Fall Fun - Open Hours at Weston History & Culture Center
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 12/07/2025
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Fall in love with history this autumn at the Weston History & Culture Center.Explore new exhibits, guided tours, children’s activities and more 1pm – 4pm every Thursday in November, on Sunday, November 2, 2025 and Sunday, December 7, 2025. Tickets at the door: $5 adults, $3 kids ages 5 – 17, Free for children under 4 and WHCC members. Your admission ticket gets you tons of exciting opportunities to engage with history! More info Here.
Hay and Axes and Looms, Oh My! Come explore our new, interactive exhibit, “Weston at Work”, in the historic Coley Barn. Learn about the history of agriculture, manufacturing, and textile production in Weston and Connecticut. Children can card wool, weave on a loom, use a rope and pulley to raise a hay bale and more! With hands-on activities, rare Bradley Axe tools, farming implements, a working loom and countless historic images, “Weston at Work” allows visitors of all ages to actively engage in learning. The exhibit highlights the many people, including immigrants, people of African descent, women, and children, who helped put Weston to work.
Take a guided tour of the award-winning Coley House and learn about life during the pivotal 1940s. No other historic house in Connecticut reflects the 1940s era! Experience how the Coley family would have lived, worked, and played on the home front during World War II. Children can play with 1940s toys and games, build with Lincoln Logs, type on an old typewriter, and dial a rotary phone. *Note: The Coley House will be closed on Dec. 7th due to a private event.
In the Visitor’s Center, enjoy three engaging exhibits. Learn about the Weston Meteorite, the Flood of 1955 and other important Weston moments in the exhibit, “Twelve Stories of Weston History”. View haunting photos in the exhibit, “Images of a Forgotten Village: Valley Forge”, which explores a Weston neighborhood now underneath the Saugatuck Reservoir. Have fun tapping your toes in our pop-up exhibit, “May I Have This Dance?”, which features Ragtime dance music, dance manuals, sheet music, dance cards and more from the private collection of social dance historian, Susan de Guardiola.
Bask in autumn splendor on the historic property. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on your visit. Stroll through the Daniel E. Offutt, III Sculpture Garden and explore the whimsical sculptures created by former Weston resident, philanthropist and artist, Daniel E. Offutt, III.
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