The transcontinental railroad was considered the greatest engineering, financial feat in the world at the time of its completion. Yet thousands of bodies marked its route, hundreds went bankrupt on the railroads, and many decried their power and influence. This talk will discuss the history of the railroad from its beginnings in the 1820's in the […]
Center Cemetery is the only remaining burial ground in Downtown Torrington. Tour guides will lead groups through the cemetery by lantern with stops at seven graves where actors will share the stories of early Torrington residents. Tours will start at the Torrington Historical Society (meet at the shed on the property near the cemetery gate) […]
Connecticut Fights the Civil War: How a Little State Won a Big War What was Connecticut’s role in the Civil War? We had no battles, our population wasn’t nearly as big as many other Northern States, and we certainly weren’t the harbingers of abolitionism. Yet little Connecticut played an oversized role in the war. Industrially, […]
Holiday tours at the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, 192 Main St., Torrington Take a guided tour of one of Connecticut’s notable house museums, decorated for the Christmas season. Operated by the Torrington Historical Society, the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, built in 1900, features original family furnishings, impressive woodwork, painted and stenciled walls and collections of fine and […]
Holiday tours at the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, 192 Main St., Torrington Take a guided tour of one of Connecticut’s notable house museums, decorated for the Christmas season. Operated by the Torrington Historical Society, the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, built in 1900, features original family furnishings, impressive woodwork, painted and stenciled walls and collections of fine and […]
Holiday tours at the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, 192 Main St., Torrington Take a guided tour of one of Connecticut’s notable house museums, decorated for the Christmas season. Operated by the Torrington Historical Society, the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, built in 1900, features original family furnishings, impressive woodwork, painted and stenciled walls and collections of fine and […]
Holiday tours at the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, 192 Main St., Torrington Take a guided tour of one of Connecticut’s notable house museums, decorated for the Christmas season. Operated by the Torrington Historical Society, the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, built in 1900, features original family furnishings, impressive woodwork, painted and stenciled walls and collections of fine and […]
Holiday tours at the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, 192 Main St., Torrington Take a guided tour of one of Connecticut’s notable house museums, decorated for the Christmas season. Operated by the Torrington Historical Society, the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, built in 1900, features original family furnishings, impressive woodwork, painted and stenciled walls and collections of fine and […]
Holiday tours at the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, 192 Main St., Torrington Take a guided tour of one of Connecticut’s notable house museums, decorated for the Christmas season. Operated by the Torrington Historical Society, the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, built in 1900, features original family furnishings, impressive woodwork, painted and stenciled walls and collections of fine and […]
Holiday tours at the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, 192 Main St., Torrington Take a guided tour of one of Connecticut’s notable house museums, decorated for the Christmas season. Operated by the Torrington Historical Society, the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, built in 1900, features original family furnishings, impressive woodwork, painted and stenciled walls, and collections of fine and […]