Author Archives: Nick Foster
History is Here: Episode 8, Headlines From History: Wilton’s Weird Weather
It’s unfortunate movie theaters no longer play newsreels before films, but that’s not gonna stop Associate Curator Nick Foster from trying to bring them back.
History is Here: Episode 7, Unstandardized Testing: A Brief History of Wilton Schools
Schooling in Wilton hasn’t always been a model student.
History is Here: Episode 6, 30 Years of Solitude: The Life of the Old Leatherman
The Old Leatherman was one of the most mysterious men to ever pass through Wilton.
History is Here: Episode 3, Fact or Fiction: Colonial Living
There’s a lot of commonly held beliefs about the past, some of which are not true at all.
History is Here: Episode 2, Dairy Cows and Double Plays: The Story of the Wilton Farmers
The Wilton Farmers were a baseball team that called Wilton home for 50 years.
History is Here: Episode 5, Monarch and Musket Balls: The Story of King George III’s Statue
One night in 1776, nearly two tons of gilded lead in the shape of a British king arrived in Wilton heading north, but some of it got left behind.
History is Here: Episode 1, Shaken not Stirred
Join Associate Curator Nick Foster as he explores the turbulent history of alcohol in Wilton in the first ever episode of the Society’s new video series History is Here.
Did You Know: Shad, the Porcupine of Fish?
The species name of the American shad, Connecticut’s state fish, is sapidissima, meaning “delicious.
How Sweet It Is!
The Wilton Historical Society is delighted that the “Best Whimsical Design” at the Wilton Library ‘s How Sweet It Is contest went to the “Railroad Station” which also won Community Pick.