May 31, 2026
Building an Empire: A.C. Petersen
Drawing from 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 Danish immigrant Andrew C. Petersen’s dairy empire. The lecture will be held in the former milk delivery truck garage, now the Playhouse on Park Theater. And ice cream is included courtesy of the A.C. Petersen Restaurant next door!
Admission
$15* per person.
*Plus $3.50 service fee
*Plus $3.50 service fee
Times
Lecture will be offered at 4:00 pm









