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| Monday
January 11, 2010 |
Annual
Lecture
by Town Historian Dan Cruson
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Monday
February 8, 2010
7:30 PM
C. H. Booth Library Meeting Room
25 Main Street (Route 25) |
Newtown
Historical Society Looks at Thomas Paine
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Monday
March 8, 2010
7:30 PM
C. H. Booth Library Meeting Room
25 Main Street (Route 25) |
Newtown's
own Newtown Savings Bank Vice President Karen Tracey before
your eyes will become Amelia Earhart. This program/performance
has been given a number of times always to great acclaim.
Tracey details the background of Earhart, the scope of her
achievements and the triumph and tragedy of her life.
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more. |
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
12:00 - 4:00pm
Matthew Curtiss House
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OPEN HOUSE AND LIVING HISTORY DEMONSTRATION
The Society's museum will be open featuring a presentation from Jim Degen of Brookfield. Mr. Degen will be joining us along with his portable lathe to present a woodturning demonstration. Woodturning is a form of woodworking that is used to create wooden objects on a lathe. Woodturning differs from most other forms of woodworking in that the wood is moving while a stationary tool is used to cut and shape it. Costumed docents will be available to answer questions and give guided tours of the house. Please watch The Newtown Bee for details. |
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Monday
April 12, 2010
7:30 pm
Community room of the Booth Library
25 Main Street (Route 25) |
Connecticut
raconteur Robert Berthelson will trace the first 100 years
of photography from its first timid appearances through Matthew
Brady's great Civil War photographs to the advennt of color
photography. This will be Berthelson's third appearance before
the Historical Society and his lectures are always well received.
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for more.
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
12:00 - 4:00pm
Matthew Curtiss House
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OPEN HOUSE AND LIVING HISTORY DEMONSTRATION
The Society's museum will be open featuring a presentation from Kate LaPlante of "Ancient Art of Spinning" in Seymour. Ms. LaPlante will demonstrate different fibers used, the techniques of wool preparation, and the concept of spinning yarn in ancient and colonial times. Visitors will have a visual and hands on experience. Costumed docents will also be available to answer questions and give guided tours of the house. |
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Monday
May 10, 2010
7:30 pm
Community room of the Booth Library
25 Main Street (Route 25) |
John
Babina, with experience in building and hydrology, will give
a guest lecture on the history of the Stevenson Dam. By dislocating
the local population and rerouting water channels plus normal
buildings problems, the building of our local dam turned out
to be more of a problem than imagined. Fortunately, it all
turned out well.
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for more. |
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
12:00 - 4:00pm
Matthew Curtiss House
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OPEN HOUSE AND LIVING HISTORY DEMONSTRATION
The Society's museum will be open featuring a presentation from Bob Aborn of Ellington. Mr. Aborn will be giving a demonstration on broom making. Combining his interest in farming, history and woodcraft, he researches and produces brooms and brushes that would have been used in pre-1800 settlements. Costumed docents will be available to answer questions and give guided tours of the house. Please watch The Newtown Bee for details. |
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
12:00 - 1:00pm
Village Cemetery, Main Entrance
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Walking Tour of the Village Cemetery
Join Town Historian Dan Cruson on a tour through time. this walking tour will cover the southeast corner of the old burying ground in where many of Newtown's most prominent men have been interred. After a brief introduction to the way 18th century burying grounds were laid out and what many of the symbols on the headstones mean, he will introduce you to some of Newtown's most important history makers.
Tour participants should plan to gather at 12:00 noon by the main entrance of the cemetery at the intersection of Elm Drive, Many Hawley Lane, and Deep Brook Road. Wear comfortable shoes. The walk will last roughly an hour and will involve some modest slopes. At the conclusion of the tour, all participants are invited back to the Matthew Curtiss House for the concurrent open house and light refreshments.
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
12:00 - 4:00pm
Matthew Curtiss House
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OPEN HOUSE AND LIVING HISTORY DEMONSTRATION
The Society's museum will be open featuring a presentation from Judy Flanders of Carmel, NY. Ms. Flanders will set up in our keeping room and give a basket weaving demonstration. She will show the process from start to finish and will have on display finished projects for viewing. Costumed docents will be available to answer questions and give guided tours of the house. Please watch The Newtown Bee for details. |
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Sunday,
July 12-16, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Summer History Camp |
This
unique camp is designed for children ages 8, 9 & 10. Space
is limited, please click
here for more information (opens PDF; right click to save).
Please
call Gordon at 426-6443 if you have any questions. |
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Saturday,
July 17, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
15th Annual House and Garden Tour
ATTENTION:
Day-of event tickets will be sold on Saturday, July 17th starting
at 10am at the Matthew Curtis House on 44 Main Street in Newtown,
CT. |
The
tour this year features eight properties that reflect Newtown’s
diverse history. Three wonderful homes from the 1700s will
include our Matthew Curtiss House Museum with costumed docents,
and the 1748 home of Matthew’s uncle Benjamin Curtiss, filled
with period antiques and surrounded by stunning gardens, as
well as a 1798 Federal farmhouse with outbuildings and wonderful
grounds. Please click here
for more information. |
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Monday,
October 4, 2010
7:30 p.m.
Community room of the Booth Library
25 Main Street (Route 25) in Newtown |
Brent Colley will speak on The Influence of American Indian Pathways on CT Transportation Systems & Settlements. The talk focuses on the progression from Indian footpaths, to bridle paths, to cart ways, to colonial highways and turnpikes right up to their influence on modern roads, highways, canals, and railroads. The slide show includes many old maps, photos and drawings. Refreshments will be served after the presentation. Click here for more |
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Sunday,
October 17, 2010
12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m
Matthew Curtiss House on Route 25 in Newtown |
The Society’s museum will be open featuring a presentation of Antique Bicycles. Jim Spillane, III of Madison will set up his collection on the grounds of the Matthew Curtiss House. Costumed docents will be available to answer questions and give guided tours of the house. |
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Monday,
November 8, 2010
7:30 p.m
Booth Library on Route 25 in Newtown |
NEWTOWN
HISTORICAL SOCIETY SAILS WITH THE GREAT WHITE FLEET
The
Great White Fleet was sent around the world by Teddy Roosevelt. This 14
month odyssey saw 16 coal burning battleships traverse a dozen oceans and
seas, crisscross the equator several times, call on more than 30 ports and
log over 46,000 miles. Teddy Roosevelt sent them on their way to announce
that America had arrived as a global power. Sometimes our swabbies were
welcomed as heros but other times their behavior could have been better.
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Sunday,
November 21, 2010
12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m
Matthew Curtiss House on Route 25 in Newtown |
The
Society’s museum will be open featuring Open Hearth Cooking
by Patty Graves and Bill Brett, both of Newtown. A warm fire
and enticing aromas will welcome visitors as they walk through
the door. Costumed docents will be available to answer questions
and give guided tours of the house. This demonstration has
been very successful throughout the years. A warm fire and
home cooked aromas will welcome visitors. Come join us in
the keeping room, the center of all activity of a colonial
home, to watch the preparation and maybe even sample the finished
delights. |
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Sunday,
December 5, 2010
11:00 amto 5:00 p.m
Community room of the Booth Library
25 Main Street (Route 25) in Newtown |
NEWTOWN’S
ANNUAL HOLIDAY HOUSE TOUR AND LIVING HISTORY DEMONSTRATION
The Newtown Historical Society is pleased to announce we will
have extended hours this month to coincide with The Annual
Holiday House Tour. Costumed docents will be available to
answer questions and give guided tours. Living history demonstration
is to be announced. |
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