Fancy some strawberry shortcake and a game of croquet with a lady from the 1860s? Get out your sun hat or umbrella and head to Shaw Mansion on Sunday for the New London County Historical Society’s open garden event.
“It’s our annual garden party at Shaw Mansion,” says Edward Baker, executive director of the society, whose official duties include whipping up dessert.
The mansion is one of 14 museums and gardens across the state that put on sp… (View original article)