Take this rare opportunity to tour Windsor’s Rainbow Dam and Fish Ladder and the Farmington River Power Company built by Stanley Works in 1925. You will see historic photographs and learn how the turbines and [...]
Join Society Executive Director Christine Ermenc at the entrance of Palisado Cemetery for a tour commemorating Windsor residents who served on World War I’s battlefields and assisted at the home front. Discover the stories of [...]
Join us on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 starting at 5 PM as we explore how a visit to the doctor evolved from the end of the 18th century through today. Dr. Hezekiah Chaffee practiced medicine [...]
Meet Windsor Historical Society director Christine Ermenc at the Windsor Art Center at 40 Mechanic Street for an in-depth look at the sculptures, monuments, and markers decorating Broad Street Green and Windsor Center.
Windsor’s architectural evolution over four centuries may be tracked by visiting six homes representing the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Informed guides will point out interesting architectural features in each home and share information about earlier homeowners.
World War I was effectively ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, one hundred years ago. On Sunday, November 11 at 2 p.m., join Windsor Historical Society’s [...]
SOLD OUT More shad after Shad Derby! Take this rare opportunity to tour Windsor’s Rainbow Dam and Fish Ladder and the Farmington River Power Company built by Stanley Works in 1925. Enthusiastic participants on past [...]
Join Society Curator Kristen Wands for a virtual exploration of our newest exhibit highlighting life in Windsor the year 1921, when Windsor Historical Society was founded! Learn about the town, its people, businesses, organizations and [...]
The Windsor House Tour, delayed for two years by the pandemic, returns in style this year on Saturday, June 18 from 10 AM to 4 PM! Featuring 11 properties throughout Connecticut’s historic first town, this [...]