Master Glass Blower Peter Greenwood will give us a tour of the Historic Union Church building. Using historic photos, he will explain the many uses of the building through the years.

Please note that this event will be at the Greenwood Glass Blowing Studio in Riverton NOT at the Senior Center

Painted Chair Auction
A number of artists have painted chairs with colorful themes—these will be auctioned off to help raise funds to cover costs of the 250th birthday events. Auction will be held at 1:00

Barkhamsted Historic Society Participating Artists:

• Georgia Nash

• Bonnie Boyle

• Mary Bednar, Junior Member

• Ava Radmanovich, Junior Member

We are joining with the Winsted Historic Commission for this event.

Please note a change in the time for this event – it starts at 6:00 PM.

Admission is free but you buy your own food and drink.

Prizes will be awarded! Let’s have fun!

Eagle enthusiast Jon Sweeton and wildlife photographer Tom Hester will tell the story of the American Bald Eagle’s successful nesting in Connecticut after 40 years-right here in Barkhamsted!

Our towns main event for the 2026 anniversary celebration: town picnic, games, poster parade, surprises galore including a breathtaking drone light show starting at 9:00 pm.

Bring your own food- drinks and dessert provided.

“Play Ball”- Don Stein, former First Selectman, will give us the history on how the townspeople created the Riverton baseball fields in 1983- 1985.

Historic bus tour of Saville Dam and Barkhamsted Reservoir

Inspect the lower gatehouse of Saville Dam and visit two historic locations along the west side of the Barkhamsted Reservoir. 

Bus boards at Peoples Forest main lot across from Squire’s Tavern at 9:30 and leaves at 10:00.   

This event is part of Barkhamsted’s celebration of our country’s 250 birthday so we are making it free of charge. 

Call or visit Squire’s Tavern during our open hours to sign up. 

We anticipate filling up all slots for this tour so act now.

Come and find out what school was like in “the old days.” The Barkhamsted Historical Society’s one room schoolhouse, the old Center School on Center Hill Road (Rt. 181) just north of the intersection with Beach Rock Road in Barkhamsted, will be open the last Sunday of each month May-Sept. from 1:00 to 4:00 PM.  Ask questions; read the old books; review a high school entrance exam; try your hand at various toys and games, or do some arithmetic problems on a slate.

Come and find out what school was like in “the old days.” The Barkhamsted Historical Society’s one room schoolhouse, the old Center School on Center Hill Road (Rt. 181) just north of the intersection with Beach Rock Road in Barkhamsted, will be open the last Sunday of each month May-Sept. from 1:00 to 4:00 PM.  Ask questions; read the old books; review a high school entrance exam; try your hand at various toys and games, or do some arithmetic problems on a slate.

Come and find out what school was like in “the old days.” The Barkhamsted Historical Society’s one room schoolhouse, the old Center School on Center Hill Road (Rt. 181) just north of the intersection with Beach Rock Road in Barkhamsted, will be open the last Sunday of each month May-Sept. from 1:00 to 4:00 PM.  Ask questions; read the old books; review a high school entrance exam; try your hand at various toys and games, or do some arithmetic problems on a slate.

Come and find out what school was like in “the old days.” The Barkhamsted Historical Society’s one room schoolhouse, the old Center School on Center Hill Road (Rt. 181) just north of the intersection with Beach Rock Road in Barkhamsted, will be open the last Sunday of each month May-Sept. from 1:00 to 4:00 PM.  Ask questions; read the old books; review a high school entrance exam; try your hand at various toys and games, or do some arithmetic problems on a slate.