Wethersfield 250 Jubilee

May 23rd, 10:00am – 4:00pm. Wethersfield 250 Jubilee: Revolutionary War Encampment & Traditional Trades Fair

With the 5th Connecticut Regiment & Traditional Trades Artisans

Webb Deane Stevens beloved Revolutionary War Encampment joins forces with the Traditional Trades Fair for a free, family-friendly day marking America’s 250th on the museum grounds.

Watch the 5th Connecticut Regiment drill and skirmish, chat with a camp surgeon about his gruesome profession, and see skilled artisans demonstrate the timber framing, weaving, and carpentry that built the nation and keep our oldest buildings standing. Hands-on workshops, Colonial games, delicious food, and a vendor market with local crafts, demonstrations and gifts all day.

Stop by the reception desk of Keeney Memorial Cultural Center and pick up a scavenger hunt for children. Search through the Legendary People, Ordinary Lives exhibit at the Keeney Center, the American Girlhood and Remember the Ladies exhibits at the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum to find scavenger hunt objects and images. Present your completed scavenger hunt at the welcome desk of the Webb-Deane-Stevens Visitors Center to receive a reward.
      
Take a break from all the action and excitement outdoors and relax in the Rotary Room of the Keeney Center. Coloring sheets of Wethersfield houses are available in this quieter space all day.

The historic Hurlbut-Dunham House, 212 Main Street, Wethersfield will be open for free guided tours from 10am to 4pm. Tours of the historic Cove Warehouse will also be available from 1pm to 4pm.

The free festivities will begin immediately following the Town of Wethersfield Memorial Day Parade.

10:00am – 4:00pm. Demonstrations throughout the day will include*:

• Colonial music
• Children’s colonial games
• Surgeon’s table
• Woodworking
• Masonry
• Textile weaving
• Open hearth cooking and food
• Flag displays and history programs
• Weaving and sewing
• Soldier’s tent and display of equipment
• Colonial clothing and textiles
• Life of a Privateer
• Butter churning
• Camp tours and information about the 5th Connecticut Regiment and its history
• Schedule (in formation)

10:30am Musket and drill demonstration

11:00am Children’s wooden musket drill

11:30am Reading of “Paul Revere’s Ride”

12:00pm Midday nooning

1:00pm Demonstrations of 18th-Century battle tactics, including musket firing and bayonet practice

2:00pm Canon firing demonstration

2:30pm Reading of “Paul Revere’s Ride”

4:00pm Camp Closes

*Schedule and demonstrations subject to change.