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Nonprofit Org. U. S. Postage PAID Hartford, CT Landmark News Permit # 4994 Conneicut Landmarks Newsletter History Moving Forward Volume 21 Number 1 Spring 2017 Amos Bull House landmarks.org 59 South Prospect Street Hartford, CT 06106

Conneicut Landmarks inires intere & encourages learning about the American pa by preserving seleed hioric properties, colleions & ories & presenting programs that meaningfully engage the public & our communies.

Lilac Girls: Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden Inires Book & Documentary oin us on Saturday, June 10th for a special day discuss Lilac Girls, including her research process, and celebrating the work of social philanthropist Caroline where she took artistic license. Get insight into Martha’s next JFerriday, the inspiration for New York Times bestselling book about Caroline and her mother Eliza. author Martha Hall Kelly’s novel at Caroline’s Connecticut home. Lilac Girls is based on the true story of Caroline Joining Martha on the panel are Tovah Martin, the former Ferriday and the Ravensbrück Concentration Camp survivors garden writer at Victoria Magazine whose 1999 article first known as lapin (rabbits), whom Caroline championed. This introduced Martha to the house; Stacey Fitzgerald, a acclaimed debut novel, also available on audiobook, reveals documentary filmmaker who shot a short video about how a story of love, redemption and terrible secrets that were Lilac Girls: A Novel came to be, while she shot footage for hidden for decades. her upcoming documentary Saving the Rabbits (the story behind Lilac Girls); and cousins of Caroline Ferriday who Between 1 and 3 pm, experience the Hay, Caroline’s beloved remember her fondly. Connecticut home, through her eyes as you tour her house and enjoy a landscape walk focusing on the Ferridays’ Tickets range from $35 to $125; there is limited availability. nd horticultural design and garden history. Caroline and her Purchase tickets by Friday, June 2 by visiting mother designed the garden to feature the sequential www.ctlandmarks.org or calling 860.247.8996 x 23. All blooming of specimen magnolias, lilacs, peonies, and roses. proceeds benefit the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden. Meet Martha Hall Kelly in Caroline’s kitchen and have her For more information on Martha Hall Kelly and her work, sign your book. visit www.marthahallkelly.com. From 3 to 5 pm, enjoy a French-inspired reception followed Sponsored by by an author presentation and panel discussion. Martha will

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Conneicut Landmarks THANK YOU! Amos Bull House Dear Friends, Welcome New Board and Staff! Continued... 59 South Prospect Street You’ll want to be at one—or more— John Bonee III, Esq. has a personal connection to the Butler-McCook House & Hartford, CT 06106 Greater Hartford Arts Council 860.247.8996 of our historic properties the second Garden through his father, who practiced law with Anson McCook. John is a partner weekend in June, when we have Griebel Family Fund at HFPG [email protected] at BoneeWeintraub LLC where he focuses on complex civil and probate litigation, Nathan Hale Fife & Drum Corps signature programs at three sites. At ctlandmarks.org including personal injury and will contests. A native of Hartford, he has followed the Astrid & Fred Hanzalek Fund II at HFPG the Bellamy-Ferriday House & tradition of service by lawyers to their clients and community set by his grandfather Hartford Courant Officers Garden in Bethlehem on Saturday, and father. John has been elected to the Connecticut Bar Association’s Board of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. th Frederick C. Copeland, Jr., Cha ir June 10 , we are looking forward to Governors and House of Delegates for almost two decades. He is a graduate of the Hartford Flavor Company & Interim Finance Chair showcasing New York Times Loomis Chaffee School, Trinity College/Hartford (B.A. History), and Suffolk Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Hoffman Auto Group Cornelius O'Leary, Vice Chair & Governance Chair bestselling author Martha Hall Kelly University Law School (J.D.) and had additional work/study at Makerere University, Deb Davis, Treasurer for a Lilac Girls book signing, panel Maximilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman in Kampala, Uganda and the Hague Academy of International Law. Foundation, Inc. James Anderson, Secreta ry discussion and reception. On Sunday, June 11th, join us at the Nathan Shepherd Monson Holcombe Fund at HFPG Hale Homestead for the re-opening of the site’s historic barns with a Tru s Anne Marie Charland, our new Site Administrator at the Institute of Museum & Library Services ribbon cutting, Nathan Hale’s birthday cake, and free tours of the John Bon III, Esq. Nathan Hale Homestead, has worked at the site for five years. KeyBank Carla Cabrera Homestead’s first floor. Juneteenth festivities will be going strong Prior to becoming Site Administrator, Anne Marie was an Chester Kitchings Family Foundation David Canton, Ph.D. both Saturday and Sunday at the Hempsted Houses in New London. Education Coordinator, Camp Director, and Museum The Last Green Valley Rohan A. Frm an Interpreter. Anne Marie has three children, all of whom have The Lily House Bed & Breakfast Lips, Rousseau Wealth Management Beth Iacampo We have an exciting line-up of member-only events this season. On played an active role in the Homestead's summer camp, youth Jay Levin April 29th, visit the Isham-Terry House in Hartford and marvel at the William & Alice Mortensen Foundation group and programming. NewAlliance Foundation Dr. Troy Monr restoration work that has been done. On July 8th, come to the Hale Nick's Country Kitchen Ja mes D. Parr y Homestead for a special presentation by longtime member Quincy Amanda Cooper, Marketing & Development Assistant and Old Bethlehem Historical Society Pat ric k L. Pinnell, Colleions Chair Abbott. Quincy organized the donation of two 1840s paintings of Museum Interpreter for the Butler-McCook and Isham-Terry Old Hill Garden Todd Regan Hale relatives that had previously been on loan to the Homestead. He Jeffrey P. Ossen Family Foundation Melissa Roy, Development Chair Houses. A resident of Willington who enjoys caving and will talk about the portraits of Ezra Abbot and Rebekah Hale Abbot travel, Amanda is pursuing her B.S. in Geography after Frank Loomis Palmer Fund Anthony J. Salerno, Jr. and his family connection to the Homestead. Light refreshments will Pentimento Flowers James Wu working for several years as an aquarist/zoologist. She is be served. Peppercorn's Grill excited to join CTL and delve into Connecticut history. Pirie Associates Architects, LLC Central Office Staff Pond House Café This season is bursting with activity and programming that you won’t Sheryl N. Hack, Executive Direo r Two Archival and Collections Interns at the Palmer- Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Trust Fund Barbara Bradbury-Pape, Interpretive Planner want to miss, including walking tours, lectures, the Coventry Farmers’ Warner House are helping CTL ready the Palmer-Warner RC Knox Mary Cockram, Wrer, Granrer & Market, hikes through the woods, and gardening expertise. The Fairy House in East Haddam to be opened as a museum. Working with Collections & Edward C. & Ann T. Roberts Foundation th Grants Adminirator Festival at the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden on May 20 is sure Project Manager Erin Malueg, their duties include digital photography, object Robinson & Cole, LLP Jana Colacino, Hartford Educator to please your little ones as well as their parents and grandparents. At handling, measuring object dimensions, object cleaning, writing object descriptions Vernon D. & Florence E. Roosa Family Jamie-Lynn Fontaine Connell, Marketing & Foundation at HFPG the Hempsted Houses, join the Drunken Palette Art Studio for an and tagging objects with temporary numbers. Development Manager evening art class on Friday, June 23rd or try an Abolitionist Tea on July SBM Charitable Foundation Amanda Cooper, Marketing & Development Assiant 22nd. Suffield’s May Market on Saturday, May 13th means that the Soroptimists International of Greater Erin Malueg, Colleions Manager & Proje Manager, Adrianna Mihalek is a senior at Eastern Connecticut Waterbury Phelps-Hatheway property will be packed full of spring plants, Palmer Warner House State University majoring in History with a concentration State Historic Preservation Office Joseph Pukas, Proper Manager flowers, and handmade wonders for you to take home. Sunday, June in American Studies and a Double Minor in Pre-Law and Suffield Chamber of Commerce th Kerri Zongol, Executive Assiant & Office Manager 25 is CT Historic Garden Day—take in one of our remarkable Political Science. “I hope to one day work in a museum, Suffield Garden Club historic gardens in Hartford and Bethlehem. so being able to see what goes behind the scenes with TD Bank Museum Staff regards to starting, running and maintaining a historical Town of Coventry Towne Apothecary George McCleary, Se Horticulturi & Interim Se We have multiple opportunities for young people to engage with history. house/ museum is very rewarding!” she says. Travelers Ad mi ni rator, Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden Colonial camp is now offered at the Phelps-Hatheway House as well as True Value of Bethlehem Ailn Novick, Se Adminirator & Proje Manager, the Hale Homestead and Hempsted Houses. As we have for many years, Lynette Fisher is a senior at Manchester Community The United Illuminating Company He mp ed Ho us es we will host our Youth Employment Program in Hartford and our Young College where she is studying Hotel/Tourism Patricia and Charles Walker Family Fund Anne Marie Charland, Se Adminirator, Friends of Hale in Coventry—please send teenagers our way! Management. Lynette lives in Ellington with my her two at HFPG Nathan Hale Homeead sons and is passionate about historic tourism. She is Webster Bank Lynn Mervosh, Se Adminirator, Looking forward to seeing you this season. West Hartford Garden Club Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden interning with CT Landmarks in order to be a part of preserving history in CT while gathering job skills for Westford Hill Distillers Accounting Resources, Inc., Consulting Bookkpers With best regards, Whittlesey & Hadley, P.C. her future in the field. Willimantic Waste Paper Co., Inc. Ra Rivera/Love & Pop, Graphic Designer Woodbury-Bethlehem Community Music Foundation Inc. Like us on Facebook facebook.com/ConnecticutLandmarks Sheryl Hack Page 2 Executive Director Page 11

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THANK YOU! Calling All Kids! We are grateful for the support of Summer Camp at our members, donors, community partners, funders and sponsors. Hale, Hempsted Without you, preserving, presenting and promoting the very best of Connecticut history would & Phelps-Hatheway not be possible. elcome to the 18th Hempsted Houses, New London century! Children ages 8- ([email protected] or 1772 Foundation 12 are invited to journey 860.443.7949): 2Seal, LLC W Anonymous back to Colonial times this summer Mon., July 31 – Fri., Anonymous Fund at HFPG in Coventry, Suffield, and New Aug. 4, 9 am – 1 pm Arbor Services, LLC London. Campers will learn about Ages 7-12; $150 per child, with Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at HFPG 18th-century life through hands-on scholarships available for New Bank of America activities each day and make crafts London residents; limited Bethlehem Christmas Town Festival to take home at the end of the scholarships available to others. Bethlehem Land Trust week. How did people live and Shining a Light on Preservation: S.R. Blanchard, Inc. meet their daily needs? Campers Hale Homestead, Coventry A small window from the butler’s pantry while under repair. Bloom! Isham-Terry Stained Glass The window required a new oval sash and frame to replace Bodenwein Public Benevolent Foundation will learn to spin wool, embroider, ([email protected] the deteriorated ones. Budd Family Fund at HFPG write with quill pens, dip candles, or 860.742.6917): Cafémantic and much more. Children can don a Mon. – Fri., July 24 – 28, Window Restoration J. Gladwin Cannon Trust period costume (or wear their own 10 am – 3 pm hanks to generous support from The Hartford Financial Group, Capital Community College summer clothes) and participate in Ages 8-12; $200 per child; $25 the stunning stained glass windows at our Isham-Terry House Arnold E. and Mary I. Carlson Fund at HFPG activities that took place each and discount for CTL members & for in Hartford have been preserved for the next 100 years. Stained Chubb Group of Insurance Companies T City of Hartford every day—including games that families with two or more Glass Resources removed the windows in January and conducted the City of New London Colonial children played, singing children attending. necessary painstaking restoration work in their Hampden, Mrs. James Sage Coburn Fund at HFPG Colonial songs, and reading Massachusetts workshop. After photographing and documenting the Community Foundation of Eastern CT diaries. Phelps-Hatheway House, Suffield windows with rubbings, they carefully disassembled and cleaned CT Community Foundation ([email protected] them. With this close scrutiny, they realized that three of the CT Department of Economic & Community Registration is required. or 860.668.0055): windows had been installed upside down. Broken glass was repaired Development Applications are at Mon., July 31 – Fri., or replaced. Using the rubbing as a guide, the windows were Connecticut Explored www.ctlandmarks.org or contact Aug. 4, 10 am – 3 pm. CT Forest & Park Association reassembled with new lead channel, soldered on both sides, and CT Historic Gardens the historic property to register. Ages 8-12; $200 per child; $25 cemented to stiffen the windows and make them waterproof. The CT Humanities discount for CTL members & for windows should be maintenance-free—and right-side up—for CT Natural Gas (CNG) families with two or more another century. CT Trust for Historic Preservation children attending. Coventry Farmers' Market at Hale Homestead Cummings & Good Graphic Design Paul H. Eddy and Elizabeth J. Normen Fund n Wednesday, April 26th from 4 of the newly electrified chandeliers and at HFPG CTL Kicks-Oﬀ to 7 pm, Connecticut Landmarks wall sconces. Thanks to The Hartford Anthony & Elizabeth Enders Fund of the will convene our annual Donor Financial Services Group, which has Community Foundation of Southeastern CT 2017 Season O Ensworth Charitable Foundation Appreciation Event at the beautiful supported critical repair and maintenance Eversource with Donor Isham-Terry House. Our high level work at the house since 2014. The Federal Restaurant donors have been invited to gather for a Ferriday Fund at BNY Mellon Appreciation cocktail party to celebrate spring and see The Isham-Terry House will host a First National Bank of Suffield the Isham-Terry House's newly Members-Only Morning on Saturday, First Niagara Event & renovated stained glass windows, April 29th from 11 am - 12:30 pm The Fisher Foundation recently electrified century-old gaslight including tours and light refreshments. Freeman Companies, LLC Members-Only Friends of Suffield chandeliers, and newly installed gardens. To become a donor or a member and to The Fund for Greater Hartford Morning secure your invitation to each of these Fuss & O'Neill Thanks to Trustee Jim Anderson (far right) who has led work groups at several of our As dusk falls, we expect a spectacular events, visit www.ctlandmarks.org or Richard P. Garmany Fund at HFPG properties. Joining him in March were Marie Goe Olson, Jean and Rob Scialabba, transition from sunlight through the call 860.247.8996 x 23. Marion & Ellsworth Grant Fund at HFPG Mark White, plus Wayne Fosberg taking the photo. More than 100 volunteers provide stained glass windows to the warm glow William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund critical support every year at Connecticut Landmarks’ sites. Page 10 Page 3

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Sat., July 22, 11 am – 4 pm May – Oct., 1:30 – 3 pm Sat., June 10, 1 – 4 pm Hale at the Homestead 1st Saturday Attic Tours CT Open House Day Visitors will learn about the daily life of Dates: May 6, June 3, July 1, Aug. 5, Sponsored by the Connecticut Office of soldiers at this Revolutionary War military Sept. 2 & Oct. 7 Tourism, the one-day statewide event is encampment. Witness tactical Join us for our ever-popular attic tours designed to showcase Connecticut’s demonstrations, craft demonstrations, with Museum Interpreter Jack Cown. On diverse world of history, art & tourism. children’s activities, meals cooked over a the first Saturday of each month, Jack will Residents can discover, or rediscover, all camp fire & more. Hosted by the Nathan lead guests on a rare, behind-the-scenes that is happening in our state. Free. Hale Ancient Fife & Drum Corps. look of the Phelps’ servant & attic spaces. Suggested donation of $5. View objects & collections from the 18th Sun., June 11, 1:30 – 3 pm to the early 20th century. Regular Slavery in Suffield Sun., July 23, 12 pm admission applies. Slavery was a part of many households in Musical Muster New England & Suffield. Lead Interpreter Over a dozen Fife & Drum Corps from Sat., May 13, 9 am – 3 pm Jan Peake takes visitors on a tour of the Southern New England attend this muster May Market house & discuss her findings on the topic. & present a parade of fifes & wooden rope Goodbye winter, hello spring! Now in its She identifies an item from the collection tension snare & bass drums. Hosted by the 40th year, the Suffield Garden Club’s May that may have been used during this most Nathan Hale Ancient Fife & Drum Corps. Market officially marks the beginning of challenging period in town's history. All Free, donations welcome. the planting season. Beautify your garden ages. Regular admission. with a variety of plants, trees & shrubs. Mon. – Fri., July 24 – 28, 10 am – 3 pm Win the raffle, buy homemade desserts, or Fri., June 23, 6 – 9 pm Colonial Camp find a unique Mother’s Day gift. Free; Cocktails in the Hatheway Garden Travel back to the 18th century for a week regular admission applies for house tour. Savor farm-to-table offerings by The of summer fun. Campers will learn about Federal & signature cocktails at CTL’s Celebrate Juneteenth at the Hempsted Houses 18th-century life through hands on Sun., May 14, 1 pm signature summer event in our lush activities each day & make crafts to take Mother’s Day Tea garden. All proceeds benefit the Phelps- oin us as we celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, history—with art making opportunities for children home at the end of the week. Campers will Celebrate spring & our beautiful lilacs! Hatheway House & Garden. Individual June 10th from noon to 4 pm at the Hempsted and adults and tabling by New London’s non-profit learn to spin wool, embroider, write with Mrs. Phelps offers a light tea in the ticket $75; Patron ticket $150. Register Houses in New London. We’ll highlight the community. Local DJ Frank Lo Marchany will quill pens, learn 18th-century games, dip Summer House & shares tea’s significant at www.ctlandmarks.org or J candles, make homemade ice cream & so social & political role during the 860.247.8996 x 23. African-American history of the house, provide the soundtrack for the event and property, and surrounding neighborhood ensure that the performers have the much more! For children ages 8-12; $200 Revolutionary War & after. The per week/ $175 CTL members. traditional tea service features delicious Mon. – Fri., July 31 – Aug. 4, 10 am – 3 pm in partnership with with the NAACP- music and sound support they need. Registration required at 860.742.6917 or treats & young guests may don a period Colonial Camp New London Branch. 2017 marks the Our neighbors at the Opportunities [email protected]. costume. $25 per adult; $15 per child. Welcome to the 18th century! Journey third year that the Hempsted Houses Industrialization Center (OIC) of Reservations required at with us to Colonial Suffield. Harvest herbs have had the honor of hosting this New London will again create and [email protected]. & flowers for tea & fragrant sachets. important event. Juneteenth serve delicious food in their lot Learn about trade & westward expansion commemorates the announcement on across the street. Sat., June 3, 1:30 – 3 pm while signing important documents & Rain date: Sun., June 4 maps with a quill pen, dye cloth, play June 19, 1865 by Union soldiers in CT Trails Day: Historic Main Street & historic games, read original diaries & Galveston, Texas under the leadership Admission to the Hempsted Houses and Old Burying Ground Walking Tour enjoy a daily tea ceremony. A special of Major General Gordon Granger that the Juneteenth is free as part of CT Open Walk 1 mile down our historic Main Street surprise awaits on the final day! Civil War had ended and that the enslaved House Day. Sponsored by the Connecticut & enjoy a close-up view of the beauty, Registration required at were now free. Juneteenth celebrations take place all Office of Tourism, the one-day statewide event is detail & expanse of the homes, churches [email protected]. For & the Old Burying Ground. Suffield's children ages 8-12; $200 per week/ $175 across the country each June. designed to showcase Connecticut’s diverse world of historic district boasts numerous CTL members. history, art, and tourism. Open House Day is a Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden architectural gems from the 18th & 19th The New London celebration will feature storytelling, wonderful way to discover or rediscover all that is 55 South Main Street centuries. Suitable for all ages, including drumming, gospel music and dance—and a dash of happening in our state. Suffield, CT 06078 7 those with strollers. Part of the CT Forest 860.668.0055 & Park Association’s CT Trails Day. Free. [email protected]

Open for tours: May through Oct. Sat. & Sun., 1 – 4 pm Bring Your Par to Our House! Sat., May 6, 1 – 2 pm Exhibition Opening: Flower Power! Birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, Please join us in welcoming our 2017 meetings, weddings, corporate events artist, Barbara Conibear, whose vivid & cheerful photographs usher in the spring. – CTL’s historic properties are open Barbara's photos capture the depth of color for business! & intricate form of flowers growing in Visit www.ctlandmarks.org to Suffield, at the New York Botanical Garden & from the Irish countryside. Free secure your special date! . Page 4 P a g e 9

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Sun., July 2, 2 pm Sat., April 29, 11 – 12:30 pm Sat., June 3, 2 – 3:30 pm Declaration of Independence Members Morning CT Trails Day Listen to a dramatic reading of the Join us for a members-only tour of the Join Nathan Hale Homestead staff for a Declaration of Independence. Sponsored Isham-Terry House & see the Isham-Terry slow two-mile walk down the 18th-century by The Chester Kitchings Family House's newly renovated stained glass road toward Norwich. This path into the Foundation. windows, century-old gas-light Nathan Hale State Forest is how the Hale chandeliers & gardens. RSVP to family took their livestock to market in Sat., July 22, 2 – 4 pm 860.247.8996 x 23 or Norwich, CT. Heavy rain cancels. Part of Abolitionist Tea [email protected]. the CT Forest & Park Association’s CT Join us at the Hempsted Houses for an Trails Day. Free. Registration outdoor tea & then discuss the Hempstead recommended at 860.742.6917 or sisters who were abolitionists & artists. [email protected]. Learn how these women found comfort & inspiration from other women at a time Sun., June 4 – Sun., Oct. 29, 11 am – 2 pm when their ideas were rather unpopular. Coventry Farmers’ Market $30/ $25 CTL members. Reservations Visit the Farmers’ Market at the Hale required at 860.443.7949 or Homestead, managed by the Town of [email protected]. Coventry in collaboration with Connecticut Landmarks! Free admission Mon. – Fri., July 31 –Aug. 4, 9 am – 1 pm to the first floor of the Homestead. Family Hempsted History Camp activities in the kitchen most Sundays. Children will step back in time & explore Nathan Hale Homestead history in our Hempstead History Camp. 2299 South Street 6 Sat., June 10, 12 – 4 pm They will experience what life was like in Coventry, CT 06238 CT Open House Day Grand Re-Opening of Hale Barns the past through fun, hands-on activities. 860.742.6917 Sponsored by the Connecticut Office of th Children will see & hear from storytellers [email protected] Tourism, the one-day statewide event is oin us on Sunday, June 11 at 10 am to celebrate every year. By adding indoor and outdoor function & have a fun & educational week. $150 designed to showcase Connecticut’s summer and the completion of the Nathan Hale space and three-season program capacity, we will per child. Scholarships are available for Open for tours: May through Oct. diverse world of history, art & tourism. Barns Renovation & Adaptive Reuse Project with extend the season so that we can inspire more learning New London residents & returning youth! May: Sat. & Sun., 12 – 4 pm A great way for residents to discover, J a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. about the American past. Sponsored by the Chester Kitchings June – Sept.: Wed. – Sat., 12 – 4 pm; or rediscover, all that is happening in Preview the newly restored 18th- Family Foundation. Register at Sun., 11 am – 4 pm our state. 860.443.7949 or Oct.: Sat. & Sun., 12 – 4 pm century English barn built by From 11 am to 2 pm, celebrate nd [email protected]. Tours start on the hour. Sun., June 11, 10 – 11 am Nathan Hale’s father, Deacon the 262 birthday of Open Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Hale Barns Grand Re-Opening Richard Hale, and the dairy barn Connecticut’s State Hero Day, Columbus Day & Thanksgiving & Ribbon Cutting built in the early 19th century. Help Nathan Hale – farm boy, school weekend (Fri. –Sun.) Celebrate the grand re-opening of the us thank the State of Connecticut teacher, and soldier/spy – with The Hale Homestead grounds are open site’s historic barns & enjoy Nathan Hale’s and the SBM Charitable birthday cake and lemonade. year round from dawn to dusk. birthday cake. Free. Foundation, who have made this Special activities will include Fri., June 23, 7 pm important project possible. free tours of the first floor of Fri. May 12, 7 pm The Not So Good Life the Homestead and a flag raising at noon. Stay and Sat., June 3, 7 pm of a Colonial Goodwife Connecticut Landmarks is delighted to offer experience the Coventry Farmers’ Market at Hale Tales From the Other Side What was life really like for women in the The evenings feature a special candlelight improved programming space through the Barns which the Homestead hosts every Sunday from June colonial period? Teacher & author Velya th th tour, room-by-room, all the way up to the Jancz-Urban has guests laughing & Project to the thousands of schoolchildren we host 4 through October 29 . Isham-Terry House dark & dreary attic. The evening cringing while she discusses topics-- 211 High Street 5 concludes with a gallery reading by spirit childbirth, birth control, menstruation, Hartford, CT 06103 medium, historian & author Courtney medicine & more—that we are curious 860.247.8996 x 11 McInvale Reardon of Seaside Shadow about but too shy to ask. Light [email protected] Tours, Mystic, CT. Light refreshments. refreshments. Recommended for ages 12+. Growing Up at CTL Recommended for ages 12+. $25/$20 CTL $25/$20 CTL members. Registration t 20, Anthony Riccio already has a lot of Last summer, Riccio supported CTL’s Hartford Youth Group tours by appointment members. Reservations required at required at 860.742.6917 or 860.742.6917 or [email protected]. [email protected]. history under his belt. Riccio is an Employment Program, helped lead the charge at the enthusiastic Revolutionary War re- Hempsted summer camp, and worked at the Wed., April 26, 4 – 7 pm Sun., May 14, 1 – 2:30 pm A Sat., July 8, 11am enactor who got started at the Hale Hale camp as well. “But my favorite CTL Donor Appreciation Event Mother’s Day Tea Members-Only Event: Quincy Abbot Gather for a cocktail party to celebrate Homestead as a junior docent in 2009. property is actually Bellamy-Ferriday,” he Learn about tea etiquette while sipping tea Longtime member Quincy Abbott shares spring & see the Isham-Terry House's Re-enacting enables him “to really get says, “because I am so impressed by & enjoying decadent treats in honor of family stories about two 1840s paintings newly renovated stained glass windows, Mother's Day. Limited space. $25/$20 of Hale relatives that had been on loan to deeply in, to understand how people everything that Caroline Ferriday did century-old gas-light chandeliers & CTL members. Reservations required at the Homestead & his family connection to lived and dressed.” Now a second-year there for the world. It’s important for gardens. RSVP to 860.247.8996 x 23 or 860.742.6917 or [email protected]. the Homestead. Light refreshments. student at Tunxis Community College, young people to pay attention to history [email protected] Registration requested at 860.742.6917 or he will transfer to UConn in the fall. because we don’t want to make the same [email protected]. “My mom is a history professor and mistakes.” He attended CTL’s advanced former CTL staff member, and I just really training for interpretors this spring to get like history,” he says. ready for the 2017 season. Page 8 Page 5

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Connecticut Landmarks’ historic museums are open for regular tours from May through October. For event updates and more information, visit ctlandmarks.org. Let’s Admission is $10 for adults; $8 for students, seniors, teachers & AAA members; $5 for town 2017 residents & children ages 6 -18; free for children Thur., May 11, 5:30 – 7:30 pm Sun., June 25, 12 – 4 pm Cultural Cocktail Hour CT Historic Garden Day younger than 6 & CTL members. A special family Join us on the 2nd Thursday of the month for Visit the Butler-McCook House & Garden price of $20 is available for families with two art exhibitions by local artists! Free with a & walk through our historic Jacob adults & any number of children. To register for suggested $5 food & beverage donation. Weidenmann Garden installed by Eliza Butler McCook & her sister Mary in 1865. programs, or for more information, please contact Thur., June 8, July 13 & Aug. 10 Today the garden is lovingly maintained Go! the museum directly or visit www.ctlandmarks.org. Sunset Sounds Story Slam by the West Hartford Garden Club. Calendar of events Workshop: 3 – 5 pm Grounds admission is free; regular Open Mic: 5:30 – 7:30 pm admission applies for historic house tour. Join us for three youth-focused Story Slam Sun., June 4, 1 – 3:30 pm Sun., June 25, 1 – 4 pm nights on the 2nd Thursday of each month, Hempsted Houses CT Trails Day Walk with Bethlehem CT Historic Garden Day June through August with storytelling and 11 Hempstead Street 4 Land Trust & Program Garden Tours at 1 & 3 pm spoken word poetry workshops followed New London, CT 06320 Stroll 1.2 miles through the Ferriday Discover the treasures of the Bellamy- by open mic performances. Workshop 860.443.7949 Garden & the Bethlehem Land Trust’s Ferriday estate. Stroll through the formal themes we will explore include racism, [email protected] Bellamy Preserve. Explore the history, parterre garden designed 1915-1918 by labor issues/the working class, women’s flora & fauna of these two contiguous Eliza Mitchell Ferriday. Grounds rights, and the immigrant story. Sponsored Open for tours: May through Oct. parcels preserved in perpetuity by Carolyn admission is free; regular admission by the Greater Hartford Arts Council. May – Oct.: Sat. & Sun., 1 – 4 pm Ferriday. Meet at the Bellamy-Ferriday applies for historic house tour. Visitor Center. Part of the Connecticut Sat., June 10, 12 – 4 pm Sat., June 3, 2 – 3:30 pm Forest & Park Association’s CT Trails Sun., July 9, 2 – 4 pm CT Open House Day CT Trails Day Walking Tour: Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden Day. Free. Registration recommended at Maintaining the Garden Organically Sponsored by the Connecticut Office of Hempstead Historic District 9 Main Street North 203.266.7596 or Take a guided walking tour of the Ferriday Tourism, the one-day statewide event is Buttolph-Williams House Join us for a walking tour of one of New Bethlehem, CT 06751 1 [email protected]. Gardens with our on-site Horticulturist. designed to showcase Connecticut’s diverse 249 Broad Street 3 London’s first African-American 203.266.7596 Ask gardening advice from an expert & world of history, art & tourism. A great way Wethersfield, CT 06109 neighborhoods. Hear the stories of the [email protected] Sat., June 10, 1 pm – 5 pm learn about historic varieties of annuals & for residents to discover, or rediscover, all 860.529.0612 people who lived in this neighborhood— Lilac Girls Event with Martha Kelly perennials. Rain or shine. $10; CTL that is happening in our state. [email protected] residents have included slaveholders, civic Open for tours: May through Oct. Join New York Times bestselling author Members free. leaders, abolitionists, a Revolutionary War May – Sept.: Thur. – Sun., 12 – 4 pm Martha Hall Kelly & special guests at the Sun., June 18, 10 am – 4 pm Open for tours: May through Oct. hero & at least two enslaved people. Stay Oct.: Sat. & Sun., 12 – 4 pm lovely CT home of Caroline Ferriday. Sun., July 16, 1 – 4 pm Rose Garden at Elizabeth Park Mon., Wed., Thur., Fri. & Sat., afterward for cookies, lemonade & a Open on Memorial Day, Labor Day & Lilac Girls is based on the true story of the Exploring the Ferriday Gardens Join CTL under the tent at Rose Garden 10 am – 4 pm; chance to talk more about the area. Part of Columbus Day Ravensbrück Concentration Camp Take a guided walking tour of the Ferriday Weekend to make rose petal potpourri Sun., 1– 4 pm; last tour begins at 3:30 pm the Connecticut Forest & Park survivors know as lapin (rabbits) whom Gardens with our on-site Horticulturist. sachets. For more information visit: Purchase tickets at the Webb House. Association’s CT Trails Day. Free. Sat., May 20, 12 – 4 pm Caroline championed. Registration Ask gardening advice from an expert & www.elizabethparkct.org. Rain date: Sun., May 21 recommended at 860.247.8996 x 23 or learn about historic varieties of annuals & Sat., June 10, 12 – 4 pm Fairy Festival www.ctlandmarks.org. perennials. Rain or shine. $10; CTL Juneteenth Festival Calling all fairies, elves, gnomes, pixies, Members free. & CT Open House Day woodland & mystical creatures! Visit the Sat., June 11, 1– 4 pm Become a CTL Member! Juneteenth highlights the African- vendors, see the craft fairies, make ribbon Roses in the Ferriday Garden American history of the Hempsted House rings & fairy garland crowns & more. Take a guided walking tour of the Ferriday 7 & the surrounding neighborhood with the Prizes for the fairy houses awarded. Food Gardens with our on-site Horticulturist. NAACP-New London Branch. Come for & drinks for sale from the Soroptimists of Ask gardening advice from an expert & 5 storytelling, drumming, gospel music, Greater Waterbury. $10 adults; $5 children learn about historic varieties of annuals & dance—& a dash of history—with art 6 -12 (under 6 free). Registration required perennials. Rain or shine. $10; CTL making opportunities for children & adults for fairy house contest, call 203.266.7596 members free. 2 6 or email [email protected] & tabling by New London’s non-profit for application. community. Free. Sat., June 24, 12 – 4 pm 1 3 Rain date: Sun., June 25 Fri., June 23, 6 – 8 pm Sun., May 28, 2 – 4 pm Bumble Bee & Butterfly Jamboree Paint Night: Sat., June 3, 10 am – 12 pm Celebrate Pollinators Week with Butler-McCook House & Garden Paint the Joshua Hempsted House! Lilac in the Garden Walk children’s activities about bees & 396 Main Street 4 The Drunken Palette Art Studio teaches an Take a guided walking tour of the Ferriday butterflies! Learn to maintain a Hartford, CT 06103 2 outdoor evening class welcoming all Gardens with our on-site Horticulturist. balanced & diverse garden community. 860.522.1806 experience levels. In case of rain or wind, Ask gardening advice from an expert & Study the life cycles of pollinators & [email protected] Your ticket to Travel the class will be held at the Drunken learn about historic varieties of annuals & the plants that attract them. $5 adults; Palette Studio at 259 State Street in New perennials. Rain or shine. $10; CTL $3 children 6 -12 (under 6 free). Open for tours: May through Dec. rough Four Centuries London. Ages 14+; $45 per person. members free. May – Sept.: Thur. – Sun., 12 – 4 pm Reservations required at 860.443.7949 or Oct. – Dec.: Sat. & Sun., 12 – 4 pm of Conneicut Hiory. [email protected].

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Connecticut Landmarks’ historic museums are open for regular tours from May through October. For event updates and more information, visit ctlandmarks.org. Let’s Admission is $10 for adults; $8 for students, seniors, teachers & AAA members; $5 for town 2016 residents & children ages 6 -18; free for children Thur., May 11, 5:30 – 7:30 pm Sun., June 25, 12 – 4 pm Cultural Cocktail Hour CT Historic Garden Day younger than 6 & CTL members. A special family Join us on the 2nd Thursday of the month for Visit the Butler-McCook House & Garden price of $20 is available for families with two art exhibitions by local artists! Free with a & walk through our historic Jacob adults & any number of children. To register for suggested $5 food & beverage donation. Weidenmann Garden installed by Eliza Butler McCook & her sister Mary in 1865. programs, or for more information, please contact Thur., June 8, July 13 & Aug. 10 Today the garden is lovingly maintained Go! the museum directly or visit www.ctlandmarks.org. Sunset Sounds Story Slam by the West Hartford Garden Club. Calendar of events Workshop: 3 – 5 pm Grounds admission is free; regular Open Mic: 5:30 – 7:30 pm admission applies for historic house tour. Join us for three youth-focused Story Slam Sun., June 4, 1 – 3:30 pm Sun., June 25, 1 – 4 pm nights on the 2nd Thursday of each month, Hempsted Houses CT Trails Day Walk with Bethlehem CT Historic Garden Day June through August with storytelling and 11 Hempstead Street 4 Land Trust & Program Garden Tours at 1 & 3 pm spoken word poetry workshops followed New London, CT 06320 Stroll 1.2 miles through the Ferriday Discover the treasures of the Bellamy- by open mic performances. Workshop 860.443.7949 Garden & the Bethlehem Land Trust’s Ferriday estate. Stroll through the formal themes we will explore include racism, [email protected] Bellamy Preserve. Explore the history, parterre garden designed 1915-1918 by labor issues/the working class, women’s flora & fauna of these two contiguous Eliza Mitchell Ferriday. Grounds rights, and the immigrant story. Sponsored Open for tours: May through Oct. parcels preserved in perpetuity by Carolyn admission is free; regular admission by the Greater Hartford Arts Council. May – Oct.: Sat. & Sun., 1 – 4 pm Ferriday. Meet at the Bellamy-Ferriday applies for historic house tour. Visitor Center. Part of the Connecticut Sat., June 10, 12 – 4 pm Sat., June 3, 2 – 3:30 pm Forest & Park Association’s CT Trails Sun., July 9, 2 – 4 pm CT Open House Day CT Trails Day Walking Tour: Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden Day. Free. Registration recommended at Maintaining the Garden Organically Sponsored by the Connecticut Office of Hempstead Historic District 9 Main Street North 203.266.7596 or Take a guided walking tour of the Ferriday Tourism, the one-day statewide event is Buttolph-Williams House Join us for a walking tour of one of New Bethlehem, CT 06751 1 [email protected]. Gardens with our on-site Horticulturist. designed to showcase Connecticut’s diverse 249 Broad Street 3 London’s first African-American 203.266.7596 Ask gardening advice from an expert & world of history, art & tourism. A great way Wethersfield, CT 06109 neighborhoods. Hear the stories of the [email protected] Sat., June 10, 1 pm – 5 pm learn about historic varieties of annuals & for residents to discover, or rediscover, all 860.529.0612 people who lived in this neighborhood— Lilac Girls Event with Martha Kelly perennials. Rain or shine. $10; CTL that is happening in our state. [email protected] residents have included slaveholders, civic Open for tours: May through Oct. Join New York Times bestselling author Members free. leaders, abolitionists, a Revolutionary War May – Sept.: Thur. – Sun., 12 – 4 pm Martha Hall Kelly & special guests at the Sun., June 18, 10 am – 4 pm Open for tours: May through Oct. hero & at least two enslaved people. Stay Oct.: Sat. & Sun., 12 – 4 pm lovely CT home of Caroline Ferriday. Sun., July 16, 1 – 4 pm Rose Garden at Elizabeth Park Mon., Wed., Thur., Fri. & Sat., afterward for cookies, lemonade & a Open on Memorial Day, Labor Day & Lilac Girls is based on the true story of the Exploring the Ferriday Gardens Join CTL under the tent at Rose Garden 10 am – 4 pm; chance to talk more about the area. Part of Columbus Day Ravensbrück Concentration Camp Take a guided walking tour of the Ferriday Weekend to make rose petal potpourri Sun., 1– 4 pm; last tour begins at 3:30 pm the Connecticut Forest & Park survivors know as lapin (rabbits) whom Gardens with our on-site Horticulturist. sachets. For more information visit: Purchase tickets at the Webb House. Association’s CT Trails Day. Free. Sat., May 20, 12 – 4 pm Caroline championed. Registration Ask gardening advice from an expert & www.elizabethparkct.org. Rain date: Sun., May 21 recommended at 860.247.8996 x 23 or learn about historic varieties of annuals & Sat., June 10, 12 – 4 pm Fairy Festival www.ctlandmarks.org. perennials. Rain or shine. $10; CTL Juneteenth Festival Calling all fairies, elves, gnomes, pixies, Members free. & CT Open House Day woodland & mystical creatures! Visit the Sat., June 11, 1– 4 pm Become a CTL Member! Juneteenth highlights the African- vendors, see the craft fairies, make ribbon Roses in the Ferriday Garden American history of the Hempsted House rings & fairy garland crowns & more. Take a guided walking tour of the Ferriday 7 & the surrounding neighborhood with the Prizes for the fairy houses awarded. Food Gardens with our on-site Horticulturist. NAACP-New London Branch. Come for & drinks for sale from the Soroptimists of Ask gardening advice from an expert & 5 storytelling, drumming, gospel music, Greater Waterbury. $10 adults; $5 children learn about historic varieties of annuals & dance—& a dash of history—with art 6 -12 (under 6 free). Registration required perennials. Rain or shine. $10; CTL making opportunities for children & adults for fairy house contest, call 203.266.7596 members free. 2 6 or email [email protected] & tabling by New London’s non-profit for application. community. Free. Sat., June 24, 12 – 4 pm 1 3 Rain date: Sun., June 25 Fri., June 23, 6 – 8 pm Sun., May 28, 2 – 4 pm Bumble Bee & Butterfly Jamboree Paint Night: Sat., June 3, 10 am – 12 pm Celebrate Pollinators Week with Butler-McCook House & Garden Paint the Joshua Hempsted House! Lilac in the Garden Walk children’s activities about bees & 396 Main Street 4 The Drunken Palette Art Studio teaches an Take a guided walking tour of the Ferriday butterflies! Learn to maintain a Hartford, CT 06103 2 outdoor evening class welcoming all Gardens with our on-site Horticulturist. balanced & diverse garden community. 860.522.1806 experience levels. In case of rain or wind, Ask gardening advice from an expert & Study the life cycles of pollinators & [email protected] Your ticket to Travel the class will be held at the Drunken learn about historic varieties of annuals & the plants that attract them. $5 adults; Palette Studio at 259 State Street in New perennials. Rain or shine. $10; CTL $3 children 6 -12 (under 6 free). Open for tours: May through Dec. rough Four Centuries London. Ages 14+; $45 per person. members free. May – Sept.: Thur. – Sun., 12 – 4 pm Reservations required at 860.443.7949 or Oct. – Dec.: Sat. & Sun., 12 – 4 pm of Conneicut Hiory. [email protected].

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Conneicut Landmarks THANK YOU! Amos Bull House Dear Friends, Welcome New Board and Staff! Continued... 59 South Prospect Street You’ll want to be at one—or more— John Bonee III, Esq. has a personal connection to the Butler-McCook House & Hartford, CT 06106 Greater Hartford Arts Council 860.247.8996 of our historic properties the second Garden through his father, who practiced law with Anson McCook. John is a partner weekend in June, when we have Griebel Family Fund at HFPG [email protected] at BoneeWeintraub LLC where he focuses on complex civil and probate litigation, Nathan Hale Fife & Drum Corps signature programs at three sites. At ctlandmarks.org including personal injury and will contests. A native of Hartford, he has followed the Astrid & Fred Hanzalek Fund II at HFPG the Bellamy-Ferriday House & tradition of service by lawyers to their clients and community set by his grandfather Hartford Courant Officers Garden in Bethlehem on Saturday, and father. John has been elected to the Connecticut Bar Association’s Board of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. th Frederick C. Copeland, Jr., Cha ir June 10 , we are looking forward to Governors and House of Delegates for almost two decades. He is a graduate of the Hartford Flavor Company & Interim Finance Chair showcasing New York Times Loomis Chaffee School, Trinity College/Hartford (B.A. History), and Suffolk Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Hoffman Auto Group Cornelius O'Leary, Vice Chair & Governance Chair bestselling author Martha Hall Kelly University Law School (J.D.) and had additional work/study at Makerere University, Deb Davis, Treasurer for a Lilac Girls book signing, panel Maximilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman in Kampala, Uganda and the Hague Academy of International Law. Foundation, Inc. James Anderson, Secreta ry discussion and reception. On Sunday, June 11th, join us at the Nathan Shepherd Monson Holcombe Fund at HFPG Hale Homestead for the re-opening of the site’s historic barns with a Tru s Anne Marie Charland, our new Site Administrator at the Institute of Museum & Library Services ribbon cutting, Nathan Hale’s birthday cake, and free tours of the John Bon III, Esq. Nathan Hale Homestead, has worked at the site for five years. KeyBank Carla Cabrera Homestead’s first floor. Juneteenth festivities will be going strong Prior to becoming Site Administrator, Anne Marie was an Chester Kitchings Family Foundation David Canton, Ph.D. both Saturday and Sunday at the Hempsted Houses in New London. Education Coordinator, Camp Director, and Museum The Last Green Valley Rohan A. Frm an Interpreter. Anne Marie has three children, all of whom have The Lily House Bed & Breakfast Lips, Rousseau Wealth Management Beth Iacampo We have an exciting line-up of member-only events this season. On played an active role in the Homestead's summer camp, youth Jay Levin April 29th, visit the Isham-Terry House in Hartford and marvel at the William & Alice Mortensen Foundation group and programming. NewAlliance Foundation Dr. Troy Monr restoration work that has been done. On July 8th, come to the Hale Nick's Country Kitchen Ja mes D. Parr y Homestead for a special presentation by longtime member Quincy Amanda Cooper, Marketing & Development Assistant and Old Bethlehem Historical Society Pat ric k L. Pinnell, Colleions Chair Abbott. Quincy organized the donation of two 1840s paintings of Museum Interpreter for the Butler-McCook and Isham-Terry Old Hill Garden Todd Regan Hale relatives that had previously been on loan to the Homestead. He Jeffrey P. Ossen Family Foundation Melissa Roy, Development Chair Houses. A resident of Willington who enjoys caving and will talk about the portraits of Ezra Abbot and Rebekah Hale Abbot travel, Amanda is pursuing her B.S. in Geography after Frank Loomis Palmer Fund Anthony J. Salerno, Jr. and his family connection to the Homestead. Light refreshments will Pentimento Flowers James Wu working for several years as an aquarist/zoologist. She is be served. Peppercorn's Grill excited to join CTL and delve into Connecticut history. Pirie Associates Architects, LLC Central Office Staff Pond House Café This season is bursting with activity and programming that you won’t Sheryl N. Hack, Executive Direo r Two Archival and Collections Interns at the Palmer- Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Trust Fund Barbara Bradbury-Pape, Interpretive Planner want to miss, including walking tours, lectures, the Coventry Farmers’ Warner House are helping CTL ready the Palmer-Warner RC Knox Mary Cockram, Wrer, Gran r e r & Market, hikes through the woods, and gardening expertise. The Fairy House in East Haddam to be opened as a museum. Working with Collections & Edward C. & Ann T. Roberts Foundation th Grants Adminirator Festival at the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden on May 20 is sure Project Manager Erin Malueg, their duties include digital photography, object Robinson & Cole, LLP Jana Colacino, Hartford Ed uc at or to please your little ones as well as their parents and grandparents. At handling, measuring object dimensions, object cleaning, writing object descriptions Vernon D. & Florence E. Roosa Family Jamie-Lynn Fontaine Connell, Marketing & Foundation at HFPG the Hempsted Houses, join the Drunken Palette Art Studio for an and tagging objects with temporary numbers. Development Manager evening art class on Friday, June 23rd or try an Abolitionist Tea on July SBM Charitable Foundation Amanda Cooper, Marketing & Development Assiant 22nd. Suffield’s May Market on Saturday, May 13th means that the Soroptimists International of Greater Erin Malueg, Colleions Manager & Proje Manager, Adrianna Mihalek is a senior at Eastern Connecticut Waterbury Phelps-Hatheway property will be packed full of spring plants, Palmer Warner House State University majoring in History with a concentration State Historic Preservation Office Joseph Pukas, Proper Manager flowers, and handmade wonders for you to take home. Sunday, June in American Studies and a Double Minor in Pre-Law and Suffield Chamber of Commerce th Kerri Zongol, Executive Assiant & Office Manager 25 is CT Historic Garden Day—take in one of our remarkable Political Science. “I hope to one day work in a museum, Suffield Garden Club historic gardens in Hartford and Bethlehem. so being able to see what goes behind the scenes with TD Bank Museum Staff regards to starting, running and maintaining a historical Town of Coventry Towne Apothecary George McCleary, Se Horticulturi & Interim Se We have multiple opportunities for young people to engage with history. house/ museum is very rewarding!” she says. Travelers Ad mi ni rator, Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden Colonial camp is now offered at the Phelps-Hatheway House as well as True Value of Bethlehem Ailn Novick, Se Adminirator & Proje Manager, the Hale Homestead and Hempsted Houses. As we have for many years, Lynette Fisher is a senior at Manchester Community The United Illuminating Company He mp ed Ho us es we will host our Youth Employment Program in Hartford and our Young College where she is studying Hotel/Tourism Patricia and Charles Walker Family Fund Anne Marie Charland, Se Adminirator, Friends of Hale in Coventry—please send teenagers our way! Management. Lynette lives in Ellington with her two at HFPG Nathan Hale Homeead sons and is passionate about historic tourism. She is Webster Bank Lynn Mervosh, Se Adminirator, Looking forward to seeing you this season. West Hartford Garden Club Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden interning with CT Landmarks in order to be a part of preserving history in CT while gathering job skills for Westford Hill Distillers Accounting Resources, Inc., Consulting Bookkpers With best regards, Whittlesey & Hadley, P.C. her future in the field. Willimantic Waste Paper Co., Inc. 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Lilac Girls: Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden Inires Book & Documentary oin us on Saturday, June 10th for a special day discuss Lilac Girls, including her research process, and celebrating the work of social philanthropist Caroline where she took artistic license. Get insight into Martha’s next JFerriday, the inspiration for New York Times bestselling book about Caroline and her mother Eliza. author Martha Hall Kelly’s novel at Caroline’s Connecticut home. Lilac Girls is based on the true story of Caroline Joining Martha on the panel are Tovah Martin, the former Ferriday and the Ravensbrück Concentration Camp survivors garden writer at Victoria Magazine whose 1999 article first known as lapin (rabbits), whom Caroline championed. This introduced Martha to the house; Stacey Fitzgerald, a acclaimed debut novel, also available on audiobook, reveals documentary filmmaker who shot a short video about how a story of love, redemption and terrible secrets that were Lilac Girls: A Novel came to be, while she shot footage for hidden for decades. her upcoming documentary Saving the Rabbits (the story behind Lilac Girls); and cousins of Caroline Ferriday who Between 1 and 3 pm, experience the Hay, Caroline’s beloved remember her fondly. Connecticut home, through her eyes as you tour her house and enjoy a landscape walk focusing on the Ferridays’ Tickets range from $35 to $125 there is limited availability. nd horticultural design and garden history. Caroline and her Purchase tickets by Friday, June 2 by visiting mother designed the garden to feature the sequential www.ctlandmarks.org or calling 860.247.8996 x 23. All blooming of specimen magnolias, lilacs, peonies, and roses. proceeds benefit the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden. Meet Martha Hall Kelly in Caroline’s kitchen and have her For more information on Martha Hall Kelly and her work, sign your book. visit www.marthahallkelly.com. From 3 to 5 pm, enjoy a French-inspired reception followed Sponsored by by an author presentation and panel discussion. Martha will

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