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Oxford
Historical Society, Oxford, CT 06478
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2023 Membsrhip form (PDF)
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Oxford Historical Society Hosts Annual Holiday Open Houses
The
Twitchell-Rowland Homestead will once again open its doors for its
annual Holiday Open Houses on 3 Sundays: December 3 and 17 and
January 7, from 2-4 p.m. The 1755 saltbox is located at 60 Towner Lane,
off Route 67 in Oxford. Admission is free and tours will be offered.
The Homestead is decorated for the season by the Oxford Garden Club.
Featured displays include a wide selection of antique Christmas and New
Year’s postcards dating from the turn of the 20th Century. Notecards,
local history books, and other unique gift items will be on sale. Of
special interest to collectors are antique and vintage ornaments,
handkerchiefs, McDonald’s toys, Pez dispensers and more, all donated by
the family of Aggie Wyler and available for purchase.
Cider and treats baked especially for the occasion by members of the
Oxford Historical Society will be offered. For further
information, please contact Nancy Farnum at 203 888-0230.
Our Town's History is Our Country's History
Letters
from relatives, a grandmother's diary, photos and videos, and other
material collected over the years provide vital and unique information
about a life or the history of a family. These can be important to
individuals. But they may also be important to our Oxford.
Whether or not members of a local family attained a degree of fame,
they have contributed to the heritage of a certain place and time.
The
Oxford Historical Society collects archives of Oxford residents and
organizations. The Society may agree to receive the actual documents
and photos or the Society may borrow them to be copied and returned to
the owners. When you donate or loan personal, family or organization
papers to the Oxford Historical Society, they become a part of Oxford's
- and America's - collective memory,
Persons
with old photos or documents relating to the people of Oxford, are
invited to call Historical Society historian Nancy Farnum
(203-888-0230) to arrange a review of the material and determine how to
preserve them for future generations.