THE HART HOUSE AND EXHIBIT GALLERY HOURS.  

Beginning Saturday, May 23, the Hart House will be open to the public from 1 to 3 PM, Saturdays and Sundays, through September 6th. Admission is $ 5p/p, free to members. Beginning May 19, the Hart House will be open for private tours depending upon the availability of a Society guide.   Reservations  must be made no less than 7 days in advance either via email at contact@saybrookhistory.org or 860 395-1635. Admission- $10 p/p, free to members. The Archives Building is open to the public year-round on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 9AM till Noon.

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.

LECTURE AT THE KATE
AWAKENINGS AND REVOLUTIONS: The Harts, Saybrook, and the New Nation
Featuring Elizabeth Normen
Sunday, April 26, 1 – 2PM, Tickets: $10 + $2 fee

How was Saybrook impacted by the Revolutionary War? Based in her new book, Awakenings and Revolutions: The Harts, Saybrook, and the New Nation, historian Elizabeth Normen brings the Revolution home to Saybrook and talks about the Hart family, and others, as soldiers on the battlefield, privateers on the high seas, and civic leaders bolstering the homefront.

This talk launches Awakenings and Revolutions, commissioned and published by the Old Saybrook Historical Society. Signed copies of the book will be available to purchase for $10 (retail $22).

Tickets are available at The Kate ticket office, 300 Main Street, Old Saybrook, or online at: www.thekate.org/event/awakenings-and-revolutions

UPPER CEMETERY LECTURE TOUR
Sunday, May 24, 4 PM, Tickets: $5

Memorial Day weekend, the public is invited to join Scott Carson, historian and member of the town’s Municipal Cemetery Committee, for a lecture 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.

FREE CONCERT IN THE GARDEN
From Colonies to Independence: Songs of America’s Transition
Sunday, July 5, 3 – 4:30PM

In the Hart House Heritage Gardens, 350 Main Street, Old Saybrook.
Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with songs and stories about life in the 13 colonies and the early years of the Republic.

Rick Spencer and Dawn Indermuehle perform songs that give cultural insight into America’s colonial history.  Their vocals and accompaniment sound true to the era.  Bring your chairs and go back in time with music and songs.