Weston Historical Society, Weston CT

104 Weston Road, Weston CT

Second grade tours
Community Service
Docent program
Archival Researcher
Event Volunteers

Coley Homestead
Barn
Farm implements
Cider Press
Tool exhibit
Carriage House
Archive Facility
Smoke House

Photos
Quilts & Period clothing
Diaries - Fitch
Period Maps
Genealogy
Links of Interest

Map of historic homes
Cemeteries
Jarvis Military Academy
Old Post Office
Devil’s Den
Saugatuck Reservoir

The Historical Society houses a large collection of photographs.

There are pictures of old houses, mills, small businesses, and people. We also have photographs of events that have taken place over the past sixty or seventy years, including the building of the Saugatuck Reservoir, and the flood of 1955.

Quilts
The Society has a collection of approximately 40 quilts of various sizes. Some are utilitarian in nature and others more decorative and special. These have all been donated to the Society by members of the community. The society held two major quilt shows, one in 1987 and one in 1992. A large community quilt was made by Society members for Weston's bicentennial in 1987 and currently hangs in the Weston Library Community Room. It contains the names of many Weston residents of that time.

Genealogy
Our genealogy collections include the genealogy of several Weston founding families including the Coleys, the Messex family, the Godfreys, the Lockwoods, and the Fitches.

We also have a large collection of the histories of the homes in which these people lived, most often handed down from generation to generation.

David L. Coley House (1715 - 1802) River Road

Period Clothing
The Weston Historical Society currently has a large collection of period clothing spanning 200 years. We have many lovely handmade items from as early as 1850 to wedding dresses from the 1960's. We have military uniforms, skirts, blouses, jackets, dresses, hats, shoes, stockings and jewelry.

Diaries
One of our most prized possessions are the diaries of Ebenezer Fitch who lived on Goodhill Road in Weston. His diaries span the many of the years between 1856 and 1889. The diaries are a daily description of farming life in Weston during the 1800's. Although the notations are brief they tell a story of day to day life, including a daily mention of the weather and seasonal chores.

Links of Interest
Connecticut Historical Society

Connecticut State Library - Archives

Massachusetts Historical Society

N.E. Historic Genealogical Society

Library of Congress

National Archives
Local
National

Smithsonian Institute

Link to the Weston Meteorite

Local Historical Societies
Westport
Easton
Fairfield
Wilton
Ridgefield
Norwalk

Weston Historical Society
P.O. Box 1092
Weston, CT 06883
(203) 226-1804
email

web design by getrealdesign.biz