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2018 Schedule of Events    Apr Newsletter
 
WFSB Ch3 video 2017 "20 Towns" Ellington
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Thu Apr 26- 7:00 PM Hall Memorial Library-Ellington

Richard N. Symonds, Jr.
of Tolland will discuss the latest book in his Lost Mill Sites in Tolland
County series, Location of Water-Powered Mill Sites, Ellington, Connecticut.

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Sat May 19- Flea Market and Bake Sale

Our annual Flea Market and Bake Sale will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2018 on the Nellie McKnight Museum grounds from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The Museum will be open for tours.
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Application to rent a space.
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Sat Jun 09- CT Open House Day

The Museum will be open from 10 - 4 pm.
Tours and activities:
- Handweaving
- Edison phonograph demo
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Sat Jun 23- Ellington Farmers Market-Arbor Park
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Join us in helping the farmer's wife doing wash, churning butter, and beating rugs.
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Welcome to the Ellington Historical Society
The Ellington Historical Society holds its meetings at 7 P.M. in the upstairs meeting room at Hall Memorial Library at 93 Main Street Ellington CT.  map  Refreshments follow the programs. Old and new members, and guests are welcome.
We need your help
The Nellie McKnight Museum in Ellington CT is wholly owned and operated by the Ellington Historical Society.
Funding for the operation of the museum comes from the society members and any gifts that individuals give us.
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On-line collections database:
Ellington Historical Society has an extensive collection of photographs and documents stored on-line.
To view the collection click this link. Use the Help button on the page that opens to get started.


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 Ellington Chronicles of Change by Dorothy Cohen

Written in 1987 this book is "a social, hlstorical, and political commentary on what we consider to be some of the highllghts of the area's evolutlon." - Irene Dowd editor

Read the book online link
(Takes a while to download)
Use Ctrl+F to search the document.
Exhibit at the Hall Memorial Library



Indian Artifact Collection
Nellie McKnight Museum



An article in a local paper dated January 16, 1943, announces the donation from Burton Allen of a collection of “Indian Relics” to the Hall Memorial Library. At that point in time, Ellington did not have a historical society or museum but the town library had a small collection of things donated by local people hoping to preserve and display their items. more . .