The Mills of Mansfield Hollow
Watch a recorded video of this ZOOM program from November 18, 2022 as presented by Bruce Clouette.
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Pink Ravine Cemetery Program
We had an exceptionally beautiful morning for our tour of the Gurley Cemetery on Bonemill Road given by Micheal Carroll. A large number of folks came out to learn more about the recent rehabilitation and cleaning of existing and missing grave markers in the older section of the cemetery.
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MHS Awarded Two Grants
We are ringing in the New Year with some great news! We have been awarded an $8,400 CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant (CTCFOSG). We were one of 624 organizations in Connecticut that were awarded CT Cultural Fund support totaling $16M from CT Humanities (CTH). The CTCFOSGs are part of $30.7M of support allocated to arts, humanities, and cultural nonprofits through CTH over the next two years by the CT General Assembly and approved by Governor Ned Lamont.
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Indigenous People of Mansfield, Connecticut
Thousands of years before Europeans arrived, Mansfield, like every town in northeastern Connecticut, was inhabited by Indigenous people. The oral traditions preserved by their descendants tell of their occupying the land from time immemorial, and evidence assembled by archaeological investigations confirms those traditions.
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Chaffee House and Barn Chaffeeville
POST #42 Chaffee House and Barn Chaffeeville
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The Silkmills in Chaffeville
POST #41 The Silkmills in Chaffeville
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The Silk Mills in Attwoodville
POST # 40 THE SILK MILLS IN ATWOODVILLE
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Henry Brown House, Chestnut Hill
POST # 39 – HENRY BROWN HOUSE, CHESTNUT HILL
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Boaz Stearns House, Chestnut Hill
POST # 38 – Boaz Stearns House, Chestnut Hill
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Eagleville Train Depot
POST # 37 – EAGLEVILLE TRAIN DEPOT, STORE AND POST OFFICE
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The Eagleville Mill
POST # 36 – THE EAGLEVILLE MILL
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The Mills At The Ravine
POST # 35 – THE MILLS AT THE RAVINE
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Hillside Hall
POST # 34 – HILLSIDE HALL, MANSFIELD DEPOT
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The Mansfield Organ Pipe Works
POST # 33 – THE MANSFIELD ORGAN PIPE WORKS, MANSFIELD DEPOT
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Mansfield Depot Train Station
POST # 32 – MANSFIELD DEPOT, TRAIN STATION
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The William J. Hernberg House
POST # 31 – THE WILLIAM J. HERNBERG HOUSE, MANSFIELD DEPOT
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Merrow Train Depot
POST # 30: MERROW TRAIN DEPOT AND GENERAL STORE:
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Stockinet Mill, Merrow
POST # 29: STOCKINET MILL, MERROW.
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Gurley-Mason Mill
POST # 28: THE GURLEY-MASON MILL, MANSFIELD FOUR CORNERS.
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Fuller-Sabins Store
POST # 27: THE FULLER-SABINS STORE, MANSFIELD FOUR CORNERS.
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Fuller-Lyon Store
LOST MANSFIELD # 26: THE FULLER-LYON STORE, MANSFIELD FOUR CORNERS
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Fuller Tavern
LOST MANSFIELD # 25: THE FULLER TAVERN, MANSFIELD FOUR CORNERS
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C.A.C Dairy Barn & Grove Cottage
LOST MANSFIELD # 24: THE C.A.C. DAIRY BARN AND GROVE COTTAGE.
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