Stamford History Real Time

Mary Ann Lawlor received the 2011 Virginia T. Davis Stamford Historical Society Distinguished Service Award

Congratulations to Mary Ann Lawlor for receiving the 2011 Virginia T. Davis, Stamford Historical Society Distinguished Service Award!

Her most recent Cozy Sundays event in May was the showing of the 1947 film Boomerang, followed by a panel, comprised of three special guests who discussed its legal context as well as the usual liberties taken by film makers.

For those who do not know, the movie was about a local story and was filmed in Stamford.

We had an unprecedented numbers of reservation requests and had to turn some people away, including this writer. As Ron Marcus said in his address, "To the best of our knowledge, never, in the long history of this organization, has there been such an overwhelming, positive response to a scheduled event."

Congratulations again, Mary Ann!

Shopping at Barnes & Noble benefits the Stamford Historical Society

As you may have noticed, we have switched our account from Amazon.com to Barnes & Noble, as Amazon.com has cut all "Associates" programs in Connecticut as of last month. Any purchase through clicking on the B&N logo or text link on our website, or this blog, will generate a percentage of income to the Stamford Historical Society  – and every nickle helps in these cash-strapped days!

Here is something to consider for the summer:

Children's Bestsellers List - shop now at BarnesandNoble.com.

You will find more links in the footer of our website pages. Meanwhile, enjoy browsing through our site and learn things about Stamford you never knew!

Thank you!

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New Board of Directors as of July 1

Please welcome the new Board of Directors of the Stamford Historical Society!