As a follow-up to the Fairfield Public Library's One Book One Town author talk, you are invited to hear from our local Native communities. Join us for a moderated panel discussion with tribal citizens from four of the Indigenous tribes in Connecticut: Schaghticoke Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Mashantucket Pequot Golden Hill Paugussett Panelists will discuss their […]

PROGRAM CANCELLED We are sad to share that the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame: Writer’s & Journalists talk scheduled for Tuesday, March 19 has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We were very much looking forward to this event and apologize for any inconvenience. Please continue to check our events calendar for a list of […]

Oysters once grew freely along the Connecticut coastline, long a staple of Native American diets. By the 1800s, oystering became a major industry, particularly for Bridgeport, Norwalk, and New Haven. The oysters from the Long Island Sound were legendary, and oyster production peaked in Connecticut in the early 1900s. Join Neil Berro, a local historian […]

Join IMAGES 2024 Featured Photographer Isabel Chenoweth for a discussion on her inspiration and process. In particular, she will share more about using vision and intent to convey a sense of place and tell a visual story through compositional and design elements – light, color, texture, rhythm, shape, angle, balance, and proportion. Free with Museum […]

Stop by the Research Library to meet our Research Librarian Ed Surato and explore select manuscripts related to the Gilded Age in Fairfield. Free with Museum Admission   Image: Postcard of Sunnieholme and its gardens, c. 1910-1930. Fairfield Museum Postcard Collection.