In 1961, a group of Weston residents decided that our town's 300 year history was important to preserve. While George Washington never slept here, the outlivers did. And so, too, the loggers, the onion farmers, the tool makers, and later, the artists. Their stories, individually and collectively can tell us a lot about the evolution of a small remote up river Connecticut community and its role in the shaping of a region and a nation... read more

Weston Historical Society's archice facility takes root
Written by Patricia Gay 10/07/09

There was a barn raising at the Coley Homestead on Weston Road this past week. But no ordinary barn is being built. Construction workers were busy securing the foundation and erecting large wooden beams for what will become a 4,000 square foot archive facility... read more