Other sites of interest:

	The Stone Museum in Peoples State Forest offers seasonal nature programs and guided walks as well as trails for you to explore on your own. Visit their site for more details.
	Connecticut's Heritage Gateway is a new web site launched by the Connecticut Humanities Council to "collect the institutional, programmatic and archival resources of the state's heritage organizations and make them readily accessible online".  Here you can find links to online exhibitions on Connecticut history, a statewide heritage events calendar, a guide of state records and other history resources on Connecticut.
	The Connecticut Historical Society has a nice web site that might interest you.  Click here for their home page.  They also have a large number of links to other history related web sites.
	Riverton is a beautiful and historic village located in the northwest corner of Barkhamsted.  Most residents are familiar with the great shops and restaurants there, but if you are from out of town and have not yet been to Riverton, check out the Riverton Merchant Association's web site for more information.
	Highly recommended: The Best of Barkhamsted - a local history site designed for kids, but one that adults will also enjoy.  This site is especially valuable to teachers to use as a tool to teach local history.  The site was developed by Rosemary Bauer and includes two time travel journeys into Barkhamsted's past.  There are also other stories, facts and photos on Barkhamsted history to explore.  The site contains materials and activities for teachers to utilize, including a site manual that will allow teachers to get the most out of the information contained on the web page.
	Click here for more information on the Farmington River and the Farmington River Coordinating Committee.  Fourteen miles of the Farmington River, including the all of the West Branch in Barkhamsted, was designated as a Federal wild and scenic river in 1994.  The Farmington River Coordinating Committee promotes the protection of this river resource.
	CTSeek.com gathers and disseminates the state's "most interesting and informative websites." The history section of this site lists some good links to many of the historical societies in Connecticut and other history related sites.
	The Connecticut League of History Organizations encourages and supports the activities of state historical organizations, enhances knowledge of state history, promotes professional standards, serves as a network for the exchange of information, and advances historical interests at the state level.  Their web page has links to many historical organizations in Connecticut.
	Links to genealogy related sites are listed on our genealogy page.

We'd be glad to post addresses of other sites you feel would be of interest to our visitors. Please submit the location and description of the site to either of the addresses above.

Books relating to Barkhamsted History:

"Barkhamsted Heritage: Culture and Industry In A Rural Connecticut Town" edited by Richard G. Wheeler and George Hilton, was published in 1975 as part of the American Revolution Bicentennial program. As the editors stated in the forward; "...it was not the intent to produce a typical town history; rather, it was hoped to assemble and make available to residents and their neighbors - past, present and future - information which in considerable measure remained hidden from the public view in unpublished materials and out-of-print publications."  The Historical Society is proud to offer copies of this wonderful book for sale. Available in soft cover at $25.00 -  please add $5.00 for shipping (sorry our hard cover editions are sold out).  Send your check and book request to the mail address above to purchase your copy.

"A Village of Outcasts - Historical Archaeology and Documentary Research at the Lighthouse Site" by Kenneth L. Feder, 1994.  This book is an essential resource if you have any interest at all in the story of James and Molly Chaugham, the Lighthouse village (located in Barkhamsted, just north of Pleasant Valley) or their descendants.  Ken Feder, professor of archaeology at Central Connecticut State University, pulls together the many sources of information on the Lighthouse village, including old newspaper accounts, information from earlier researchers, town and church records and extensive archaeological excavations that he conducted in 1990 and 1991.  The book delves into both the legend and fact, and traces the genealogy of the families that occupied the Lighthouse site.  Last time we looked, this book was still available through Amazon.com and is well worth the investment.   Paperback, 230 pages.

"Barkhamsted and its Centennial" (compiled by William Wallace Lee, 1881) is a delightful book on the 100^th anniversary of the incorporation of the town.  The book records the days events (September 10, 1879) when “between 4,000 and 5,000 people were assembled, and the scene was one not often witnessed amid rustic surroundings”.  Speeches given at the event are recorded here, including the historical address (covering some 58 pages!) given by Lee.  This address touches on many aspects of the town’s history including early settlers, prominent residents, the Barkhamsted Lighthouse, mills and factories, meeting houses, schools and military service.  It is a very valuable resource given the fact that it was compiled 1879 to 1881.  It is hardbound and is 178 pages in length.  This book is difficult but not impossible to find.  The Advanced Book Exchange (http://www.abebooks.com) is a network of used book dealers- you might find it there.
 
"Sesqui-Centennial of Barkhamsted, Connecticut"  (compiled by Orville H. Ripley, 1930).  Similar in scope to the Centennial, this book records the days activities of the 150^th birthday celebration of the town held on September 10, 1929 at the Barkhamsted Center Congregational Church.  Included is a 36 page historical address by Elliot Bronson and also over a dozen photos of notable people and places, one of which shows seven elders in attendance who also attended the Centennial celebration of 1879!   Hardbound, 115 pages.  Four hundred copies were printed, and it is somewhat easier to find than the Centennial volume.