Stamford History Real Time

Holday Closing, Indepedence Day Weekend

The Society will be closed Saturday, July 2 for the Independence Day weekend.

Enjoy your holiday!

Dick Roberts Receives Stamford Historical Society Award

At the society's annual meeting on June 8, 2009, Richard J. Roberts received the Virginia T. Davis, Stamford Historical Society Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding work on recording "lost" Stamford cemeteries.

In the past he has been featured on News 12, and written up in the news:

Richard Roberts tracks Stamford's lost graveyards (Stamford Times)
Uncovering mysteries (The Advocate)

On this blog:  Mapping Lost Graveyards in Stamford.

Read more about Dick Roberts.

  We still need volunteers for the scanning and electronic recording, as well as creating interactive maps.  Anyone interested should contact Volunteer Coordinator Jane Flounders or call the Society at 203-329-1183.

Uncovering Mysteries – Dick Roberts and Stamford Cemeteries

A recent story in the Stamford Advocate about Dick Roberts and his cemetery project:

Uncovering mysteries

For more about the project, read  Mapping Lost Graveyards in Stamford

Image Copyright © 2008, Southern Connecticut Newspapers, Inc.

Pictures from the Exhibit Opening on September 16

All enjoyed the the opening of our new exhibit Digging up Stamford.

Guest Curator Ernest Wiegand of Norwalk Community College, who is the resident expert on the Native American periods of the region, gave a lively talk about many of the sites featured in the exhibit.      

Photos from the Opening may be seen here or in the Photo Album in the right-hand column of the blog.

Exhibit Opening Sunday, September 16: Digging up Stamford

OPENING, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2:00 PM

Digging up Stamford
An Archaeological History of Stamford, Connecticut

Festivities will commence with a talk given by Guest Curator Ernest Wiegand of Norwalk  Community College, who is the resident expert on the Native American periods of the region.  He will   present a discussion of many of the sites featured in the exhibit. The exhibit will remain open until 4:30 that afternoon.

The exhibit features material recovered from archaeological sites excavated within the bounds of Stamford, with both prehistoric and historic components.  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.

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.

Mapping Lost Graveyards in Stamford

Society volunteer Richard Roberts has been searching for and mapping “lost” graveyards after researching his family’s genealogy and developing an interest in cemeteries.  He and Librarian Ron Marcus agreed that he would create a permanent record  for the historical society’s research library.