Pomfret Historical Society Presents
HISTORY MATTERS : 2022 SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
Open to the Public
FORTHCOMING at the Pomfret Community Center
| Date | Presentation |
|---|---|
| MAY 14 SAT., 10 AM | THE NOTABLES & NOTORIOUS OF THE LAST GREEN VALLEY with Bill Reid, Chief Ranger, The Last Green Valley |
| JUNE 11 SAT. 10 AM | TOUR OF WATERCOURSE DISTILLERY, RT. 44, POMFRET |
| AUGUST 13 SAT., 10 AM | THE HISTORIC MILLS OF POMFRET with Dick Symonds |
| SEPTEMBER 10 SAT., 10 AM | COMMON SENSE: LAST GREEN VALLEY GREENS & COMMONS with Bill Reid |
| OCTOBER 8 SAT., 10 AM | WALTER WOODWARD, CT STATE HISTORIAN |
| OCTOBER 22 4—6 PM | CONNECTICUT TROUBADOURS AT TYRONE FARM A “WALKTOBER” Concert at Tyrone Farm in Pomfret featuring five singer/musicians who have held the title of CT State Troubadour: Sally Rogers, Hugh Blumenfeld, Nekita Weller, Phil Rosenthal, Kate Callahan |
| NOV. 12 SAT., 10 AM | COLONIAL FOOD SUPPLY AND FOODWAYS with Caroline Sloat |
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
| Date | Presentation |
|---|---|
| November | HISTORY OF THE WOODSTOCK ACADEMY with Robert Smith, Academy Historian |
| January | HISTORIC POMFRET BOUNDARIES AND HOUSES with Walt Hinchman, Historian, Rectory School and Pomfret School |
| February | ANTIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY with Hunter Neal |
| March | THE WINDHAM (CT) TEXTILE MILL with Bev York, Windham Mill Educational Consultant |
| April | THE 1696 CHANDLER HOUSE with Jay Livernois |
"Waking the Dead"
Archaeology, Genealogy and Archival Research of Enslaved Africans and Native Americans Four Workshops on research techniques and burial ground restoration featuring the enslaved Africans of Jonathan Randall from 1777 up to the Civil War.
Workshop included tours of historic sites and demonstrations on repairing and cleaning gravestones.
Series is funded by a grant from CThumanties. The Last Green Valley provided filming of all parts of the 4 days under the direction of Fran Kefalas.
