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LECTURES

Mather Homestead Scholar Lectures

Our lectures explore a variety of topics and a variety of formats. Some of our lectures are traditional lecture format, while others involve a bit of hands on learning (e.g., honey tasting).  We are eager to hear ideas you might have for lectures that would be a good fit with the Mather Homestead.  Email us!

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • Discussion featuring author Mattie Kahn and journalist Reena Ninan
    Discussion featuring author Mattie Kahn and journalist Reena Ninan
    Tue, Oct 03
    Mather Homestead garden
    Oct 03, 6:00 PM
    Join us for a talk featuring Mattie Kahn, author of "Young and Restless: The Girls Who Sparked America's Revolutions” and Reena Ninan, television journalist. 6 pm beverages & hors d'oeuvres, 7 pm discussion.
  • Lecture: Witches in Connecticut
    Lecture: Witches in Connecticut
    Wed, Oct 25
    Darien
    Oct 25, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    The Connecticut Historic Society will present a lecture on Connecticut's witches just in time for Halloween.
  • Brown Bag Lecture:  Connecticut in the American Revolution!
    Brown Bag Lecture:  Connecticut in the American Revolution!
    Thu, Nov 09
    MH Barn
    Nov 09, 12:00 PM
    Join us for our third Brown Bag lecture featuring local Revolutionary War buff Eric Chandler about Connecticut in the American Revolution! BYO lunch. Dessert & bevs provided.
  • Lecture:  the Rough Rider and the Professor
    Lecture:  the Rough Rider and the Professor
    Sun, Jan 21
    The Mather Homestead
    Jan 21, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Local author, Laurence Jurdem, discusses his new book, "The Rough Rider and the Professor," which evokes the political intrigue of the Gilded Age and chronicles the extraordinary thirty-five-year friendship between President Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts.
  • A Revolution of Her Own!  Deborah Sampson - performance for families
    A Revolution of Her Own!  Deborah Sampson - performance for families
    Sat, Feb 10
    The Mather Homestead Barn
    Feb 10, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    Deborah Sampson, the first woman to enlist, fight, and be honorably discharged from the American Military, captivates audiences in an hour-long program chronicling her life. Played by actress Judith Kalalora. Family event with audience participation!
  • A Revolution of Her Own!  Deborah Sampson - performance for adults
    A Revolution of Her Own!  Deborah Sampson - performance for adults
    Sat, Feb 10
    The Mather Homestead Barn
    Feb 10, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Deborah Sampson, the first woman to enlist, fight, and be honorably discharged from the American Military, captivates audiences in an hour-long program chronicling her life. Played by actress Judith Kalalora.
  • A Visit from the Second Regiment Light Dragoons
    A Visit from the Second Regiment Light Dragoons
    Sat, Apr 27
    The Mather Homestead
    Apr 27, 2024, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Sheldon's Horse, Second Continental Light Dragoons, will visit the Homestead for a day of education and fun. Drills, demonstrations, lectures, crafts and more.
  • 2024 Garden Tea
    2024 Garden Tea
    Thu, May 30
    Darien
    May 30, 2024, 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
    Stay tuned for more on our speaker for 2024!
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