Waterford Historical Society (CT)

Marian Nevins MacDowell at the piano.
Norman Butler photo, courtesy of MacDowell.

"Lady in the Wings" Movie Presentation
​October 16, at 4 and 6:30 p.m.
Waterford Public Library Meeting Room

In the middle of the last century, the Nevins family's bequest of land and buildings included Jordan Green (where the Waterford Historical Society's historic buildings are located) and the weathered Nevins tenant cottage, located near the Waterford Public Library. Recently a new not-for-profit organization was formed to restore that cottage and the Waterford Historical Society is pleased that this historical landmark will be restored. A piano concert featuring works by composer Edward A. MacDowell will be held in the Spring of 2025, and profits will benefit both the Friends of Nevins Cottage and the Waterford Historical Society.

The film showing is a prelude to the Waterford Historical Society's 6th annual Art In Waterford: Past+Present+Future which begins with a juried art show at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Rose Barn on October 25-27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Read more about Art In Waterford and the Nevins-MacDowell artistic legacy. 

The Waterford Connection: "Lady in the Wings" Marian Nevins MacDowell

The Waterford Historical Society will present two free showings of the 1954 Hallmark Hall of Fame production "Lady in the Wings" at the Waterford Public Library on October 16 at 4 p.m. and again at 6:30 p.m.  In this 1954 Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, Marian Nevins MacDowell, wife of the great composer, Edward MacDowell, remembers her happy past, and her wish to create a place where artists from all quarters could work in solitude. They founded the MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire that has produced world renowned figures in the arts. The film concludes with a personal appearance by Marian.​