The Historical Society of Glastonbury

Membership Meeting

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

at 7:30 pm

Meeting Location

First Church Congregational

2183 Main Street

Parking is in the rear of the Church. Come in the bottom rear door or the side door facing the driveway

Program

The history of the barn in Connecticut, and the “Historic Barns of Connecticut Program & Survey Project”

Presenter

Todd Levine

Todd is an architectural historian with a Master's degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. He has worked at inspecting, studying, and preserving Connecticut barns for the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation since 2004. Todd is Director of the Connecticut Trust’s Historic Barns of Connecticut program. Please go to www.connecticutbarns.org for more information.

History of South Glastonbury

South Tavern

Brian Chiffer will be giving a talk Monday, June 14 at South Tavern, 840 Main St. South Glastonbury. The talk will begin around 7pm. Come and get a good seat before the talk and select a wonderful dinner. South Tavern will donate 10% of the dinner proceeds to the Historical Society. So come on down to South Tavern and select one of their delicious dinners, hear a talk and see slides about the history of South Glastonbury with a focus on Roaring Brook.

Art Show

The opening night of “Fleurage by Moonlight” at the Museum on the Green, featuring the fine art of local artist Harry White, was a great success. Over 100 people attended throughout the evening, during which Harry explained his art and inspiration. Harry donated 10% of all the sales for the week to the Society, amounting to $500. The Museum was open from Sunday to Sat. 9am-6pm allowing many who have never visited the museum before to see the show and the museum. This new program continues to be a great success. Please look for a new artist at the Museum on the Green next spring!

Volunteers and Special Thanks to:

Stacie Berdan, Jane Fox, Joe & Sue Sullivan, Barbara Theurkauf, Dana Bennett, Kathy Glenn and Sue Mitchell.

Oak Street Tobacco Shed

Grants granted:

* Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation: $5,000

Grants submitted:

*George H. C. Ensworth Fund:

$10,000

Grants in progress:

* Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

* Rotary Club of Glastonbury

* CT Commission on Culture and Tourism

* Individual donors & Local Businesses

* In-kind donations

Curatorial

(Lin Scarduzio)

The Historical Society of Glastonbury has been fortunate to receive many gifts this year, as we have in years past. Donating an object to HSG is a way, not only of preserving it, but of sharing it with many other people. When we receive something, we consider it in light of displays already on view, and displays that are currently in the planning stage. This past year, gifts included:

J.B.Williams toilet bottle, cork stopper, Anne O’Connor
U.S.Army issue long underwear, c.1949, David Motycka
Soldier’s trunk, wallet, and photo of G.A.Hurlburt, c.1865, John Lucashu
Campaign Button, 1950-1979, Eva Bowden
Unmarked milk bottle, c.1930, Tom Scarduzio
Collection of baby clothing, 1940’s, Juliane Steffens
Scrapbook containing airplane silhouettes and other WWII era memorabilia, James B. Carroll
Desert camouflage army uniform and book, Iroquois Warriors in Iraq by Steven E. Clay, Douglas R. Shipman
0.58 caliber bullet for muzzle loader, used in re-enactment, Blaine Levine
Examination chair, personal gear, and paperwork of Dr. Kingsbury and Kingsbury family members, Menczer Museum of Medicine and Dentistry
Collection of children’s books and pamphlets, 1912-1951, Charles Rankl
American Legion uniform, Goodale-Ramaker Post #56 Glastonbury, Bernice C. Bergeron
Metal sign advertising Farm Day (not HSG’s), Joan Kemble
WWI wooden cartridge box for machine gun, left for Antique Festival booth
.30 caliber cartridges for machine gun and Infantry rifle, 1917-1970, Joseph Sullivan
Wooden crop gathering basket, Howard Horton
Pamphlet, 1946, and tax directory, Town of Glastonbury, 1939, Robert W. Funt
U.S.Army hats, uniform, insignias, 1941-1945, John Yushkevich
Dress form, 1940-1950, saw horse from Williams Bros., Naubuc, Betty Dykins
Foot locker of Theresa Preli, 1941-1945, David A. Devine
Illustrated timeline, history of Glastonbury, Town of Glastonbury
Pamphlets, photographs, personal articles from the Dorwood family, 1870-1950, Susan Kindstedt
Kodak Bantam camera, case, and instruction manual, 1945, Alan Jankot
Oil painting of Hale Farm, 1984, documents, and person artifacts, 1906-1969, related to Richard Frederick Hale and family, Lawrence W. Dyke
Folding grocery delivery box, J.L.Preli & Bro., Carol Vullo
Drawing of Cotton Hollow mill and houses, Francis Preli
Paintings, First Church, St. Paul’s Church, Welles-Turner Memorial Library, 1994, blueprints of Glastonbury Bank & Trust, 1963, TD Bank
Wedding dress of Maybelle Lord Andrew Stine, 1939, Jennifer Kay Stine Cardona
FFA jacket, awards, membership articles, GHS diploma and grad tassel of Mark Sutcliff, 1980-1990, Carol S. Sutcliff
Newspaper article and photo (6/27/1968), children in front of Matson Hill School, 1908, Howard Horton
Commemorative plaques, 1970-1980, Diane Vest
Book, Tobacco and Americans, Robert K. Heiman, 1960, Christopher O. Davis
Textbooks from Wassuc School, 1905-1917, Anna Manfredi
Collection of assorted tools, 1875-1925, Barbara Woloszczuk
Collection of woodworking planes made in Glastenbury by Obed Andrews and James Killam, 1822-1875, book, Wooden Planes in 19^th Century America, Vol. I-II, Kenneth D. Roberts, large bench plane, 1775-1825, samples of colonial style paint in pigment and mixed form, Alvah Russell, Jr.
U.S. Army Uniform, 1917-1918, Sid Wainman

Welles Shipman Ward Programs

(Lin Scarduzio)

Kitchen Garden Day

On Sunday, April 18, Welles-Shipman-Ward House was opened to celebrate Kitchen Garden Day. The House was well tended with docents in almost every room and building. Mary Ellen Linderman and Marilyn Gordon, seasoned House docents, minded the upstairs, along with new docent, Simone Tyrell. A new Student Docent, Clarissa Paquette, greeted visitors at the entry door. I practiced my kitchen skills by making spring dishes, Onion Soup (scrumptious) and Cup Cake (needs work) in our fireplace. Dale Chiffer minded the White Barn. Dick Inman minded the Eastbury Barn. He also stayed over to help wash up the onion soup pot and a few other things. Linda Lloyd and June Blackburn of the Glastonbury Garden Club, who keeps our Colonial Revival Herb Garden, talked about that garden to visitors.

In the recent past, we have had an overwhelming number of visitors. Not that this is a bad problem to have, but we weren’t used to it and so were not prepared. This time, we were prepared. We did have a number of visitors, if not the crowds that had come to the last few openings. But we did not have to compete with the UConn Women’s Victory Parade at the last few openings, either.

Kids in Jerusha’s Kitchen

On Tuesday, April 20, the House was again opened for our first cooking class for children. We had five lovely young ladies, all from Glastonbury, (almost) all from different schools. Jean Bartlett and I guided them as they made colonial-style Macaroni and Parmesan Cheese, carrot sticks, and Cup Cake, which they enjoyed with faux cider. We tried to plan a meal that was seasonal, as would have been the case in 1755, and be something that a young person would eat. The “receipts” came from the Old Sturbridge Village Cookbook, which is a collection of recipes from late 18^th and early 19^th century cookbooks, re-written in modern terms and measures by staff at OSV. You may have met Linda Oakley, who comes to sew at Textile Arts Day and Farm Festival. She was one of the interpreters who did the initial experimental cooking. We chose apple juice to drink because, in 1755, most people would have had a barrel of cider of their own making in the cellar. That would have been what everyone drank with their meal. The only way they had of preserving it was to let it ferment. We thought apple juice was a better choice for our young visitors.

Jean and I learned a lot during the class. One of the things we learned was that we had a lot of extra time. We used that time to play colonial games on the lawn. The girls enjoyed Cat’s Cradle and Gossip, then played Graces and rolled hoops under the maple tree until their mothers came to collect them.

“Colonial Games Day”

The Historical Society of Glastonbury will offer kids ages 6-11 a Back to the Future Games afternoon at the Society’s Welles-Shipman-Ward Property in South Glastonbury, on Tuesday, June 29.

From 1:00-3:00p.m., kids will be able to play games that the Welles and Shipman children who grew up in the 18^th century enjoyed. Many of these early Colonial era games have continued into current times, and some have been transformed into more contemporary versions. These include: How Many Miles to Babylon?, Blind Man’s Buff, Hopscotch, and Duck, Duck, Goose. Kids will also be able to use stilts, try their hand at hoop-rolling, and participate in a competitive tug-of-war. Ann Kehl, Historical Society docent, and experienced gym teacher, will serve as resource person.

The cost of this event is $5.00. Participants should register by Thursday, June 9. A light refreshment will be provided. The Welles-Shipman-Ward House is located at 972 Main Street, South Glastonbury. Telephone 860-633-6890 for more information, directions, or to register for the event.

So You Want to be

The Next Indiana Jones

The Historical Society of Glastonbury will offer young people, ages 12-16, an opportunity to have an Indiana Jones experience, by actually digging for historical artifacts on the Society’s Welles-Shipman-Ward Property in South Glastonbury. From 10:00a.m.-3:00p.m. on Friday, July 16, under the direction of Gary Nolf, archeology teacher at Glastonbury High School (retired), the Friends of Archeology, and Dr. Nicholas Bellantoni, Connecticut State Archeologist, teens will learn how to prepare a site, as well as how to actually dig so as to minimize the impact on any buried artifacts. The main house was built in 1755, when discarded items were often dumped, or buried close to the home.

The cost of this event is $10. Participants should register by Thursday, July 8. They should bring their lunch.

37^th Annual Antique Festival

on the Green

Please join us at the Society’s 37^th Annual Antiques Festival on the Green on its new date June 19, 2010. The Antique Festival has consistently been our most successful fundraiser due to all of the hardworking people who make the event a great success. Volunteer positions include: booth setup and takedown, field setup and takedown, publicity, brochure ads and text, signage, getting the dealers situated on the field and helping them when needed, ticket sales, booth sales, coffee and doughnut sales, finances and Museum monitoring.

To volunteer, please call Jim at the Museum

633-6890.

DONATIONS NEEDED!!

It’s not too early to start collecting items for the Society’s Booth. China, glassware, furniture, jewelry, anything taking up your valuable space could be what someone else is looking for. Please help the Historical Society’s Booth with a donation! We are looking for old and new; good, used knick-knacks; and “treasures”. Also, please let your family, friends and neighbors know that we need items for the booth!

You may drop your items off at the Museum on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 A.M. - 4 P.M or we will pick them up at your convenience.

Please have all donations in by May 21!

For more information please call the

Co-chairmen David & Debbie Lemieux (633-5750) or Jim Bennett (633-6890).

Auction

Save the date and bring a friend! The Historical Society Auction will be held Saturday, October 2, 2010 rain or shine under a big tent at the Welles Shipman Ward House. We are looking for consignment items, which will bring at least $100 at auction. Look around your house, attic, and barn for items that you would like to consign. Sterling silver flatware and tea sets are great, as is jewelry, odd chairs, quilts, candlesticks, candle stands, garden furniture, prints, paintings etc.

A major benefit of our Auction is helping our members who are weeding out antiques and collectibles. Consignors realize 70% of the final sale and the Historical Society realizes 30% (a tax deductible contribution to the Society). It’s a much better deal than you would get from an auction house. That’s why we want your items first, before we open it to the public. So look around, and call Gil Tyler if you have mainly furniture (633-2273) or Anne O’Connor if you have other things (633-8269).

There will be a Preview Party the night before for consigners and the Auction Committee. We do need lots of help on the day of the auction, so please contact Donna Henrikson 633-6158 if you would like to be a runner, register bidders, or do any of the myriad things, which need to be done on that day. We’re all looking forward to a great and fun day Oct. 2, 2010!!

Preview & Silent Auction:

8:30-10 am., Auction 10 am

Terms: Cash, Known Checks, M/C or Visa. Auctioneer: Joe Kabe.

Held Rain or Shine:

972 Main St,. S. Glastonbury CT.

General Parking:

St. Augustine Church,

55 Hopewell Rd., S. Glastonbury CT.

Handicap Parking:

972 Main St. S. Glastonbury.

For Info.: 860-633-6890 or HSGlastonbury@sbcglobal.net

A list of items will be placed on the Society’s website as we get closer to the Auction date: www.hsgct.org.

Decorate your house, buy gifts for Christmas, birthdays, anniversary, expand a collection or start a new one, while supporting the Society’s education and preservation projects. In furnishing a home the reuse and recycling of antiques and collectibles is a way to be environmentally sound. It’s also just a lot of fun to go to an Auction and bring a friend. We’re all looking forward to a great day Oct. 2, 2010!!

Dinner Lecture Series

There are still a few tickets for the June and September Dinner Lecture series. If you are interested please call Jim at the Museum 860-633-6890.

Surprise Raffle

There will be a raffle of several fun items at the Dinner so bring your money and join in on the fun!!

The June 13 Dinner Lecture will be at the home & art studio of Chris & Janice Gurshin located at 1313 Main St. Built c. 1770, it was one of the earliest Barkhamsted houses. This beautiful home is typical of the period and has a steep roof with a large center chimney that serves four fireplaces. This house was threatened by the creation of the Saville Dam and the Barkhamsted Reservoir. Hector Burgess bought it for $100 and put it on a lot next to the Old Cider Mill on Main St. Glastonbury. The tour of the house and art studio will be 4 pm-5 pm with dinner & speaker from 5 pm-6:30 pm. Susan Goodrich Motycka will be the speaker. Parking will be at the Old Cider Mill.

Dinner: Apricot Roast Loin of Pork, Sicilian Breast of Chicken with Artichokes, Mushrooms & Peppers in a White Wine Sauce, Oven Brown Sweet Potato Wedges, Green Beans, Field Green Salad, Strawberry Shortcake.

The Sept. 12 Dinner Lecture will be at the home & art studio of Joanna & Geoffrey Dellenbaugh at 2030 Main St., Known as the John Goodrich House, it was built

c. 1760. This gambrel-roofed house was modernized in 1806 by Israel Goodrich who purchased it from John’s daughters following his death. One of John’s sons, Jared, was a sea captain who went down with his ship in 1804. Another, John, Jr., became a well-known New Haven physician. The Goodrich family was among the early Glastonbury settlers. William Goodrich purchased one of the original parcels in 1646.The tour of the house and art studio will be 4 pm-5 pm with dinner & speaker from 5 pm-6:30 pm.

Susan Goodrich Motycka will be the speaker. Parking will be along Main St., at the Museum on the Hubbard Green and Town Hall.

Dinner: Roast Beef, Grilled Salmon with Mango Salsa, Red Potatoes with Rosemary, Roast Fall Vegetables, Spinach Salad, Apple Crisp

Membership

We welcome the following New Members since the March 2010 Newsletter. Thank you all for joining the Society

Janet Goodhue

Nancy Goodwin

Paul Hagist & Justine Levasseur

Thomas & Dawn Hearne

Beatrice Maslowski

Catherine, Schmidt &

Matthew Wojciechowski

Business Members

Margaret Wilcox- Realtor

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

(Sustaining)

2300 Main St.

Margaret.Wilcox@cbmoves.com

Quality Name Plate

(Sustaining)

22 Fisher Hill Rd.

The Eyeglass Place

(Supporting)

33 Welles St. (Fox Run Mall)

Walk-Dinner Tour of

“Cotton Hollow”

The Cotton Hollow Walk-Dinner Tour on Monday, April 26 was a lot of fun and a great success in spite of the rain. Walkers met at 6:00 pm at the South Tavern parking lot on Main St. and proceeded down Cotton Hollow Rd. Brian Chiffer with assistance from Anne O’Connor led the tour extolling the walkers with his vast knowledge of the area. Following the dinner at the South Tavern he showed a slide show of the historic area. Because of its success that resulted in a waiting list, we are planning another tour this fall. We will keep you informed when a date is selected.

Nomination and Election

of New Board Members

At the May 25^th Membership Meeting we will be voting for a new Secretary and a new Board Member. Nominations will be given at the meeting and the members present will vote. The following is the current Board of Directors along with the Board’s recommendations.

President

Donna Henrikson (2009-2011)

Vice President

Gil Tyler (2009-2011)

Treasurer

David Motycka (2009-2011)

Secretary

Debora Duch (2008-2010)

Directors

Brian Chiffer (2009-2013)

Craig Garneau (2006-2010)

Thomas Scarduzio (2010-2014)

Charles Stuart (2007-2011)

Jack Raycroft (2009-2011)

Board Members

Joseph Greene Facilities Chair

Anne O’Connor Education Co-Chair

Sue Motycka Education Co-Chair

Heather Pulito Membership Chair

Recommendation for Secretary:

Debora Duch (2010-2012)

Debby has been an excellent Secretary for the Bd. for the past 4 years. Her youth and varied insight brings new ideas and vitality to the Board. She volunteers for various projects throughout the year, including the Antique Show and is an avid activist for preservation. She has graciously agreed to continue as Secretary if the membership chooses to re-elect her.

Recommendation for Director:

Craig Garneau (2010-2014)

Craig has been an outstanding Director for the past 4 years bringing to the Board his expertise in business and connections within the Town. His advice and insight is important in providing the Board with fresh ideas. He has agreed to stay on as a Director if the membership chooses to re-elect him.

Board Members

Joseph Greene

Facilities Chair, WCT Co-Chair, Antique Festival Com.

Anne P. O’Connor

Education Co-Chair, Antique Festival Com., Antique Auction Com.

Susan Motycka

Education Co-Chair, Writer & Editor for Society Publications, Museum Store

Heather Pulito

Membership Chair, Farm Festival Com.

Employees

James Bennett

Executive Director

Phyllis Reed

Librarian & Genealogist

Lin Scarduzio

Curator & Program Coordinator

Directors, Board Members and Employees can be reached by:

Phone & Fax: 860-633-6890

Email: HSGlastonbury@sbcglobal.net

Mailing: Historical Society of Glastonbury P.O. Box 46, Glastonbury, CT 06033

May 25	*Membership Meeting* Location: First Church Congregational Time: 7:30 pm Program: Historic Barns in Connecticut Speaker: Todd Levine (CT Trust for Historic Preservation)
June 13	*Dinner Lecture* Location: 1313 Main Street Time: View home & artist’s studio 4 pm-5 pm with dinner & speaker from 5 pm-6:30 pm. Speaker: Susan Goodrich Motycka Parking: Old Cider Mill
June 14	*Talk on History of South Glastonbury* Location: South Tavern, 840 Main St. S. Glast. Time: Talk 7pm come earlier for dinner Speaker: Brian Chiffer
June 19	*Antique Show* Location: Hubbard Green, Corners of Main & Hubbard, 1944 Main St. Time: Early Bird Buyers 7-9am, Gen. Admission 9am-4pm
June 29	*Colonial Games Day* Location: 972 Main St., Welles Shipman Ward House Time: 1-3 pm Activity: For kids 6-11. Play outdoor games like the Welles & Shipman children did. Fee: $5 pre-registration required. Call Lin at 860-633-6890
July 16	*Archeology Day* Location: 972 Main St., Welles Shipman Ward House Time: 10am - 3 pm Activity: Dig with Dr. Nick Bellantoni CT State Archeologist. For ages 12-16. Fee: $10 pre-registration required. Call Lin at 860-633-6890
Sept. 12	*Dinner Lecture* Location: 2030 Main Street Time: View home & artist’s studio 4 pm-5 pm with dinner & speaker from 5 pm-6:30 pm. Speaker: Susan Goodrich Motycka Parking: Main Street & Hubbard Green
Sept. 19	*Farm Festival* Location: 972 Main Street, Welles Shipman Ward House Time: 1-5pm. General Parking: St. Augustine Church, Hopewell Rd. Handicap Parking: Welles Shipman Ward House
Oct. 2	*Auction (Antique)* Location: 972 Main St. S. Glastonbury (Welles Shipman Ward House) Time: Preview & Silent 8:30-10 am. Auction 10am-end