2024 Season Events
| 5/25/2024 – 5/26/2024 | 9am – 4pm | Spring Flea Market Weekend |
| 6/8/2024 | 10am – 3pm | Open House Day at the Thomas Lee House- Explore the historical Lee House with a free guided tour |
| 6/14/2024 | 6:00 pm | Annual Historical Society Meeting Picnic- Learn about the past year’s accomplishments and where we are going in the future. Bring your own picnic dinner and join in on the conversation. |
| 7/6/2024- 7/7/2024 | 6pm | 4th of July Flea Market |
| 7/20/2024 | Starts at 3 pm | Celebrate East Lyme – Who’s better in celebrating the town of East Lyme then the EL Historical Society? Stop by our booth to say HI and learn more about our town and how to get involved. |
| 8/17/2024 | TBA | Family Day Archeological Dig – Our Annual Archaeological Dig will take place on Saturday August 17th (rain or shine) starting at 9am and runs to about 1pm. This dig takes place on the grounds of the historic Thomas Lee House, 228 West Main St Niantic. Volunteer members of the historical society and FOSA (Friends of the Office of State Archaeology) will be on hand as you dig and discover what is hidden in the ground below. Instructions and tools will be provided at the start of the dig, all artifacts remain the property of the EL Historical Society. Bring gloves, kneeling pads and your sense of adventure as we dig up the past. Feel free to bring snacks or a bag lunch. The society will provide water. This program is open to those 7 years or older. Kids 7-14 must be accompanied by an adult (adult does not have to participate in the dig and can watch from the “side-line”). The cost of the program is $20.00 per digger (cash or check) and space is limited. To register for this program email Janet Carlson at: |
| 8/31/2024 – 9/1/2024 | 9am – 4pm Daily | Fall Flea Market |
| 10/11/2024 | 6pm | Fall Potluck Dinner at the Niantic Bay Yacht Club starting at 6pm. Bring your choice of entree, side dish or dessert to share. Coffee and water will be available. A Social hour starts the evening off followed by dinner. Marc Salerno is our special guest for the evening and he will present a slideshow along with a display of artifacts on his ancestor, Robert Lewis, who served with the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery during the Civil War. This is a free event and open to the public Niantic Bay Yacht Club 8 Shore Road, Niantic CT Inquiries please email us at: info@ |
| 10/14/2024 | 1-4 pm | Nehantic Heritage Day at McCooks Point Park Pavillion 1-4pm Family and cultural activities starts at 1 Opening Ceremony starts at 2 followed with talks by Dr. David Maumec and Dr. John Pfeiffer This program is sponsored by: The Town of East Lyme, The Niantic Community Church, and The East Lyme Historical Society and is a Free Event and Open to the Public Rain date will be Sunday October 13th, same place and time Inquiries please email Elsbeth Dowd at: elsbeth.down@gmail.com |
Thomas Lee House 2024 Schedule
The house will be available for free tours starting Saturday July 1st
Dates and Times:
Wednesday thru Sunday
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Daily
Special Event Days:
Saturday and Sunday May 25th and 26th
News
East Lyme Historical Society is delighted to announce the recent award of two significant grants. First, ELHS was awarded a $5,700 CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant from CT Humanities (CTH). CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grants assist organizations as they recover from the pandemic and maintain and grow their ability to serve their community and the public.
Second, ELHS was awarded a $650 Collections Assessment Grant to evaluate the extent of our archival holdings. The Collections Assessment Grant is a program managed by Conservation ConneCTion and is supported through a partnership grant of the Connecticut Heritage Foundation at the Connecticut State Library and CT Humanities (CTH), with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development.
The ELHS was one of 723 organizations in Connecticut receiving a CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant. Totaling more than $8.5M, these grants are part of a two-year, $30.7M investment in arts, humanities, and cultural nonprofits by the CT General Assembly and approved by Governor Ned Lamont.
The CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant was provided to the ELHS from CT Humanities, with funding from the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development/Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) from the Connecticut State Legislature.
The East Lyme Historical Society is very grateful to CT Humanities and the State of Connecticut for their support.
About Connecticut Humanities
CT Humanities (CTH) is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. CTH connects people to the humanities through grants, partnerships, and collaborative programs. CTH projects, administration, and program development are supported by state and federal matching funds, community foundations, and gifts from private sources. Learn more by visiting cthumanities.org.
About Connecticut Office of the Arts
The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) is the state agency charged with fostering the health of Connecticut’s creative economy. Part of the state’s Department of Economic and Community Development, the COA is funded by the State of Connecticut and the National Endowment for the Arts.