Barkhamsted Historical Society Newsletter  -  January 2001

2001 Historical Program Series Announced

We are sending you this special Newsletter to let you know our new Historical Program Series lineup for 2001. This is the fourth year we have presented a series of four history programs for your enjoyment and education. Each program is free, and refreshments are provided at the conclusion of each talk.

The programs run one a month starting in February and ending in May. Three of the programs will be at the Barkhamsted Senior Center located on West River Road in Pleasant Valley. The April 6th program will be at Greystone House– the New Hartford Historical Society’s new headquarters in Pine Meadow. Each program starts at 7:00 p.m.

The Program Series this year will include the following:

February 9, 2001 Scrap-booking-How to organize and preserve documents
Jennifer Cummings, owner of “Pieces of Time Scrapbooking” will instruct on how to maintain the quality of aging photos, documents or newspaper clippings, help with organizational ideas and basic scrapbooking tools. Bring 10 photos of one particular event and a good pair of scissors.

March 2, 2001  History of Clock Making in Connecticut
Melvin Brown of Burlington will speak on antique clocks and clock making in Connecticut. Mr. Brown collects and repairs antique clocks and will welcome any questions on early clocks from the audience.

April 6, 2001 The History of Greystone House
Jim Brown, President of the New Hartford Historical Society, will talk on the history of Greystone House, including restoration and renovation experiences. Greystone House is now headquarters of the New Hartford Historical Society.

May 4, 2001 Squires Tavern and Life on the Farmington River from Riverton to Pleasant Valley
Walt Landgraf will cover stories and places from the past, including some of the information recently uncovered during his extensive research into the background of the Squires Tavern and surrounding neighborhood.

Squires Tavern Project
As you may have heard, the Historical Society has made progress in our efforts to save a historic building located on East River Road in Peoples State Forest. We are close to finalizing a lease with the State DEP, although it may take a number of months before the office of the Attorney General signs off on the document. In the mean time the DEP has allowed us to get started with some initial repair work. We have also retained an expert historic building consultant, applied for and received our first grant and started extensive research into the history of the building and property on which it stands.

Follow our progress on the Squires Tavern Project on our web site at www.barkhamstedhistory.org

A great way to help us raise money to save the Squires Tavern
Subscribe to Yankee magazine and help the Barkhamsted Historical Society raise money for the Squires Tavern restoration project. We are taking on a big project to save and restore the historic Squires Tavern located on East River Road in Barkhamsted. To be successful we need to develop new fund raising sources and that is where your subscription or renewal to Yankee magazine will help.

For each subscription initiated through the Barkhamsted Historical Society, Yankee magazine will give the Historical Society $10 to be used for our work on the Squires Tavern.

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