WDS BOOK CLUB | The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution
Meet fellow history enthusiasts in person as we discuss thought-provoking books by acclaimed authors.
Flowers & Flavor: Garden Tour with Tea
Purchase Tickets Spend your Sunday morning in full bloom. Join our Head Gardener Peter Winne for an intimate tour of our colonial revival gardens,…
LECTURE | Civic Stitches: Early American Needlework and National Identity
This companion lecture to the exhibition American Girlhood by guest curator Emily Whitted will explore the larger history of needlework as part of early…
CONCERT | American Jazz in the Barn
Join us in the Webb Barn for a live concert. An intimate evening of live jazz in the Webb Barn, honoring the most distinctly American art form on a night made…
FEUDING FOUNDERS COLLECTIVE | Jay Heritage Center, NY: John Jay, Diplomat and Spymaster
Onsite at Jay Heritage Center in Rye, NY | Spy codes, smear campaigns, and fragile alliances: explore John Jay as diplomat and spymaster at the Jay Heritage…
LECTURE | Women of the Revolution with Zara Anishanslin
The Revolution wasn’t won by generals alone. In this companion lecture to the Webb Deane Stevens Museum’s exhibition Remember the Ladies: Women of the…
SPECIAL EVENT | Turning the Cards: Tarot, Intuition & New Beginnings
Turning the Cards: Tarot, Intuition & New Beginnings On a waning crescent evening, Karen Riccio demystifies the Major and Minor Arcana in a workshop…
WDS BOOK CLUB | Spiritualism’s Place: Reformers, Seekers, and Séances in Lily Dale
Meet fellow history enthusiasts in person as we discuss thought-provoking books by acclaimed authors.
LECTURE | From Variolation to Vaccination: The Transformation of Disease Prevention in the Early Republic (1796–c.1825)
From Variolation to Vaccination: The Transformation of Disease Prevention in the Early Republic (1796–c.1825) Forensic anthropologist Anna Dhody…
SPECIAL TOURS | Witches & Tombstones Tour October 24
Witches & Tombstones Tour **Saturday, October 24 Tickets** An up-close and creepy examination of all things funereal, our popular Witches & Tombstones…
SPECIAL TOURS | Witches & Tombstones Tour October 31
Witches & Tombstones Tour **Saturday, October 31 Tickets** An up-close and creepy examination of all things funereal, our popular Witches & Tombstones…
SPECIAL EVENT | Witches and Tombstones Spooktacular
Join us on a special Halloween night as we descend into the witching hour. Our Halloween Spooktacular is an immersive experience that will transport you…
CONCERT | Chamber Music in the Deane House
CONCERT | Chamber Music in the Deane House Hear 18th-century chamber music the way it was meant to be experienced—performed in the very house where…
TEA | Veterans Day Afternoon Tea
Veterans Day Afternoon Tea At a site where Washington himself once walked, join us for an elegant afternoon tea honoring the men and women who have…
FEUDING FOUNDERS COLLECTIVE | Stratford Hall & Menokin, VA: The Lee—Deane Conflict and the Political “Bloodbath” of 1778
This event takes place at Stratford Hall and Menokin in Virginia. Attend the full day in person, or purchase a virtual ticket for the roundtable…
SPECIAL EVENT | Thanksgiving Dinner
Save the date for our Annual Thanksgiving Dinner. A beloved annual tradition returns: an intimate journey through centuries of American culinary heritage, from…
WORKSHOP | Winter Decor with Foraged Plants
Head Gardener Peter Winne shows you how to transform seasonal greens, berries, and dried flowers into stunning natural décor—a hands-on afternoon for getting…
WDS BOOK CLUB | Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Meet fellow history enthusiasts in person as we discuss thought-provoking books by acclaimed authors.