People of Windsor Archives - Windsor Historical Society

Glimpses of Windsor’s Black Patriots

Michelle Tom2022-09-30T11:55:23-04:00September 30th, 2022|Tags: African Americans, American Revolution, black history, veterans|

Piecing together someone’s life from scant documentary records is a bit like closing your eyes through a silent film and only opening them for a second every few minutes. Such is the case for the Black men of Windsor who fought in the Revolutionary War. To see more of the picture of their lives, we must fill in the blanks with what we can infer from the records, what is known about other people in similar situations, and what we can speculate might have happened.

Oral History Spotlight: Frank Peters

Michelle Tom2022-08-12T14:21:55-04:00May 2nd, 2022|Tags: brick making, military, oral histories, WWII|

This is a regular column featuring highlights from our one-on-one oral history interviews with Windsor residents. Born on December 17th, 1924, to Frank and Ann Peteroski, Frank Peters is a longtime Windsor resident and World War II veteran.

Windsor Stories: Community History Corner

Michelle Tom2022-01-24T12:51:00-05:00January 24th, 2022|Tags: oral histories|

A great way to tell the modern history of this town is to hear from its residents. This column will regularly highlight some of the interviews we have conducted during our centennial and beyond. [...]

Windsor High School Yearbook Collection

Michelle Tom2022-12-19T15:39:24-05:00May 14th, 2020|Tags: education, schools, Windsor High School|

Our research library boasts a nearly complete collection of Windsor High School Tunxis yearbooks. A perennial favorite of visitors, we wanted to share these with you all here. This online collection only comprises yearbooks from 1951 to the present.

The Howard Family in Quarantine

Michelle Tom2020-04-03T17:07:51-04:00April 2nd, 2020|Tags: Chaffee, health, Howard, medicine|

Both families who lived in the Society’s two historic houses were involved in a quarantine situation in the late 1700s. Dr. Chaffee ordered the Howard family to be quarantined after Capt. Howard contracted smallpox and spread it to his three sons. The care for all of them fell on the shoulders of Mrs. Ann Howard.

Windsor Winter Work and Play

Michelle Tom2020-12-15T10:15:03-05:00February 6th, 2019|Tags: Farmington River, photographs, trolleys, weather, winter|

It can be tough getting through winters in Connecticut, but alongside the hard work, there are ample opportunities for outdoor merriment. Here are a few images from our collections showing all of the above. [...]

Changing Streetscapes: Deckers Brook in Wilson

Michelle Tom2021-08-10T14:49:30-04:00January 15th, 2019|Tags: maps, photographs, Polish, Wilson, Windsor Avenue|

A large, grassy lot now sits adjacent to Windsor Avenue across from Allen and E. Wolcott Streets in Windsor. But at one time, it was one of the most popular areas in the Wilson [...]

A Look Back: The 1910 Census

Michelle Tom2019-02-13T11:46:50-05:00September 4th, 2018|Tags: genealogy|

The main purpose of collecting census data is to distribute congressional seats, electoral votes and appropriate funding. However, historians and genealogists have found census information to be of critical importance in researching a town’s or family’s history. Here's a look back to the 1910 census and some of the information we found about our town.

Changing Streetscapes in Windsor: Poquonock Center

Michelle Tom2019-02-13T11:49:02-05:00August 1st, 2018|Tags: businesses, immigration, Lithuanians, photographs, Poquonock, trolleys|

The area in Poquonock just north of the bridge over the Farmington River was for decades a commercial center of the neighborhood. Starting in the mid-19th century, the businesses here served the growing immigrant populations [...]

Windsor High School Yearbooks

Michelle Tom2020-05-15T16:12:37-04:00June 5th, 2018|Tags: collections, schools|

The Windsor High School yearbook has been called Tunxis since its inception in 1914. In the early years, the Tunxis yearbook was published twice yearly with a winter and spring/summer issue. The Society's library contains a nearly complete collection of Windsor High School yearbooks available for all to browse.

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