by Jane McAlpine | Nov 20, 2025 | News
The Simsbury Historical Society is the recent recipient of two grants totaling $12,000 from the Enterprise Mobility Foundation™. Funds will be used to help restore the historical society’s reproduction 17th-century Simsbury Meeting House and develop new programs that...
by Jane McAlpine | Oct 4, 2025 | News
The Simsbury Historical Society is pleased to announce that it has received a 1772 Foundation Connecticut Matching Grant for Historic Preservation in the amount of $10,000 to restore windows in the circa 1771 Capt. Elisha Phelps House, also known as the Phelps Tavern....
by Jane McAlpine | Sep 25, 2025 | News
Scarecrow Day 2025 attracted a sellout crowd! Hundreds of adults and children enjoyed a classic New England fall day on Saturday, September 20. Visitors spread out across the Phelps Homestead front lawn and made more than 300 scarecrows creatively dressed with donated...
by Jane McAlpine | Sep 9, 2025 | News
The Simsbury Historical Society is launching introductory blacksmithing classes starting in October 2025. Classes will take place at the Griswold & Ensign Blacksmith Shop on the historical society grounds. Built in 2024, the blacksmith shop is fully functional and...
by Jane McAlpine | Sep 8, 2025 | News
Portrait of Esther Wallace Jackson, created by Connecticut artist, Kern Bruce, will be on display at the Simsbury Public Library through 2025. The large scale oil painting is representational art, depicting the artist’s imagination of Esther Wallace Jackson’s physical...
by Jane McAlpine | Apr 2, 2025 | News
.On Saturday, May 3, 2025, the Simsbury Historical Society will be transformed into a vibrant center of colonial era activities during Historic Trades of the Revolution Day. Skilled trades and crafts people dressed in period attire will interact with visitors and use...
