VISIT US

Address: 96 Palisado Avenue, Windsor, CT 06095

Hours: Wednesdays – Saturdays, 11 AM to 4 PM
Closed on major holidays (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas, plus the Saturdays before Monday holidays)

Admission fees (tours and library):

  • $10 Adults
  • $8 Seniors
  • $6 Students
  • FREE for WHS and NEMA members, children under 12, and teachers
  • Museums for All: For free admission to our historic homes and library for up to 4 people, please show your SNAP EBT card at the front desk.

Museums for All Proud Participating Museum

Last tour leaves at 3 PM.

Free admission to exhibit galleries

Accessibility: The main museum building is fully accessible with marked handicap parking, an accessible restroom, and elevator access to the second floor library. The 1758 Strong-Howard House is accessible via a ramp but does have narrow doorways and raised thresholds. Seating is provided throughout. The 1767 Chaffee House is not wheelchair accessible and can only be entered via three steps (with handrails) and a high threshold. Inside there are narrow doorways, thresholds, and limited seating.

Parking is available in front of our building, around the Palisado Green, or in the Windsor Discovery Center and Montessori School lot

HISTORIC HOUSES
EXHIBITS
RESEARCH LIBRARY
MUSEUM STORE
historic sites map
MAP OF HISTORIC SITES

The Windsor Historical Society, founded in 1921, preserves and interprets nearly 400 years of Windsor’s history through exhibitions, education programs, publications, active collecting, and research, providing our community with a connection to the past, a sense of belonging in the present, and responsibility for the future.