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OxfordHistorical Society Post Office Box 582 Oxford, Connecticut, 06478
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 3rd AnnualPeach Festval Saturday, August 29th, 4-7 p.m. Each year, the Society highlights the history of agriculture and the orchards which were an important of the local economy. The event will feature photo exhibits of the Hale Peach Farm, plus other peach orchards in Oxford throughout the town's history. This year's special topical photo exhibit will be "Time Travel Through Oxford." Photos of transportation in Oxford will be featured. The Society will exhibit photos of automobiles, horse and oxen-drawn vehicles, old bicycles, boats, the August, 1912 Calvary encampment in Oxford. Photos of various sleighs and sleds, plus early fire equipment and ambulances of Oxford will be on display. Photos variety of trucks used in Oxford agriculturewill be included. Photos of agriculture on the present site of theOxford Airport and the Oxford Greens will also be featured. The Society has over 180 photos selected for display and seeks to broaden the collection through the help of area residents. Persons who mayhave photos of early transportation in Oxford, photos of Oxford parades,or photos of Oxford airport are asked to help. Oxford Municipal HistorianDorothy A. DeBisschop may be reached by email at dottie@oxford-historical-society.org, or by phone at 203-910-4574. Appointments can be set up to meet atthe Oxford library for scanning of the photographs. The scanning operation does not take too long, and persons can watch their photos being scanned, and take them home upon completion. The photos gathered will be added to the growing collection of photos the Society will be able to exhibit at the Twitchell-Rowland Homestead when it opens as a public museum. |
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Historic Garden at the Homestead :See photos HERE ::
TheOxford Historical Society has announced the availability of inscribed
commemorative brick paving stones. The bricks will be laid at the new site
of the Twitchell-Rowland Homestead at 60 Towner Lane. Bricks will be available
for two prices. The $60 bricks will be laid near the entrance of the Homestead,
and the $40 bricks will be laid along the garden walkways on thehomestead
property. Text can be up to three lines of 20 characterseach. The laser-generated
inscription is printed in permanent black letteringguaranteed to last a century.
All donations are tax-deductible. Orderform
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