Visit • Discover • Learn
Located in three historic buildings in downtown Torrington, the Torrington Historical Society is home to the Torrington History Museum, the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum and the John H. Thompson Library & Archive. The Society also owns the West Torrington site where noted abolitionist John Brown was born.
We invite you to discover the history of Torrington by touring our exhibits and house museum, attending programs and events, using our research library or visiting the John Brown Birthplace. All are welcome.
Torrington
History Museum
Hotchkiss-Fyler House
Guided Tours
The John H. Thompson
Library & Archive
What’s Happening
Art of American Independence: Beyond the Declaration, presented by Robin Hoffman and Jodi Stiffelman of ArtScapades Via Zoom - Wednesday February 25th, 6:30 p.m.
Stay warm and join us for this Zoom program where Robin Hoffman and Jodi Stiffelman of ArtScapades will present paintings that depict America as it fought to break from British rule and create an independent country. The lecture includes works by John Trumbull, Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, John Singleton Copley, Emanuel Leutze, Grant Wood, Jacob Lawrence and others as well as a painting from our own collection by Torrington artist Charles Besozzi.
This program is via ZOOM. Please register via Eventbrite or through the link provided here.
Women in the American Revolution: Gender, Culture, and the Fight for Liberty, with Dr. Leslie Lindenauer, WCSU March 12th, 6:30 pm
This lecture looks at how popular culture framed women’s participation in the Revolution, from patriotic heroines to powerful ideals of domestic virtue. By exploring representation of femininity, masculinity, and motherhood, we’ll examine how the Revolution opened new possibilities for women even as it reinforced familiar limitations. The questions raised in the 1770’s still resonate, as debates over women’s roles continue to shape American public life today.
This lecture will take place at the Torrington Historical Society at 192 Main Street, Torrington. As seating is limited, please register using the link below.
Upcoming Events
History Education Center Community Forum
Watch • Learn • Share
The link below will bring you to our History Education Center web page. Here you can learn more about this transformational project, watch a video presentation from the community forum, and access an online form to share your thoughts and ideas with us.