🌱 Patch AM: Southington Historical Society Unveils Artifact Wish List

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• Southington Historical Society hunts for lost photos, memories and a rare rose

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 74, low: 57.
• Thursday: Delightful with some sun, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Southington Historical Society Unveils Artifact Wish List (patch.com) — Southington history fans are being asked to help the local Historical Society track down memories, photos, documents, and even a surviving Thornless Beauty rose tied to the town's past. The group is especially interested in material on the Apple Valley Kennel Club, West Street School, and famed Southington horticulturist Nicholas Grillo.
   

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Thursday October 1
• LIVE WEBINAR: Building Your Child's Independence: Executive Function Coaching at Home and at School →
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• The 10th Annual Fundraising Event Messages from Above - MHS Fundraiser →
  North Italian Home Club, 43 Thorpe Ave, Meriden
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Farmington Valley Music Festival →
  50 Winding Trails Dr, Farmington
  11:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• YUI: Community Yoga →
  Southington CT
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• The Final Farewell: Victorian Funeral Traditions →
  Barnes Museum, 85 N Main St, Southington
  3:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Touch A Truck Fill A Truck →
  Plantsville Congregational Church, 109 Church St, Southington
  10:00 am
• Oak Hill Cemetery Tour →
  Oak Hill Cemetery, 33 Queen St, Southington
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Cyriously Hair Grand Opening →
  Cyriously Hair, 132 N Main St, Bristol
  11:00 am
Friday October 9
• The Final Farewell: Victorian Funeral Traditions →
  Barnes Museum, 85 N Main St, Southington
  3:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• CT Orchid Society Show and Sale "Orchid Harvest" →
  Sheraton Hartford South Hotel, 100 Capital Blvd, Rocky Hill
• The Final Farewell: Victorian Funeral Traditions →
  Barnes Museum, 85 N Main St, Southington
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Connecticut Orchid Society Show & Sale "Orchid Harvest" →
  Sheraton Hartford South Hotel, 100 Capital Blvd, Rocky Hill
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Plainville

• 18 people arrested after June street takeover in Newington (wtnh.com)
• CT high school football top performers from the past week (myrecordjournal.com)
• A popular CT cafe is serving award-winning coffee and food at an unexpected place. It's being called 'awesome' (courant.com)

Berlin

• Staples and Ludlowe join while Ridgefield and Berlin drop out (sheltonherald.com)

Bristol

• Man accused of stealing $15,000 of electrical equipment from Bristol Mum Festival (wtnh.com)

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