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Announcing the 34th Annual Car Show & Flea Market!
SAVE THE DATE The Middlesex County Historical Society’s annual Car Show & Flea Market will be held this year on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at Palmer Field, Bernie O’Rourke Drive in Middletown. Be sure to stop by and check out
Featured in The Hartford Courant: “Historical Society Earns National Awards For “Vanished Port” Exhibit In Middletown”
See The Hartford Courant article about the Middlesex County Historical Society’s award at the annual conference of the American Association for State and Local History. http://www.courant.com/community/middletown/hc-news-middletown-historical-society-award-20171014-story.html
Change in hours
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
Van Deursen’s Hurricane
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
150 years ago in Middletown, Connecticut … Week of May 31, 1865
From The Constitution, Wednesday, May 31, 1865 (volume 28, number 1431) The War Ended. It is hardly possible to feel, but nevertheless it is true, that the war is over. The last rebel force which was deemed of any account has