On the Calendar
Crafts During Covid
Have you been creative during the pandemic?
Share your images with us and see what others have been up to. Please email us your images!
What the Heck is THIS? Oddities from the RHS Archives
Opens May 23, 2021
12:30 after the parade
Raymond
Boathouse
Grand Opening
Sunday May 23, 2021
12:30 after the parade
New!
Claude Venon
Cards Are In!
10 gorgeous images by the Rowayton artist are included in each pack of cards, available at our gift shop while supplies last.
RHS Annual
Meeting
Tuesday, February 9th at 7:30 pm
Please RSVP for a ZOOM invitation. Info@rowayton
historicalsociety.org
Programs and Resources
Rowayton’s Pinkney Park is home to the RHS campus, which includes our headquarters at the The Seeley-Dibble-Pinkney House, The Barclay Boathouse and The Raymond Marine Exhibit.
History is all around us, but preserving it takes work. It is our responsibility to protect our historical sites for the benefit of future generations.
Rowayton beginnings date to 1651 with transaction between European settlers and native Indians. Farmers gave way to oystermen and sea captains, and later, to industry giants.
Spotlight on...
The Raymond Boathouse
The Frank E. Raymond Maritime Museum and Boathouse was built for publisher George Palmer Putnam who owned a summer estate on Rowayton Avenue from 1861 to 1867. Although a resident of Rowayton for only a short time, Putnam’s indelible influence can still be felt today.
Enormous thanks to Rowayton Gardener Pamela Proctor and Mike Mushak of Tulip Tree Site Design for their generous donations of design, energy, and time to create this beautiful new entrance to the Boathouse.
Contribute to Our New Exhibit Space
at the Raymond Boathouse
Video: Rock Ledge
Header Image
“Packet Day at the Five Mile River” was painted by George Avison in 1937 with funding from the WPA Federal Art Project. It was restored circa 1986.