BARKHAMSTED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

PLEASANT VLY, CT

Spring Light Highlights the Long Walk Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut
Spring Light Highlights the Long Walk Credit: Decaseconds

The Barkhamsted Historical Society Inc. is located in the town of Pleasant Valley in Connecticut. The Society is dedicated to the preservation of the history and heritage of the town. The Society was formed in 1967 with the goal of preserving documents, artifacts and photographs related to the town's past.

The Society works to provide educational programs and tours for the public about the town's history. They also have a museum that houses a variety of artifacts and documents from the town's past. The museum displays items from the town's first settlers to present day. There are also photos of early settlers, old maps and documents, and a variety of other items.

The Society also maintains and updates a library that contains books, magazines, and other materials on local history. The Society holds monthly meetings, publishes a newsletter and hosts special events such as lectures, discussions and presentations.

The Society is open to anyone interested in the history of the town, and membership is available. The Society also accepts donations of artifacts, documents and photographs related to the town's past. The Barkhamsted Historical Society Inc. is a valuable asset to the town of Pleasant Valley and its residents, and is committed to preserving the town's past.

BARKHAMSTED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in PLEASANT VLY CT. US MID #8400900440

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont).

Spring Light Highlights the Long Walk Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut
A Spring Morning at Trinity College Clement Chemistry Building and Raether Library at Trinity College.
Tokolo Garden detail Seed Beads and sequins embroidered onto community sourced white plastic caps and cotton rag paper, 15" x 12" white shadowbox frame, 2024 Pattern designed in attribution to the geometric abstracts of Tokolo Asao
Recirculation (detail) Bead and Sequins embroidered onto community sourced plastic whitecaps and stitched to watercolor paper. Framed in white shadowbox frame, 15" x 15", 2024 see full view: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/53630480842">www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/53630480842</a>
Rooster Redux (detail) Paperweaving in collaboration with Linda Pearson, created using a sliced, rearranged and staggered prismacolor drawing by Linda Pearson. Weaving size 14" x 18", 2024. see full view: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/53630211590">www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/53630211590</a>
Rooster Redux Paperweaving in collaboration with Linda Pearson, created using a sliced, rearranged and staggered prismacolor drawing by Linda Pearson. Weaving size 14" x 18", 2024. see detail: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/53630214090">www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/53630214090</a>
Chapel Repairs in the Snow Trinity College after a snow storm in Hartford, Connecticut.
Trish's Kitchen Loom Woven Seed Bead Tapestry. Design based on Instagram photograph shared by fiberartist Trish Andersen. 2024 see detail: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/53595415034">www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/53595415034</a>
Basket #2 (underside) Jute wrapped with lurex novelty yarns, coiled, stitched with waxed linen and embellished with ornamental buttons, 11" x 14" x 6", dimensions variable. 2024
Basket #2 Inside VIew Jute wrapped with lurex novelty yarns, coiled, stitched with waxed linen and embellished with ornamental buttons, 11" x 14" x 6", dimensions variable. 2024
Basket #2 Jute wrapped with lurex novelty yarns, coiled, stitched with waxed linen and embellished with ornamental buttons, 11" x 14" x 6", dimensions variable. 2024 inside view: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/53589310518">www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/53589310518</a>
Zip Lines Upcycled plastic zip ties, seed beads, sequins, stitching and embroidery on cotton rag paper, 15" x 12" white shadowbox frame, 2024 see detail: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/53584403449">www.flickr.com/photos/dembicer/53584403449</a>

Contact BARKHAMSTED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

BARKHAMSTED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
PO BOX 94
PLEASANT VLY
CT
06063

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MID # 8400900440
Name BARKHAMSTED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
Alternate Name
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , New England
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 237195789
NTEECC A82
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201308
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 41.911321, -72.987844
CODES FIPS State Code: 09
FIPS County Code: 005
US Census Tract: 290100
US Census Block: 2048