New London County Historical Society

Flock Theatre presents Pride and Prejudice
2019-05-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2019-05-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-05-17 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-05-12 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | CT
This year Flock Theatre presents Pride and Prejudice, an adaptation of the Jane Austen novel in our Long Parlor. Pride and Prejudice, adapted by Jon Jory, is a play adaptation of Jane Austen’s Regency era-set romance novel. Pride and Prejudice explores the importance of marrying for love at a time when society is pressuring young women to find profitable suitors. The story follows Mr. Bennet and his five unmarried daughters, focusing specifically on Elizabeth as she and the wealthy Mr. Darcy navigate their attraction.Enjoy the play amid this historic setting. The play runs for three weeks May 11-26, Friday and Saturday evenings, with a Sunday Matinee. To purchase tickets, visit Flock Theatre.

Flock Theatre's Production of Pride & Prejudice
2019-05-11 19:00 - 21:00 | CT
This year Flock Theatre presents Pride and Prejudice, an adaptation of the Jane Austen novel in our Long Parlor.
Pride and Prejudice, adapted by Jon Jory, is a play adaptation of Jane Austen’s Regency era-set romance novel. Pride and Prejudice explores the importance of marrying for love at a time when society is pressuring young women to find profitable suitors. The story follows Mr. Bennet and his five unmarried daughters, focusing specifically on Elizabeth as she and the wealthy Mr. Darcy navigate their attraction.
Enjoy the play amid this historic setting. The play runs for three weeks May 11-26, Friday and Saturday evenings, with a Sunday Matinee.
To purchase tickets, visit Flock Theatre.

Walk to end Homelessness
2019-04-28 13:00 - 14:00 | CT
The Shaw Mansion is a scheduled stop on the Homeless Hospitality Center’s Walk to end Homelessness.
The Walk raises awareness about homelessness in southeastern Connecticut and also raises support for the programs of the Homeless Hospitality Center in New London.
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It is organized by HHC and students from Connecticut College’s Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy. Proceeds benefit HHC.
To register for the event or to learn more, please click here.

Lecture on Frances Caulkins
2019-04-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Otis Library, 261 Main Street, Norwich, Connecticut, 06360
In honor of Harris Sisters Month at Otis Library in Norwich, NLCHS is sponsoring a lecture on Frances Caulkins by Nancy Steenburg.
Nancy will be speaking about Frances Manwaring Caulkins, both about Caulkins’s life and work in Norwich, but more specifically about her involvement in the abolition movement in Norwich, where she was the first president of the Norwich Female Anti-Slavery Society.
Nancy has worked at the University of Connecticut, Avery Point campus since 1996. She is currently the Associate Director of Academic Advising and Assistant Director of the Bachelor of General Studies program and an adjunct history professor. She teaches upper-level history classes at UConn, including “History of Connecticut” and “Social and Cultural History of Connecticut and New England.” Nancy currently serves as the president of the Connecticut Coalition for History and the editor of Connecticut History Review, the only scholarly journal on Connecticut History.

What’s Where? How to Research the Past
2019-04-10 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-04-03 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-03-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-03-20 10:00 - 12:00 | CT
Explore the basics of conducting traditional and online research in a four-session course. Every session will be held on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Session 1: March 20
Session 2: March 27
Session 3: April 3
Session 4: April 10
Registration:
$40 for members of the New London County Historical Society. $60 for non-members.
Space very limited; pre-registration required by March 8th.

Murder Mystery at Shaw Mansion
2019-03-23 18:00 - 21:00 | CT
Mystery and intrigue are afoot at the Shaw Mansion in New London! NLCHS is partnering with Sanctum Simulations, LLC to host a Murder Mystery Dinner on Saturday, March 23, 2019. Join us for dinner and a show as you step back in time and help Nathaniel Shaw Perkins Jr. discover hidden clues and plots that will lead investigators to the true identity of the murderer. Solve the case and enjoy a night out with friends in this unique opportunity to participate in an interactive Victorian-era mystery dinner in the historic Shaw Mansion.
The Murder Mystery Dinner will be held on Saturday March 23, 2019 at 6:00pm. The Shaw Mansion is located at 11 Blinman Street in New London. On street parking is available on Bank Street and Blinman Street, and in the municipal lot on Tilly Street. Seating for the dinner begins at 5:15pm. Tickets are limited! The cost of the dinner is $40 for members and $50 for nonmembers.

148th Annual Meeting
2018-09-16 15:00 - 17:00 | CT
The NLCHS invites you to join us at 3pm on September 16th in historic Shaw Mansion for our 148th Annual Meeting.
Finding Resolute
This year we feature two digital productions concerning the whaling bark George Henry. While on a whaling expedition in 1855, George Henry discovered the abandoned HMS Resolute abandoned in the ice. Captain James Buddington ordered the crew abandon their whaling mission and begin the salvage of Resolute.
HMS Resolute was one of several ships engaged in the search for the lost Franklin expedition. Five years later, George Henry, under the command of Sidney Buddington, went in search of the same lost expedition.
Finding the Resolute and Tookoolito describe two events in our maritime history which involve the George Henry.
