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1620s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=74

Tunxis Indians - 1625

Farmington’s history begins in... Read More →
1640s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=78

Settlement of Farmington - 1640

“Bend of the Pequabuck,”... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=81

Farmington Incorporates - 1645

The land was incorporated... Read More →
1650s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=109

First Church Congregates - 1652

The settlers formed a... Read More →
1670s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=111

Gristmill Constructed - 1673

  In 1673, a... Read More →
1680s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=114

The Ancient Burying Ground - 1685

We call it “Memento... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=127

First Recorded Teacher in Farmington - 1685

The first school in... Read More →
1700s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=130

Ancient Highways - 1700

Ancient Highways Town of... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=133

Native American Raids 🗓 - 1704

In 1704, news of... Read More →
1720s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=156

The Farming Town Prospers - 1720

  The first homes... Read More →
1770s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=509

First Steps Toward Rebellion - 1770

During the years leading... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=71

The New Meeting House Built 🗓 - 1771

The present Congregational Church,... Read More →

Little Red Schoolhouses - 1772

The town continued to... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=76

A Revolution Begins - 1773

While the town began... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=170

Farmington’s Population Grows - 1774

In 1774, Farmington’s population... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=173

Farmington Protests Intolerable Acts - 1774

The town was one... Read More →

Tunxis Tribe Begins to Disband - 1775

  In 1775, some... Read More →

Abolitionist Movement Begins - 1775

  Slavery was legal... Read More →
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Farmington Mobilizes - 1775

On April 19, 1775,... Read More →

Colonel Fisher Gay and Other Freedom Fighters - 1776

“Feby. 2, 1776. Set... Read More →

Farmington Fights - 1776

Several hundred patriots joined... Read More →

African Americans from Farmington Join the Fight - 1776

Some of the African... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=190

The Homefront - 1776

After the British evacuated... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=192

Farmington Loyalists - 1776

Not all town residents... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=195

Prisoners Turned Builders - 1777

In October 1777, General... Read More →
1780s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=197

Washington Rides Through - 1780

Washington passed through Farmington... Read More →

“The Village of Pretty Houses” - 1781

George Washington, who traveled... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=201

The French Visit Farmington - 1781

With the American victory... Read More →

The Toll of War Brings Peace - 1782

While no battles were... Read More →

The Abolitionist Movement - 1784

Slavery was legal in... Read More →

Gradual Emancipation of Slaves in Connecticut - 1784

Northeastern states gradually adopted... Read More →

“The Halcyon Days of New England are Past” - 1784

After the Revolutionary War,... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=212

First Library - 1785

Soon after the war,... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=493

“The Cottages” - 1787

The small white cottage... Read More →
1790s

Prosperity Grows - 1790

As the number of... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=218

The Old Stone Schoolhouse - 1790

  The Old Stone... Read More →

Slavery After the American Revolution - 1790

The new nation that Farmington... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=225

Hospital Rock - 1792

Hidden deep in the... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=228

Early Farmington Artists - 1795

Two early Farmington artists... Read More →
1810s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=231

Sarah Porter Born - 1813

Here we must acknowledge... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=234

The Village Library - 1817

During the same period,... Read More →
1820s

“View of Monte Video, Seat of Daniel Wadsworth Esq.” - 1828

Hartford Atheneum founder Daniel... Read More →
1830s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=238

The Farmington Canal - 1830

      In... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=240

Riverside Cemetery - 1830

Photo by Brooke Martin... Read More →

The Farmington Library Company - 1839

In February 1839 the... Read More →
1840s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=86

Tunxis Monument - 1840

A brown sandstone monument, erected... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=99

Underground Railroad - 1840

Beginning in the late... Read More →

Tunxis Monument - 1840

A brown sandstone monument, erected... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=253

The Amistad Captives - 1841

From March through November... Read More →
1860s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=262

On the Farmington River - 1862

Farmington River, Farmington, Connecticut... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=273

Theodate Pope Riddle - 1867

Theodate Pope Riddle was... Read More →
1870s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=275

Farmington Landscape Artists - 1870

Other nineteenth-century landscapists worked... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=282

Post- Civil War - 1872

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1880s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=287

Meeting House Square - 1880

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=435

Robert Brandegee - 1880

Robert Brandegee (1849–1922) was... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=293

Julia Brandegee’s Library - 1882

  Eight years before... Read More →
1890s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=297

Tunxis Library Merger - 1890

When the new Town... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=460

“Approaching Storm” by Robert Brandegee - 1890

Painting by Robert Brandegee... Read More →
1900s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=535

Garden at “Glenbrook” later known as “Boulderbrook”. - 1900

The 19th century garden... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=301

F.L. Scott Store - 1906

This building formerly “Deming’s”... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=303

“The Village of Beautiful Homes” Published - 1906

In 1906, “Farmington, Connecticut,... Read More →
1930s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=453

Herbert Knox Smith - 1931

Herbert Knox Smith, son... Read More →
1950s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=306

Flood of 1955 - 1955

In August 1955, two... Read More →
1970s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=311

Farmington Bicentennial Quilt, 1976 - 1976

The creation of the... Read More →
1990s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=947

November 1993 Newsletter - 1993

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=93

Connecticut Freedom Trail - 1995

The Connecticut Freedom Trail was... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=943

February 1995 Newsletter - 1995

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=941

May 1995 Newsletter - 1995

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=936

September 1995 Newsletter - 1995

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=934

January 1996 Newsletter - 1996

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=932

March 1996 Newsletter - 1996

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=930

May 1996 Newsletter - 1996

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=928

October 1996 Newsletter - 1996

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=926

June 1997 Newsletter - 1997

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=924

September 1997 Newsletter - 1997

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=951

December 1997 Newsletter - 1997

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=953

March 1998 Newsletter - 1998

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=955

May 1998 Newsletter - 1998

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=896

September 1998 Newsletter - 1998

Table of Contents Farmington... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=957

September 1998 Newsletter - 1998

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=959

Autumn 1998 Newletter - 1998

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=902

Autumn 1998 Newsletter - 1998

Table of Contents   Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=961

January 1999 Newsletter - 1999

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1091

A New Garden with an 18th Century Design - 1999

by Peggy Bliss In... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=963

April 1999 Newsletter - 1999

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=965

June 1999 Newsletter - 1999

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=919

September 1999 Newsletter - 1999

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=968

September 1999 Newsletter - 1999

2010s
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Farmington Historical Society Welcomes 2011 - 2011

by Irene Van  ... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=467

Past Event: Libation Ceremony by Sheldon’s Horse at the Encampment 2016 - 2016

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=368

Fisk Jubilee Singers - 2016

In honor of the... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=409

Farmington Artists - 2017

Farmington Artists and Their... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=970

December 1999 Newsletter - 2017

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1299

Art in Farmington Village 🗓 - 2017

Saturday, June 2nd, 2018... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1408

Past Event: Espionage in Farmington Village 🗓 - 2017

Join us at Porter... Read More →
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Past Event: Farmington: Art in a Yankee Village; an Evening with Charles Leach 🗓 - 2017

From the New Britain... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1359

Past Event: Connecticut Colonial Cup at the Farmington Polo Club 🗓 - 2017

Enjoy a spectacular polo... Read More →
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Past Event: Art in Farmington Village: an Exhibition at the New Britain Museum of American Art (Now through October 7th) 🗓 - 2017

Click here to learn... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1269

Past Event: Drama in Farmington Village: “Thank You” by Winchell Smith 🗓 - 2017

April 5, 2018 7:00... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1267

Past Event: Drama in Farmington Village: “The Witchcraft Trial of Mary Barnes” 🗓 🗺 - 2017

  Join us at... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1198

Past Event: Drama in Farmington Village: “Panic in Connecticut: Accused Witches Have Their Say” 🗓 - 2017

Travel back to the... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1232

Past Event: 2nd Annual Revolutionary War Encampment Dinner 🗓 - 2017

  Please join us... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1339

Past Event: Farmington Art and Artists Exhibition 🗓 - 2018

​ The Farmington Historical... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1429

Support FHS with your holiday shopping! - 2018

If you’re planning on... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1442

“Bend in the River” by Robert Brandegee - 2018

Learn more about Farmington... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1202

Scarecrow Festival at the Old Stone Schoolhouse 🗓 - 2019

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!  On... Read More →
2020s
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1326

Old Stone Schoolhouse Tours 🗓 - 2022

The Old Stone Schoolhouse,... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1813

Past Event: 1619 BOOK CLUB 🗓 🗺 - 2022

The 1619 Project Book Club... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1831

Past Event: Quilts by ED JOHNETTA MILLER 🗓 - 2023

Join us at the... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1851

Past Event 2023: MARTIN’S BIG WORDS 🗓 - 2023

https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1877

The Photography of Clare Brett Smith 🗓 - 2023

March 30 through Tuesday,... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=1949

Book Voyagers Club on Sunday March 12th 🗓 - 2023

The Great Kapok Tree 🗓 - 2023

This is a free... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=2015

Earth Day Through Indigenous Eyes: Honoring, Connecting, Embracing the Earth 🗓 - 2023

A Look At The... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=371

Farmington’s Freedom Trail Tours 🗓 🗺 - 2023

Our Freedom Trail Tours... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=2141

Summer at the Museum 🗓 - 2023

Thank you to the... Read More →
https://fhs-ct.org/?p=2191

FHS will speak November 5th, 1:00pm! Join us! 🗓 - 2023

Farmington Valley CT Heritage... Read More →

Book Voyagers Club: Polar Express!!! 🗓 - 2023

Join us for our Dinner Book Club: meet Paul Kix! 🗓 - 2023

“You Have To Be... Read More →

“Bad Boys and Wicked Women of Farmington” 🗓 - 2024

Bus Tour: Lively Lore & Legends: Fact or Fiction? 🗓 - 2024