THE HART HOUSE AND EXHIBIT GALLERY HOURS.
Guided tours on Saturdays and Sundays will be available starting Saturday, June 28, from 1-3PM. The fee is $5 per person, free to members and students. Group or special appointment tours start May 15. Please call 860-395-1635 or email contact@saybrookhistory.org with your tour request details a week in advance. The fee is $10 per person, free to members. The special appointment tours will depend on the availability of a volunteer guide.
THE ARCHIVES BUILDING and HERITAGE GARDENS ARE OPEN YEAR-ROUND
The Archives Building is open to the public year-round only on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-AM till Noon. Special appointment visits are possible. Call 860-395-1635 or email contact@saybrookhistory.org with your specific request details.
The Hart House Heritage Gardens are open to the public year-round.
May 25th Upper Cemetery Tour
4 PM on Sunday May 25, Memorial Day weekend, the public is invited to join Scott Carson, an historian and member of the town’s Municipal Cemetery Committee, for a tour of the Upper Cemetery. The cemetery, established in 1750, is located at the north end of Main Street. Scott has researched the individuals and families buried there, especially the veterans, from the American Revolutionary War through the Korean conflict. The tour costs $5 per person.
OPENING JUNE 2025: VINTAGE SIGNS OF SAYBROOK
This summer the Historical Society’s exhibit gallery will feature a display of vintage signs from around town. They all tell a story of our past.
If anyone has an old sign to lend to this exhibit, please contact the Society. Old road signs, store signs, advertising posters, hotel/inn signs, etc. Call 860-395-1635 or send an email to: contact@saybrookhistory.org.
June 1st Brett Martin’s Kate Lecture: “For Home and Country.” Sponsored by Brodeur & Company, CPAs, PC
“Old Saybrook, Normandy and the legacy of a local family.” Sunday. June 1 st 1PM-2PM. Hear the inspiring story of young law student Brett Martin and his commitment to remembering and honoring the veterans of World War II. A class assignment in college began his study of Old Saybrook’s Zanni family, a family Brett never knew. The main focus was Claude Zanni, who was killed and buried at the Normandy American Cemetery. This study became the basis for his book, For Home and Country: An American Family and the Second World War. After visiting Normandy twice, including last year for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Brett shares their heroic story, his odyssey to the battlefields, and what we should remember about the war today. Tickets are $12 per person, ($10 + $2 fee) on sale at the Kate: www.thekate.org/event/for-god-and-country/ or at the Kate box office, 300 Main St.
June 22nd, 3rd Annual Celebrate Saybrook Street Party
Kick off summer at the 2nd annual Celebrate Saybrook Street Party on Sunday, June 23, 2024! Main Street will be closed from 2:00 – 7:00 pm and filled with live music, delicious food, local craft beer, an exciting mix of vendors and lots of family fun! Visit the Old Saybrook Historical Society’s booth, pick up a free self-guided town tour map and become a member.
