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SUMMARY:History Bites | Oystering in Connecticut
DESCRIPTION: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 working on a manuscript on the history of Connecticut oystering and its deep-rooted ties to New Haven\, to learn more and discover the recent aquaculture efforts in renewing oyster populations in the region. \nFree with Museum Admission. Snacks and refreshments provided. Please feel free to bring your own lunch. \n  \nAbout the Speaker \nNeil R. Berro\, is retired and briefly returned to a graduate setting classroom on US Maritime history which necessitated writing a 25-page paper. That paper grew to over 300 pages and five years later\, hopes for publication. Dozens of people were supportive in providing time and expertise to craft both a historical story but one that actively continues to the present day. Neil utilizes his journalism degree and strong historical interest to attempt to bring a “you are there” feel to the narrative\, its drama\, personalities\, and major events over an approximately 150-year period. Neil and his family have lived from the east coast to the west coast with stops in between in performance of not-for-profit responsibilities. He hopes that the contemporary reader will understand that all the issues first seen in the late nineteenth century remain active questions of policy and priority in the twenty-first century. \n  \nGenerously sponsored by Oak Lawn Cemetery & Arboretum \n \n  \nImage: A sculpture in Fair Haven shows silhouettes of the New Haven Oyster Tonging Sharpie. The boat was a local invention\, built first in the 1840s by James Goodsell. Photo: Neil Berro.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/history-bites-oystering-in-connecticut/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
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SUMMARY:Drop-in Craft: Dogwood Branch
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate spring with the Fairfield Museum by stopping by to create branches full of dogwood blooms! \n  \nRecommended for ages 5+. Free with Museum admission. \n  \n\nProgram Details \n\nThis is not a drop-off program. Adults must sign in and stay on premises at all times.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/drop-in-craft-dogwood-branch/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
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SUMMARY:Open Play @ Victorian Cottage
DESCRIPTION:Spring 2024 Hours: Open on Tuesdays from 10 am to 12 pm between March 5 through June 11\, 2024\nThe Victorian Cottage is the Fairfield Museum’s early childhood education space designed for kids to create\, explore\, and play. \nFree with Museum Admission. Please check in at the front desk before heading over to the Victorian Cottage. \n  \n\nLooking for more activities with the little ones?\nSing Me a Story with Fairfield Public Library | Tuesdays | March 19 – May 7\, 2024 | 11 am | Free
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/open-play-victorian-cottage-25/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sing Me a Story with Fairfield Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Join us every Tuesday between 3/19 and 5/7 on the Museum Commons to enjoy a fun way to develop early literacy skills in young children with dancing\, singing\, and stories that incorporate music. For children ages 0-5 and their adult caregiver. \nNOTE: No Sing Me a Story on April 16th. There will be another story teller on this date. \nFree admission. Registration is NOT required. \nIt is recommended that you bring a blanket to sit on. In case of inclement weather\, storytime will take place inside the Fairfield Museum. \n  \n\nLooking for more activities with the little ones?\nOpen Play @ Victorian Cottage | Tuesdays | March 5\, 2024- June 11\, 2024 | 10 am to 12 pm \n\nExplore the Fairfield Museum’s dedicated early childhood space. (Free with Museum Admission)
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/sing-me-a-story-with-fairfield-public-library-14/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
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SUMMARY:History Bites | Photographing Where You Are: Images of the Connecticut Shoreline
DESCRIPTION: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. \nFree with Museum Admission. Snacks and refreshments provided. Please feel free to bring your own lunch. \n  \nAbout the Speaker \nA long-time resident of Connecticut\, IMAGES 2024 Featured Photographer Isabel Chenoweth explores a variety of landscapes in her work\, recording the visual shifts in natural habitats\, whether through development\, storms\, drought\, or climate change. She highlights abstractions and details in the landscape\, which both reveal and obscure the complexity of nature. \n  \nGenerously sponsored by Oak Lawn Cemetery & Arboretum and Cindy Raney & Team \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nImage: Isabel Chenoweth\, Tidal Meditation\, 2019. Courtesy of the artist.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/history-bites-photographing-where-you-are-images-of-the-connecticut-shoreline/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pop-Up Display at the Fairfield Museum Research Library
DESCRIPTION:Stop by the Research Library to meet our Research Librarian Ed Surato and explore select manuscripts related to the Gilded Age in Fairfield. \nFree with Museum Admission \n  \nImage: Postcard of Sunnieholme and its gardens\, c. 1910-1930. Fairfield Museum Postcard Collection.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/pop-up-display-at-the-fairfield-museum-research-library-4/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
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SUMMARY:2024 Spring Speaker Series | Our Hidden Landscapes: Indigenous Stone Ceremonial Sites in Eastern North America
DESCRIPTION:Our 2024 Spring Speaker Series starts with an exploration of the origins of eastern North America’s Indigenous ceremonial stone landscapes. Dr. Lucianne Lavin\, Research Director Emerita at The Institute for American Indian Studies\, recently compiled research from a plethora of Native American culture bearers\, anthropologists\, and archaeologists that provides an important new lens for interpreting stone structures that had previously been attributed to settler colonialism. Join us to unravel the mystery behind these sacred sites and discover their significance as cultural landscapes in need of protection and preservation. \nDr. Lavin will have copies of Our Hidden Landscapes: Indigenous Stone Ceremonial Sites in Eastern North America for sale for a special price of $55. \n  \nAbout the Presenter \nLucianne Lavin is Director Emerita of Research and Collections at the Institute for American Indian Studies (a museum and research and educational center in Washington\, CT). She has over 50 years of research and field experience in Northeastern archaeology and anthropology\, including teaching\, museum exhibits and curatorial work\, cultural resource management\, editorial work\, and public relations. Dr. Lavin is a founding member of Connecticut’s Native American Heritage Advisory Council (a government agency whose appointed members advise the Office of State Archaeology and the State Historic Preservation Office on Native American burials and sacred sites)\, and retired editor of the journal of the Archaeological Society of Connecticut. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from New York University and her B.A. from Indiana University. In 2018\, she received a Certificate of Award for Women in American History from The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. \nDr. Lavin has written over 200 professional publications and technical reports on the archaeology and ethnohistory of the Northeast. Her publications include Our Hidden Landscapes\, Dutch and Indigenous Communities in Seventeenth-Century Northeastern North America (SUNY Press\, 2021)\, and the award-winning Connecticut’s Indigenous Peoples: What Archaeology\, History\, and Oral Traditions Teach Us about their Communities and Cultures (Yale University Press\, 2013). In 2018\, Dr. Lavin received a Certificate of Award for Women in American History from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. \n  \n\nAbout the 2024 Spring Speaker Series – People & Place \nJoin the Fairfield Museum and History Center for the 2024 Spring Speaker Series\, exploring our relationship with the land and examining how Connecticut’s natural landscape shaped our history. Dive into natural history with scholars and scientists from throughout Connecticut. \nAdditional Lectures in the Series: \nApril 21 | Mountains\, Volcanoes & Continental Rifts: How Connecticut’s Geologic Past Has Shaped Our Modern Landscape | Jennifer Cooper Boemmels\, PhD \nMay 5 | Protecting Long Island Sound for the Future: Threats\, Progress\, and Opportunities | Sarah Crosby\, PhD \n  \nLight refreshments provided. Registration is required. $15 per talk | $40 for the series\, $35 for Members \n  \n  \nThe 2024 Spring Speaker Series is generously sponsored by Oak Lawn Cemetery & Arboretum.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/2024-spring-speaker-series-our-hidden-landscapes-indigenous-stone-ceremonial-sites-in-eastern-north-america/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
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SUMMARY:Open Play @ Victorian Cottage
DESCRIPTION:Spring 2024 Hours: Open on Tuesdays from 10 am to 12 pm between March 5 through June 11\, 2024\nThe Victorian Cottage is the Fairfield Museum’s early childhood education space designed for kids to create\, explore\, and play. \nFree with Museum Admission. Please check in at the front desk before heading over to the Victorian Cottage. \n  \n\nLooking for more activities with the little ones?\nSing Me a Story with Fairfield Public Library | Tuesdays | March 19 – May 7\, 2024 | 11 am | Free
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/open-play-victorian-cottage-26/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Fun
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SUMMARY:Sing Me a Story with Fairfield Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Join us every Tuesday between 3/19 and 5/7 on the Museum Commons to enjoy a fun way to develop early literacy skills in young children with dancing\, singing\, and stories that incorporate music. For children ages 0-5 and their adult caregiver. \nNOTE: No Sing Me a Story on April 16th. There will be another story teller on this date. \nFree admission. Registration is NOT required. \nIt is recommended that you bring a blanket to sit on. In case of inclement weather\, storytime will take place inside the Fairfield Museum. \n  \n\nLooking for more activities with the little ones?\nOpen Play @ Victorian Cottage | Tuesdays | March 5\, 2024- June 11\, 2024 | 10 am to 12 pm \n\nExplore the Fairfield Museum’s dedicated early childhood space. (Free with Museum Admission)
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/sing-me-a-story-with-fairfield-public-library-15/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Fun,Outdoor Programs & Tours
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SUMMARY:Local to Fairfield Talk Series | Money Talks: The Gilded Age in Fairfield
DESCRIPTION:Immigrant labor and innovative businessmen. Domestic servants and wealthy vacationers. Growing public need and local benefactors. Contradictions characterize the Gilded Age in Fairfield. The “Gilded Age” (1865-1912) was a period of immense growth in America known for lavish expressions of wealth and cavernous class distinctions. In 1873\, Mark Twain gave the era its name with the novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. Tremendous social and economic changes could be also found in Fairfield—changes that would not have been possible without the working class supporting the grand lifestyle of the upper classes. \nIn conjunction with the Fairfield Museum’s special exhibition Money Talks: The Gilded Age in Fairfield\, join Walt Matis to discover some of the industrialists\, philanthropists\, and entrepreneurs from the Fairfield area\, including P.T. Barnum\, Annie Burr and Oliver Gould Jennings\, Dr. Ira DeVer Warner\, and Jonathan and Harriet V.S. Thorne\, alongside the people who made their lifestyles possible. \nCo-presented with the Fairfield Public Library \nFree \n  \nPLEASE NOTE: This program will be take place at the Fairfield Public Library. \n  \nCLICK HERE TO RSVP \n  \nImage: Postcard of Sunnieholme and its gardens\, c. 1910-1930. Fairfield Museum Postcard Collection.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/local-to-fairfield-talk-series-money-talks-the-gilded-age-in-fairfield/
LOCATION:Fairfield Public Library\, 1080 Old Post Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Programs
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SUMMARY:Drop-in Craft: Tidal Pool Reflection Painting
DESCRIPTION:Using inspiration from Isabel Chenoweth’s photographs of coastal scenes\, create reflection paintings of tidal pools with watercolor paint. Then\, visit the artist’s exhibition to learn more about conservation and natural habitats. \n  \nRecommended for ages 3+. \nFree with Museum admission. \n  \nProgram Details \n\nThis is not a drop-off program. Adults must sign in and stay on premises at all times.\n\n  \nGenerously sponsored by Oak Lawn Cemetery & Arboretum
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/drop-in-craft-tidal-pool-reflection-painting/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Fun,Workshops
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SUMMARY:IMAGES Photography Roundtable & Reception
DESCRIPTION:Calling all photographers! Join us for a special roundtable discussion to learn more about the business and creative aspects of photography featuring esteemed photographers and photo editors: Maureen Cavanagh\, Photo Editor\, The New York Times; David Gunn\, local freelance photographer; Jade-Snow Joachim\, Director of Photography\, POLITICO; and Brad Smith\, Vice President for Photography\, WWE. \nDiscover tips and resources to improve your photography practice and learn how to build it into a business. Bring a few pieces from your portfolio for review by our panel of photo professionals and enjoy a reception. \nThis event is open to people with all levels of experience in photography. \n Free. RSVP today! \n  \nAbout the Speakers \nMaureen Cavanagh \nMaureen Cavanagh is a long time photo editor currently working at The New York Times. She was the Creative Director of The Players’ Tribune and former Deputy photo editor at Sports Illustrated Magazine. Cavanagh is a two-time POY award winner for photo editing\, has been a Producer at the Eddie Adams Workshop and runs the “Women in Sports Photography” mentorship program & Instagram account. She is honored to be a Board Member of the Doug Pensinger Photography Fund which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing career development opportunities to young photographers. Cavanagh has a Bachelor’s degree in photojournalism from Newhouse at Syracuse University and a Master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University\, Graduate School of Journalism. She and her husband have 4 children\, and they live in Fairfield\, CT. \n  \nDavid Gunn \nDavid Gunn began his career in photojournalism in 1988 at the Bozeman Daily Chronicle\, where he learned to craft a beautiful story. Today\, he works as a freelance photographer for a variety of clients\, including WWE\, creating captivating image that informs and excites viewers. His work at the core is all about storytelling and connecting thoughts and ideas. \n  \nJade-Snow Joachim  \nJade-Snow Joachim is an award-winning photo editor with over 20 years of experience working at preeminent publications. She joined POLITICO as the Director of Photography in 2022. Previously\, she was on staff at The New York Times\, Washington Post and Bloomberg News. Jade-Snow has worked across the newsroom\, overseeing the visual report for sports\, business\, arts\, politics\, international and national news. She has managed live edits and coordinated photographer teams for presidential nominating conventions\, State of the Union addresses\, Presidential Inaugurations\, Olympics\, World Series and the Tony Awards. She lives near New York City with her journalist husband\, David and their two children. In her free time\, Jade-Snow volunteers in her community as her daughter’s Brownie Girl Scout leader and as a past president of the Junior League of Pelham. She recently picked up tennis and loves taking in a day game at Yankee Stadium. \n  \nBrad Smith \nBrad Smith is an award-winning photo editor with over 35 years of experience in visual storytelling. He’s worked in the sports industry as Director of Photography at Time Inc. Sports Publications\, twice garnering Sports Illustrated the Henry Luce Award for Magazine Cover of the Year\, and as Senior Sports Photo Editor at The New York Times\, receiving First Place in Photo Editing for Picture of the Year (POY) on several occasions. He’s managed live edits for some of the most visually stimulating sports events in the world\, coordinating and editing photography for numerous Olympics\, Super Bowls\, World Series\, and Final Fours. He has also delivered historical presidential moments as the Associate Director of Photography for the White House during the Clinton administration\, and covered events with unparalleled import\, such as 9/11. Currently he’s the Vice President for Photography for the WWE\, a massive entertainment company\, overseeing the global photography division. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/images-photography-roundtable-reception/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Programs,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Gilded Age House Tour
DESCRIPTION:Experience the glamour of the Gilded Age and get a rare glimpse inside two extraordinary Fairfield mansions: the Sturges “White” House (1855) and the Sturges Cottage (1840) located on Mill Plain Green. \nIn conjunction with Fairfield Museum’s special exhibition Money Talks: The Gilded Age in Fairfield\, join us anytime between 12 and 4 pm to tour these two exclusive homes and hear about the Gilded Age families who called them home. \n$40 for Fairfield Museum Members; $50 for Non-Members. Registration is required. \n  \nEvent Details: \n\nWe welcome children over the age of 12.\nParticipants may check in either at the Sturges “White” House (81 Sturges Rd) or the Sturges Cottage (449 Mill Plain Rd).\nBoth homes will be open from 12 to 4 pm. Participants may arrive anytime between 12 and 4 pm to tour the homes; there are no timed tours.\nFree street parking is available on surrounding streets (including Old Mill Rd and around Mill Plain Green).\nBoth houses are within walking distance; they may have stairs or uneven surfaces.\nPlease do not touch objects inside the houses.\nTo protect flooring\, high-heeled shoes may not be worn inside the houses and the use of shoe covers may be requested.\nNo restrooms will be available.\nNo photography\, videography\, or cell phone conversations inside the houses.\nNo smoking\, eating\, or drinking permitted inside the houses.\nNo refunds unless the event is cancelled by the Fairfield Museum.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/gilded-age-house-tour/
LOCATION:Sturges White House & Sturges Cottage\, 81 Sturges Rd & 449 Mill Plain Rd\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Open Play @ Victorian Cottage
DESCRIPTION:Spring 2024 Hours: Open on Tuesdays from 10 am to 12 pm between March 5 through June 11\, 2024\nThe Victorian Cottage is the Fairfield Museum’s early childhood education space designed for kids to create\, explore\, and play. \nFree with Museum Admission. Please check in at the front desk before heading over to the Victorian Cottage. \n  \n\nLooking for more activities with the little ones?\nSing Me a Story with Fairfield Public Library | Tuesdays | March 19 – May 7\, 2024 | 11 am | Free
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/open-play-victorian-cottage-27/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Fun
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SUMMARY:Drop-in Craft: Paper Bird Kite
DESCRIPTION:Using inspiration from Isabel Chenoweth’s photographs of birds along the Connecticut coastline\, build your own paper kite that looks like a flying bird. \nRecommended for ages 5+. \nFree with Museum admission. \n  \nProgram Details \n\nThis is not a drop-off program. Adults must sign in and stay on premises at all times.\n\n  \nGenerously sponsored by Oak Lawn Cemetery & Arboretum
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/drop-in-craft-bird-kite/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Fun,Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T113000
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SUMMARY:Readalong with Letitia Burton
DESCRIPTION:Local author Letitia Burton will read two of her books\, Guthrie and Gretzy and Austin\, that feature some of our favorite bird friends sharing themes of friendship and kindness. \n  \nFree with Museum admission \n  \nAbout the Author \nLetitia B. Burton—or “B.B.\,” as her young readers call her—believes that one of the most important things that a parent can do is read to their child for at least 30 minutes a day. It was a practice that she started with her three children after receiving this wonderful advice from the head of her daughter’s elementary school. It is through sharing these stories that parents and children can together travel to new and interesting worlds and develop shared compassion for the characters. Letitia continued to read to each of her children daily until they fired her\, one by one\, at some point when they were in middle school. \nShe lives in Southport\, Connecticut\, with her husband\, three children\, their two bunnies\, two chickens\, parrot\, and beloved yellow lab Shesky\, whom she now reads to. She loves to kayak out to visit the ospreys who inspired her book Soar. \nShe is committed to donating a percentage of all profits from the sales of her books to organizations working to help children or protect the environment. \n  \nGenerously sponsored by Oak Lawn Cemetery & Arboretum
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/read-along-with-letitia-burton/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Fun
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SUMMARY:Drop-in Craft: Sandy Seascape Collage with Isabel Chenoweth
DESCRIPTION:Join IMAGES 2024 Featured Photographer Isabel Chenoweth to make seascapes using natural materials and recreate the beach or shoreline. Decorate your seascapes with sand\, seashells\, seaweed\, and more. \nRecommended for ages 5+. \nFree with Museum admission. \n  \nProgram Details \n\nThis is not a drop-off program. Adults must sign in and stay on premises at all times.\n\n  \nGenerously sponsored by Oak Lawn Cemetery & Arboretum
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/drop-in-craft-sandy-seascape-collage-with-isabel-chenoweth/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Fun,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T130000
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SUMMARY:What's That Tree? A Guided Spring Tree Walk
DESCRIPTION:Join the Fairfield Forestry Committee & Fairfield Pollinator Pathway for a walk surrounded by spring blooms on the Museum Commons. Learn how to identify trees on the Museum Commons and discover their stories. Recommended for ages 10+. \nFree with Museum Admission. \nRain Date: April 18\, 2024 \n\n  \nProgram Details \n\nMeet in the lobby of the Fairfield Museum.\nPlease dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. We will be walking and standing for extended periods\, mostly on grassy areas throughout the Museum Commons.\nNo refunds will be offered unless the program is cancelled by the Fairfield Museum.\n\n 
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/whats-that-tree-a-guided-spring-tree-walk/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Fun,Outdoor Programs & Tours
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T130000
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SUMMARY:Drop-in Craft: Paper Flower Bouquet featuring Dogwood Flowers
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the return of Fairfield’s dogwood blooms by making a dogwood flower out of paper. Fill out your bouquet with other paper flowers for spring. \nRecommended for ages 5+. \nFree with Museum admission. \n  \nProgram Details \n\nThis is not a drop-off program. Adults must sign in and stay on premises at all times.\n\n  \nGenerously sponsored by Oak Lawn Cemetery & Arboretum
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/drop-in-craft-paper-flower-bouquet-featuring-dogwood-flowers/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Fun,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Gallery Tour: The Gilded Age
DESCRIPTION:Join the Fairfield Museum’s Walt Matis for a special guided tour of current exhibitions to explore the Gilded Age in Fairfield. \n  \nWalk-ins are welcome. \n$5 for Members\, $10 for Non-Members. \n  \n  \nImage: Postcard of Sunnieholme and its gardens\, c. 1910-1930. Fairfield Museum Postcard Collection.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/gallery-tour-the-gilded-age/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T143000
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SUMMARY:2024 Spring Speaker Series | Mountains\, Volcanoes & Continental Rifts: How Connecticut’s Geologic Past Has Shaped Our Modern Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Connecticut’s modern landscape is the product of our fascinating geologic past. The geologic history of our state is preserved in the bedrock and landforms of the region and spans approximately one billion years of Earth’s history. In this talk\, we will explore the processes of mountain building and continental rifting that formed the bedrock of our state. We will also discuss how erosion and past glacial activity have modified our landscape and produced features such as Long Island Sound. \n  \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. Jennifer Cooper Boemmels is an Assistant Professor in the Earth Science Department at Southern Connecticut State University. Jennifer is a structural geologist interested in the geologic history of New England. Her work uses field-based observations of ancient structures such as faults and fractures to understand the tectonic evolution of New England and the driving mechanisms behind past geologic events. \n  \n\nAbout the 2024 Spring Speaker Series – People & Place \nJoin the Fairfield Museum and History Center for the 2024 Spring Speaker Series\, exploring our relationship with the land and examining how Connecticut’s natural landscape shaped our history. Dive into natural history with scholars and scientists from throughout Connecticut. \nAdditional Lectures in the Series: \nApril 7 | Our Hidden Landscapes: Indigenous Stone Ceremonial Sites in Eastern North America | Lucianne Lavin\, PhD \nMay 5 | Protecting Long Island Sound for the Future: Threats\, Progress\, and Opportunities | Sarah Crosby\, PhD \n  \nLight refreshments provided. Registration is required. $15 per talk | $40 for the series\, $35 for Members \n  \n  \nThe 2024 Spring Speaker Series is generously sponsored by Oak Lawn Cemetery & Arboretum. \n \n 
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/2024-spring-speaker-series-mountains-volcanoes-continental-rifts-how-connecticuts-geologic-past-has-shaped-our-modern-landscape/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Programs
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SUMMARY:Open Play @ Victorian Cottage
DESCRIPTION:Spring 2024 Hours: Open on Tuesdays from 10 am to 12 pm between March 5 through June 11\, 2024\nThe Victorian Cottage is the Fairfield Museum’s early childhood education space designed for kids to create\, explore\, and play. \nFree with Museum Admission. Please check in at the front desk before heading over to the Victorian Cottage. \n  \n\nLooking for more activities with the little ones?\nSing Me a Story with Fairfield Public Library | Tuesdays | March 19 – May 7\, 2024 | 11 am | Free
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/open-play-victorian-cottage-28/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Fun
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T113000
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SUMMARY:Sing Me a Story with Fairfield Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Join us every Tuesday between 3/19 and 5/7 on the Museum Commons to enjoy a fun way to develop early literacy skills in young children with dancing\, singing\, and stories that incorporate music. For children ages 0-5 and their adult caregiver. \nNOTE: No Sing Me a Story on April 16th. There will be another story teller on this date. \nFree admission. Registration is NOT required. \nIt is recommended that you bring a blanket to sit on. In case of inclement weather\, storytime will take place inside the Fairfield Museum. \n  \n\nLooking for more activities with the little ones?\nOpen Play @ Victorian Cottage | Tuesdays | March 5\, 2024- June 11\, 2024 | 10 am to 12 pm \n\nExplore the Fairfield Museum’s dedicated early childhood space. (Free with Museum Admission)
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/sing-me-a-story-with-fairfield-public-library-16/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Fun,Outdoor Programs & Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T100000
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SUMMARY:Shorebird Walk with Connecticut Audubon
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition IMAGES Featured Photographer: Isabel Chenoweth pulls from the artist’s series of photographs\, Connecticut’s Tidal Zones\, where she explores the state’s wetlands and tidal areas\, delicate ecosystems critical to the conservation of animals like shorebirds and the preservation of natural resources. In conjunction with the exhibition\, join us for a special shorebird walk led by Milan Bull\, Connecticut Audubon’s senior director of science and conservation. Shorebird migration will be in full swing. Be prepared to see piping plovers\, greater yellowlegs\, killdeer\, and more at one of the best coastal birding spots in the region. \n  \nSpace is limited. Advanced registration is required. $15 for Fairfield Museum Members; $20 for Non-Members. \n  \nProgram Details: \n\nMeet at the parking lot at the Coastal Center at Milford Point. Address: 1 Milford Point Milford\, CT 06460\nPlease bring your own binoculars.\nPlease dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. We will be walking and standing for extended periods.\nA portable restroom is available at the corner of the parking lot.\nNo refunds will be offered unless the program is cancelled by the Fairfield Museum.\n\n  \nCo-presented with the Connecticut Audubon Society \n \nClick here to receive more information about Connecticut Audubon and its programs in Fairfield. \nGenerously sponsored by Oak Lawn Cemetery & Arboretum \n \nImage: Piping Plover\, Milford Point\, Isabel Chenoweth.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/shorebird-walk-with-connecticut-audubon/
LOCATION:Coastal Center at Milford Point\, 1 Milford Point Road\, Milford\, 06460\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Programs & Tours,Walking Tours
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240430T120000
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SUMMARY:Open Play @ Victorian Cottage
DESCRIPTION:Spring 2024 Hours: Open on Tuesdays from 10 am to 12 pm between March 5 through June 11\, 2024\nThe Victorian Cottage is the Fairfield Museum’s early childhood education space designed for kids to create\, explore\, and play. \nFree with Museum Admission. Please check in at the front desk before heading over to the Victorian Cottage. \n  \n\nLooking for more activities with the little ones?\nSing Me a Story with Fairfield Public Library | Tuesdays | March 19 – May 7\, 2024 | 11 am | Free
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/open-play-victorian-cottage-29/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Fun
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240430T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240430T113000
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SUMMARY:Sing Me a Story with Fairfield Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Join us every Tuesday between 3/19 and 5/7 on the Museum Commons to enjoy a fun way to develop early literacy skills in young children with dancing\, singing\, and stories that incorporate music. For children ages 0-5 and their adult caregiver. \nNOTE: No Sing Me a Story on April 16th. There will be another story teller on this date. \nFree admission. Registration is NOT required. \nIt is recommended that you bring a blanket to sit on. In case of inclement weather\, storytime will take place inside the Fairfield Museum. \n  \n\nLooking for more activities with the little ones?\nOpen Play @ Victorian Cottage | Tuesdays | March 5\, 2024- June 11\, 2024 | 10 am to 12 pm \n\nExplore the Fairfield Museum’s dedicated early childhood space. (Free with Museum Admission)
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/sing-me-a-story-with-fairfield-public-library-17/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Fun,Outdoor Programs & Tours
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SUMMARY:2024 Spring Speaker Series | Protecting Long Island Sound for the Future: Threats\, Progress\, and Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Sarah Crosby discusses the threats facing the health of salt marshes and Long Island Sound. Discover The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk’s work to protect and restore the Sound’s wildlife and habitats for a sustainable future. \n  \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. Sarah Crosby is a marine ecologist trained in conservation science with extensive experience in coastal and marine ecosystems. As The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk’s Director of Conservation and Policy\, she is responsible for leading the Aquarium’s conservation initiatives and strategy\, with a focus on the ecosystem of Long Island Sound. Prior to joining the Aquarium in 2022\, Crosby served for 7 years as the Director of the Harbor Watch program in Westport\, which focuses on Long Island Sound water quality and the application of data to watershed management. Crosby’s approach has been to build collaborative initiatives bridging academic institutions\, conservation organizations\, businesses\, and government agencies at the federal\, state and local levels. Crosby received a B.A. in biology from Tufts University in 2006\, a M.Sc. in biological oceanography from the University of Rhode Island in 2009\, and a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Brown University in 2015. Crosby’s masters and doctoral research focused on the resilience of coastal ecosystems to human impacts. \n  \n\nAbout the 2024 Spring Speaker Series – People & Place \nJoin the Fairfield Museum and History Center for the 2024 Spring Speaker Series\, exploring our relationship with the land and examining how Connecticut’s natural landscape shaped our history. Dive into natural history with scholars and scientists from throughout Connecticut. \nAdditional Lectures in the Series: \nApril 7 | Our Hidden Landscapes: Indigenous Stone Ceremonial Sites in Eastern North America | Lucianne Lavin\, PhD \nApril 21 | Mountains\, Volcanoes & Continental Rifts: How Connecticut’s Geologic Past Has Shaped Our Modern Landscape | Jennifer Cooper Boemmels\, PhD \n  \nLight refreshments provided. Registration is required. $15 per talk | $40 for the series\, $35 for Members \n  \nThe 2024 Spring Speaker Series is generously sponsored by Oak Lawn Cemetery & Arboretum. \n \n 
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/2024-spring-speaker-series-protecting-long-island-sound-for-the-future-threats-progress-and-opportunities/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Programs
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SUMMARY:Open Play @ Victorian Cottage
DESCRIPTION:Spring 2024 Hours: Open on Tuesdays from 10 am to 12 pm between March 5 through June 11\, 2024\nThe Victorian Cottage is the Fairfield Museum’s early childhood education space designed for kids to create\, explore\, and play. \nFree with Museum Admission. Please check in at the front desk before heading over to the Victorian Cottage. \n  \n\nLooking for more activities with the little ones?\nSing Me a Story with Fairfield Public Library | Tuesdays | March 19 – May 7\, 2024 | 11 am | Free
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/open-play-victorian-cottage-30/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Fun
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SUMMARY:Sing Me a Story with Fairfield Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Join us every Tuesday between 3/19 and 5/7 on the Museum Commons to enjoy a fun way to develop early literacy skills in young children with dancing\, singing\, and stories that incorporate music. For children ages 0-5 and their adult caregiver. \nNOTE: No Sing Me a Story on April 16th. There will be another story teller on this date. \nFree admission. Registration is NOT required. \nIt is recommended that you bring a blanket to sit on. In case of inclement weather\, storytime will take place inside the Fairfield Museum. \n  \n\nLooking for more activities with the little ones?\nOpen Play @ Victorian Cottage | Tuesdays | March 5\, 2024- June 11\, 2024 | 10 am to 12 pm \n\nExplore the Fairfield Museum’s dedicated early childhood space. (Free with Museum Admission)
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/sing-me-a-story-with-fairfield-public-library-18/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Fun,Outdoor Programs & Tours
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SUMMARY:History Bites | The 1964-65 New York World's Fair
DESCRIPTION:Fondly remembered today by many who grew up in the tri-state area\, the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair attracted 50 million visitors\, and it wasn’t even an officially sanctioned world’s fair. After all\, Flushing Meadows Park was only a short drive away for Connecticut families looking for a summer destination. Connecticut was well represented at the fair\, from the New England States pavilion to General Electric’s “Progressland” attraction. Join historian Jason Scappaticci to learn more about the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair 60 years after its debut. \n  \nFree with Museum Admission. Snacks and refreshments provided. Please feel free to bring your own lunch. \n  \nAbout the Speaker \nJason Scappaticci was born and raised in Manchester\, CT where he continues to live with his partner and son. After high school he earned his BA in History from Utica College of Syracuse University. After returning home to CT he enrolled in Trinity College and earned his MA in American Studies. He has a passion for history and enjoys sharing that passion with others. Some topics of particular interest for Jason are presidential history\, world’s fairs\, and the golden age of transatlantic passenger liners. These topics are reflected in many of the lectures he has taken around the state to libraries and historical societies. \nProfessionally\, Jason has worked in higher education since 2003. He began his career at Manchester Community College working with low income and first-generation college students. After 16 years at Manchester Community College Jason was named the Associate Dean of Student Affairs at Capital Community College. He is passionate about the mission of Capital Community College and enjoys his work there as much as he enjoys lecturing. \n  \nGenerously sponsored by Cindy Raney & Team \n \n  \nImage: 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. Photo: Anthony Conti.
URL:https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/history-bites-the-1964-65-new-york-worlds-fair/
LOCATION:Fairfield Museum\, 370 Beach Road\, Fairfield\, CT\, 06824\, United States
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