WELCOME TO THE WHITE MEMORIAL GIFT SHOP!
In addition to our online shop below, you can visit the White Memorial Conservation Center Gift Shop, located within the Nature Museum. We feature a broad selection of items for children and adults. You’ll always find a wide assortment of field and audio guides, Dover Books, stuffed plush animals, educational toys, posters, puzzles, and games. Our “Connecticut Corner” is stocked with a variety of unique Connecticut made-crafts. Choose from fragrant goat milk soaps and creams, maple syrup, one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces, books, and DVDs by local writers and naturalists. We also have many gifts for kids with prices starting at just $.10: figurines, stones, keepsakes, and more. Our inventory changes frequently. For an extra special gift, order a hand-decorated, custom-designed walking stick made from White Memorial saplings.
Gift Shop Products
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Mini Sun Catcher Kit
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Mini Clay
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Shimmer Mermaid Purse
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Erupting Volcano
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Tiny Tree of Life Box
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Whistle Compass
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Ink-A-Do Tattoo
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Bat House
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Event Tickets
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White Memorial Foundation Patch
$6.303” diameter with the Foundation’s name and beautifully embroidered logo.
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Donation
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White Memorial Bumper Sticker
$2.90White Memorial Bumper Sticker. 3¾” round sticker with beaver logo. White background with green print and logo.
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White Memorial Foundation and Conservation Center Map
$5.25White Memorial Foundation and Conservation Center Map. Updated in 2016! Map covers all 40 miles of trails found on our 4,000 acre property. Full map on one side, enlarged map […]
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The White Memorial Foundation: The First 100 Years Book (soft cover)
$27.50The White Memorial Foundation: The First 100 Years. 125 page softcover book written by White Memorial Foundation Director Keith R. Cudworth. Published in 2012. Many photos, both black & white […]
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Family Membership
$60.00We invite you to become a member of The White Memorial Conservation Center or renew your membership! Benefits of Membership: Free admission to the Center’s Nature Museum Receipt of “Sanctuary,” […]
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Winter Hike Up Apple Hill with Gerri Griswold
$0.00 – $5.00Saturday, December 22, 2018 Before you wrap the presents, before you scurry out to finish up your last minute holiday “to do” list, why not spend an hour in nature, […]
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DEEP CARE Family Ice Fishing Workshop
$0.00Saturday, January 26, 2019 The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Fisheries Division sponsors this program for the seventh consecutive year. Families and individuals age nine and up are […]
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Live Concert and Contra Dance with Robert Messore’s Wry Bred!
$15.00Saturday, February 2, 2019 Strap on yer dancin’ shoes, BYOB, and heat up on a cold winter’s night with Conservation Center favorite Robert Messore and his band, Wry Bred! Tonight […]
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Winter Wildlife Tracking with Andy Dobos: The Forest Wolf – March 9
$10.00 – $20.00Saturday, March 9, 2019 Andrew Dobos takes you on a wildlife-tracking walk through the winter woods. There are always clues left behind by the animals for us to decipher, telling a […]
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5th Annual Nature Trivia Night!
$10.00 – $15.00Saturday, March 12, 2022 Come on, Brainiacs! Are you afraid of the challenge brought forth by our team of experts? Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Medulla Oblongata, Hippocampus…How big are yours? Are you […]
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Animal Architects with Gerri Griswold
$0.00 – $5.00Saturday, March 16, 2019 Egypt, Greece, Rome, from Thomas Jefferson to I. M. Pei, humanity’s history has been chock full of extraordinary architects and architecture. We, however, were not the […]
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Library Membership
$75.00We invite your library to become a member of The White Memorial Conservation Center! We know many of your patrons have savored a lakeside sunset, been captivated by a nature […]
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Corporate Membership
$100.00 – $1,000.00We invite you to become a Corporate Member of the White Memorial Conservation Center. The Corporate Membership Program fosters a close working relationship between your organization and White Memorial. It […]
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Individual Membership
$40.00We invite you to become a member of The White Memorial Conservation Center! Benefits of Membership: Free admission to the Center’s Nature Museum Receipt of “Sanctuary,” the Center’s quarterly newsletter […]
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Mystery Animal Meet and Greet
$0.00Saturday, April 13, 2019 Did you know that White Memorial has a variety of live education animals just waiting to meet YOU? Join us on Saturdays in April in the […]
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Early Spring Jaunt to Apple Hill and Cat Swamp with Gerri Griswold
$0.00Saturday, April 13, 2019 Join Gerri on her favorite trails. Perhaps we’ll hear Spring Peepers, witness Bald Eagles soaring over Bantam Lake, or flush out some Wood Ducks as we […]
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Mystery Animal Meet and Greet
$0.00Saturday, April 20, 2019 Did you know that White Memorial has a variety of live education animals just waiting to meet YOU? Join us on Saturdays in April in the […]
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Give Local!
$0.00Tuesday, April 21 – Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Hosted by the Connecticut Community Foundation, Give Local Greater Waterbury & Litchfield Hills is a 36-hour online community giving event that encourages […]
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Turn Turn Turn: Road Trip to the Studio of Wood Turner (Bodger) Richard Heys
$0.00Saturday, April 27, 2019 Richard’s stunning work includes decorative and utilitarian wooden bowls, vases, lidded vessels and sculptural objects made on the lathe and/or by carving. Evolving from a hobby […]
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White Memorial Conservation Center Annual Meeting
$0.00Friday, May 1, 2020 3:30 p.m. in the Foundation Office
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Tree Identification Walk with WMF Forest Superintendent Lukas Hyder
$0.00Saturday, May 4, 2019 It’s much easier to ID trees when they have foliage all over them! Step up your game and allow the Master to teach you a thing […]
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A Springtime Stroll to Pine Island, Mallard Marsh and Duck Pond via the Interpretive Trail with Gerri Griswold
$0.00Saturday, May 4, 2019 Let’s hit a bunch of trails as we meander the forests and wetlands of the Foundation in search of signs of spring. 10:00 a.m., Meet in […]
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Smart Phone Photography with Gerri Griswold
$0.00 – $5.00Saturday, May 4, 2019 Gerri does not consider herself a photographer. More often than not this world traveler will forsake her beautiful Canon SLR for an iPhone. The Canon just […]
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Museum Children Free Week
$0.00May 11 – 17, 2020 Courtesy of Arthur and Tara Diedrick. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.
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Concert: The Hartford Classical Guitar Ensemble
$10.00Saturday, May 25, 2019 What a tremendously special evening awaits you! The ensemble was formed in 2011 by a group of classical guitar enthusiasts and is now directed by award-winning […]
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Celebrate Connecticut Trails Day! Geology Walk Through Five Ponds with Tom Alena
$0.00Saturday, June 1, 2019 Geologist and meteorologist Tom Alena knows a thing or two about rocks! Join Tom on this beautiful hike through one of White Memorial’s richest geological arenas. […]
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Monthly Bird Walk Series with Kristi Dranginis
$0.00Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Join birder Kristi Dranginis on the second Tuesday of each month for a golden opportunity to explore the rich and varied habitats of White Memorial while […]
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Dawn Chorus with Fran Zygmont
$0.00 – $5.00Saturday, June 15, 2019 The dawn chorus occurs when birds sing at the start of a new day. In a given location, it is common for different species to do […]
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A Springtime Walk through Catlin Woods with Carly Allen Borken
$0.00Saturday, June 22, 2019 Prick up your ears for a variety of warblers, thrushes, chickadees, titmice, gray tree frogs, and more! A treasure trove of natural wonders awaits us as […]
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Museum Children Free Week
$0.00June 29 – July 5, 2019 In memory of Louise W. Willson. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.
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Connecticut Open House Day!
Saturday, June 8, 2019 On Saturday June 8, please join us in celebrating the 15th year of Connecticut Open House Day! Enjoy free admission to the Nature Museum all day! […]
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Museum Children Free Week
July 6 – 12, 2019 In Memory of Louise W. Willson. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult
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Loving Haight with Gerri Griswold
Saturday, July 13, 2019 Pack a snack and some water! Let’s explore this beautiful piece of property together. Babbling brooks, towering trees, a bevy of birds, and a view of […]
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SOLD OUT 9th Annual Celebration for the Bats SOLD OUT
$0.00 – $5.00SOLD OUT! Saturday, July 20, 2019 Help Gerri Griswold celebrate 27 years of crusading for Bats, our planet’s most extraordinary creature! A lecture featuring a live Big Brown Bat will […]
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Tree Identification Walk with Lukas Hyder
Saturday, July 27, 2019 It’s much easier to ID trees when they have foliage all over them! Step up your game and allow the Master to teach you a thing […]
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Museum Children Free Week
August 3 – 9, 2019 Courtesy of Joan and Jack Benham in honor of Brianna R. Parcell. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.
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Museum Children Free Week
August 17 – 23, 2019 Courtesy of Tara and Arthur Diedrick in honor of Ann and Arthur Diedrick. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an […]
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Animal Adaptations with Gerri Griswold
$0.00 – $5.00Saturday, August 17, 2019 Why is a vulture’s head bald? Why are porcupines so slow? Why does an Opossum play possum? These and answers to your many other questions will […]
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Contra Dance with O’Wryly!
$15.00Saturday, November 16, 2019 Strap on yer dancin’ shoes, pack a picnic or a snack, BYOB, and kick off Labor Day weekend with Conservation Center favorite Robert Messore and his […]
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Labor Day
Monday, September 2, 2019 MUSEUM CLOSED
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Museum Children Free Week
September 14 – 20, 2019 In memory of Louise W. Willson. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.
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Institute for American Indian Studies’ Wigwam Escape and Museum Field Trip
$20.00Saturday, September 14, 2019 This is one for all of the puzzle enthusiasts! Bring your friends and family to the Wigwam Escape! Can you thrive for a day in 1518 […]
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Bantam’s Beauties: Bald Eagles in our Midst with Ginny Apple and Leo Kulinski, Jr.
$0.00 – $5.00Saturday, September 21, 2019 The Bald Eagle is America’s comeback raptor and its rebound from the Endangered Species list is one of the most remarkable environmental stories of the 20th […]
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Museum Children Free Week
September 28 – October 4, 2019 Courtesy of Joan and Jack Benham in honor of Wesley D. Parcell. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an […]
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Current Efforts on Restoration of the American Chestnut with Jack Swatt
Saturday, June 29, 2019 White Memorial Conservation Center has been a longtime partner with The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) and has hosted many […]
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Museum Children Free Week
July 20 – 26, 2019 In Memory of John Howard from His Family and Friends. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.
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Fall Mushroom Foray with Mushroom Marlene
THIS PROGRAM IS NOW FULL. Please call the Museum to be put on the waiting list. Saturday, October 16, 2021 Call 8690-567-0857.
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LLama Walk with Debbie Labbe from Country Quilt Llama Farm
Saturday, October 5, 2019 Come and take a one hour walk with a llama on a beautiful trail! The cost is $20 per person with a percentage donated to the […]
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Museum Children Free Week
October 12 – 18, 2019 In memory of Tish Samponaro from her husband, Philip G. Samponaro. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.
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COLUMBUS DAY
Monday, October 14, 2019 MUSEUM CLOSED
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Museum Children Free Week
October 26 – November 1, 2019 In Memory of Ron Hummel from His Family and Friends. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.
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Spooky Halloween Dog Walk with Gerri and Bradley the Museum Dog
Saturday, October 30, 2021 SADLY, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.
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Raven: Bird, Myth, Legend with Mary Beth Kaeser and Gerri Griswold
$10.00 – $20.00Saturday, November 13, 2021 Mary Beth Kaeser https://www.horizonwings.org/ , her lovely imprinted Raven, Maven, and Gerri Griswold team up for a program devoted to the most intelligent bird brain in […]
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Museum Children Free Week
November 9 – 15, 2019 In honor of Louise W. Willson. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.
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LLama Walk with Debbie Labbe from Country Quilt Llama Farm
Saturday, November 9, 2019 Come and take a one hour walk with a llama on a beautiful trail! The cost is $20 per person with a percentage donated to the […]
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Tree Identification Walk with Lukas Hyder
Saturday, April 18, 2020 Step up your game and allow the Master to teach you a thing or two! Some trees will have buds! Are you up for the challenge? […]
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Autumn in New England ~ Water Color Workshop with Betsy Rogers-Knox
$40.00 – $65.00Saturday, November 23, 2019 Follow along in this step-by-step watercolor workshop and create a simple, scenic, late autumn watercolor, just in time for Holiday gift-giving! All levels welcome in this […]
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Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29, 2019 MUSEUM CLOSED
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Museum Children Free Week
October 26 – November 1, 2021 In Memory of Ron Hummel from His Family and Friends. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.
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Welcoming Winter at Five Ponds with Gerri Griswold
Saturday, December 21, 2019 Why not bundle up and say “HELLLLLOOOOO Winter!” as we explore Five Ponds from Heron Pond to Plunge Pool, Fawn Pond to Teal Pond, and ending […]
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A Christmas Eve Stroll Up Apple Hill
$0.00Friday, December 24, 2021 It’s actually just an excuse to savor homemade scones, guzzle outlandishly rich hot chocolate, and share friendship on this eve of all eves at the pinnacle […]
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Christmas
Wednesday, December 25, 2019 MUSEUM CLOSED
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Things That Go Bump in the Night
$0.00 – $5.00Saturday, August 17, 2019 Rescheduled from August 3 Join Gerri Griswold for a night walk. Learn to identify all of those insect, owl, and frog voices that lend such beautiful […]
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Contra Dance with O’Wryly!
$15.00Saturday, November 16, 2019 Strap on yer dancin’ shoes, pack dinner, or a snack, and BYOB! Conservation Center favorite Robert Messore and his colleagues will fill the Carriage House with […]
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Exploring Big and Little Cathedral with Gerri Griswold
Saturday, December 7, 2019 Let’s wander through the towering white pines of Big and Little Cathedral in search of bird and mammal life or just to work off that Thanksgiving […]
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New Year’s Day
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 MUSEUM CLOSED
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Winter Wildlife Tracking with Andy Dobos: The Forest Wolf January 11
$10.00 – $15.00Saturday, January 11, 2020 Andrew Dobos takes you on a wildlife tracking walk through the winter woods. There are always clues left behind by the animals for us to decipher, […]
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Nowhere is a Place ~ Travels in Chilean Patagonia with Gerri Griswold
$0.00 – $5.00Saturday, January 11, 2020 Spend an hour Gerri Griswold as she shares breathtaking images from this ethereal travel destination tucked along the tail of the Andes near the bottom of […]
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Museum Children Free Week
January 12 – 18, 2020 Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. John Morosani in Memory of Remy Edmund Morosani. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an […]
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Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 20, 2020 MUSEUM CLOSED
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DEEP CARE Family Ice Fishing Workshop
$0.00Saturday, January 29, 2022 The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Fisheries Division sponsors this program for the eighth consecutive year. Families and individuals age nine and up are […]
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Wildlife in Winter with WMCC Education Director Carrie Szwed
Saturday, February 1, 2020 Have you ever noticed that nature just seems quieter in winter? Besides the occasional chirp of a bird or rustle of a squirrel, you’re left to […]
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Cut It Out: The Local History and Practice of Ice Harvesting
Saturday, February 8, 2020 Ice harvested from Bantam Lake was used for refrigeration throughout the year. Begin in the A. B. Ceder Room with a presentation where you will learn about […]
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Museum Children Free Week
February 16 – 22, 2020 Courtesy of The Laurel Ridge Foundation in memory of Francesca M. Thompson, M.D. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an […]
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President’s Day
Monday, February 17, 2020 Museum Closed
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STAR PARTY!
Friday, February 21, 2020 Members of the Litchfield Hills Amateur Astronomy Club and the Mattatuck Astronomical Society organize this astronomy program. Tonight’s topic is Astronomy 101: How the Sky Works. […]
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Museum Children Free Week
March 2 – 8, 2020 Courtesy of Arthur and Tara Stacom Diedrick in Honor of Claire and Matthew Stacon. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by […]
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Ancient America: Fifty Archaeological Sites to See for Yourself : Presentation and Book Signing with Dr. Kenneth Feder
$10.00 – $15.00Saturday, March 7, 2020 There is a “hidden history” of America’s first peoples. Of course, there hasn’t been a conspiracy to hide that history. It’s the simple result of historical […]
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A Musical Evening with Ian Campbell
$15.00Saturday, March 7, 2020 Ian grew up in Connecticut with seventeen entertaining and musical brothers and sisters. Outrageous family dinner time jam sessions, with instruments like “salt shaker” and “nose” […]
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Crack O’ Dawn Owl Prowl with Fran Zygmont
Saturday, October 16, 2021 THIS PROGRAM IS SOLD OUT! Please call 860-567-0857 to be placed on a waiting list.
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Instinctive Birding with Kristi Dranginis
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Join birder Kristi Dranginis (founder of Bird Mentor: www.BirdMentor.com) on the second Tuesday of each month (**Except February) for a golden opportunity to dive deep into the practice […]
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Museum Children Free Week
March 23 – 29, 2020 In Memory of Louise W. Willson. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult
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Llama Walk with Debbie Labbe from Country Quilt Llama Farm
Sunday, March 29, 2020 Come and take a one hour walk with a llama on a beautiful trail! The cost is $20 per person with a percentage donated to the […]
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Museum Children Free Week
January 26 – February 1, 2020 In Memory of Helen Ryan Donnelly Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.
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JUST ADDED! Instinctive Birding with Kristi Dranginis
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 It’s a girl’s prerogative to change her mind! Instinctive Birding was not scheduled in February but Kristi changed her mind! YAY! Join birder Kristi Dranginis (founder […]
Membership & Donations
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Family Membership
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Winter Hike Up Apple Hill with Gerri Griswold
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5th Annual Nature Trivia Night!
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Animal Architects with Gerri Griswold
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Library Membership
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Corporate Membership
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Individual Membership
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Give Local!
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Smart Phone Photography with Gerri Griswold
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Dawn Chorus with Fran Zygmont
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Independence Day
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Animal Adaptations with Gerri Griswold
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