In 1736, Benjamin Franklin founded the Union Fire Company in Philadelphia. This would be the first volunteer fire department of its kind in the United States and laid the foundations for a tradition that continues to be practiced throughout many American towns today. Avon is one such town. The Avon

The next edition of AVON TALKS, the podcast from the Avon Historical Society, is now available via this link. Podcast #13 includes a conversation with Janet Carville of The Pickin Patch Farm, a lifelong resident of Avon who talks about the devastating flood of 1955. Avon Talks is available on: Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube Music

The next edition of AVON TALKS, the podcast from the Avon Historical Society, is now available via this link. In the 15th century, Johannes Guttenburg introduced the printing press to Europe, which not only defined print media’s dominant role for centuries to come, but also fundamentally altered the social, political, and

The Avon Historical Society announces that it has launched a monthly podcast entitled AVON TALKS which will feature episodes relating to local history, landmarks, and events both historic and modern that shape the community in which we live. AVON TALKS is the creation of Avon resident, Ethan Guo, a rising

The public is invited to an in-person presentation entitled “Titanic and Her Sisters” on Monday, May 1 at 2:00 pm in the Community Room of the Avon Free Public Library. This event, sponsored by the Avon Historical Society, will feature historian Philip Vitiello who will open a two-month exhibit, by

The 5th webinar in the series “Update on the Brian D. Jones Site in Avon & other Paleo sites in Connecticut,” will be held on Thursday, October 7th at 7:00 pm.  This webinar will be presented by Dr. David Leslie, Senior Archaeologist at Archaeological and Historical Services, Inc., Storrs, CT

The 4th webinar in the series “Unearthing History: The Discovery of a 12,500-year-old Paleo-Indian site along the Farmington River in Avon, CT,” will be held on Thursday, September 9 at 7:00 pm.  The presenter is Dr. Lucianne Lavin, Director of Research and Collections, Institute of American Indian Studies Museum located