2026 Event Schedule
Help us Celebrate America’s 250th!
Here is our preliminary list of events for 2026. Please check our Facebook page for updates.
January
January 1: Connecticut First Day Hike at noon. Meet at the Memorial Gate.
January 15: Quarterly Meeting on Zoom
February19: Thames River Heritage Park Docent Academy begins
March
TBD
April 11: Matthew Reardon: Forgotten No More: Newly Discovered Stories of Fort Griswold and its Garrison.The presentation will explore previously unknown information about the fort, including how the garrison was organized, as well introducing several new previously unknown defenders of the fort during the Battle of Groton Heights. 2 pm
April 16: Quarterly Meeting
May
May 23: Historian Tom Schuch presents “The Ties That Bind: 300 Years of Hidden History of the Black Community in SE Conn… Through The Lens of a Single Street Corner” 2 pm.
June
June 6: CT Trails Day 11 a.m – 2 p.m., with tours at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
June 13: CT Open House Day 11 a.m – 2 p.m., with tours at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
June 14: Flag Day! Abby Day Slocomb presentation, creator of the CT State Flag 2 p.m.
June 19: Juneteenth! Kevin Johnson performs the story of Jordan Freeman 2 p.m.
June 27: Prof.Tom Couser presents The Declaration of Independence and the American Literary Tradition. 2 p.m.
July
July 16: Annual Meeting
August
August 29: Jerry Hurwitz, Alamo of the Revolution. 2pm
September
September 6: 245th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battle of Groton Heights
October
October 16: Quarterly Meeting
November
TBD
December
December 5: Holiday Open House