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SUMMARY:West Cemetery Lantern Tour - Thursday Dress Rehearsal
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 3 and Saturday\, October 4!\nWith a Dress Rehearsal open to the Public Thursday\, October 2 at BHS at 7:30pm! \nThe West Cemetery Lantern Tour is returning on the first Friday and Saturday in October. This event is sponsored by the Bristol Cemetery Commission and the Bristol Historical Society. For those who have not attended in previous years\, during this evening guided walk through West Cemetery\, you will be introduced to notable cemetery “residents” who will share some of their history with attendees. This is an engaging way to spend an evening and learn a little Bristol history. \nTours will step off at 6:00pm\, 6:20pm\, 6:40pm\, 7:00pm\, 7:20pm\, 7:40pm\, and 8:00pm. The first tour is intended for those who prefer a daylight option. \nThe rain date for both days is October 5. If we have to use the rain date\, those have signed up will be notified by email and the change will be posted on our website and Facebook page. Suggestion donation for the tours is $10. \nReservations for the tours are required and can be made online via Sign Up Genius:\nhttps://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C4AA9AA2DA7F58-51412733-west \nor by emailing president@bristolhistoricalsociety.org \n2025 Cast of Characters : Learn more about the characters you will meet this year! Click here.\n \nDRESS REHEARSAL: If you prefer to meet your cemetery reenactors inside\, we are inviting the public to a dress rehearsal on October 2 at 7:30 pm at the Bristol Historical Society at 98 Summer Street. We will have refreshments\, programs with information about the historical figures portrayed\, and a period for questions from the audience. (Please note: There is a meeting in our main event room at 6 and people will not be admitted to the dress rehearsal until it ends.) \nSuggested donation for both the regular tour and the dress rehearsal is $10. \nReservations for the Dress Rehearsal are recommended and can be made by calling 860-583-6309 or emailing president@bristolhistoricalsociety.org
URL:https://bristolhistoricalsociety.org/event/west-cemetery-lantern-tour-thursday-dress-rehearsal/
LOCATION:Bristol Historical Society\, 98 Summer Street\, Bristol\, CT\, 06011-1393\, United States
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SUMMARY:West Cemetery Lantern Tour - Friday Tours
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 3 and Saturday\, October 4!\nWith a Dress Rehearsal open to the Public Thursday\, October 2 at BHS at 7:30pm! \nThe West Cemetery Lantern Tour is returning on the first Friday and Saturday in October. This event is sponsored by the Bristol Cemetery Commission and the Bristol Historical Society. For those who have not attended in previous years\, during this evening guided walk through West Cemetery\, you will be introduced to notable cemetery “residents” who will share some of their history with attendees. This is an engaging way to spend an evening and learn a little Bristol history. \nTours will step off at 6:00pm\, 6:20pm\, 6:40pm\, 7:00pm\, 7:20pm\, 7:40pm\, and 8:00pm. The first tour is intended for those who prefer a daylight option. \nThe rain date for both days is October 5. If we have to use the rain date\, those have signed up will be notified by email and the change will be posted on our website and Facebook page. Suggestion donation for the tours is $10. \nReservations for the tours are required and can be made online via Sign Up Genius:\nhttps://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C4AA9AA2DA7F58-51412733-west \nor by emailing president@bristolhistoricalsociety.org \n2025 Cast of Characters : Learn more about the characters you will meet this year! Click here.\n \nDRESS REHEARSAL: If you prefer to meet your cemetery reenactors inside\, we are inviting the public to a dress rehearsal on October 2 at 7:30 pm at the Bristol Historical Society at 98 Summer Street. We will have refreshments\, programs with information about the historical figures portrayed\, and a period for questions from the audience. (Please note: There is a meeting in our main event room at 6 and people will not be admitted to the dress rehearsal until it ends.) \nSuggested donation for both the regular tour and the dress rehearsal is $10. \nReservations for the Dress Rehearsal are recommended and can be made by calling 860-583-6309 or emailing president@bristolhistoricalsociety.org
URL:https://bristolhistoricalsociety.org/event/west-cemetery-lantern-tour-thursday-dress-rehearsal-copy/
LOCATION:West Cemetery\, 49 Pound Street\, Bristol\, CT\, 06010\, United States
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SUMMARY:West Cemetery Lantern Tour - Saturday Tours
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 3 and Saturday\, October 4!\nWith a Dress Rehearsal open to the Public Thursday\, October 2 at BHS at 7:30pm! \nThe West Cemetery Lantern Tour is returning on the first Friday and Saturday in October. This event is sponsored by the Bristol Cemetery Commission and the Bristol Historical Society. For those who have not attended in previous years\, during this evening guided walk through West Cemetery\, you will be introduced to notable cemetery “residents” who will share some of their history with attendees. This is an engaging way to spend an evening and learn a little Bristol history. \nTours will step off at 6:00pm\, 6:20pm\, 6:40pm\, 7:00pm\, 7:20pm\, 7:40pm\, and 8:00pm. The first tour is intended for those who prefer a daylight option. \nThe rain date for both days is October 5. If we have to use the rain date\, those have signed up will be notified by email and the change will be posted on our website and Facebook page. Suggestion donation for the tours is $10. \nReservations for the tours are required and can be made online via Sign Up Genius:\nhttps://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0C4AA9AA2DA7F58-51412733-west \nor by emailing president@bristolhistoricalsociety.org \n2025 Cast of Characters : Learn more about the characters you will meet this year! Click here. \nDRESS REHEARSAL: If you prefer to meet your cemetery reenactors inside\, we are inviting the public to a dress rehearsal on October 2 at 7:30 pm at the Bristol Historical Society at 98 Summer Street. We will have refreshments\, programs with information about the historical figures portrayed\, and a period for questions from the audience. (Please note: There is a meeting in our main event room at 6 and people will not be admitted to the dress rehearsal until it ends.) \nSuggested donation for both the regular tour and the dress rehearsal is $10. \nReservations for the Dress Rehearsal are recommended and can be made by calling 860-583-6309 or emailing president@bristolhistoricalsociety.org
URL:https://bristolhistoricalsociety.org/event/west-cemetery-lantern-tour-saturday-tours-2/
LOCATION:West Cemetery\, 49 Pound Street\, Bristol\, CT\, 06010\, United States
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday: The Peck Letters (and Their Envelopes)
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 16\, at 7pm. \nIn the nineteenth century\, members of the Peck family were prolific letter writers. Letters in general are considered primary source documents that historians and researchers covet access to. The Bristol Historical Society is lucky enough to have in its collection a handful of these letters penned by members of the Peck family\, and what we can learn from them is absolutely fascinating. October is National Stamp Collecting Month\, and in recognition of that\, we will also take a look at the envelopes these letters traveled in\, which do tell their own stories. Topics touched on during this presentation will include the Lincoln candidacy\, the Civil war\, international treaties\, how the mail moved in the 1860s\, and Pre-empire Germany. \nDoors open at 6:30 and additional parking can be found in the rear of the building. The program is free to members\, with a suggested donation of $5 for others. Refreshments will be served. \n 
URL:https://bristolhistoricalsociety.org/event/third-thursday-the-peck-letters-and-their-envelopes/
LOCATION:Bristol Historical Society\, 98 Summer Street\, Bristol\, CT\, 06011-1393\, United States
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SUMMARY:Federal Hill Walking Tour 2025
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER 26 DUE TO WEATHER. \nSunday\, October 26\, starting at 1pm! \nJoin us for a walk around Federal Hill for a tour of some historic homes and other buildings\, with a nod to a couple places that “used to be.” Discover a little more about some of the graceful homes\, churches\, and the green that give Federal Hill some of its character and their history. Tours leave from the Bristol Historical Society building at 1pm\, 1:30pm\, 2pm\, and 2:30 beginning in the front parking lot. Come inside before and/or after for water\, lemonade and a look at the exhibits. \nEach tour participant will receive a booklet with information about the sights so they can recreate the tour on their own. \nNo registration is required. Parking is available in the rear lot. Suggested donation for the event is $5 for BHS member and children under 14 and $10 for nonmembers. \nThe walk will be about 35 to 40 minutes long. Provisions can be made for those who want to join us on the Federal Hill Green and skip the hill.
URL:https://bristolhistoricalsociety.org/event/federal-hill-walking-tour-2025/
LOCATION:Bristol Historical Society\, 98 Summer Street\, Bristol\, CT\, 06011-1393\, United States
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