All 2025 openings and events will be held at the Soldiers' Monument and Memorial Park at 84 Crown Street - unless otherwise listed:
Public participation is welcomed and encouraged! Next up: Sunday, August 17, 2025 - 2:00pm Offsite Revolutionary War Talk Local historian Virginia Shultz-Charette "The World Turned Upside Down: The American Revolution Begins, 1775" The Public is invited to this presentation at THE FIRST CHURCH OF WINSTED 95 N Main Street- Winsted, CT * Presentation 2:00pm to 3:00pm * Thursday, September 11, 2025 Patriotic Music Concert Dedication Day Event and 9/11 Memorial Concert: The Farmington Valley Band Bring a chair for Concert: 5:00pm to 7:00pm OPEN HOUSE at THE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT & Memorial Park 84 Crown Street- Winsted, CT * Monument will be OPEN 4:00 - 7:00pm * ** Park always open during daylight hours ** Note: all three floor have interesting displays about the history of the monument and its people. Saturday, October 18, 2025 - East End Park Luminaria Tour Soldiers' Monument Commission and Friends will tell stories relating to the East End Park, its monuments, and its people. Located at the intersection of W & E Park Place & Main St – across from Northwest CT Community College, Winsted, CT Time: TBD - (late afternoon} Tuesday, November 11, 2025 - Veterans' Day - special program Reading of President Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" at 2:15pm OPEN HOUSE at THE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT & Memorial Park 84 Crown Street- Winsted, CT * Monument will be OPEN 2:00pm to 4:00pm * ** Park always open during daylight hours ** Note: all three floor have interesting displays about the history of the monument and its people. ****************************************************** During the year, The Memorial Park grounds are open to the public during daylight hours - enjoy the Victorian Garden, picnic tables, the (seasonal) drinking fountain and beautiful views. ** The Soldiers' Monument is open on scheduled days and by appointment ** Contact: The Commission at: [email protected] |
.Visit: https://youtu.be/6ExGoA6NLAY for an aerial view of the Monument and Memorial Park.
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Looking for a special gift: The Soldiers' Monument Commission has pewter ornaments at $15, hats and T-shirts $20, and other items for sale; the price includes a donation to the Monument's restoration fund. Contact us to inquire: [email protected]
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Memorial Day Ceremony 2020 (virtual) – Winchester/Winsted sponsored by the Soldiers’ Monument Commission may be accessed on YouTube here: soldiersmonumentwinsted https://youtu.be/o3oJStkJI28
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Memorial Day Ceremony 2020 (virtual) – Winchester/Winsted sponsored by the Soldiers’ Monument Commission may be accessed on YouTube here: soldiersmonumentwinsted https://youtu.be/o3oJStkJI28
Thanks to the generosity of taxpayers and donors, the monument's renovation is continuing with the next phase: carriages for the two cannons that are in temporary storage.
