Step inside New Canaan’s past on our Historical and Colonial Home Tour In honor of the America’s semiquincentennial, the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society is hosting an historic house tour of Landmark buildings, including private residences, a restored chapel, and a majestic barn. Visitors will travel in small vans and be met at each stop by an architect docent, who will guide the tour. Come see some of New Canaan’s most beautiful Colonial homes and experience a step back…

Bring your sandwich, soup, salad or snack and join us for a Lunch & Learn with historian Dr. Scott Moore, Professor of History at ECSU. Scott will explore the witch trials in Connecticut and Virginia 🔍. Learn how local fears, laws, and beliefs shaped these events and what the surviving records reveal. Fresh from the release of his book "The Witch of Pungo: Grace Sherwood in Virginia," historian Moore joins us to uncover the true story behind colonial Virginia's only…

Election Day Fun !! Bring the family, or just yourself, to the Museum on Election Day! We will provide a delicious all you can eat lunch with Chez Lenard, the best hot dogs in Fairfield County! Admission fee also includes a fun patriotic craft, and all kids will have the chance to vote!. We will have a bounce house, as well as several trucks for the kids to explore. Several of the museum buildings will be open for all to…

Bring your sandwich, soup, salad or snack and join us for a Lunch & Learn with Vanessa Wood as she explores the life and work of her second cousin, artist Augusta Simon, a lifelong New Canaan resident. 🎨 The Museum is fortunate to have received several of Simon’s paintings, which are on permanent display in the Simon Dining Room. Drawing on extensive genealogical and historical research, Wood will share the fascinating story of her talented relative, whose artwork and legacy…