Saturday, September 13, 2008

Free Elisabeth von Trapp Concert - 2:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. at the Martha A. Parsons House Museum, 1387 Enfield Street, Route 5.  The Martha Parsons Trust will once again sponsor a free concert by Elisabeth von Trapp.  Past years’ concerts have been extremely popular and received rave reviews from concert-goers.  If you haven’t been to one before don’t miss your chance this year, and if you have gone before we know you will want to go again.  More details will be available later this summer. 

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Wallop School Open House - 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Wallop School Museum, 1 Wallop School Road on the corner of Abbe Road.  Our volunteers will be happy to share their one room schoolhouse memories with you.  Please drop in during one or more of our open houses.  Stay for a history lesson, practice your letters on a slate, and enjoy your visit.  Remember to be good or you may have to stay after school!

Sunday, September 21, 2008

FREE Pony Rides - 2:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. at the Old Town Hall Museum, 1294 Enfield Street, Route 5.  Sherry Whitmore from Rocky Acres Farm will bring her two ponies, Gypsy and Daisy, to this special family event.  Gypsy is a 19 year old pinto and Daisy is a 12 year old appaloosa.  Both are gentle and love to give children FREE pony rides!  As an extra special treat, the "Balloon Man" Jim Piekos will entertain children and adults with his wonderful balloon creations.  Hilarious headwear, colorful creations and clever combinations will make this a very special afternoon.  Rain date September 28.

Monday, September 22, 2008

Mark Twain and his Hartford Home - 7:00 P.M. at the Enfield American Baptist Church, 129 Post Office Road.  Please note the new meeting location!  Craig Hotchkiss, Education Programs Manager for The Mark Twain House and Museum will present a video and talk about Mark Twain and his most interesting home in Hartford.  Samuel Clemens built his beautiful house that is reminiscent of a steamboat and spent many years there as family man, involved citizen, inventor, entrepreneur, and world-famous author.  Today his home is a museum everyone should visit and support.  Remember - the public is very welcome to this FREE program, so don't be shy!

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Antique Cars - 1:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. at the Old Town Hall Museum, 1294 Enfield Street, Route 5.  Antique and classic cars fill the lawn at the Old Town Hall for this annual fall event.  We never know exactly what cars we will have, but you will almost certainly see a Model T or two, as well as cars of the 1920s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, and an antique tractor or two.  Antique trucks and motorcycles are also welcome.  Come on down and enjoy the show, or - better yet - bring your antique vehicle and be a part of the show!  Rain date October 12.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Antique Engines - 1:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. at the Old Town Hall Museum, 1294 Enfield Street, Route 5.  Members of the Scantic Valley Antique Engine Club will set up and run antique engines, including "hit and miss" engines.  These early engines replaced the steam engines, animals and humans that formerly powered many machines, including pumps, farm equipment, and even washing machines.  The variety of these engines is amazing.  Come and watch and listen to these survivors of a time gone by.  Rain date October 26.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Closing Day - 2:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. at the Old Town Hall Museum and Martha A. Parsons House Museum.  This is the last regular operating day for the Martha Parsons House and Old Town Hall museums for the 2008 season.  We hope that you visited all of our museums this year and that we will see you again next year.  Remember - tours can be arranged for individuals or groups year-round.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Acts of God: Natural Disasters in Connecticut - 7:00 P.M. at the Enfield American Baptist Church, 129 Post Office Road.  Please note the new meeting location!  Enfield native Richard C. Malley, Director of Collections Access at the Connecticut Historical Society, will present a program on the natural disasters that have struck our state.  You are invited to bring your mementos of the 1955 flood or 1938 hurricane, which are just two of the many disasters that the people of Connecticut have survived.  Did they also face fires, earthquakes, plagues, or worse?  Come to this meeting to find out.  Remember - the public is very welcome to this FREE program, so don't be shy!

Monday, November 24, 2008

All to the Tune of a Hickory Stick: A Look at Education in the One Room Schoolhouse - 7:00 P.M. at the Enfield American Baptist Church, 129 Post Office Road.  Please note the new meeting location!  Dennis Picard, director of Storrowton Village Museum, returns with another interesting and educational program.  Our Wallop School Museum was one of this country’s thousands of one room schoolhouses.  Quaint or perhaps even primitive are words that visitors might use to describe it.  But what was attending a one room schoolhouse really like and just how good an education did students receive in such a small facility?  Come to the November meeting to find out.  Remember - the public is very welcome to this FREE program, so don't be shy!