Author Archives: Kate Farrish

The Tolland Historical Society is pleased to announce the opening of a new museum at 749 Tolland Stage Road, adding to the cultural vitality of the Tolland Green neighborhood.  The Tolland Military Museum will include the extensive private collection of … Continue reading →

To see an entertaining video from the 52nd Annual Tolland Antiques Show, produced by Historical Society board member Perne R. Maynard, follow this link: http://community.prmemories.com/52nd-antiques-show.html

Perne R. Maynard, the Society’s Media Chairman, shared these terrific photos from our latest, successful antiques show, which was held March 4 in Tolland.     See photos from Perne on the Antiques Show page    

Some people have been calling asking how to get to the Tolland Middle School at 1 Falcon Way in Tolland for Sunday’s show. Here you go: From Boston, take I-84 West to exit 68. Turn right off the exit and … Continue reading →

     Antique lovers: make plans to com on out March 4 to the 52nd annual Tolland Antiques show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Tolland Middle School.      The show will feature more than 50 dealers from throughout … Continue reading →

Thank you to Kara Sundlun from WFSB’s “Better Connecticut” show for featuring Tolland Historical Society President Kathy Bach and our middle and high school interns on her show. Here’s a link to the video: http://www.wfsb.com/clip/13866103/meet-students-who-run-a-county-jail-and-museum  

  Carl Stidsen of the New England Air Museum will give the second half of his World War I talk, on the War at Sea, on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. at the Old Tolland County Jail and Museum … Continue reading →

Silhouette artist Marcella Comerford will provide beautiful, hand-cut silhouettes on Sunday, Nov. 12 for a one-of-kind gift just in time for the holidays. The Tolland Historical Society is now accepting appointments for this fundraiser, with a portion of the proceeds … Continue reading →

     The Tolland Historical Society will host a free talk Sunday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. by author Charles Monagan about his recently re-released book “Connecticut Icons: Classic Symbols of the Nutmeg State.”      The talk will take … Continue reading →

The public is invited to come learn how to make ice cream the old-fashioned way on Sunday, Aug. 27 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Old Tolland County Jail and Museum at 52 Tolland Green in Tolland. The … Continue reading →