PAST EVENTS
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![An outdoor concert in a park with a small audience seated on lawn chairs and blankets, watching a band perform on a grassy area under trees.]()
QUINTEBRASS PERFORMS
Brass band plays on the front lawn of the Museum Aug. 10, 2008
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![Historical reenactment of a colon 13 gun "cannon salute" upon the former President of 2nd Continental Congress Samuel Huntington's arrival in Norwich, CT in 1781]()
ARTILLERY SCHOOL
Cannon Gun Salute for President Samuel Huntington
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![Becky Hendricks demonstrating hearth cooking in the Huntington Homestead's lean-to kitchen .]()
Hearth Cooking Demonstration
Becky Hendricks preparing an 18th century meal over the open fire Oct. 18 2025
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![Historical reenactors dressed in colonial military uniforms sitting in a church with stained glass windows.]()
General washington visits huntingdale
Post War Briefing with Samuel Huntington
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![An artist painting a house on an easel in a grassy yard, with trees in the background.]()
Plein air artists visit the museum
A day in the country for inspriration
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![CT State and the local Anne Wood Elderkin Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution officials gather at the Homestead for the dedication of their commemorative plaque, one of many the DAR have placed at historic places around the nation.]()
CT DAR UNVEILS COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE
The plaque honors significant people or places during the American Revolution as part of their America 250 commemorations
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![A well attended slideshow program during one of our open house dates.]()
Women Of The Revolution Program
Katherine Hermes presented her slide show program for us which also had us hosting our own tea party made from herbs right out of our garden.
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![A group of people attending a presentation in a cozy, rustic room with yellow walls, wooden floors, and a brick fireplace. The presenter stands by a large screen displaying images, and the audience is seated on white folding chairs facing the presenter.]()
"The Jabez Huntington Family of Norwich: 1775"
Maggie Meahl and Damien Cregeau bring to light the contributions of this Huntington family during the war for Independence.
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![Group of people gathered in a grassy area with trees, a large white house in the background, and an American flag on a flagpole.]()
Birthday for Samuel
July 5th is one of two birthdays our Samuel can celebrate thanks to the Gregorian calendar. A cannon salute, the reading and signing of the Declaration of Independence and poem about Samuel made the day a special one
