Fri, Jun 19
|33 Society Rd
Sowing the Story: the Sea Connects Us All
Loosely based on resident Amos Watrous' father, a free black man and seaman, this living history program explores what his experience might have been and the mobility water offers to those seeking personal freedom and/or financial solvency. A donation is requested at the door.
Time & Location
Jun 19, 2026, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
33 Society Rd, 33 Society Rd, Niantic, CT 06357, USA
About the event
"Sowing the Story: the Sea Connects Us All." Highlighting the occupation of one of Brookside's occupants' father as a seaman out of New London, the mobility that water means for those seeking personal freedom and/or financial solvency, and the ways in which even an inland farm depends on ships & shipping before the advent of the railroad. This maritime-themed living history event is set in the late 1840s/early 1850s. Brought to you by the Dirty Blue Shirts