Shop - Avon Historical Society https://avonhistoricalsociety.org Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:56:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 190359718 DOCUMENTARY DONATION https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/product/documentary-donate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=documentary-donate Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:30:40 +0000 https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/?post_type=product&p=5779 Thank you! Your tax-deductible contribution will go directly toward the production of "A Coat of History Film" documentary. Please select a suggested contribution amount on the right.

For additional payment options, please see the information about payment via the QR code below to make a payment via our GoFundMe page.

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Your support will help bring the Pine Grove Schoolhouse story to life!

Thank you for considering a tax-deductible monetary gift to support the production and distribution of “A Coat of History” documentary.

For additional options, please use the QR code to make a payment via our GoFundMe page, or simply write a check made payable to Avon Historical Society and mail it to P.O. Box 448, Avon, CT 06001

We greatly appreciate your support!

 

Use the QR Code on this page or follow the link to visit our GoFundMe page. There you make your donation via credit card or PayPal account

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]]> 5779 EXHIBITOR TICKETS https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/product/exhibitor-tickets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exhibitor-tickets Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:08:52 +0000 https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/?post_type=product&p=5634 Thank you for being interested in exhibiting at the Tablescapes 2027 fundraiser for the Avon Historical Society! We understand and appreciate the financial and time commitments our Exhibitors put into creating their TABLESCAPES. That is why we continue to offer Exhibitor space free of charge. However, because the event’s purpose is to raise funds for the Avon Historical Society, we ask all Exhibitors to purchase a minimum of 5 tickets ($100.00) to the event in lieu of paying an Exhibitor fee.  This lets you recoup your $100.00 by selling your tickets. After the 1st of the year, we will be happy to give you additional tickets if you’d like to help with sales.  Prepayment for these tickets is NOT required (that is only for the initial 5 tickets). We can collect payment for sold tickets and collect any unsold tickets on set-up day. 5 Tickets are $100.00

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]]> Thank you for being interested in exhibiting at the Tablescapes 2027 fundraiser for the Avon Historical Society!

We understand and appreciate the financial and time commitments our Exhibitors put into creating their TABLESCAPES. That is why we continue to offer Exhibitor space free of charge. However, because the event’s purpose is to raise funds for the Avon Historical Society, we ask all Exhibitors to purchase a minimum of 5 tickets ($100.00) to the event in lieu of paying an Exhibitor fee.  This lets you recoup your $100.00 by selling your tickets.

After the 1st of the year, we will be happy to give you additional tickets if you’d like to help with sales.  Prepayment for these tickets is NOT required (that is only for the initial 5 tickets). We can collect payment for sold tickets and collect any unsold tickets on set-up day.

5 Tickets are $100.00

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]]> 5634 Avon Connecticut’s First Century https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/product/avon-first-century/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avon-first-century Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:21:50 +0000 https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/?post_type=product&p=4788 "Avon Connecticut's First Century" book by Scott R. Lewis.

272 pages

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]]> Avon Connecticut’s First Century” refers to the book by Scott R. Lewis that covers the town’s history from its founding as a parish in 1750, its incorporation in 1830, and its development through the 19th century as a stagecoach stop and then a suburban community. The book explores the town’s transformation and the “visionaries and victims” who shaped its development.

Avon, Connecticut, has had a long history of people who challenged conventions and persevered through tragedy. There was the clock peddler’s encounter with Abraham Lincoln, a suffragist’s political showdown with her cousin Eleanor Roosevelt and a man who betrayed his brother-in-law, Thomas Edison. Before the Heublein Tower, art patron Daniel Wadsworth built the first of three viewing towers on Avon Mountain. Following the courage of local abolitionist David Bartlett, Black Civil War soldier Leverett Holden fought for emancipation. Shocking events included one of the first murder cases in America to test the insanity defense, homicides at a house doomed for bloodshed and the horrific factory fire that shattered the lives of immigrant families. Scott Lewis reveals the stories of the visionaries and victims who shaped the town of Avon’s future.

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]]> 4788 Avon Ornament https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/product/avon-ornament/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avon-ornament Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:23:22 +0000 https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/?post_type=product&p=4681 Enjoy this 4" maple wood Avon ornament carved to include historic Avon sites, inscribed "Avon, CT will always be home."

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]]> Enjoy this 4″ maple wood Avon ornament carved to include historic Avon sites, inscribed “Avon, CT will always be home.”

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]]> 4681 TABLESCAPES SPONSOR https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/product/tablescapes-sponsor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tablescapes-sponsor Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:09:49 +0000 https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/?post_type=product&p=4179 PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSOR – Please contact us if you would like a sponsorship level over $250
GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR - $250
SILVER LEVEL SPONSOR - $125
BRONZE LEVEL SPONSOR - $50

Click here to download a pdf of the sponsorship options.

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]]> The Avon Historical Society invites you to sponsor its Annual TABLESCAPES fundraiser on March 12 and 13, 2027, at the North House Belle Ballroom. Sponsorship’s start as low as $50.00!

BRONZE LEVEL SPONSOR – $50

  • One free ticket to the event.
  • Name (and website when applicable) listed in the Program Booklet distributed to every attendee.
  • Name listed on the lobby poster.
  • Name listed in media releases.

SILVER LEVEL SPONSOR – $125

  • Two free tickets to the event.
  • All other items listed under Bronze Sponsor
  • Offer to place business cards or other promotional material (upon approval) on the Sponsor Tables next to the Lobby Poster.
  • Name listed in media releases and linked/tagged in our newsletters, on our website, Facebook page, and Instagram page.

GOLD LEVEL SPONSOR – $250

  • Three free tickets to the event.
  • All other items listed under Silver Sponsor.
  • Offer to place business cards or other promotional material (upon approval) on the Sponsor Tables next to the Lobby Poster.
  • Name given priority listing in all media releases and linked/tagged in our newsletters, on our website, Facebook page, and Instagram page.

PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSOR – Over $250

  • Four free tickets to the event, plus other items under the  Gold Sponsor.

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]]> 4179 Tablescapes Tablecloth Rental https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/product/tablecloth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tablecloth Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:29:58 +0000 https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/?post_type=product&p=4166 Thank you for registering to exhibit at Tablescapes 2025!  We are so pleased to have you join us.

Please complete the purchase if you want us to reserve one or more round WHITE tablecloths at $16.00 a piece, or $17.25 if you would like to donate to help cover the transaction fees.

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]]> Thank you for registering to exhibit at Tablescapes 2027!  We are so pleased to have you join us.

Please complete the purchase if you want us to reserve one or more round WHITE tablecloths at $16.00 a piece, or $17.25 if you would like to donate to help cover the transaction fees. 

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]]> 4166 PHS NOTE CARDS https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/product/phsnote-cards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=phsnote-cards Mon, 14 Oct 2024 18:46:07 +0000 https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/?post_type=product&p=4111 5 blank 1865 Pine Grove Schoolhouse Notecards

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]]> NEW!  Our pen and ink notecards of the 1865 Pine Grove Schoolhouse.  The package of 5 cream-colored notecards with matching envelopes are 5.5” x 4.5” folded and blank inside.

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]]> 4111 PEN & INK CANAL DRAWING https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/product/canal-drawing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=canal-drawing Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:19:50 +0000 https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/?post_type=product&p=4055 Unique, 10" x 13" pen and ink prints of a local artist's conception of the Farmington Canal.

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]]> Unique, 10″ x 13″ pen and ink prints of a local artist’s conception of the Farmington Canal.

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]]> 4055 HISTORY OF ENSIGN BICKFORD https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/product/ensign-bickford/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ensign-bickford Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:12:52 +0000 https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/?post_type=product&p=4053 This book was published in 2011 when Ensign Bickford celebrated their 175th anniversary. Of special interest is the section on the Climax Fuse Factory and its many photos of Avon people.

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]]> This book was published in 2011 when Ensign Bickford celebrated their 175th anniversary. Of special interest is the section on the Climax Fuse Factory and its many photos of Avon people.

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]]> 4053 NOTE CARDS https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/product/notecards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=notecards Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:58:33 +0000 https://avonhistoricalsociety.org/?post_type=product&p=4050 8 blank 5" x 7" notecards of 4 historic Avon scenes.

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]]> Enjoy this set of 8 notecards depicting 4 classic Avon scenes (get 2 of each scene). The cards are 5″ x 7″ and blank inside – perfect for any occasion!

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