Ledyard, Connecticut
Upcoming Events in Ledyard Connecticut
May
| 21 |
Music & Quilts
- Emma Jo Mills Jazz trio plus the Mohawk Quilters, make Mother's Day special. Address: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center , Ledyard, Connecticut |
| 23 |
Spring Golf Classic
- Day of competition, fine dining, prizes and raffles. Address: Lake of Isles Golf Course , Ledyard, Connecticut |
June
| 18 |
2nd Annual Ledyard Sampler
- Old-fashioned festival featuring local crafters, historic demonstrations, tours of 1793 house and barns. Address: Nathan Lester House , Ledyard, Connecticut |
| 18 |
2nd Annual Ledyard Sampler
- Old Fashioned festival featuring local crafter, historic demonstrations, tours of 1793 house and barns. Address: Nathan Lester House , Ledyard, Connecticut |
| 25 |
Strawberry Celebration
- Games, food, storytelling and fun are part of this traditional Native American thanksgiving to the first berry of the season. Address: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center , Ledyard, Connecticut |
July
| 2 - 3 |
Powwow Festival
- Traditional tribal dances, singing, food and crafts make for family fun. Address: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center , Ledyard, Connecticut |
| 3 |
Golf Classic
- Featuring golf, lunch, dinner, gift, silent auction. Address: Lake of Isles , Ledyard, Connecticut |
| 16 |
Ice Age Mask Making
- Children of all ages create prehistoric stick masks with museum education staff using construction paper and colorful cutouts and take park in a "Parade of Beasts" at the opening celebration for the exhibit TUSKS! Address: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. , Ledyard, Connecticut |
| 26 |
Teeth & Tusks!
- Children examine ice age teeth and tusks, fossils and casts of many animals to find out clues about what these creatures ate and where they lived. Address: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. , Ledyard, Connecticut |
| 29 |
Atlatl Demonstration
- Come and learn how Indigenous people around the globe made and used the Alt-Alt as a device for hunting everything from large mammals in North America to birds and seals in the Arctic and kangaroos in Austrailia. Address: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. , Ledyard, Connecticut |
August
| 20 |
Pequot Life in the 1700's-- Meet Indian Doctress Molly Geet
- Abenaki author and storyteller Marge Bruchac brings the character of Indian Doctress Molly Geet to life as she walks the Farmstead grounds in her distinct top hat, chatting with visitors and carrying herbal remedies handed down from generations in her tribal culture. Address: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center , Ledyard, Connecticut |
| 20 |
Pequot Life in the 1700's-- The 18th Century Pequot Kitchen
- See how Pequots cooked more than 200 years ago, preparing meals like Three Sisters Soup (succotash) in a pot over an open fire. Historical demonstration of ancient culinary arts and enjoy a taste from the pot. Address: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center , Ledyard, Connecticut |
| 20 |
Pequot Life in the 1700's-- Native Plant Use Tour
- Tour of the Farmstead gardens, fields and woodland edge areas identifying domestic and wild plants and their various uses in tribal culture. Address: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. , Ledyard, Connecticut |
| 20 |
Pequot Life in the 1700's--- Hertiage Pigs & Goats
- See unique species from another century- a Tamworth pig and Oberhasli goats- breeds that were raised by Native Peoples and their colonial neighbors centuries ago. Address: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. , Ledyard, Connecticut |
| 20 |
Pequot Life in the 1700's-- Fun & Games 200 Years Ago
- Play the games Native people played centuries ago. Examples, shinny, hoop and pole, ring and pin and hubbub. Plus make a whirling buzz toy from materials provided and learn how to make it work. Address: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center , Ledyard, Connecticut |
| 20 |
Pequot Life in the 1700's-- Flintock Firearms Demonstration
- Demonstration of a Flintock musket with a discussion on how Native people used firearms in the 18th century. Address: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. , Ledyard, Connecticut |
| 24 |
Teeth & Tusks!
- Children examine ice age teeth and tusks, fossils and casts of many animals to find out clues about what these creatures ate and where they lived. Address: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. , Ledyard, Connecticut |
| 7 |
Teeth & Tusks!
- Children examine ice age teeth and tusks, fossils and casts of many animals to find out clues about what these creatures ate and where they lived. Address: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. , Ledyard, Connecticut |