Category: History is Here
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.