Unearthing History: 2024 Virtual Lecture Series
Unearthing History: The discovery of a 12,500 year old Paleo-Indian site along the Farmington River in Avon. Join us for a virtual series of lectures, sponsored by a grant from the […]
Save America’s Treasures Spotlight: Care to have lunch in a porringer?
As we work on our Save America’s Treasures Project, we’ll showcase items we’ve scanned, carefully repackaged with archival products, or discovered within the collection here. January 2024: Care to have […]
Unearthing History: 2023 Virtual Lecture Series
Unearthing History: The discovery of a 12,500 year old Paleo-Indian site along the Farmington River in Avon. Join us for a virtual series of lectures, sponsored by a grant from the […]
Unearthing History: 2022 Virtual Lecture Series
Unearthing History: The discovery of a 12,500 year old Paleo-Indian site along the Farmington River in Avon. Join us for a virtual series of lectures, sponsored by a grant from the Lower […]
Avon Library marks its 230th anniversary!
Avon Free Public Library traces its roots back to September 1791 when Rev. Rufus Hawley rode to New Haven to purchase books for a public library, open to subscribers from […]
Unearthing History: 2021 Virtual History Series
Join us for a virtual series of lectures, sponsored by a grant from Farmington Bank Community Foundation that will cover the archaeology, geology, and anthropology of life along the Farmington River, including the Brian D. Jones Paleo-Indian discovery in Avon.
DEEDS NOT WORDS: 100 Years of the Vote for Women
The trio of Avon’s Historical Society, Library and Senior Center has received a $4,030.00 grant from CT Humanities to help fund the first half of a year-long series entitled DEEDS NOT WORDS: 100 Years of the Vote for Women.
Oyez, oyez AbdoZOOM Biography: Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court justice
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In the ring with AbdoZOOM Biography: Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time
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Exploring AbdoZoom Biography: Mae Jemison, First African American woman in space
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