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Historical Society Hosting Colonial Sewing Series

By Shannon Hicks

Published: Mar 17, 2026 7:00 am

Newtown Historical Society presented the second session in its three-part hands-on series on Colonial Sewing on February 28.

Melissa Houston — former board president of the historical society, former director of education for Keeler Tavern Museum in Ridgefield, and current director of education for Greenwich Historical Society — is the facilitator for the series. Under her tutelage, participants are constructing pieces including petticoats and bedgowns while exploring the clothing and craftsmanship of Colonial New England.

The series is being presented at Newtown Community Center.

Launched in January, the series is an America 250 event, part of the national effort to observe and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.

Melissa Houston provides instruction to participants of a Colonial Sewing series being hosted by Newtown Historical Society at Newtown Community Center. The three-part series opened in January. Registration filled quickly thanks to the subject matter and local interest. —Bee Photos, Glass

Handmade clothing items representative of colonial era garb, in various stages of completion, were displayed during the second session of Newtown Historical Society’s “Colonial Sewing” series on February 28.

Houston speaks with one student while others continue their projects on February 28. Participants are being taught how to make a variety of clothes the way ancestors made theirs during the colonial era.

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