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

Incorporated by the state of Connecticut in 1962, the Weston Historical Society is an all volunteer organization headquartered at the Coley Homestead, a one time working farm whoose roots go back to the early 19th century.

Over the past 40 years, the Society's volunteers:

Repaired, renovated and restored much of the homestead and the Coley House and opened them to the community;

Established a museum of industrial and agricultural artifacts in the Homestead barn;

Saved and partially restored Weston's first Post Office and General store, and helped preserve other local historical and archeological sites;

Organized and made accessible to researchers literally thousands of donated documents, photos, illustrations, memorabilia, and other relics;

Commissioned a book detailing Weston's history, a 250 page hard cover entitled "Weston: the forging of a Connecticut town;

Launched The Chronicle a periodical distributed to Society members, libraries, historical societies and other regional research center.

Certified and "plaqued" more than 100 local houses of historical significance;

Established a series of annual community events at the Homestead, including a picnic for seniors, Halloween Fair and Christmas Open House.

The society is governed by a 15-member Board of Trustees elected by the membership

To read our Mission Statement please click here