The Ogden House & Gardens
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: The Ogden House, 1520 Bronson Road, Fairfield, CT
Description: Open 1pm - 4pm
Enjoy docent-led tours of the 1750 Ogden House and see how people lived in the 18th century. The house is furnished with period objects including textiles and fine pieces of furniture with Fairfield provenance. Take a stroll through the kitchen garden, generously maintained by the Fairfield Garden Club, and view plantings used in colonial times.
Fee: Members; free, non-members; $3 suggested donation
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org

Fall Festival
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center 370 Beach Road
Description: Commemorate the 230th anniversary of the burning of Fairfield on Sunday September 13th at noon when the Town Green will be transformed into a colonial marketplace and fair. Enjoy music, children’s activities and a battle reenactment. Free community event.
Fee: Free Community Event
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org

Lecture: Fairfield’s Constitution Connection
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: It's Constitution Day!
Discover what the Connecticut delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 expected to gain from a new constitution - for the nation and for Connecticut, with historian and author Christopher Collier. What were the local political currents influencing the work of Roger Sherman, William Samuel Johnson, and Oliver Ellsworth? Forty delegates to Connecticut's ratifying convention voted against ratification. Were there local connections between Thaddeus Burr and Jonathan Sturges that impelled them toward federalism?
The lecture will be followed by a question and answer period. Books written by Mr. Collier will be available for sale and signing.
Christopher Collier was the official Connecticut State Historian (1984-2004) and is now professor of history emeritus at the University of Connecticut.
Fee: Free for museum members; $5 for non-members. Please pre-register by calling the museum at 203-259-1598.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org

Volunteer Open House and Orientation
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: Do you love history and have a knack for telling a good story? Become a Museum Ambassador! Learn more at the museum’s volunteer open house.
The Education Department is looking for museum docents to lead tours to groups of all ages. Docents are super-volunteers: teachers and storytellers who love to learn and to share their interests with others. Participants in the training sessions will meet new people with similar interests, learn about the community and share their own experiences with the group.
Fee: Free, please RSVP to the Fairfield Museum at 203-259-1598
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org

Historic Town Green Walking Tour
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: Learn about the founding of Fairfield and its fascinating colonial history in this walking tour. We’ll visit the historic buildings on and around the Green. Tours may include the Old Academy Schoolhouse, the Sun Tavern and the Old Burying Ground.
Fee: Pre-registration suggested. Members $5, Non-members, $7.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org

A Night at the Museum
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Fairfield Museum & History Center
Description: Celebrating Fairfield's triumphant rise after the Fire of 1779.
The evening begins with dinner in the homes of friends of the Fairfield Museum and History Center and culminates with champagne, dessert and entertainment at the museum.Click here for the invitation
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Fee: Tickets start at $85. Please click on the invite and reply card above.
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org

Southport Village Walking Tour
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Meet at the Pequot Library at 720 Pequot Avenue in Southport
Description: The Fairfield Museum presents walking tours of historic Southport Village, including the harbor and shipyard that began around 1763. Participants will gain insights into a part of our area where some of the finest architecture and street-scape design of early America continues to resist intrusion.
Please pre-register by calling 203-259-1598.
Fee: $5 for museum members; $7 for non-members
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org

Southport Village Walking Tour
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Meet at the Pequot Library at 720 Pequot Avenue in Southport
Description: The Fairfield Museum presents walking tours of historic Southport Village, including the harbor and shipyard that began around 1763. Participants will gain insights into a part of our area where some of the finest architecture and street-scape design of early America continues to resist intrusion.
Please pre-register by calling 203-259-1598.
Fee: $5 for museum members; $7 for non-members
For more information contact info@fairfieldhs.org