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1 | Date Implemented or Being Planned | Organizations /Individuals | Contact person | A250 Project being considered | Other Resources available | Looking for | Completed! | Sort order | |||||||||||||||||
15 | September 7, 2023 and January 26, 2025 | Litchfield Historical Society | Everyone | Getting started workshop: research and planning for A250, Community Conversation | Yes! | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Dec 17, 2023 | Bantam Borough | Dick Sheldon | 250th Boston Tea Party: "Tea-less" Tea Party | Yes! | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | December 15, 2024 | Litchfield Patriots, Inc. Beecher Committee | Cleve Fuessenich | Restoring the Beecher Monument | Yes! | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | April 19, 2025 | Alice/SAR/First Litchfield CC/DAR/FLA/Steve/Warren | Alice Ridgway | Lexington Alarm | Yes! | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | May 17, 2025 | Mary Floyd Tallmadge Chapter, NSDAR | Nancy Amrich / Terry Augustyn | Install an America 250 marker to commemorate the melting of King George's statue at or near what was the Wolcott orchard | Yes! | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | May 28 - June 8, 2025 | Litchfield Historical Society & Mary Floyd Tallmadge Chapter, NSDAR | Jessica Jenkins / Terry Augustyn | American Battlefield Trust Pop-up Traveling exhibit | Yes! | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | As soon and as long as possible | Litchfield Morris Rotary | Chuck Conn | Banners in town | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | October 2025 | Plein Air Litchfield | Michell Murelli | A250 Day and or Prize | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | All year 2025 and 2026 | Abigail Yanaway | Abigail Yanaway | 18th Century Sewing and Craft Workshops | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | All year 2025 and 2026 and beyond | Litchfield Patriots, Inc., Cemetery Committee | Eileen Porter-Schmidt | Cleaning, repairing and marking gravesite of Rev War Patriots | learn how to clean a headstone! | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | All year 2025 and 2026 and beyond | Litchfield Historical Society | Everyone | 3 galleries focusing on A250, pet parade, scarecrows, tours, lectures | orient folks about resources available, help with researching history | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | Monthly 2026 and June 30, 2026 | Oliver Wolcott Library | Ann Marie White | Presidents Book Club and Monthly Discussion Group | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | January 2026 | Litchfield Patriots, Inc., A250 Committee | Victoria Sansing | Opening Ceremonies Bonfire! | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | March 5, 2026 | Litchfield Community Center | Berta Andrullis Metta | Sheryl Faye presents: Abigail Adams – America’s First, Second Lady | reach out if you would like to partner and use the space | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | April 15, 2026 | Litchfield Community Center | Berta Andrullis Metta | Rebecca Bayreuther Donohue & Dirty Blue Shirts present The Web They Wove: Women & their Wardrobes during New England’s Revolution: Underpinning the sensationalism of battle reports & broadsides is the often silent steadiness of women’s work with textiles. | reach out if you would like to partner and use the space | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | May 20, 2026 | Litchfield Community Center | Berta Andrullis Metta | Richard Franklin Donohue presents What a Glorious CRASH They Made: Musick of Connecticut's Revolution | reach out if you would like to partner and use the space | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | June 14, 2026 | Litchfield Borough and Historic Commission | Peter Vermilyea | Flying 13 star flag from Memorial Day through July 4th | Green use is being coordinated | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | June 26, 2026 | Town of Litchfield Park and Rec | Michael Lyn Cappelo | Extra Special Fireworks, Celebration, Food Trucks | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Indepence Week | Lara Hillman | Lara Hillman | Bringing in a Fife and Drum Corps | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Indepence Week | Litchfield Patriots, Inc., A250 Committee | Alice Ridgway | Colonial Dancing with a caller | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Indepence Week | Steve Seiser | Steve Seiser | Bringing in the 5th Connecticut Regiment | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
36 | April 19, 2025, July 4, 2025 and July 4, 2026 | First Litchfield Artillery | David Wilson | Ringing church bells and firing cannons on Patriot's Day as well as July 4th | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | April 19, 2025, July 4, 2025 and July 4, 2026 | Governor Oliver Wolcott, Sr. Branch #10 SAR | Mike Bird | Cleaning, repairing and marking gravesite of Rev War Patriots | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
38 | June 28, 2026 - July 5, 2026 | St. Michael's Episcopal Church Litchfield | John Cox | Tours throught 2026 and period service on July 5, 2026 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | June 30, 2026 | Oliver Wolcott Library | Ann Marie White | Meet John Adams! | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
40 | July 4, 2026 | American Legion Post #27, Litchfield | Jim Amrich | Memorial Day parade, Flag Day, Hillacious Half, Veterans Day | contacts for planning parades | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
41 | July 4, 2026 | American Legion Post #44, Bantam | John Lilley | Memorial Day parade, Flag Day, Hillacious Half, Veterans Day | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Summer 2026? | Litchfield Aid of CJR | Carol Bramley | Possible Historic Home House Tour | volunteers | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | September 12, 2026 | Litchfield Patriots, Inc., A250 Committee | Chuck Conn | Closing ceremonies and New Monument Dedication | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Fall 2026 | Litchfield Garden Club | Victoria Sansing | Possible Flower Show | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Bantam Cinema | Rober Kwalick | partnering with groups well in advance to screen A250 related films / hold related events | NFP rental rates, could even designate a week for A250 | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Chabad Lubavitch | Joseph Eisenbach | still thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Chanticlair Acres | Harvey Hubbel V | Support planting heritage crops and colonial gardens | ||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | East Litchfield Fire Company | John Cattey | still thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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50 | Friends of the Litchfield Community Greenway | Ted Murphy | still thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Judy and Tom Hogan | Judy and Tom Hogan | Tom is available to speak about Abraham Lincoln | Thomas Jefferson | |||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Institute for American Indian Studies | Darlene Kasak | Land Acknowldegments | resource for lectures | partners to plan these | ||||||||||||||||||||
53 | LABA | Cleve Fuessenich | still thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | League of Women Voters | Marianne Seeber | still thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | LHRR | Beth Murphy | still thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Litchfield Arts Council | Priscilla Jeffery | still thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Litchfield Congregational Church | Janet Hauer | still thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Litchfield County Univ. Club | John Cox | still thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Litchfield Land Trust | Dean Birdsall | Focus on the landscape | ||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Litchfield PTO | Allison Blackwood | still thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Milton Congregational Church | Lynette Kyasky | still thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Northwest Community Bank | Lisa Partrick | Financial support TBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | NWCT Chamber of Commerce | still thinking | |||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Plumb Hill Playing Fields | Robert Gollow | still thinking | reach out if you would like to partner and use the space | |||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Regional School District 20 | Principals, teachers and students | Agriculture tie in, music departments, involving children | ||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy | still thinking | |||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | South Farms | Ben Paletsky | still thinking | reach out if you would like to partner and use the space | |||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Saint Louis de Montfort Parish | ??? | still thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Saint Paul's Church Bantam | ??? | still thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Saint Paul's Lodge No. 11 | ??? | still thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | The Forum of Litchfield County | Margaret Goodhouse | Programs related to the semiquincennial | ||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Friends of Topsmead State Forest | Renee Betar | Land Acknowldegments, tie in to agriculture theme | ||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Town of Litchfield | Denise Raap | Special Fireworks | ||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Town of Litchfield EDC | Lindsey Turner | Ornaments? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Trinity Epicopal Church Milton | Gene Horrigan | still thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | United Methodist Church of Litchfield and Bantam | ??? | still thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Wisdom House | Adrienne Bendzinski | Space available - maybe colonial dancing in the barn | ||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | VisitLitchfieldCT | Doug Clement | Help with PR and Marketing A250CT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | White Memorial | Hugh Schoelzel | Area landscape history / Stone walls | spaces to hold events | |||||||||||||||||||||
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