Events

Historian and author Russell Shorto will speak in conversation with Peter Vermilyea and Rhonan Mokriski to discuss Shorto’s Revolution Song: The Story of America's Founding in Six Remarkable Lives. 

In this final workshop, Michael Nadeau discusses how to choose what native species to plant, where they are most effective, and how to source them responsibly. FREE AND OPEN TO

2:00 PM for children & families; 4:00 PM for adults.
Tammy Denease brings to life the extraordinary Elizabeth MumBet Freeman, a Sheffield resident and the first enslaved woman to file and win a freedom suit in Massachusetts (1781), setting a precedent that would contribute to the abolition of slavery in the state in 1783.

Join Mike Harney of Harney & Sons Fine Teas to explore the intertwined histories of tea, global colonization, and resistance that sparked the American Revolution. We’ll also hear about Salisbury’s

Connecticut’s Cannon - The Salisbury Furnace in the American Revolution: Virtual discussion with author Adam Ward Rome (online and in the Wardell Room at the Scoville Memorial Library) TIME TO

How the French Saved America: Discussion with author Tom Schachtman TIME AND LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED