BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Fairfield Museum and History Center - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Fairfield Museum and History Center
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T130000
DTSTAMP:20251008T130442Z
CREATED:20250924T195708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T130442Z
UID:10002126-1762344000-1762347600@www.fairfieldhistory.org
SUMMARY:CANCELLED: History Bites | The Forgotten Voices of the Revolutionary War: People of Color and the Redding Encampment\, 1778-1779
DESCRIPTION:Please note that this program has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We hope to see you at the Fairfield Museum again soon! \n_____________________________________________ \n  \nJoin us to discover the contributions of soldiers of color (Native\, African\, and African American) who spent the winter of 1778-79 in the three encampments at the Redding Encampment – now Putnam Memorial State Park – or on duty nearby. Join Dr. Katherine Hermes\, publisher and executive director of Connecticut Explored magazine and professor emerita of history at Central Connecticut State University\, to uncover the lives and experiences of those men\, their families\, and those who interacted with them during and after the American Revolution. \n  \nFree with Museum admission
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/history-bites-the-forgotten-voices-of-the-revolutionary-war-people-of-color-and-the-redding-encampment-1778-1779/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Lectures & Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/11.5_History-Bites_Cancelled.jpg
GEO:41.141374;-73.2487673
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Fairfield Museum 370 Beach Road Fairfield CT 06824 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=370 Beach Road:geo:-73.2487673,41.141374
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T143000
DTSTAMP:20251004T124800Z
CREATED:20250814T193919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251004T124800Z
UID:10002103-1759669200-1759674600@www.fairfieldhistory.org
SUMMARY:Leaving Connecticut\, Shaping America | Special Talk featuring Walt Woodward & Exhibition Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Between 1780 and 1830\, tens of thousands of Connecticans left our state to “begin the world anew” in places like Pennsylvania\, Vermont\, western New York\, and especially\, the Western Reserve. Join Connecticut’s State Historian emeritus to explore the reasons behind Connecticut’s massive outmigration\, the distinctive attributes of the people who chose to leave\, and the very serious concerns their removal raised for those they left behind. \nTo Come to a Land of Milk and Honey: Fairfield & the Connecticut Western Reserve Exhibition Opening Reception to Follow \n $5 per person \n  \nAbout the Speaker \nWalter W. Woodward is Connecticut State Historian emeritus. He served as the State Historian of Connecticut and a member of  the History Department at the University of Connecticut  from 2004 to 2022. He was the fifth person to hold the position of State Historian\, which was created in the 1930s in preparation for Connecticut’s 300th anniversary. He retired in July of 2022\, becoming Connecticut State Historian emeritus. \nDr. Woodward is a scholar of Early American and Atlantic World history\, with an emphasis on Connecticut and New England. His research interests cover a variety of subjects\, including witchcraft\, alchemy and the history of science\, the use of music in Early America\,  environmental history. \nWoodward is the author of five books\, the most recent of which is Creating Connecticut: Critical Moments That Shaped a Great State (Globe Pequot Press\, 2020). His book Prospero’s America: John Winthrop\, Jr.\,Alchemy and the Creation of New England Culture\, 1606-1676 (Omohundro Institute\, University of North Carolina Press\,2010) won the Homer Babbidge Prize from the Association for the Study of Connecticut History\, and was a Choice  magazine Outstanding academic title. \nProf. Woodward received his Ph. D. with Distinction from the University of Connecticut in 2001 He obtained his Master’s Degree in History from Cleveland State University\, and his B.A. in English from the University of Florida.  Prior to joining UConn\, he was a faculty member of the Department of History at Dickinson College in Carlisle\, PA. \nBefore becoming a historian\, Woodward had successful careers in both the music and advertising industries. He was the composer of two minor hit country songs (“Marty Gray” (Top 10) and “It Could’a Been Me” (Top 20)) in the 1970s\, as well as music for film and television\, for which he won two Emmy Awards and two special achievement awards from SESAC. His advertising creativity won him 8 Clio Awards\, and in 1980 he was Cleveland’s Advertising Person of the Year. \nAs State Historian emeritus\, Woodward continues to research write and share his love for the history of Connecticut and New England through the Today in Connecticut History program  and at TODAYINCTHISTORY.com\, musical performances with his group The Band of Steady Habits\, articles\, and public lectures. \n  \n  \nImage: Map of the Western Reserve Including the Fire Lands in Ohio\, original printed in 1826\, revised 1833. Published By Allen Taylor and William Sumner\, Engraved by William Savery. Courtesy of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/leaving-connecticut-shaping-america-special-talk-featuring-walt-woodward-exhibition-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Lectures & Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/10.5_Walt-Woodward-Talk-and-Reception.jpg
GEO:41.141374;-73.2487673
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Fairfield Museum 370 Beach Road Fairfield CT 06824 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=370 Beach Road:geo:-73.2487673,41.141374
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T160000
DTSTAMP:20250918T182753Z
CREATED:20250915T150358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T182753Z
UID:10002104-1759572000-1759593600@www.fairfieldhistory.org
SUMMARY:Pop-Up Display at the Fairfield Museum Research Library
DESCRIPTION:Stop by our Research Library to explore manuscripts on local connections to the Western Reserve\, a portion of land claimed by the Connecticut Colony in what is now Ohio and local families who ventured west. \n  \nFree with Museum Admission \n  \n  \nImage: Map of the Western Reserve Including the Fire Lands in Ohio\, original printed in 1826\, revised 1833. Published By Allen Taylor and William Sumner\, Engraved by William Savery. Courtesy of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/pop-up-display-at-the-fairfield-museum-research-library-12/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Lectures & Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/10.4_Library-Pop-Up.jpg
GEO:41.141374;-73.2487673
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Fairfield Museum 370 Beach Road Fairfield CT 06824 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=370 Beach Road:geo:-73.2487673,41.141374
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T193000
DTSTAMP:20250827T182239Z
CREATED:20250716T183408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T182239Z
UID:10002067-1756404000-1756409400@www.fairfieldhistory.org
SUMMARY:John Hancock & Dorothy Quincy Wedding Reenactment
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to attend a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the wedding of John Hancock and Dorothy Quincy at the Burr Homestead. John Hancock was a prominent figure in the American Revolution who first met Dorothy Quincy in Massachusetts. After a long engagement\, Hancock and Quincy married on August 28\, 1775 at the Fairfield home of Thaddeus Burr. Since Burr and Hancock were good friends\, both Hancock and Quincy had sought refuge at the Burrs’ after fleeing the outbreak of war in Lexington\, Massachusetts earlier in 1775. \nEnjoy light refreshments & music to honor the happy couple. Festive colonial attire encouraged. \n$25 per person \n  \nEvent Details: \n\nLocation: This special event will be held at the Burr Mansion\, located at 739 Old Post Road in Fairfield\, CT.\nCheck-in: No physical ticket will be mailed. Check in at the Burr Mansion using your name.\nParking: Feel free to use street parking or park at the Fairfield Museum parking lot.\nNo refunds unless the event is cancelled by the Fairfield Museum.\n\n  \nSpecial thanks to Italian Kitchen for providing delicious bites and Josh Wine for wine to toast the bride and groom.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/john-hancock-dorothy-quincy-wedding-reenactment/
LOCATION:Burr Mansion\, 739 Old Post Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,Special Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/John-Hancock-and-Dorothy-Quincy-Wedding-4.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR