
Announcing Canterbury’s 1st Annual Scarecrow Decorating Contest!
As part of this year’s Canterbury Old Home Day, to be held on Saturday, September 30th, we’ll be hosting our very first Scarecrow Decorating Contest! Open to individuals, families, schools,...

SAVE THE DATE! Our Old Home Day fall celebration will be on Saturday, October 13, 2018
We hope you will join us for this fun event. See the Old Home Day event page for more information, including if you would like to be considered as an exhibitor.

MARCH 9 PROGRAM IS CANCELLED — WILL BE RESCHEDULED
Sorry about the late notice, but our speaker is under the weather and had to cancel. We will still hold a brief business meeting, but there won't be a program this evening. We will reschedule with Bruce Clouette as soon as possible. See details about this evening's...

We Are Pleased to Announce a New, Updated Canterbury Cemetery Map & Successful Conclusion of Our Cemetery Mapping Project
This project, which took a number of years to complete, arose in response to numerous inquiries received by the Canterbury Historical Society, Canterbury Public Library, and other municipal offices about the locations of burying grounds in town. Most such questions...

Old Home Day photos, our thanks, and more
Despite persistent morning rain, the weather couldn’t dampen the spirit of the Canterbury Historical Society’s Old Home Day old-timey fall celebration on October 14 on Canterbury green. Exhibitors, musicians, visitors, and sturdy volunteers soldiered on cheerfully...

Update on our July Red Cross blood drive, and thanks to all who made it a success
We are happy to announce that at our annual American Red Cross blood drive sponsored by the Canterbury Historical, this year held on July 10, 46 blood donors walked through the door. Of those, three were deferred for a total collection of 43 units of blood—10 units...

November 19 Claus Visit to the One-Room School, Photos and Recap
On Saturday, November 19th the Canterbury Historical Society was pleased and honored to welcome Santa and Mrs. Merry Claus to our historic Green District One-Room Schoolhouse for a pre-Thanksgiving/pre-Christmas visit. Mrs. Claus made lots of tasty cookies, and the...

Courant Community Newspaper Article on Our November 5th Tour of Canterbury Green National Historical District
On November 5, the Canterbury Historical society hosted a group of visitors from UConn as part of the university's planned outings to visit all 169 towns in Connecticut. The Courant Community article about the tour is at this link....

Courant Community Newspaper Coverage of Our Walktober Event on the Historic Clark Property
On October 28, 2016, the historical society once again participated in The Last Green Valley's annual Walktober event, welcoming visitors to the historic Captain John Clark in property in Canterbury for a walk and talk. Thanks to reporter Denise Coffey of the Courant...

A Few Photos of the Narrated Walk in the National Historic District, November 5, 2016
Our guests for this walking tour hosted by the Canterbury Historical Society were from the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center at UConn. See a few photos and a brief description of the walk at the following link....

The Canterbury Historical Society is Pleased to Announce Receipt of a Traveling Archivist Program Grant
We are honored to receive this grant and look forward as a result to improving our archives and access to them. The Traveling Archivist Program (TAP) is a program of the Connecticut State Historical Records Advisory Board with Conservation ConneCTion, funded by a...

Now Moved to the Rain Date of October 28: Walktober Walk on the Historic Clark Property Featuring Dr. Nick Bellantoni
This Walktober walk being sponsored by the Canterbury Historical Society, originally scheduled for Friday, October 21, has been postponed to the rain date October 28. Only the date is affected, all else remains the same including the time, 1:00 to 3:00 PM. This walk...

Walktober walk on the historic Clark property featuring Dr. Nick Bellantoni is now full, and so is the wait list.
This Walktober walk being sponsored by the Canterbury Historical Society on Friday, October 21, rain date October 28, is now officially full, and so is the wait list. Pre-registration was required to take part. We hope you've had the opportunity to enjoy other...

Walktober walk on the historic Clark property featuring Dr. Nick Bellantoni is now full, but you can still join the waiting list
This Walktober walk being sponsored by the Canterbury Historical Society on Friday, October 21, rain date October 28, is now officially full. However, we are taking names for the waiting list. You can join the waiting list by calling 860-546-9346. The walk is free and...

Pre-registration is open for Walktober walk on historic Clark property featuring Dr. Nick Bellantoni
If you’re interested in taking part in the Walktober walk being sponsored by the Canterbury Historical Society on Friday, October 21, rain date October 28, we want you to be aware that pre-registration is now open. This is the same walk we sponsored last year, which...

Thanks to All Who Helped With the Annual Blood Drive on July 11
The Canterbury Historical Society has a tradition of hosting a Red Cross blood drive every summer, a season when donations are typically low and needs are high. This year, the Red Cross set our stretch goal at 40 units; 38 were collected. A few donors with scheduled...

Membership dues are due now. Please join or renew!
It's that time of year again. Membership dues are due now. We invite you to join the Canterbury Historical Society or renew your membership. For the princely sum of $10 annually or $100 for a lifetime membership, you'll be member. You can be as active or inactive as...

See photos from our festive visit with Santa and Mrs. Merry Claus
We had a ridiculous amount of fun when Santa and Mrs. Merry Claus paid us a visit at our regular monthly meeting on November 13. Canterbury Historical Society President Linda Orlomoski shot free photos of everyone in attendance who wanted to pose with the Clauses....

Photos from our Walktober walk on the historic Clark property
We had a grand time on a beautiful afternoon, October 23, when the Canterbury Historical Society hosted a Walktober walk on the historic Captain John Clark property on South Canterbury Road. Many thanks to all who volunteered, especially to Dr. Nick Bellantoni,...

October 23 Walktober Walk (#131) is now full
We are completely full for the Canterbury Historical Society-sponsored Walktober walk on the historic Captain John Clark property. Unfortunately we can't accept any more pre-registrations, and our waiting list is now also full. We do hope you have the opportunity to...

You can still get on the waiting list for the Walktober Oct 23 walk on the historic Captain John Clark property
Even though this walk is now full, you still may not be too late. If you haven't already pre-registered, we're taking waiting list names for Walktober walk #131, consisting of an architectural overview of this jaw-dropping historic mansion house, followed by a walk...