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2026 has been one for the record books. As our nation prepared to commemorate the 250th anniversary of its founding, you stepped up to the plate. Through your support of last year’s Annual Fund we started this year prepared to explore the meaning of the 250th through exhibits, lectures, programs and special events. With your help we achieved these goals and more. The highlight of the year came in October when we welcomed the Museum of the American Revolution’s First Oval Office Project to the Tapping Reeve Meadow.
This immersive, hands-on history experience provided hundreds of students and families with the opportunity to not only learn about revolutionary history, but also to explore it through multiple senses.
As we head into the final months of our fiscal year, I want to invite you to give a gift that gives back to history – and to the future. The engaging exhibits, programs, collections, and welcoming spaces you visit with your friends and family don’t happen by chance. They happen because of people like you.
In this commemorative year we were able to achieve much. On top of our annual offerings of new exhibits, programs, and events, with your support, this year we:
Highlighted current Litchfield voices alongside historic ones in our Legends and Lore: Reconsidering Perspectives of the American Revolution exhibit – encouraging our visitors to consider that history is woven from multiple viewpoints.
Hosted a community read of the “Declaration of Independence” with local historian Peter Vermilyea. Through conversation, the packed room explored what the words meant to both our nation’s founders, as well as to us today.
Hosted the Museum of the American Revolution’s First Oval Office Project at the Tapping Reeve Meadow – the nationally acclaimed experience’s only stop in the state of Connecticut for America’s 250th commemoration. Over two days we welcomed over 500 students and families in experiencing immersive history.
Increased the number of Region 20 students we serve by 25%, welcoming nearly 2,000 students for hands-on field trips at our museums throughout the year.
Collaborated with local organizations and Litchfield’s America 250 Committee to create community-wide opportunities to explore Litchfield’s unique role in the American Revolution.
Your Annual Fund gift ensures activities like these happen each year. With each critical donation we can create opportunities for community education and dialogue through programs and exhibits, preserve historic materials, and activate and care for our historic buildings and landscapes.
As public funding for Humanities work like ours has diminished, and the cost of doing this work has risen, your donation of any amount makes a difference. Every dollar ensures Litchfield’s history remains alive, accessible, and meaningful for generations to come. Please consider renewing your support in 2026 by contributing to the Annual Fund today and know how grateful we are for your partnership.
Your support ensures the Litchfield Historical Society stays alive with excitement, promise, and possibility as we honor Litchfield’s history – your history – for the next 250 years.
In Appreciation,
Jessica Jenkins
Executive Director
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The Litchfield Historical Society is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization.
