Presentation: The History of the Wallop School
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[...]
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Presentation: The Enfield Connecticut Shakers
Enfield Public Library 104 Middle Road, Enfield, CTThere 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. [...]
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Presentation: Enfield During the Revolutionary War
Enfield Public Library 104 Middle Road, Enfield, CT250 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[...]
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Presentation: The Border-Crossing Town: Enfield and the Connecticut-Massachusetts State Line
Enfield Public Library 104 Middle Road, Enfield, CTDid you know that Enfield was founded as part of Massachusetts, and if not for the American Revolution we might still be part of our northern neighbor today? How did this happen? How did the border between the two states finally get settled, and what’s it like today? Join the Enfield Historical Society’s Susan Bigelow for a presentation on all facets of the boundary line that so many of us cross every day.
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