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Feb 10

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

“Bittersweet: Chocolate In the American Colonies” Exhibit Opening

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Drop in and make your own vintage valentine for the sweethearts in your life with a Westport Museum Cupid Kit. Each kit includes vintage-themed supplies to create your very own antique-styled greeting cards, a goose feather to make a quill pen with a link on our YouTube tutorial on quill cutting and a sample of vintage calligraphy to copy.

Did you know that George Washington visited Westport!? Learn all about early America in our second week of summer camp! The Early America Camp will run from July 17th - 21st. This week, campers will experience what life was like after the founding fathers made America its own country. They'll learn about America's presidents and how America was shaped into the country it is today! Role play as a colonist throughout the week and decide how your adventure will end. Camp registration is open on our website (Link in bio) or visit www.westporthistory.org #westporthistory #historyiscool #historycamp #summercamp #kidsfun #summer #camp #fun #georgewashington #westportct #westport #ushistory #cthistory

What’s going on at the Westport Museum? We’re doing some painting and getting prepped for new exhibits! We have three brand-new exhibits opening soon. The first is “Legacy: The Adairs of Westport” which explores the family history through artifacts and images from their descendants opening on February 10th. The second is “Bittersweet: Chocolate in Colonial America” opening on February 24th and discusses the delicious and sometimes troubling history of chocolate in early America. The third is “I Thee Wed” and features wedding fashions from our collections opening on March 10th. We can’t wait to see you at the museum! #westporthistory #museum #newexhibit #changes #painting #exhibit #hiddenhistory #explore #learn #interact #historyiscool

Our first week of Summer camp will run from July 10th-14th and is geared toward 8–12-year-olds. Campers will travel back to the colonial era, when settlers were new to Connecticut and life was much simpler. Experience how children lived in colonial times by dressing up, playing games, learning dances. Make your very own quill and try it out with some ink. Try your hand at their daily chores like churning butter and candle making! Cost is $275/week for members, $300/week for non-members. For more details and to register, please visit our website at westporthistory.org/events/summer-camp or click the link in our LinkTree. #westporthistory #summercamp #colonial #ushistory #connecticuthistory #historyisfun #camp #kids #fun #learnbydoing

Did you know that the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited Westport in 1964? Scroll through the post to learn more. #mlkday #blackhistory #americanhistory #mlk #history #museum #museumsathome #westporthistory #1964 #westportct #templeisraelwestport

For nearly one hundred years Benjamin Adair and his descendants called Westport home. Likely born into slavery in North Carolina, Adair built a prosperous life through a series of smart investments and his association with financier Morris Ketchum. Married to Ursula Mingo of Long Island’s Shinnecock nation, for decades Adair’s daughters became prominent educators and creatives, yet their story and Westport Legacy was interrupted when the family lost their homestead through unfair real estate taxation. Rediscovered in 2020, their legacy is re-explored in this exhibit built using artifacts and images from descendants.

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