Historic Center Cemetery Halloween Walking Tours
2025-11-01 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-11-01 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-01 16:30 - 17:30, 2025-11-01 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | Torrington Historical Society, 192 Main Street, Torrington, CT, 06790
The popular Historic Center Cemetery Halloween Walking Tour will take place on November 1 with time slots at 3:30, 4, 4:30 and 5:00 pm.
Center Cemetery is the only remaining burial ground in Downtown Torrington. Tour guides will lead groups through the cemetery by lantern with stops at various graves where actors will share the stories of early Torrington residents. Tours will start at the Torrington Historical Society (meet at the shed on the property near the cemetery gate to the left of the carriage house) and will return to the same spot. Please arrive 5 minutes ahead of time and later tours should bring a flashlight. Parking available behind the Historical Society or on the street.
Proceeds to benefit Torrington Historical Society educational programs. Please note this tour is most suitable for adults. Members $5, Non Members $10.
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Center Cemetery Tour

Liberty and the American Experience with Professor Hamish Lutris
2025-11-05 18:30 - 19:30 | Torrington Historical Society, 192 Main Street, Torrington, CT, 06790
Liberty and the American Experience, “Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” with Professor Hamish Lutris
The history of the United States is bound up with the meaning of liberty as it has evolved and changed at different times in our nation’s history. It has also been the subject of constant controversy and debate, at times heated, at times deadly. This presentation will center on the nature of American liberty and how it has transformed since 1776. The nature of enumerated and implied rights as interpreted by the judicial system will provide a backdrop for examining some of the most famous controversies over liberty in the nation’s history.
Lutris is an Associate Professor of History at Manchester Community College, and a member of the Winchester Historic Commission. He is a well-known speaker throughout the region with long experience in historical interpretation. He holds numerous programs celebrating our nation’s history and people across a broad range of topics, including Native American history, the US Civil War, World Wars I and II, the American West, as well as Scientific, Social and cultural history.
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Liberty Program

Daytime Holiday Tours at the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum
2025-12-07 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-07 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-07 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-11 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-11 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-12 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-12 14:00 - 15:00 and 9 more dates | Torrington Historical Society, 192 Main Street, Torrington, CT, 06790
Daytime Holiday Tours at the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum
Take a guided tour of one of Connecticut’s notable house museums, decorated for the Christmas season. Operated by the Torrington Historical Society, the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, built in 1900, features original family furnishings, impressive woodwork, painted and stenciled walls, and collections of fine and decorative arts. During the holiday season the house takes on a special ambiance when it is decorated with Christmas trees, vintage ornaments, wreaths, greenery, and white lights. Antique toys from the Society’s collection will also be on display and the dining room table will be set for Christmas dinner with linens, fine china, silverware and crystal from the Hotchkiss collection. Tours are for the first and second floors of the home.
Day time Tours Admission:
$12 Non Members; $5 for Torrington Historical Society members and children 10 and under.
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Daytime Holiday Tours

John Brown Memorial Twilight Walk (Note Date Change)
2025-12-07 16:00 - 17:00 | John Brown Birthsite, John Brown Road, Torrington, CT, 06790, United States
Please note that this hike has been changed from Sunday November 3oth to Sunday December 7th – 4pm.
Join us for the annual John Brown Memorial Twilight Hike, as we commemorate John Brown and his unwavering support for civil rights. Hike will be held at the John Brown birthsite, on John Brown Road in Torrington. It is a 3/4 mile flat, but lumpy loop. We will begin with a poem, a prayer and some brief words about the sacrifices made by John Brown as we recall December 2, 1859, the day he was hanged. We encourage folks to wear hiking shoes and bring a light source, as the sun sets as we complete this short hike. The hike is sponsored by the Torrington Trails Network, the Torrington Historical Society and the John Brown Project.

Candlelight Holiday tours at the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum
2025-12-10 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-17 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-17 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Torrington Historical Society, 192 Main Street, Torrington, CT, 06790
Candlelight Holiday tours at the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum
Take a guided tour of one of Connecticut’s notable house museums, decorated for the Christmas season. Operated by the Torrington Historical Society, the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, built in 1900, features original family furnishings, impressive woodwork, painted and stenciled walls, and collections of fine and decorative arts. During the holiday season the house takes on a special ambiance when it is decorated with Christmas trees, vintage ornaments, wreaths, greenery, and white lights. Antique toys from the Society’s collection will also be on display and the dining room table will be set for Christmas dinner with linens, fine china, silverware and crystal from the Hotchkiss collection. Tours are for the first and second floors of the home.
Evening Tour Admission:
$15 Non Members; $8 for Torrington Historical Society members and children 10 and under.
Register using the following link
Candlelight Tours

A Special Presentation - A Christmas Carol, presented by Rick Corbo as Dickens
2025-12-13 17:45 - 19:30 | Torrington Historical Society, 192 Main Street, Torrington, CT, 06790
The Torrington Historical Society will host a special holiday performance inside the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum on Saturday, December 13 at 6:30 pm. Attendance is limited to 35 people. Admission is $15 per person; $10 for Torrington Historical Society members.
Special programs such as this one are seldom held inside the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum (built 1900) which is normally open for guided tours. Mr. Rick Corbo, as Charles Dickens, will bring to life A Christmas Carol, as Dickens read it during his lifetime. Rick’s presentation will be set against the evening glow of the house museum decorated in its holiday finery with Christmas trees, garlands and white lights. This is a unique opportunity for attendees to enjoy a holiday classic as they sit in one of Connecticut’s finest house museum, decorated for the season. The program will be approximately 45 minutes in length.
Rick Corbo has been performing as Charles Dickens for over seven years. He has performed at the Storrowtown Yuletide Weekend, The Greater Boston Dickens Fellowship, and Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, among others. Rick wrote and starred as Dickens in Reclaiming the Carol which is broadcast each year on the EWTN Network. He also appeared as Dickens on an episode of the EWTN series CHESTERTON STATION. Originally from Torrington, Rick now lives with his family in West Haven, CT.
The evening will begin at 5:45 with refreshments in the Carriage House.
Charles Dickens Program
