Roger Sherman: A Key Figure in America’s Revolutionary Story.

This June, the Sherman Historical Society is hosting an exhibit about Roger Sherman’s life from when he first walked to CT from the Boston area, his 18 years building a career and family in New Milford, and his move to New Haven, where he started a new family and entered national politics, helping guide the colonies into a country. He was part of the Committee of Five that helped Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson, the 3rd president, said of Sherman, “A man who never said a foolish thing in his life.”  

The town of Sherman, CT, was named in honor of Roger Sherman nine years after his death in 1802. The town also incorporates the first property Sherman purchased in CT, although the town didn't exist at that time.  

The exhibit is free, features multiple learning stations, hosts an introductory talk by the Junior Historical Society members, and provides an educational self-guided tour program. The exhibit runs five Saturdays in June and July. We expect a person to need 30 to 40 minutes exploring the life of our Connecticut founding father.