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These programs are sponsored by the Historical Society of East Hartford and other groups sharing an interest in history. Please feel free to suggest programs. Email webmaster@hseh.org; include HSEH in the subject line. May 17, 2008 Martin Park's Historic Buildings to Reopen Spring 2008 March-April 2008 Connecticut Gravestone Network Symposium, South Senior Center, East Hartford, CT, April 5, 2008. Auction, Historical Society of Glastonbury, May 17, 2008 Letterboxing in East Hartford, Ongoing Martin Park's Historic Buildings to Reopen Spring 2008 The Historical Society of East Hartford maintains three historic buildings for preserving and presenting some of East Hartford's history - the National Register, 1761 Makens Bemont House. the 1820s Goodwin Schoolhouse. and the ca 1850 Burnham Blacksmith Shop. All buildings were originally built at various locations throughout East Hartford and in recent years were moved to their present site in Martin Park. During the summer months we welcome you and will be delighted to show you our historic buildings.
Saturday, March 29, at 1 p.m., Cheney Railroad family hike: The Connecticut Forest and Park Association invites the Historical Society to a free hike on the Cheney rail trail. Meet at North End of Main Street in Manchester, behind Farr’s Sporting Goods, 2 Main Street. Park at the nearby shopping plaza or Eighth Utilities office lot. Children and their parents (singles, too!) will have an easy, but bumpy, walk along the former railroad, built in 1869 to connect the Cheney silk mills to the main rail line in the North End. The walk will take about 1-1/2 hours round trip. No dogs, please. Rain date Sunday, March 30 at 1 p.m. Phone hike leader Susan Barlow (860-643-9776) if there are questions. Throughout March 2008, Historical Society Television Show: We present author Tom Lewis, who wrote “Silk Along Steel,” a history of the old Cheney railroad. Tom describes how he came to write the book while he was a professor at Manchester Community College. With vintage and contemporary photographs, the television show tells the story of the privately owned railroad that connected the silk mills with the main railroad line in the north end of Manchester. The 40- minute program airs at 8 p.m. on the Saturdays in March, on Cox Cable’s channel 15 in Manchester, Glastonbury, South Windsor, Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, and Newington. Many of the local-history shows can be borrowed at Mary Cheney Library, or purchased at the Historical Society gift shop. To check for gift shop hours, call 860-647-9983. Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 6 p.m., free lecture at Manchester Community College's Fireside Commons: A talk sponsored by MCC's Institute of Local History. Briann Greenfield will present "Tillers of the Soil: Connecticut's Jewish Farmers," about the "back to the land" movement, which encouraged Jews to escape the crowded cities. The talk is based on oral history research conducted through the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford. Directions to the Fireside Commons: It is the back room of the library, which is located in the LRC Building (Learning Resource Center). Sunday, April 13, 1 p.m. Lecture: Susan Barlow will present a slide lecture about E.L. Bidwell and his newspaper articles, reprinted in a recent Historical Society booklet. As a child in the 1860s, E.L. roamed the woods and fields, attended the old South School, met Civil War veterans, and enjoyed many old-fashioned activities with friends and classmates. In his later years, E.L. wrote about his schoolboy days, and these memoirs were published as columns in the Manchester Herald in 1921. "Customs and Incidents of Early Days in Manchester – Reminiscences about a South Manchester Boyhood in the Post-Civil War Era" is now a 24-page booklet of reprints of those columns, with vintage and contemporary photographs. Admission $1 for members; $3 for nonmembers. The book is available for sale at $8. Saturday, April 19, 2008, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Book and Tag Sale: Fundraiser, at the History Center, 175 Pine Street; free admission. (Preview & early sales on Friday, April 18th, from 4 to 6 p.m. with $5 admission fee. The public and dealers are welcome.) ACCEPTING DONATIONS on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., through April 15. No clothing, please. We welcome donations of good and saleable books, household items, kitchenware, sports items, gardening tools, videos, DVD’s, children’s puzzles, games, etc. Check out other spring and summer events at the Manchester Historical Society web site http://www.manchesterhistory.org/events.htm. Sue Barlow, MHS Saturday - April 5, 2008 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. South Senior Center 70 Canterbury St East Hartford, CT Hosted by Friends of Center Cemetery of East Hartford, CT - Hartford's 2nd Burying Place Lecture Topics Welcome for First Time Visitors - "Assessing an Old Burying Ground" 9:30 am - Ruth Shapleigh-Brown, Exec. CGN Director. What's really old, what are footstones, who carved that, where are the cemeteries' boundaries and unmarked burials? "Stone Conservation Talk" 10:45 - Irving Slavid of MCC Monumental Conservators Collaborative, long time experts in the conservation field that have in recent years been active with the National Parks Cemetery Training Programs will speak with us about Cleaning and Repair techniques and help sort out some questions about the various methods, techniques and products available to us today. "The Beauty of White Bronze" 1:15 pm - Robert Young, President of the Danbury Historical Society and AGS Brd Member will explain the history of the Monumental Bronze Co. of Bridgeport, CT, showing many versions of these metal grave markers, which can be found all over the country (but started right here in CT) and tell us why they are no longer available. "Introduction to Some Connecticut Carvers" 2:30 pm - Ruth Shapleigh-Brown, Exec. CGN Director, Who carved what in your town? We will take a short tour around the state visiting various historic burying grounds showing examples of many local carver styles. Admission: Pay at the door - $10 to public, $5 for CGN members For details contact Ruth Brown at 860-643-5652 or shapbrown@cox.net Auction, Historical Society of Glastonbury Auction, Sat. May 17, 2008. Welles Shipman Ward House 972 Main St., South Glastonbury Preview & Silent Auction 8:30-10 AM. With Auction to follow No Buyer’s Premium Auction limited to 300 items or lots Silent Auction for small items Held rain or shine Info: 860-633-6890 or HSGlastonbury@sbcglobal.net Attic heirlooms from Society members & friends Auctioneer: Joe Kabe General Parking: St. Augustine Church, 55 Hopewell Rd., S. Glastonbury, Parking is to the left rear of the parking lot There is a path through the woods leading to the WSW property & Auction. Handicap Parking: Welles Shipman Ward House, 972 Main St., S. Glastonbury Ongoing - Letterboxing in East Hartford Search East Hartford for the 'elegant French officer' stamp and the freed slave stamp and more! Have some fun while learning about East Hartford's past, seeing some historic sites in town, and solving orienteering challenges! Go to Letterboxing North America, press 'Search for Boxes', enter 'Connecticut' for the state, 'East Hartford' for the city, and press 'Search Boxes' to bring up East Hartford letterboxing sites. |
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