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Events Calendar


2010

 
June
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Farmington River , Brooke Martin

June through July 11
Exhibit of the patriotic artwork of Gary Kohlberg
Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m., 138 Main Street.

Collages featuring American icons such as eagles, Stars and Stripes, Uncle Sam, and the Statue of Liberty.

June 13
Historical Society's Annual Meeting
2 to 4 p.m., 5 Church Street, Farmington

Board meeting to be held at annual meeting.

June 26
Old Stone Schoolhouse Cleanup




July
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Old Stone Schoolhouse, Brooke Martin

July

July 4
"Patriotic Sing-Along"
230 to 3:30 p.m. at 138 Main Street, Farmington.

This event for the community will feature singing and musical accompaniment. Song sheets will be provided. Please call (860) 678-1645 and leave your name to reserve lawn space. There will be a tent in the event of rain. Bring your own chair and join us for this free event.

Old Stone Schoolhouse Tours
Corner of Oak Hill and Coppermine roads, Farmington.

The 1790 Old Stone Schoolhouse will be open on Sunday afternoons  July 11 through August 29 from 2 to 4 pm. A presentation representing a class in the 1800s will begin at 2:30, with dismissal at 3:30. The curriculum will include: reading and recitation; math; writing; a spelling bee; and recess with games of the period. Visitors of all ages are invited to participate. Attendance is free.

July 21
Historical Society Board Meeting




August
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The Meadows, Meadow Road, Brooke Martin

August
Old Stone Schoolhouse Tours
Corner of Oak Hill and Coppermine roads, Farmington.

The 1790 Old Stone Schoolhouse will be open on Sunday afternoons through August 29 from 2 to 4 pm. A presentation representing a class in the 1800s will begin at 2:30, with dismissal at 3:30. The curriculum will include: reading and recitation; math; writing; a spelling bee; and recess with games of the period. Visitors of all ages are invited to participate. Attendance is free.

No Board Meeting



September
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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Rose at "Old Gate," Main Street, Brooke Martin

Annual Tag Sale

Dates and times TBA.
138 Main St. in Farmington.

September 15
Historical Society Board Meeting

September 25
Freedom Trail Tour

First Church of Christ, Main Street, Farmington

Starting at 10 a.m. at the church, the tour includes Underground Railroad and Amistad sites. The cost is $5 for adults and $1 for students. Call: 678-1645 to reserve space by leaving your name, phone number, and the number of people who plan to take the tour.

September 26
Unionville Festival

Noon to 5 p.m.


 



October
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Hill-Stead Museum, Brooke Martin

October 17
Scarecrow Contest and Fall Festival
Date TBA
2 to 4 p.m.
Old Stone Schoolhouse,
Corner of Red Oak Hill and Coppermine roads, Farmington.

Create a scarecrow and bring it to win a prize for the funniest, scariest, ugliest, etc. Activities will include games and crafts from the 1800s.  The schoolhouse will be open for tours.  Refreshments will be provided. 


 

October 20
Historical Society Board Meeting







November
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View of Rattlesnake Mountain from Colton Street, Brooke Martin

November 17, 2008
Historical Society Board Meeting

 



 
December
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Farmington Historical Society, 138 Main Street. Brooke Martin
 

Season's greetings from the Farmington Historical Society.

 



 



Previous events, 2010

 

January
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House on Mountain Road, Brooke Martin

January 10
New Year's Gala
2 to 4 p.m.
Historical Society headquarters, 138 Main

Historical society members and guests are invited to attend the society's celebration of the New Year. Join us for conversation and some light refreshments.

Gina King and her father, Steve, will give a talk on a dollhouse that is a replica of their 18th-century family home on Route 6. The dollhouse, which the King family has donated to the historical society, will be on display during the event.

January 20
Historical Society Board Meeting



February
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Gridley-Case cottages, 138 and 140 Main Street, Brooke Martin

February
Black History Month
Sundays, 2 to 4 p.m.
Historical Society headquarters, 138 Main Street

The society's Black History Month exhibit will include posters and information on the Amistad story. The freed Amistad captives lived in Farmington in 1841 before returning to their homeland in what is now Sierra Leone, Africa.


Cinque, by Nathaniel
 Jocelyn, 1839

There will also be information on the Underground Railroad in Farmington, where a number of prominent abolitionists lived. The book Speaking for Ourselves, about the history of African Americans in Farmington, will be available for sale. This book was written in 1998 as a project of the historical society under the direction of Barbara Donahue.

February
Nineteenth-century dollhouse exhibit
Sundays, 2 to 4 p.m.
Historical Society headquarters, 138 Main Street

A dollhouse replica of a nineteenth-century home on Route 6 in Farmington will be on display.


Nineteenth-century dollhouse, a replica of a home
on Route 6 in Farmington. Photo by Brooke Martin.

The home, formerly known as the William Crampton House, is a good example of the Greek Revival style. The Crampton family owned the house until 1887, when it was sold to George A. Beckwith of Southington for $2,300. Beckwith sold the property in 1915 to Edward T. Smith. Since then, it has changed owners several times. In 1964, William E. and Edith T. King purchased the property. An addition housed William’s optical business and Edith’s antiques shop. At that time, the property was referred to as “King’s Little Acre.”

In 1972, Edith commissioned Gary McLeod of Wethersfield to build the dollhouse replica. Edith then furnished it with homemade items. Gina King, Edith’s granddaughter, inherited the dollhouse in 1995. In 2009, Gina, who lives in Massachusetts, contacted the historical society and arranged to donate the dollhouse. At a recent New Year’s gala held for members of the society, Gina and her father, Steve King, gave a talk about the history of the dollhouse.

February 17
Historical Society Board Meeting



 
March
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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Hill-Stead Museum, Brooke Martin

March 17
Historical Society Board Meeting



April
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Barn on Colton Street, Brooke Martin

April 21
Historical Society Board Meeting



May

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"Underledge," Farmington , Brooke Martin

May 19
Historical Society Board Meeting

May 21
Women Honoring Farmington Women
Noon to 1:30 p.m., Farmington Country Club, Farmington

The historical society will host a luncheon titled Farmington Women Honoring Farmington Women, honoring women who have made contributions in the arts, health care, politics, education, business, civic organizations, athletics, and other fields. Women are invited to select honorees for the event, which will benefit the society. The cost of the fund-raising event is $50 per person. The women chosen to be honored may be living or deceased. Please call (860) 678-1645 to receive a nomination form. Return the form and a check by May 1 to the Farmington Historical Society, P.O. Box 1645, Farmington, CT 06034.

May 31
Memorial Day Parade



 



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