Terri Wilson Name Avon Citizen of the Year Award
At the November Avon Chapter of UNICO National meeting, they presented the 27th annual Avon Citizen of the Year Award to Terri Wilson, President of the Avon Historical Society. Wilson’s acceptance speech was a lively local history lesson and an update on the progress of the new Avon History Museum,
Northwest Community Bank Donation
Last month The Northwest Community Bank Foundation awarded a $1,000 grant to the Avon Historical Society toward the creation of interpretive history panels in their new museum opening in 2024. The “Avon History Museum” will be at 8 E. Main Street (Route 44) in a 200-year-old one room schoolhouse currently
Avon History Museum to Open in 2024!
In partnership with the Town of Avon, The Avon Historical Society, Inc. is happy to announce that renovations of the 200-year-old one-room schoolhouse located at 8 East Main Street (Route 44), have commenced! Set in Avon's original and historic center, the Avon History Museum will open in 2024. Schoolhouse No.
AHS Recipent of BIG Y Avon Donation Program
The Avon Historical Society has been selected as a Big Y Community Bag Program Beneficiary for the month of July 2023. The Big Y Community Bag Program, which launched in January 2019, is a reusable bag program that facilitates community support with the goal to make a difference in the communities
Unearthing History 2022 Series Announced
“Unearthing History: The Discovery of a 12,500-year-old Paleo-Indian Site along the Farmington River in Avon, CT” The Avon Historical Society, Avon Free Public Library, and Avon Senior Center are pleased to present a second five-part webinar series entitled “Unearthing History: The Discovery of a 12,500-year-old Paleo-Indian Site along the Farmington
Miller Family Farm celebrates 70 years of business
The Miller Family Farm of Avon is continuing it’s 70th anniversary celebration with a special exhibit outside the Marian Hunter History Room of the Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Road, through October 30, 2021. Curated and installed by co-owner Cal Miller-Stevens, her daughter Camlyn and her niece, Capri