Wilton Historical Society
224 Danbury Road
Wilton, CT 06897
203.762.7257
info@wiltonhistorical.org
Tu. - Fri. 10:00 - 4:30
Sat. 1:00 - 4:00
2nd & 4th Sun.
(except in Oct: 17, 31)
1:00 - 4:00
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Wilton Historical Society News
Here are recent items about the Wilton Historical Society and links to articles in newspapers and other online media.
- Press Release: June 17. 2010
Wilton Historical Society elects new officers and trustees. - .
At the annual meeting of the Wilton Historical Society at 224 Danbury Road on June 17, the members elected 12 community leaders as new officers and trustees.
Tierney O’Hearn was elected Co-President of the Society and will join Dr. Greg Chann in leading the organization. Other elected officers were: Rick Smith as First Vice President; Buck Griswold as Vice President of Endowment Development; Bob Kelso of DeForest Road Treasurer; and Jeff Yates as Secretary.
New Trustees of the Society are: Mary Elizabeth Cote, Karl Dolnier, Tara Day Ermark, Peter Gaboriault, Heidi Huber, Greg Rodiger and Helen Stauderman.
Back In Time to Barter
Article in Wilton Patch by Cathryn J. Prince
May 10, 2010Forget Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, or even baseball cards. When it comes to trading, rabbit skins and a yoke of oxen rule.
To cap off a year of learning about colonial America, fourth grade students from Cider Mill School learned the intricacies of bartering. The new interactive lesson at the Wilton Historical Society was added as a way to tie the curriculum to the community.
"We provided them with things that actually occurred in Wilton," said Kate Gluckin of the Wilton Historical Society. "The only thing that has changed is the exchange. We've turned into a cash economy. But we still face the same choices – to go into debt." (rest of article)
- Students experience Colonial life
Article in Wilton Villager by Danielle Capalbo
April 29, 2010 WILTON -- Nine-year-old Luke Maloney looked pleased with himself as he maneuvered an authentic, colonial carving device to whittle a shapeless piece of wood into an oversized peg. It was his favorite hands-on activity at the Wilton Historical Society Heritage Museum, he said, but he still prefers the 21st century.
"I just wanted to experience this stuff," he said, and from behind his modern-day safety goggles, he explained the role of such handmade pegs in pre-Revolutionary America. "They'd help hold up the roof."
Maloney was one of about 75 fourth grade students from Cider Mill School that visited the cultural haven Thursday. More fourth grade classes visited the museum on Tuesday and Wednesday, chaperoned by parents and teachers as they enriched classroom lessons in colonial life through mini-lectures, demonstrations and activities. (rest of article)
