Webb Deane Stevens Museum

Webb Deane Stevens Museum History Museum in the heart of Connecticut’s largest historic district. Off season hours will be posted at a later date.
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Museum admission includes the Holcombe Education Center and exhibition galleries, gardens, and a tour of the Webb, Deane, and Stevens Houses. Tours are offered at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm, Tuesday-Saturday, and 1 and 3 pm on Sunday, May-October. Learn more: https://webb-deane-stevens.org/hours/.

This is what summer in Connecticut looks like. Neighbors gathered on a warm June evening, live bluegrass floating across...
05/28/2026

This is what summer in Connecticut looks like. Neighbors gathered on a warm June evening, live bluegrass floating across the Webb Barn grounds, and a dance floor where nobody sits on the sidelines for long.

Come as you are. Leave knowing the do-si-do.

Join us for Bluegrass and Square Dance on June 5th for a night of live music, family fun, and the feeling of a perfect summer night.

Ani’s Table + Marketplace will be on-site with dinner, or pack a picnic and settle in on the grounds before the music starts.

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In May 1781, George Washington stood right here at the Joseph Webb House to meet with French commander Rochambeau and pl...
05/20/2026

In May 1781, George Washington stood right here at the Joseph Webb House to meet with French commander Rochambeau and plan the military campaign that would end the Revolutionary War at Yorktown.

This Memorial Day weekend, bring the whole family and step into that story at our annual Revolutionary War Encampment & Traditional Trades Fair.

Try your hand at colonial crafts and traditional trades in the Webb Barn, hunt for treasures with our scavenger hunt starting at the Wethersfield Historical Society, and find a quiet moment to reflect in our Rotary Room.

We are so excited to join forces with the Traditional Trades Fair for a full day marking America’s 250th anniversary.

The free festivities will begin on the Museum grounds immediately following the Town of Wethersfield's Memorial Day Parade on Saturday, May 23. Join us for a day of fun for the entire family.

Karen Elting Brock, Editor at PieceWork Magazine recently published two pieces about the museum's new exhibition, Americ...
05/18/2026

Karen Elting Brock, Editor at PieceWork Magazine recently published two pieces about the museum's new exhibition, American Girlhood: Needlework, Memory, and the Making of a Nation that debuted on May 1st — including a feature on guest curator Emily Whitted.

Two hundred and fifty years after the founding of the United States, American Girlhood: Needlework, Memory, and the Making of a Nation turns to the girls who stitched their way into history.

The exhibition was guest-curated by Emily Whitted, with collaboration from Stephen & Carol Huber.

Thank you to for supporting the work and crafting such beautiful articles.

Link in bio to read the articles and schedule your tour.

In 1776, a man named James Aitken, also known as "John The Painter", concocted a plan to attack British naval ports, spe...
05/14/2026

In 1776, a man named James Aitken, also known as "John The Painter", concocted a plan to attack British naval ports, specifically Portsmouth.

He forced his way into a meeting with American Diplomat Silas Deane in Paris, leaving convinced he had the green light to commit acts of terror. Deane, clearly unsettled, handed him a few pounds. Perhaps just to make him disappear. He never publicly took responsibility, nor condemned what followed.

History is full of stories like this, moments that never make the textbooks, yet give us glimpses into the real lives of the figures we were taught about.

What else didn't make the history books? Find out at the Feuding Founders Wethersfield Symposium: The Making of Silas Deane, where we dig into the stories that were never meant to be told.

Spend the day with us, or pop in for the roundtable discussion with of , and Suzanne Clary of in collab with .

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These schoolgirl samplers and needlepoint pieces have been collected, treasured, and passed down for centuries. But why?...
05/12/2026

These schoolgirl samplers and needlepoint pieces have been collected, treasured, and passed down for centuries. But why?

What is it about these objects that keeps drawing us in?

We're sitting down with textile historian Ned Lazaro — Associate Curator of Textiles and Costumes at The Wadsworth Atheneum and former curator at Historic Deerfield — to dig into the history of collecting these pieces in America and what our fascination with them says about us.

Join us May 14, on Zoom.
*Please note that this lecture is now only on Zoom.

🎟️ Tickets in bio.

He co-founded the U.S. Navy, negotiated America's first foreign alliance, and stood beside Benjamin Franklin when histor...
05/07/2026

He co-founded the U.S. Navy, negotiated America's first foreign alliance, and stood beside Benjamin Franklin when history was being made. He also backed Benedict Arnold before the betrayal, mentored a man who became a British spy, and watched his own legacy unravel in real time.

Silas Deane signed the first foreign treaty in American history. He helped arm the Continental Army. He was one of the most consequential figures of the American Revolution, and almost no one remembers his name.

And he is just one of four.

Feuding Founders Collective is our deep dive into the human side of the Revolutionary era. We'll pull back the curtain on the full, complicated picture of Silas Deane, John Jay, Richard Henry Lee, and Francis Lightfoot Lee and. The rise, the fall, and everything in between. Come hear the stories that haven't always been shared in the first of a three-part series across state lines, in partnership with Stratford Hall, Menokin: Re-Imagining A Ruin, and Jay Heritage Center.

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Richard H. Jenrette Foundation

The halls aren't empty anymore... They're full of American girls, children at play, both Patriots and Loyalists, the gho...
05/03/2026

The halls aren't empty anymore... They're full of American girls, children at play, both Patriots and Loyalists, the ghosts of George, Silas, Pompey, John, Mehitable, Alexander, Elizabeth, and Hazard, tiny stiches and grand balustrades, dancers and debaters. Come join them. They're waiting for you...

The Museum is open for the season. Wed-Sun, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM. Guided tours, exhibitions, gardens, performances, lectures, and live preservation.

Last week, she had the whole gallery to herself, a little lonesome, waiting for her friends to arrive. Now the room is s...
04/28/2026

Last week, she had the whole gallery to herself, a little lonesome, waiting for her friends to arrive. Now the room is starting to fill in, and the portraits are almost ready to been seen.

Remember the Ladies: Women of the Revolution, opens May 1st, along with a stunning exhibitions of Schoolgirl samplers in American Girlhood: Needlework, Memory, and the Making of a Nation. These women have long overdue stories to tell.

Members get the first peek at our Members opening on April 30th. Want to come but not a member yet? It's not too late to sign up.

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One week left in our Annual Fund campaign, and what a year to be supporting this work.America's 250th is here. At WDS, t...
04/27/2026

One week left in our Annual Fund campaign, and what a year to be supporting this work.

America's 250th is here. At WDS, that means two new exhibitions on women's Revolutionary history, growing national partnerships, and restoration plans years in the making finally coming to life. This is the moment we've been building toward, and the product of your ongoing support.

If you've been thinking about giving, now is the time. Every gift, at every level, moves preservation forward.

Already gave? Thank you, we are so grateful for your support. Consider an additional year-end gift to amplify your impact in this extraordinary season.

If you would like to support the Webb Deane Stevens Museum:

Donate today:
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Or email [email protected]

Address

211 Main Street
Wethersfield, CT
06109

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+18605290612

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