This year the Adam Stanton House Museum is hosting two exciting holiday events — both on Saturday Dec. 6th!

“Christmas in Clinton” Open House will be held from 1:00 - 4:00 PM. Docent guides in period dress will be on hand as you tour the museum filled with festive yuletide decorations styled by the Clinton Arbor Garden Club. Gather on the museum lawn to participate in a take-home holiday door swag craft project at 1:30 PM and a pinecone bird feeder project at 2:30 PM; all necessary supplies will be provided. Crafting will be led by Museum Director Tina Accetta and her elves. If crafting isn’t your thing, warm your toes around a blazing outdoor fire while the Chester Fife & Drum Corps perform on the lawn at 2:00.

A breathtaking holiday experience, “Dickens by Candlelight” will be hosted by the Adam Stanton House, Inc., at St. Mary’s Church on 54 Gove St., Clinton. Doors open at 6:00 PM when you’ll be greeted with the entire visitation hall being lit up by hundreds of candles while “Charles Dickens” (a.k.a., Eric Ambler) reads from his renowned story “A Christmas Carol” as guests seat themselves.

Then at 7:00 PM, costumed in Dickens finery, the “Propper Debauchery” singing group will perform. Cost is $10 per person; children 10 and under are free. Two special guests from the North Pole will visit at the end of the live musical performance. You may RESERVE “Dickens by Candlelight” tickets online by clicking “DONATE” at the bottom of this page.

For further information about “Dickens by Candlelight” or the “Christmas in Clinton” Open House, please email the adamstantonhouse.org

The Adam Stanton House and General Store was built in 1791 by a wealthy, striving merchant-businessman whose entrepreneurial spirit and extraordinary taste can be seen in every aspect of this unique house museum. Filled with clothing, furnishings, documents, and store inventory all belonging to the original Stanton family, the house provides a glimpse into 18th and 19th century life in a privileged New England family home. In 1916, the house was left in trust by Adam Stanton's heirs to become a house museum. It has been open to the public ever since.  Adam Stanton House, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3).

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Become a proud Adam Stanton House museum member today! New museum memberships and renewals may be made online at this website, at events, or through the mail.

A family membership is $40, single $25, supporting $100, patron $500 and benefactor $1,000.  Did you know that all membership fees help pay for such things as insurance, fuel and utilities that total over $28,000 annually? Your support makes a difference!

We hope you will be rejoining our Adam Stanton House “family” — and be among those who care about keeping the Stanton House alive and well.  Your membership includes: a discount to our major fundraiser events, an invitation to “Members Only” function, members event notifications, and pride in supporting a treasured local landmark.

Membership renewals are due annually on May 1st. Renewals as well as becoming a new member is easy to do! Simply click on “DONATE” at the bottom of this page, fill out the form and indicate you desired membership fee level. You will receive a confirmation notice by email. 

You may also renew or become a new member by sending a check made out to the Adam Stanton House, Inc., and mail it to the Adam Stanton House, P.O. Box 63, Clinton, CT 06413.

If you have already renewed your 2025 membership, we thank you wholeheartedly for your continued support! 

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Be sure to check out the website “Events” calendar and watch for media announcements about some exciting new programs and events. For more information or questions about events, please email: adamstantonhouse@gmail.com

Please click on the CT Valley Shore News Station logo above to watch a brief tour of the Adam Stanton House given by museum Past President Bob Bruch and filmed and edited by CVSN Kristie Kaminski with Board of Director Dale T. Moore & husband David, a.k.a., “Mr. & Mrs. Stanton” on scene in period dress.

The Adam Stanton House, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All contributions are full tax deductible.