Public Presentation

Join Enfield Historical Society member, Jim Malley, for a presentation on the development of Thompsonville. The presentation will trace the settlement of the neighborhood and expansion of the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company.  The program will also look at surrounding businesses, government officials, school officials, athletes, and military veterans in Thompsonville and how they were influenced by Italians[...]

Last March, author and Shaker scholar Stephen J. Paterwic delivered a presentation based on his latest book, The Shakers of Enfield, Connecticut 1780-1968. which is the first book devoted to telling the complete story of our relatively unknown Enfield, Connecticut Shaker village.  He returns by popular demand. Stephen describes this second presentation as follows: “My[...]

Peter F. Sorenson, author of Hazard Powder The Powder Hollow explosion of 1913 will lead a discussion of the Hazard Powder Company of Hazardville Connecticut from its beginning in 1834 to its ending in a fiery eruption in 1913. Learn about the: - incentives provided by the Revolutionary Government, which encouraged entrepreneurs to get involved in[...]