If you are looking for some good
reading material on Newtown, or perhaps a special gift for a friend or
neighbor, we suggest selecting from our publications. Not only will you be
delighted with the unique perspective and information on local history,
but your purchase directly supports the society.
These publications are
for sale at the C.H. Booth Library and the Newtown General Store during business hours, at selected
society events, or click here for an
order form.
BOOKS
Touring Newtown's
Past: The Settlement and Architecture of an old Connecticut Town
$25.00
Mary Mitchell and Albert Goodrich
Arranged in four auto tours and one walking
tour, the book enables the reader to make five circuits of town which
pass most of Newtown's distinctive pre-1826 houses.
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Images of America: Newtown
$18.99
Dan Cruson
This volume in the Arcadia Press' series,
Images of America, presents 288 Photographic images of Newtown showing
how it looked from 1870, just after the Civil War, up to the Second
World War, just before Newtown began to make its dramatic change to a
large suburban town.
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Images of America: Newtown 1900 - 1960
$19.99
Dan Cruson
This volume in the Arcadia Press' series,
Images of America, presents more than 200 Photographic images of
Newtown showing the transformation from an agricultural town to an
integrated suburban town with a highly mobile population.
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Eleanor Mayer’s History of Cherry Grove Farm
$20.00
Andrea Zimmermann
The book focuses on Eleanor Mayer’s relationship to the farm that has been in her family for three generations. This is Eleanor’s story told in her own words, culled, edited and arranged by Andrea Zimmermann from lengthy interviews. Historical facts and pertinent information about farming have been added to the beginning of each chapter.
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The Prehistory of Fairfield County
$13.00
Dan Cruson
Information on the glacial geology and early
human inhabitants of the county.
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Newtown's Slaves: A Case Study in Early Connecticut Rural Black
History
$10.00
Dan Cruson
A short monograph on Newtown slave and early
free black population including an account of those blacks who fought
in the American Revolution.
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A Mosaic of Newtown History
$20.00
Dan Cruson
A collection of 56 essays divided into six segments: Colonial Newtown,
with six essays; The Revolution, also with six essays; The Industrial
Revolution, another six essays; The Nineteenth Century, with 14
essays; The Soft Underbelly of Victorian Newtown, eight essays; and
Early Twentieth Century, 16 essays.
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The Slaves of Central Fairfield County:
The Journey from Slave to Freeman in Nineteenth-Century Connecticut
$19.99
Daniel Cruson
A study in rural Northern slavery based on
an extensive search of state and local records and a survey of a late
eighteenth century house built by a former slave. Twenty pages of
photos are included in this 124-page soft-cover book.
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PAMPHLETS
Mary Elizabeth Hawley
$2.00
Dan Cruson
A biographical pamphlet tells about solving
the mystery that surrounded the life of Newtown's beloved
benefactress. more info
Judge William Edmond
$2.00
Dan Cruson
A biographical pamphlet tells the story of
Newtown's most distinguished citizen, the maternal grandfather of the
town benefactress, and the man after whom the town hall is named.
more info
A Victorian Murder in the Newtown,
Easton, Redding Frontier
$3.00
Dan Cruson
A pamphlet telling of the murder of Rudolf
Stoffel by Andrew Peck that occurred in the southwest corner of town.
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Matthew Curtiss and His House
$2.00
Clifford H. Green
A short pamphlet tells the story of Matthew
Curtiss who was one of the most prominent men who lived in the
restored museum/house of the Newtown Historical Society and after whom
the house was named. more
info
PRINT
View of the Flag Pole
$40.00
A signed and numbered 14” by 18” print of
Newtown artist David Merrill’s painting of Church Hill Road looking
toward the flag pole and The Meeting House. more info
