To begin a year-long celebration of special events, we have installed an exhibit of a select few artifacts from its collection of over 700 in the display cases of the History Corner of the Avon Free Public Library, 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT. The exhibit highlight is a recently

The Avon Historical Society announces the new exhibit in the History Corner of the Avon Free Public Library is entitled, “History of the New Haven Railroad.” Located on the first floor of the library at 281 Country Club Road in Avon, CT, it is curated by retired RR employee and

A HOLIDAY EXHIBIT RELATED TO THE FOLKLORE OF SANTA CLAUS On display November through December 2021 just outside the Marion Hunter History Room at the Avon Free Public Library Take a break from the hectic preparations of this holiday season to view “Santa through the Ages,” a whimsical, fun, and

Now on Exhibit at the History Room in the Avon Free Public Library The Miller Family Farm of Avon is continuing a 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

The Avon Historical Society in partnership with the Avon Free Public Library and Avon Senior Center, won a grant from CT Humanities in 2019 to run a yearlong series of events and webinars to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage.Entitled, “DEEDS NOT WORDS: 100 Years of the Vote for