250 years ago, Enfield was just a small farming village on the Connecticut River. What was life like in Enfield during the Revolutionary War? How did Enfield contribute to the war effort? Join the Enfield Historical Society's Susan Bigelow to learn about Captain Abbe's drum, prisoners of war kept in (or marched through) town, a[...]
There are only three Shakers left in the world today. It was much different 200 years ago, when Shaker communities were founded all over New York, New England, and beyond. One of the largest was in Enfield, Connecticut. Michael Miller from the Enfield Historical Society will talk about who the Shakers are, when and how[...]
After decades of only having one school building in town, four additional one room schoolhouses were built in 1754, including Wallop School. Our little red school was one of the last in the state to still be in use when it closed in 1947, and is one of even fewer still preserved in schoolhouse form.[...]