Wintonbury Historical Society

27/02/2025

Please join us as Laura E. Helton, Assistant Professor of English and History at the University of Delaware, presents on the Harlem renaissance librarians who changed American history during the first half of the twentieth century.
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Please join us as Laura E. Helton, Assistant Professor of English and History at the University of Delaware, presents on the Harlem renaissance librarians wh...

19/02/2025

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The Harlem Renaissance Librarians Who Changed American History (Virtual)

Please join us as Laura E. Helton, Assistant Professor of English and History at the University of Delaware, presents on the Harlem renaissance librarians who changed American history during the first half of the twentieth century. This presentation is a collaboration between Bloomfield Public Library and The Wintonbury Historical Society.

In the 1920s and 1930s, an emerging cohort of Black women librarians began building collections documenting African American history and culture at branch libraries across the South and in all the major receiving cities of the Great Migration. From the most famous of these collections in New York and Chicago, to the smallest archive in the Jim Crow South, the collections built by these women served as vital community centers that fueled the intellectual and political movements of the Harlem Renaissance era. In the century since their founding, their collections have continued to shape the questions readers and researchers can ask about the Black past. Vivian Harsh; Catherine Latimer; Dorothy Porter; Virginia Lee: Who were these women, and what role—often overlooked—did they play in the history of American thought?
The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Please join us as Laura E.

08/08/2024

25/08/2022

COME CELEBRATE BLOOMFIELD’S HISTORY!

STOP BY OUR 1796 OLD FARM SCHOOL AND THE FANNIE R. GABRIEL HISTORY CENTER THIS SUNDAY FROM 1:00 TO 4:00 PM
August 28, 2023
151 School Street

http://bloomfieldcthistory.org/properties/oldfarmschool/

Learn about Bloomfield’s earliest houses, see Bloomfield farm artifacts, and have your picture taken with our visiting cow!
Free of charge and all are welcome!

28/07/2022

Found in the basement of the 1822 Roberts House in Bloomfield Center yesterday! 🙂 Note the old phone #!! Owner is doing a great job on both outside and inside restoration!

27/04/2022

SPECIAL APRIL PROGRAM! Friday, April 29, 3:00 pm via Zoom

Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s Summers in Connecticut To***co Fields. See the details athttp://bloomfieldcthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Dr.-Kings-Summers-in-CT-To***co.pdf

30/03/2022

In the latest edition of the Drummer, there is a great article on Bloomfield's "Great Drain" - an area in the north of Bloomfield that serves as a vast drainage area for the Talcott Mountains and the Penwood Ridge. The swamp and wetland areas eventually connect to help form Griffin Brook, which empties into the Farmington River. Dennis and Steven Hubbs did a photo essay on the area a number of years ago, following the beginnings of the brook to it's end along with some of its history. If interested, please see: http://ddtvl.com/griffin.htm :)

Bloomfield's Hidden Gem is Griffin Brook... and its waterfall is located along Tariffville Road in North Bloomfield, between Duncaster & Hoskins Roads, just before Old St. Andrews Church. The falls are accessible, albeit carefully, on the west side of Tariffville Road, at a small turn-out at the cre...

30/03/2022

Friday
April 29
3:00 PM
McMahon Wintonbury Library
1015 Blue Hills Avenue
Bloomfield
860-242-0041
Learn more about the to***co farm in Simsbury,Connecticut where a young Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. worked two summers. A short history of the property will be presented, followed by a discussion of how the town’s citizens, a non-profit group, and government agencies worked together to save the fields from becoming another subdivision.
Please note that this program is virtual and registration can be found here: https://bplct.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=10334&backTo=Calendar&startDate=2022/04/01

04/12/2021

MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 3:00 PM via ZOOM: HOLIDAY COOKING: SHARING TRADITIONAL RECIPES, with Paula Baram, Libbie Merrow, and Danielle Wong. Register at bplct.org to receive Zoom link.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLNE8Ew1tnc

Join Bloomfield Public Library and the Wintonbury Historical Society for a multicultural and multigenerational presentation of Bloomfield winter holiday cook...

30/10/2020

The Wintonbury Historical Society, with the help of our wonderful town librarians, is proud to present an interesting free Zoom Program on November 2 at 6:30 PM.
Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Louise Schmoll have created an informative video about Early education in the town of Bloomfield.
We want to hear from you!
Please come and share your own memories with us in this Zoom meeting.
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12/07/2020

https://www.courant.com/community/bloomfield/hc-news-bloomfield-drummer-boy-statue-20200710-4q5nilrm2vgkpmmaooxdtdulo4-story.html

While statues are coming down all around the state and others are being scrutinized, Bloomfield has gone the other direction and returned the Drummer Boy statue and its accompanying geese to his home on the town green