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 – TBA: Time, Cost |
| 8/31/2024 – 9/1/2024 | 9am – 4pm Daily | Fall Flea Market |
| 10/11/2024 | TBA | Fall Potluck Dinner – Niantic Bay Yacht Club, 8 Shore Rd, Niantic CT. Special Guest TBA. Please bring your favorite entrée, side dish or dessert for the table. |
| 10/13/2024 (rain date 10/14/2024) | TBA | Nehantic Heritage Day – McCooks Beach Park, upper level at pavilion. Learn more about the Native Americans who once called this area home. More information about special guests, programs and times will be announced at a later date. |
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.