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Windsor Historical Society Guide Training
Session 1: September 15: Orientation to the Society and the Historic District: General tour of facilities: two exhibition galleries, Hands-On-History Learning Center, garden and grounds and the surrounding historic district. Learn more about the Palisado Green, the Founders Monument, the architecture of the homes along North Meadow Road, the ferry over the Farmington River, and the agricultural floodplains which drew settlement to this area for thousands of years. Introduction to the Interpreter's Manual, which will be provided to each volunteer. Session 2: September 22: Historic Homes: Learn more about the Society's John and Sarah Strong House, saved by Society members from demolition in the 1920's. You'll meet three families who lived there in the 18th and 19th centuries including a West Indies merchant and his family, and the four Stiles sisters who lived in the home during the Victorian era. Visit Dr. Hezekiah Chaffee's grand home and learn more about his family, their slaves, their household furnishings, and his medical practice. Session 3: September 29: Windsor Historical Society's Library and Reception Desk: Windsor Historical Society's library is one of its greatest treasures. Find out more about what it contains and learn everything you need to know to welcome visitors to Windsor Historical Society. Written training materials will be provided at each of the sessions. If you are looking to share your Page 2 of 2. passion for Windsor and its history with others, try us out and see if our needs and yours are a good fit. Meet some of the other volunteers who make Windsor Historical Society such a special place. Perhaps you'd like to take a regular three hour morning or afternoon slot at the Society's reception desk and be ready to give tours to visitors who request them. Perhaps you'd like to be on call for school and adult tours as your schedule permits. Whatever your desire, we can use your help. Find out more about us by visiting http://windsorhistoricalsociety.org. Sign up for the training sessions by calling Connie Thomas at 860-688-3813 ext. 102 by September 14th. Future sessions will be offered, so call even if the September training times are inconvenient. Windsor Historical Society, founded in 1921, invites visitors to explore the people, places, and events that have shaped Windsor for over 375 years. The Society's museum includes changing and permanent exhibition galleries; a hands-on-history learning center for families; a research library and manuscript collection housing Windsor photographs, documents, ephemera, and genealogical materials; a museum gift shop and two historic houses open to the public: the 1758 John and Sarah Strong House and the 1767 Dr. Hezekiah Chaffee House. The Windsor Historical Society is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. General admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and students, and free to children under 12 and Society members. Call (860) 688-3813 or visit us on the web at http://windsorhistoricalsociety.org for directions to the Society and more information about programs. To receive e-reminders for public programs, please send your e-mail address to jalberti@windsorhistoricalsociety.org. |
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