After the Battle of Saratoga, Massachusetts suddenly had thousands of British and German prisoners of war they desperately wanted to get rid of--and keep from rejoining the war. The solution? March them a thousand miles south to Charlottesville, of course! So began the strange march of the "Convention Army," made up of British regulars, German[...]
Join Enfield Historical Society member Jim Malley for a PowerPoint presentation on Enfield Sports & the Enfield Athletic Hall of Fame. The presentation will include a look at Enfield History, sports origins, the Grey's Athletic Association & Bigelow Carpet teams, and Angelo Lamagna. The program will also examine how Enfield's population impacted high school and[...]
Do you remember the days before email, texts, and smartphones that follow us everywhere? The days when letters only came on paper - and just once a day? Letters filled with news, gossip, and important business? Travel back to those days with Mike Miller from the Enfield Historical Society. He will share letters from the[...]
