Weir Farm National Historic Site

Building Walls At Weir Farm National Historical Park

What was poet Robert Frost trying to get across with his seminal poem, Mending Wall? Was Frost endorsing fences or rock walls? Not really, for he believed they erected figurative walls between neighbors, despite what the neighbor in his poem maintained.

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January 31st, 2021

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Here's Your Chance To Tour Weir Farm National Historic Site....Virtually!

You can travel to Connecticut to tour Weir Farm National Historic Site and its Weir and Young studios without leaving the comfort of your home.

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September 20th, 2020

Weir Farm National Historic Site: A Wintertime Art History Tour Includes New England Hardwoods

What the Eastern part of our great country lacks in iconic landscape parks - Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, or Yosemite - it makes up for with important historic and cultural parks that are equally as iconic in their own way. As the only national park unit dedicated to American painting, Weir Farm fits that bill.

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March 3rd, 2019

National Park Service Honors Four For Cultural Resources Stewardship And Management

Four individuals across the National Park Service have been honored by the National Park Service for their work in cultural resources stewardship and management.

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March 10th, 2016

Step Inside Weir Farm National Historic Site

Weir Was Here -- Secret Rooms, Doors and Windows is a traveling exhibit of photographs shot at Weir Farm National Historic Site by Xiomaro, a New York-based artist. You can glimpse the richness of this show via the following video.

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February 14th, 2013

Take Part In Art At Weir Farm National Historic Site This Year

Since the late 19th century the setting at Weir Farm in Connecticutt has been inspiring artists, and the National Park Service is inviting you to the national historic site this summer to see what your artistic muse can create.

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May 3rd, 2011

U. S. Mint Announces Sites Selected for the America the Beautiful Quarters Program

The United States Mint has released the list of 56 sites to be featured in the upcoming America the Beautiful Quarters Program. The first five coins in the new series will be released next year. What locations made the list? There are some familiar names and perhaps a surprise or two.

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September 10th, 2009

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