Farmington Valley's Melting Pot Topic Of Two-Part History Program

Farmington Valley CT Heritage Network

FARMINGTON/SIMSBURY, CT – A two-part program on the history of immigrants in the Farmington Valley region starts this Sunday, Nov. 5, in Simsbury and continues Nov. 12 in Farmington.

Funded by a $1,908 grant awarded by Connecticut Humanities to the Farmington Valley CT Heritage Network (FVHN), the program will will breathe life into stories of immigration to the Farmington Valley spanning the 17th to 20th centuries.

“Why They Came: Immigration to the Farmington Valley” is a series of talks to be presented on two consecutive Sundays, Nov. 5 and Nov. 12, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

In each session, four FVHN member sites will present brief stories about an individual, family, or organization — including immigrants from Poland, Germany, England, Ireland, Italy and more — that had an impact on their town.

The Sunday, Nov. 5 session will be held at Stanley-Whitman House, 37 High St., Farmington, and will feature presentations by Avon Historical Society, Farmington Historical Society, Stanley-Whitman House and the Unionville Museum.

The Sunday, Nov. 12, session will be held at the Simsbury Historical Society’s Ellsworth Visitors Center, 800 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, and it will feature presentations by the Barkhamsted Historical Society, Canton Historical Museum, Salmon Brook Historical Society in Granby and the Simsbury Historical Society.

Admission is $5 per Sunday per person, payable in advance or at the door.

To reserve a spot, contact Nancy Anstey at nancy@farmingtonvalleyctheritage.org or 860-680-5298.

For more information on the event, click on this link.