In a few days, the Fairfield Museum and History Center will once again be offering Town Green Walking tours. The event will be $5 to members and $8 to non-members, with preregistration highly recommended.
A guided walking tour through the historic area will give guests a glimpse into Fairfield’s 375-year history. Stories will center around people, places, and events that took place in the 1639 colonial settlement, Uncoway (Fairfield’s original name, a Pequot Indian word meaning place beyond), along with discussions about its founder Roger Ludlow, the town’s Puritan roots, and the witch hunt that occurred here in Fairfield in 1697, and to locally as “witch duckings.”
As the tour passes by the 1780 Burr Homestead, the stores will turn to the marriage of John Hancock and Dorothy Quincy who got married at the estate, which still has four acres of reflecting pools and picturesque gardens. The crowd will also get to hear how John’s aunt Lydia was honored by the Burrs. Pictures taken along the route, especially at the Burr Homestead, may make interesting subjects for later Stationery printing.
The event is scheduled for August 22 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm at the Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road, Fairfield. Get a Free Quote for Stationery
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1700 Post Rd
Heritage Square
Fairfield, CT 06824
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