May 31, 2026

Building a Dairy Empire: A.C. Petersen

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Drawing on the Petersen family archives and new research, Chuck Coursey, host and producer of West Hartford's history podcast Trout Brook Tales, and Mary Donohue, West Hartford Town Historian, share the history of the dairy empire of Danish immigrant Andrew C. Petersen. The lecture will be held in the former milk delivery truck garage, now the Playhouse on Park Theater. Ice cream is included, courtesy of the A.C. Petersen Restaurant next door!

The one-hour lecture is being held at Playhouse on Park, 224 Park Road, on Sunday, May 31, at 4 p.m. 

Admission: $15* per person.
*Plus $3.50 service fee

100% of proceeds benefit Playhouse on Park! Co-Sponsored by The Noah Webster House

TICKETS: https://www.playhouseonpark.org/web2/Season17/specialevents_ACPetersenDiscussion.html

This event is part of West Hartford’s America 250 celebration

Admission

$18.50
Location Playhouse on Park

224 Park Road
West Hartford CT, 06119

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4:00 p.m.
 

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