Future Events
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Pine Grove Schoolhouse Reopens
1865 Pine Grove Schoolhouse Open for Tourist Season The Avon Historical Society welcomes the public to a family-friendly OPEN HOUSE of the 1865 Pine Grove…
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Unearthing History: Foraging in the Paleoindian Period
Foraging in the Paleoindian Period A Macrobotanical Analysis at the Brian D. Jones Site in Avon, CT (tentative title), presented by Katharine Reinhart, Project Archaeologist/Botanical…
Past Events
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Lively Lore & Legends Bus Tour
April 27, 20249:30 am - 3:30 pmThe Farmington Valley CT Heritage Network, of which Avon Historical Society is a member, is pleased to present part three of its three-part bus tour…
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Unearthing History: Bioarchaeology in North America
Ethics, Issues and Where the Field Stands in 2024 The partnership of the Avon Historical Society, Avon Free Public Library, and Avon Senior Center is…
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Tablescapes 2024
Tablescapes 2024 On behalf of the Avon Historical Society, we wish to thank the exhibitors, attendees, sponsors and many volunteers who made TABLESCAPES 2024 a…
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Unearthing History: Native American Archaeology in CT
History of Native American Archaeology in CT The History of Native American Archaeology in Connecticut will be presented by Nicholas Bellantoni, emeritus state archaeologist with…
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Dutch & Indigenous Communities
Dutch-Indigenous Relationships in Eastern New Netherland Enhance your knowledge about Dutch contributions to our Connecticut heritage: few people know that the first documented European to…
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Remembering CT’s Colored Regiments
In honor of Black History Month, you are invited to an event on Sunday, February 4 from 1:00-3:00pm entitled “Remembering Connecticut’s Colored Regiments: Film Screenings…
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Our Hidden Landscapes
Our Hidden Landscapes: Indigenous Stone Ceremonial Sites in Southern New England Enhance your knowledge about Dutch contributions to our Connecticut heritage: few people know that…
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Humour of Designing Englishmen
January 16, 20242:00 pm - 4:00 pmThe Avaricious Humour of Designing Englishmen: Land Transactions between the Tunxis and European Settlers of the Farmington Valley Join us for a virtual presentation with…
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Farmington Canal Walk With Historian Carl Walter
November 4, 20239:45 am - 9:45 am -
Marble Headstone Repair with Randall Nelson