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  • Saturday, October 14, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – 41st Annual Roseland Cottage Fine Arts & Craft Festival

    This Historic New England festival at Roseland Cottage in Woodstock, Connecticut on October 14 is one of the leading juried fine arts and crafts shows in New England. It features over 150 New England artisans and their work: jewelry, painting, printmaking, woodwork, pottery, clothing, metalwork, and much more! Enjoy live music, a food court, and first floor tours of Roseland Cottage.

    Members Free; Nonmembers $5; Children under 12 Free. Log in or join now to have your discount applied at checkout.

    Please call 617-994-5914 for additional information.

  • Sunday, June 26, 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm – Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day

    Celebrate the nineteenth annual Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day at Historic New England’s Roseland Cottage, chosen by Connecticut Magazine as Connecticut’s Best Public Garden. Amanda Shaw, Roseland Cottage’s gardener, will be on site to discuss our formal parterre garden, including the history, significance, and theory behind the garden layout and design; how Andrew Jackson Downing’s theories are reflected in that design, and any other questions you have about our historic garden. Visit https://my.historicnewengland.org/13915/ros-hist-garden

    Free. Please call 860 928-4074 for more information.

  • Sunday, July 19, 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm – Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day

    Historic New England and Roseland Cottage invites you to come visit our parterre garden, one of the only gardens in New England that maintains its original intricate 1850 pattern. Our gardener will be on hand to answer your questions about the historic nature of our landscape, and specially prepared handouts will be available. Groups will be limited to five guests, masks will be required, and preregistration is highly recommended. 

    Pre-order a book (one co-authored by our own member Judith Tankard) to pick up on your tour:

    Everything for the Garden

    Garden Tourist

    All visitors are required to wear a mask and maintain 6 feet of social distance.

    Advance tickets recommended at https://my.historicnewengland.org/6851/7133. Please call 860-928-4074 for more information. The address is 556 Route 169, Woodstock, Connecticut.

  • Wednesday, November 7, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Uncovering Voices from the Back Stairs

    Historic New England and the New England Historic Genealogical Society will present a program entitled Uncovering Voices from the Back Stairs on Wednesday, November 7, beginning at 6 pm at the New England Genealogical Society’s headquarters at 99 – 101 Newbury Street in Boston. The event is free to HNE and NEHGS members, $5 for non-members.

    Although domestic servants made everyday life in grand homes possible, their identities and roles within the household have long been hidden. Jennifer Pustz, museum historian at Historic New England and author of Voices from the Back Stairs, illustrates the diversity of domestic service in New England over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by focusing on Castle Tucker, Roseland Cottage, and the Codman Estate. Archival materials illustrate the lives of servants and relationships with their employers.

    Following this lecture, Marie Daly, director of the library at New England Historic Genealogical Society, demonstrates how anyone can research their family history, including hard-to-trace ancestors such as servants, immigrants, and members of the working class. She will highlight both online and on-site research venues, bringing to light the sources that can help piece together your family story. Co-sponsored with New England Historic Genealogical Society.

    Registration is required. Please call 617-994-5959 for more information. Purchase tickets now by clicking here.

  • Sunday, June 27, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Connecticut Historic Gardens Day

    Celebrate Connecticut Historic Gardens Day on Sunday, June 27 and mark the 160th anniversary of the formal parterre garden at Roseland Cottage in Woodstock, Connecticut.  During the forty-minute tour (held on the hour from 1 – 4 pm), visitors learn the history, significance, and theory behind the garden layout and design, including Historic New England’s on-going boxwood restoration project.  Free.  Call 860-928-4074, or log on to www.historicnewengland.org for more information.

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