Stamford History Real Time

Holiday Gift-Making for Children 6 – 12 yrs Saturday, December 11, 9:30 to 12:30 PM

Saturday, December 11
9:30 to 12:30 PM
Holiday Gift-Making
for Children 6 – 12 yrs
Drop off for children over age 9 only
Allow one hour per gift.

Fee: $15 to make one gift / $25 to make two gifts.

Combine creativity and fun when doing your holiday "shopping." Children are invited to make gifts for relatives and friends. Templates and materials for lovely and useful items will be provided. Educators and teen volunteers will help your child create a unique gift for you or another special person. We will even help your child wrap up the craft items for easy gift-giving. Partake in an old fashioned holiday tradition while supporting the Stamford Historical Society!

Workshop limited to 75 people.
Please call 203-329-1183 for reservations.

The Hoyt Barnum House will be open Fridays from 11 to 4 in July and August!

Update 1:

The Hoyt Barnum House will be open Fridays 11 to 4 PM in July and August, and September 3

Tours are given on the hour.

The house is located on 713 Bedford Street next to Police Headquarters.

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Admission:

$7/Adults
$5/Members, Seniors & Children
(Children age 5 and under are gratis)

Useful links to Connecticut history and genealogy plus Library of Congress, Internet Archive, etc.

Still in the process of updating and redesigning our web pages before migrating them to our planned new site – we are getting there – here is a streamlined and updated list of local and regional cultural, historical, and library web links.

We've always had the Library of Congress link for our patrons' convenience, but now added the Internet Archive which has a lot of digitized books, audio, and moving images.

Update 1/29:

Ron Marcus reminded me of the Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc.

Founded in 1954 as the Stamford Genealogical Society, it is the oldest genealogical society in Connecticut. It's original bulletin continues today as one of the best genealogical publications of its type in Connecticut. It publishes a large amount of Stamford related historical material in addition to other informative articles.

Connecticut Ancestry Webmaster Blog

New exhibit to open soon: “Digging up Stamford”

On Sunday, September 16th at 2:00PM the latest exhibit at the Stamford Historical Society will open at Society headquarters, 1508 High Ridge Road.  Titled Digging Up Stamford:  An Archaeological History of Stamford from 11,000 BP to the Present, the exhibit will feature material recovered from archaeological sites excavated within the bounds of Stamford.  The exhibit will have both a prehistoric and an historic component.  The goal of the exhibit is to show how much can be learned of the past through items of material culture or artifacts (any item made or used by humans) in conjunction with the study of written materials where they are available.  In many cases no historic materials are available and the past must be reconstructed solely through archaeological evidence.

Call for docents for our Hoyt Barnum Colonial Life Program – including anyone with Weaving and Spinning expertise

The Society presents a Colonial Life program for second grade students at the Hoyt Barnum House.

Given in the fall and spring for more than 500 students a year, it is popular with both teachers and students. Many parent chaperones have never been to the House and often come back with their families for a private tour.  All in all, this program has helped the Society meet its educational mission.

Currently we give the program in three parts, starting with an overview of the House's history, the family, and what life was like for children living back then.  A second part deals with the interior, including the hearth and sleeping quarters, and family life.  The third part is a visit to the blacksmith, represented by docent Jim Freebairn.  Virtual tour.