Save the date!  Sunday, October 7th, 2019 is the Middlesex County Historical Society’s annual Car Show & Flea Market. The event will be held at Palmer Field, on Bernie O’Rourke Drive in Middletown. Be sure to stop by and check out some awesome vintage vehicles! Check out this picture from last year:

Starting in December, the General Mansfield House will be open the first Saturday of the month from 10am – 2pm, but closed other Saturdays in the month.

The weekday open hours remain Monday – Thursday from 10am – 2pm.

We apologize for any inconvenience!

On the 14th of August, 1788, the sloop Hannah, William Van Deursen commanding, ran into a hurricane off the island of Martinique. His account, published in the Middlesex Gazette on his return to Middletown in September, is available in the Middletown 366 blog:

https://mchs366.wordpress.com/2016/09/15/1788-account-of-a-hurricane/