the organization and expand awareness of its mission, programs, and value across the state. The successful candidate will devise and implement a comprehensive fundraising plan including communications and financial goals, metrics, and milestones. The incumbent joins our core staff and will work closely with the Executive Director (ED), the Development Committee of the Board of Trustees and the Board to implement integrated, dynamic, and impactful fundraising initiatives that strengthen and advance CTL’s mission. To see the full job description and application instructions, visit

Opportunities Thank you for your interest in Connecticut Landmarks. We are not currently working to fill any open positions.

01/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who has generously contributed to our community winter clothing drive so far! ❤️

There's still time to share the warmth! Our community coat drive with Food Co-op wraps up tomorrow! 🗓

If you've been meaning to clean out your closet, this is your last chance to drop off new hats and gloves, plus new or gently used coats. 🧢💨

Donations can be brought to Fiddleheads Food Co-op through the end of the day tomorrow. Every item helps keep a New London neighbor warm this winter. Thank you for your generosity and support! ❤️💫