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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!

For South Central Civil War Roundtable events, Click Here.

For Shoreline Civil War Roundtable events, Click Here. 

  • POURING THROUGH HISTORY: Connecticut Blood on the Louisiana Bayou, April 14, 1863
    POURING THROUGH HISTORY: Connecticut Blood on the Louisiana Bayou, April 14, 1863
    Wed, Apr 22
    Stafford Cidery
    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!
    Sat, Apr 25
    Vernon
    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
    Thu, May 21
    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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