The following has been added
to the site since it's official launch on March 7th,
2007
Dec 19, 2019 - Added a story about The Thomaston Dam
April 22, 2018 - Added Ellie Woike to the Outstanding Citizen section.
March 17, 2018 - Added a story about The Hungerfords
November 14, 2017 - Added a 1939 diary from Four Corners School.
September 10, 2016 - Added an alternative method of solar energy to page 20 in design guidelines in the Historic district section.
February 19, 2016 - Added John Fredsall to Outstanding Citizen Section
November - December 2015 - Building pictures of Harwinton Parades.
April 28, 2015 - Outstanding Citizen Section updated to include 2015 Recipient.
April 30, 2014 - Outstanding Citizen Section updated to include 2014 Recipient.
April 29, 2013 - Outstanding Citizen Section updated to include 2013 Recipient.
April 22, 2013 - The harwinton 275th Birthday parade pictures have been aded
October 7, 2012
- The Outstanding Citizen Section has been completed.
There will be periodic "tweaks" to it but
after nearly 6 months it is complete.
May 30, 2012
- The Harwinton Historical Society
hosted a tour for some of our grammer school classes.
This link is to some of the pictures that were taken.
April 2012
- Added a link to the Harwinton
Outstanding Citizen Award Winners. This will be an on-going
build.
March 2012 -
Added updates on Historical Society Programs.
December 31st, 2011
- Added a short story about the New York Yankees visiting
Harwinton Fair in 1907
December 30th, 2011
- Added the story of a Wicket
game between Harwinton and Burlington in 1858.
December 29th, 2011
- Added the story of a 49'er from Harwinton.
December 5th, 2011 - Added My
Memories of Lois Lenske and Art Covey by Joan Anderson
Kirchner.
August 25th, 2011 - Added
Harmony Hill in the 50's by Joan Anderson Kirchner.
April 14th, 2011
- Added a link to Harwinton Historical Society. See
Navigation Bar on left.
March 31st, 2011
- The relocation of Harwinton House will be tracked
on this web site. To follow it simply click on the button
below.
January 4th, 2011
- A 90 day delay for the demolition of Harwinton House
has been granted. See the following link: http://www.thedailynewcanaan.com/news/owners-seek-use-old-house-new-canaan
December 20th, 2010
- I have just been notified by the President of the
New Canaan Preservation Allliance that the new owners
of "Harwinton House" has made an application
for demolition. A letter has been written to the building
official asking for a 90 day delay. If there is anyone
out there that may be interesting in moving one of Harwintons
most historic houses back into town, please let me know
asap and I will forward the information onto the proper
personell. For details on the house, please click on
"Harwinton House" in the navigation area to
the left.
March 9th,
2010 - At the Mattatuck Museum Arts and History
Center located at 144 West Main Street in Waturbury
- Growing Up in Fluteville and Campville:
A Conversation with Those Who Lived There
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Step back to a time when Fluteville and Campville flourished
- a time before the flood control dam covered them with
water. Life was simpler in these early 20th century
New England villages, which consisted of only a few
public buildings and a dozen or so farm houses. Join
museum curator Cynthia Roznoy, Ph.D. and author Romily
Cochrane Cofrancesco who set the historical stage as
former Campville residents Arthur Kelley and Louella
Barte share memories of growing up in the now lost villages.
March 1st,
2010 - Added Story of 1923 Annexation Click Here
January 1st,
2010 - Added the 1972 Class Picture. Click
Here.
Oct 4th,
2009 - Added phots of a tour of the Gurin home
and the Historical Society's barn and schoolhouse by
Spanish exchange students. Click
Here
Aug 19th,
2009 - Added the missing class picture from
1957. Thanks to Diane Strandberg Whelan for providing
the information. Click
Here
June 5th,
2009 - Added "Harwinton Fair memory"
in Childhood Memories. Click
Here
June 5th,
2009 - Added "The Renaissance Woman"
in Childhood Memories. Click
Here
May 27h,
2009 - Added "The
Skinner House" under articles of interest.
Click
Here
March 23rd,
2009 - Added Childhood memory of Growing Up
On Harmony Hill Road by Francis Drake Lawrence. Click
Here
February
18th, 2009 - Added article on The Casting Campbells
Click
Here
February
15th, 2009 - Added recollections of South Road
Click
Here
December
1st, 2008 - Added
a short article about the flood of 1867. Click
Here
November
30th, 2008 - Added
short story on Drunk Driving incident in 1889.
Click
Here
July 5th,
2008 - Added summer display information for
the T.A. Hungerford Museum. Click
Here
June 6th,
2008 - Added the 2008 schedule for the T.A.
Hungerford Memorial Library and Museum. Click
Here
June 4.
2008 - Added a Childhood memory of Thomas Mahoney.
A great one. Click
Here
January
15. 2008 - Added the meeting schedule for the
harwinton Historic Dictric and Historic Properties Commission.
Click
Here.
October
28, 2007 - Added 4 stories authored by Susan
Barber Drummond in the Childhood Memories Section. Susan
now lives in Anchorage Alaska. Click
Here
October
23, 2007 - Added the story of the 1951 Harwinton
Firemen Championship baseball Team. Click
Here
October
22, 2007 - Added some pictures of the spanish
exchange student tour. Click
Here
October
16, 2007 - Updated the list of members of the
Harwinton Historic District and Historic Properties
Commission. Click
Here
July 4,
2007 - Added a page about the T.A. Hungerford
Memorial Library - Museum under the Harwinton Links
section. Click
Here
June 28,
2007 - Added a short story about the Bushwhackers.Click
Here.
June 12,
2007 - Added information about Lloyd T Shanley's
book of Vignettes. Click
Here.
April 29,
2007 - Added more names to the 1956 graduation
picture (Click
Here)
April
12, 2007 - Added
additional pictures of Murphy Park to the article.
(Click
Here) Added
a section under the "Early Schools" area for
rememberances of the one-room schools. This includes
many stories from the students themselves.
April 10,
2007 - Moved the
link for class pictures to the "Early Schools"
section.(Click
Here)
April 2,
2007 - Added a plea for two members for the
Historic District and Historic Properties Commission
on the cover page for that section of the web site.
(Click
Here)
April 1,
2007 - Added area showing Harwinton Class Pictures.
It's in "Early Schools"
section.
