Unearthing History Webinar #4
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
Save the Date for Tablescapes 2022
We invite you to join us in the Avon Historical Society’s fundraising event entitled TABLESCAPES! It will be held on Friday, March 18, 2022, and Saturday, March 19, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the historic North House Restaurant in the Belle Ballroom on Route 44 in Avon,
1865 Pine Grove School to Remain Closed Until 2022
Due to ongoing pandemic recommendations for historic sites, AHS has decided that the 1865 Pine Grove School should remain closed for the summer season. For complete details, please refer to this press release.
Unearthing History Series Begins!
The partnership of the Avon Historical Society, Avon Free Public Library, and Avon Senior Center is pleased to present a five-part webinar series entitled “Unearthing History: The Discovery of a 12,500-year-old Paleo-Indian Site along the Farmington River in Avon, CT” beginning on March 4th held via Zoom through a link
National Register of Historic Places Marker Placed
The area surrounding the Pine Grove Schoolhouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, however, the designated area went “unmarked” until recently. In early 2020, the Society was finally able to post a marker through funding by a $1,100 grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation,
Rev. Rufus Hawley gravestone replica installed at West Avon Cemetery
The Rev. Rufus Hawley 1826 gravestone was deteriorated and needed to be replaced. A new one, made of comparable grade stone from Vermont, was handcrafted by artisan and historian Randall Nelson of Willington, CT with funds donated by the Marilyn Lindsay Foundation and the Marilyn Lindsay Revocable Trust. Attending the