Brookside Farm Museum

08/16/2026

Step into the past this Sunday!

Brookside Farm hopes you will visit on Sunday, August 16, from 1–3 p.m. Costumed Historian Rebecca Bayreuther Donohue of The Dirty Blue Shirts will bring Brookside’s history to life through conversation, material culture and hands-on learning.

Brookside is open for visits every Sunday from 1–3 p.m. through September 6.

📍 Brookside Farm
33 Society Road, Niantic

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08/06/2026

Step into the past this Sunday!

Brookside Farm will be open for visits on Sunday, August 9, from 1–3 p.m. Costumed Historian Rebecca Bayreuther Donohue will bring Brookside’s history to life through conversation, material culture and hands-on learning.

Rebecca will also be guiding tours at Brookside on August 9, August 16 and September 6. Brookside is open for visits every Sunday from 1–3 p.m. through September 6, including August 23 and 30.

📍 Brookside Farm
33 Society Road, Niantic

Blue Shirts
Main Street
Lyme Parks
Lyme Historical Society
River Heritage Park
Humanities
League of Museums
Connecticut
Seaport Museum

08/02/2026

08/02/2026

Two great events at Brookside today! Whether it's culture, community, great
music or history that you're into, Brookside brings it to you today.

📍 Brookside Farm
33 Society Road, Niantic

Blue Shirts
The Suit Forst
Main Street
Lyme Parks
Lyme Historical Society
River Heritage Park
Humanities
League of Museums
Connecticut
Seaport Museum

07/31/2026

Step into Brookside Farm’s past this Sunday!

Brookside Farm will be open for visits on Sunday, August 2, from 1–3 p.m. Living history educator Rebecca Bayreuther Donohue will welcome visitors in period attire and bring Brookside’s history to life through conversation, material culture and hands-on learning.

An East Lyme native with personal ties to Brookside from its years as a working farm, Rebecca has more than 20 years of experience leading first-person living-history programming at Mystic Seaport Museum. She is also a co-founder of the experiential-history collective Dirty Blue Shirts.

A donation of $10 per person is suggested and may be made in advance or at the door.

Stay afterward for live music in the barn with Tom “The Suit” Forst from 4–6 p.m. Tom will bring his smooth vocals, outstanding guitar work, classic favorites and vintage charm to Brookside.

Rebecca will also be at Brookside on August 9, August 16 and September 6. Brookside is open for visits every Sunday from 1–3 p.m. through September 6, including August 23 and 30.

📍 Brookside Farm
33 Society Road, Niantic

Blue Shirts
The Suit Forst
Main Street
Lyme Parks
Lyme Historical Society
River Heritage Park
Humanities
League of Museums
Connecticut
Seaport Museum

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