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Upcoming Events!

Join us for our on-going lecture series, living history days, and so much more! View our full calendar below.

For NECWM events, see the event pages below!

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  • Museum Miniatures Game: The Battle of Morton's Ford
    Museum Miniatures Game: The Battle of Morton's Ford
    Sun, Mar 01
    Mar 01, 2026, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    New England Civil War Museum, 14 Park Pl, Vernon, CT 06066, USA
    Our Museum Minatures series is back with the tabletop gaming of the Battle of Morton's Ford! Join in for free - take command of a regiment on either side.
  • POURING THROUGH HISTORY: Seth, Joseph, Lizzie, and George
    POURING THROUGH HISTORY: Seth, Joseph, Lizzie, and George
    Mar 11, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Problem Solved Brewing Company, 2 N Rd #4, East Windsor, CT 06088, USA
    Grab a brew at Problem Solved Brewery in East Windsor and experience the Civil War through the eyes of the New England Civil War Museum's "tour guides" who lived through the conflict: Seth Plumb, Joseph Porter, Lizzie Chester, and George Abbe.
  • POURING THROUGH HISTORY: Connecticut Blood on the Louisiana Bayou, April 14, 1863
    POURING THROUGH HISTORY: Connecticut Blood on the Louisiana Bayou, April 14, 1863
    Apr 22, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Stafford Cidery, 68 Main St, Stafford Springs, CT 06076, USA
    One of the "Nine Month" regiments raised in Connecticut during the summer of 1862, the 25th Connecticut was earmarked for the expeditions through the sugarcane fields of Louisiana. Their baptism of fire came in the swamps of west Louisiana, at a place named "Irish Bend".
  • ABT Park Day - Volunteer to Help the Museum!
    ABT Park Day - Volunteer to Help the Museum!
    Apr 25, 2026, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Vernon, 14 Park Pl, Vernon, CT 06066, USA
    It's the national volunteer day sponsored by the American Battlefield Trust! Join us to help us organize the museum, library, and archives so that we're ready for the 2026 season! Respond to the RSVP at the link below!
  • Marching Still: A Musical Tribute
    Marching Still: A Musical Tribute
    Sat, May 02
    New England Civil War Museum
    May 02, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    New England Civil War Museum, 14 Park Pl, Vernon, CT 06066, USA
    Join composer Ryan Mascilak and the Marching Still Ensemble in a very special event at the NECWM. Enjoy a collection of poems about the American Civil War set to original composition and arrangements in a tribute to the everyday people of the era.
  • Decoration Day and Grave Re-Dedication by the Sons of Union Veterans at Grove Hill Cemetery
    Decoration Day and Grave Re-Dedication by the Sons of Union Veterans at Grove Hill Cemetery
    May 21, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Grove Hill Cemetery, 22 Cemetery Avenue, Vernon, CT 06066
    Join the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War to rededicate the graves of the 144 Civil War veterans buried in Grove Hill Cemetery. Including the grave of Lt. Col. Thomas F. Burpee and Dr. Alden Skinner. Reenactors will serve in an honor guard and will fire a 3-volley musket salute.
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