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The Friends of Harkness Memorial Park Inc.

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To become a member of The Friends of Harkness please go to friendsofharkness.org

The Friends of Harkness is a group dedicated to preserving EOLIA mansion and it's historic gardens, through membership dues and volunteer efforts and donations.

11/11/2026

A black vulture stretching it's wings atop the water tower this morning. photo Gail Brookover

11/06/2026

Holidays are fast approaching! Register for this year's party by November 25

https://www.friendsofharkness.org/event/friends-of-harkness-holiday-party/

11/06/2026

Benedict and Peggy Arnold
An event sponsored by Thames River Heritage Park of which FoH is a member
November 10 @ 6:00 pm
Where: Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT
Reception at 6:00 pm in Hendel Library, performance at 6:30 in Lehman Auditorium

Get Tickets: https://www.thamesriverheritagepark.org/benedict-and-peggy-arnold/

Dave Loda will portray Benedict Arnold in character at two stages of his career. The first as an American Major General after Saratoga, about to take command of West Point after leaving Philadelphia with his new wife Peggy Shippen. The second will be after the betrayal as a British Provincial Brigadier General as he is about to leave NYC to attack New London in a British attempt to distract Washington and the French fleet away from Cornwallis, who was bottled up in Yorktown Virginia. Gretchen Loda will portray Peggy Shippen and talk about and perform some of the popular songs during the late 18th century in both Europe and the American Colonies.

Featured Performers:
Dave Loda is a retired US Navy pilot and Digital Manufacturing Architect. He and his horse Huckleberry have been performing and supporting living history events across the region since 2008. Gretchen Loda is a classically trained Soprano and 18th century Musicologist with a vocal performance degree from Keane State College. She has been reenacting since 2007 and has served on cannon crews and regularly performs the National Anthem at major events in the region. The couple lives in a late 18th century home in Norwich, CT.

11/06/2026

Tempest in a Teacup - An Event sponsored by Thames River Heritage Park, of which FoH is a member
December 8 @ 6:00 pm
Where: Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT
Schedule: Performance at 6PM in the Hendel Library with a Historic Tea Party to follow
Watch a lively discussion between two ladies with diverging opinions on the taxes, boycotts, and protests that led to the American Revolution. Learn about the politics of tea in the 18th century, as well as the tea table manners that were so important in a polite society. After the presentation, guests will be treated to a delicious tea party, featuring treats baked from historic recipes. You will have to decide whether you will declare independence by pouring a cup of Liberty Tea or remain loyal to the Crown by drinking taxed English tea. The reception with tea and refreshments will follow the performance, as it will all take place in the Hendel Library.

Where: Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT
Performance at 6PM in the Hendel Library with a Historic Tea Party to follow

Get Tickets: https://www.thamesriverheritagepark.org/tempest-in-a-teacup/

Featured Performers:
Diana Dunlap is an actor, writer, public historian, and theatre-maker based in Salem, Massachusetts. Diana combines arts and historic interpretation through first-person programs.

Natalie Livingston is a staff member at the Avery-Copp Museum, a historic Victorian house museum located in Groton, CT, where she works as a Museum Assistant and tour guide. Natalie lives in Ledyard, CT.

10/29/2026

Here's an idea! For those friends and family who (like us) LOVE Harkness, give them a gift of membership or a donation in their name
Please use the link: https://www.friendsofharkness.org/membership/
Your gift recipient will be so grateful for your thoughtfulness!

10/28/2026

The Friends of Harkness volunteers removed the bricks from the boxwood parterre today. The paths will be re-paved with bricks and new edging with the plan of replanting the historic boxwoods in the future. Photo Annemarie Sheehan

10/27/2026

Holidays are fast approaching! Register for this year's party by November 25

Address

275 Great Neck Road
Waterford, CT
06385

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm
Saturday	8am - 6pm
Sunday	8am - 6pm

Website

http://www.friendsofharkness.org/

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