MEETINGS

Membersip Meeting
Nov 4, 2009

Board Meeting
Oct 21, 2009
 

The Drummer
August issue

Our 60th Year

Welcome ...
to the Wintonbury Historical Society's Web Site. This site will feature information about the history of the Town of Bloomfield and the Wintonbury Parish from which it was formed. This site will also endeavor to enlighten you about the historic people and places of Bloomfield and about the exciting research being done by members of the community.

The WHS Education Center building has been completed and will be opening in the fall of 2009.  The Historical Society’s collection will be available in the Education Center for your historical & genealogical research.  The Education Center is located behind the Old Farm School at the corner of Park and School St. 

We would like to have you JOIN the Wintonbury Historical Society and help with the development of our many historical and educational projects.

Please bookmark this site and visit often to see What’s New.

* * IN THE SPOTLIGHT * *

“TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME”
Baseball in Hartford in the 1900s
Sunday, September 27, 2009 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 4, 2009 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
and other times by appointment

Exhibit of 1900's baseball photos with McCormick, Curtin and other Hartford natives. Also, memorabilia on the baseball career of Hartford's premier baseball player, "School Boy" Johnnie Taylor.

On September 27 Joseph McCormick (his uncle is in the photos) will be our visiting celebrity.

Wintonbury Historical Society, Inc ◊ P.O. Box 7454 ◊ Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002