- Tue Mar 31
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Knit Nights: Social Knitting Group with Alexandra Herst
Every other Tuesday
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Litchfield History Museum (7 South Street)
FREE
Registration not required
Join us for a bi-weekly knitting social meetup at the Litchfield Historical Society, where you can meet other knitters, get your questions answered about tricky patterns, and expand your knowledge. No experience is necessary, just a desire to learn to knit! Bring a project to work on and enjoy the company of your fellow crafters. It's a great place to roundtable your ideas and workshop any hiccups you might be encountering in your project.
Hosted by Alexandra Herst, a local knitting & crafting enthusiast, is a deep believer in the capability of anyone to master the complexities of knitting, she takes the approach of empowering beginners through education to further their skills and encourage their creativity!
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- Tue Apr 14
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Knit Nights: Social Knitting Group with Alexandra Herst
Every other Tuesday
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Litchfield History Museum (7 South Street)
FREE
Registration not required
Join us for a bi-weekly knitting social meetup at the Litchfield Historical Society, where you can meet other knitters, get your questions answered about tricky patterns, and expand your knowledge. No experience is necessary, just a desire to learn to knit! Bring a project to work on and enjoy the company of your fellow crafters. It's a great place to roundtable your ideas and workshop any hiccups you might be encountering in your project.
Hosted by Alexandra Herst, a local knitting & crafting enthusiast, is a deep believer in the capability of anyone to master the complexities of knitting, she takes the approach of empowering beginners through education to further their skills and encourage their creativity!
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- Fri Apr 17
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Litchfield Historical Society Annual Meeting
Date: April 17, 2026
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: The Litchfield History Museum (7 South Street)
Members of the Litchfield Historical Society are invited to attend our Annual Meeting beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 18th at the Litchfield History Museum (7 South Street). At the meeting we will review finances, elect new trustees, recap the past year, and look forward to what is new and exciting ahead!
Immediately after the Annual Meeting, all are invited as we open two new exhibitions, Legendsand Lore: Reconsidering Perspectives of the American Revolution and OnePeople: Portraits of the Early Republic.
The opening is free and open to the public. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served. Kindly R.S.V.P. by Email to registration@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org | Phone at 860-567-4501 -
Date: April 17, 2026
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: The Litchfield History Museum (7 South Street)
FREE and open to the public
Kindly R.S.V.P. by Email or Online
Please join the Litchfield Historical Society for the opening of two new exhibitions on Friday, April 18 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.Legends and Lore: ReconsideringPerspectives of the American Revolution examines well-known stories of actions taken during theAmerican Revolution and how these tales shape our understanding of the fightfor independence.
In One People: Portraits of the Early Republic, comeface-to-face with some of the biggest names in America’s revolutionary pastalongside less frequently painted figures, and those who were neverportrayed in their lifetime.The opening is free and open tothe public. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served. KindlyR.S.V.P. by Email to registration@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org | Phone at 860-567-4501 | or Online
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- Sat Apr 18
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Walking Tour - Heroes of the Revolution
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Meet at the Litchfield History Museum (7 South Street, Litchfield CT)
Cost: Free
Registration RequestedIn conjunction with theLitchfield Historical Society’s newest exhibit, Legends and Lore:Reconsidering Perspectives of the American Revolution, discover the many ways people in town contributed duringthe Revolutionary War on a walking tour of Litchfield’s Historic District followed by a visit to the new exhibit.
The walk will begin at the Litchfield Historical Society (7 South Street) and lasts approximately 1 hour. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a bottle of water.
Walking Tours are sponsored by Berkshire Alarm
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- Sun Apr 19
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Building a “Little Kingdom”: Litchfield’s Loyalist Colony in Upper Canada with Tim Compeau
Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026
Time: 3:00 pm.
Location: Litchfield History Museum (7 South Street, Litchfield CT)
Cost: Free (Suggested $5 donation)
Registration Requested
Register for Virtual optionIn 1777,Joel Stone fled his home in Litchfield to join the British army in New York. Inthis talk, historian Tim Compeau will share his research on the local LoyalistJoel Stone and his attempts to build a counter-revolutionary community in UpperCanada. Though an exile, he kept in touch his family and former neighbors andenticed some of them to join him in Canada following the War of Independence.Stone positioned himself as a patron who could help his countrymen secure landson the Canadian frontier, but only if they reaffirmed their allegiance to theKing. An early twentieth century Canadian historian referred to him as “abenevolent despot” of his “little kingdom”
This casestudy reveals the fluid allegiances of settlers trying to survive the upheavalsof the revolutionary age, and the tenacity of Loyalists in maintaining theircontrol of the Upper Canadian borderlands. It also demonstrates the persistenceand expansion of kinship networks despite war and exile. People, goods, andnews continued to flow between Stone’s settlement in Upper Canada andLitchfield, Connecticut until his death in 1833.
TimothyCompeau is an associate professor of history at Huron University in London,Ontario, Canada. He is author of Dishonored Americans: The PoliticalDeath of Loyalists in Revolutionary America (University of VirginiaPress, 2023).
Thelecture will be held at the Litchfield History Museum, 7 South St. Litchfield,CT. For those unable to attend in person, a zoom option is available. Pleaseregister in advance, as space is limited. The event is free, and donations areappreciated.
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