Squires Tavern Quarterly
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2015
BHS 1846 Quilt Steps Up, Ward's Calico Dyes, Endowment Fund is Up and Running, BHS Annual Tag/Book Sale, May 15, 9-12, Walk Through Time, April 18, Center School, Lunaria, Squire's Tavern on FVVA Bus Tour Itinerary, May 2, 2015, Class Photo Project, 1954, Railroad Meeting at Hitchcocksville, January 13, 1847, Quarterly Index, March 2014 - December 2014
Barkhamsted Historic Sites Recognized, Witchcraft, Insanity & Murder in Barkhamsted, Old Barkhamsted Day, Tavern Visitor Count Reached 690 in 2014, Lighthouse Descendants to Descend on Barkhamsted, Barkhamsted Lighthouse Site Designated as an Archaeological Preserve, Newsletter Distribution Is Expanding, Spring Cleaning, Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social, August 15, 2 p.m., The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America
Lighthouse Descendants Meet in Barkhamsted, Early Taverns of Barkhamsted, Old Barkhamsted Day, September 12, 2015, 12 p.m., Campers Visit Squire’s Tavern, Stories from Old School Books, Center School Open September 27, 1-4 p.m., Big Tag Sale 2015, 9 a.m., Aug. 28, 29, 30, New Sign for the School House, BHS Events, BHS 2015 Annual Meeting, Sept. 20, 4 p.m., Pig Roast Oct. 3, 5 p.m., Barn Dance Oct 3, 7 p.m.
Murder in Barkhamsted Hollow Book Signing, Dec. 11, Harvest at the Tavern, Decipher, Mallory School, Class Picture Project, Barkhamsted Historical Society Wants to Preserve the Merrill Tavern, The Election Of 1815, The Town Constable, 1813, 1st-Ever Pig Roast & Barn Dance, Oct. 3, Old Barkhamsted Day, Sept. 12
2016
Ullmann Family Descendant Visits Squire’s Tavern, BHS Volunteers, The Goss Tavern Murder: For the First Time, the Full Story, The Grand Jurors, Mrs. Case’s Old Loom, Finally We See Dr. Amos Beecher, 2016 Old Barkhamsted Day, May 14th, Tag Sale, May 6 & 7, 2016
Photos of Old Riverton Obtained, Impact of Sheep in Early America, The Pleasant Valley Drive-In: A Piece of Americana, Beach Rock: A Hidden Gem, Second Annual Pig Roast, A “Walk Through Time” Hike – July 16, Barkhamsted Historical Society Annual Meeting, Barkhamsted’s One-Room Schoolhouse June 10TH Program, Early Food Preservation, BHS Events, Old Hand-Operated Well Pump Needed
The William Taylor Diaries, The Spotted Fever Epidemic, 1807-1808, We Lose Two Friends, Major Collection Donations Received, Vito Covelli's Mail Man, Help Wanted By BHS Board!!, Membership Renewals And Annual Meeting, BHS Events, Tavern Night– October 22, 7-9:30 PM
Lambert Hitchcock: The Missing Portrait, Landgraf Soapstone Quarry Booklet, Tavern Night 2016 -- Biggest and Best Ever, BHS First Program of 2017 Program Series, The Tavern Garden, Money in the Early 19th Century, BHS Events, Help Wanted by BHS Board, BHS Christmas Open House
2017
Historical Society Changes Web Site and e-mail Addresses, Doing Business in Barkhamsted in the Early 1800s, The Riverton Village Improvement Society, 1894, Old Barkhamsted Day, 2017, Squire’s Tavern Christmas Open House, Upcoming Program on Beecher and 19th Century medicine., New Photos of Tavern, BHS Events
Dr. Beecher and the Practice of Medicine in the 19th Century, Annual Meeting/ Old Home Day, Sept. 10, 2017, Barkhamsted Historical Society Annual Meeting Combines with Old Home Day, Dollars and Cents and Signs, ANNUAL PIG ROAST Aug. 26, 4-6 pm, Winsted Herald, May 12, 1876 “About Town”, The Story of Crab Grass, Barkhamsted Historical Society’s Tavern Night 2017, Planetary Science in the One-Room Schoolhouse, Barkhamsted Historical Society’s Walk Through Time, Photos of Wednesday Crew at the Tavern.....Help Wanted, BHS Events
Covelli Family Donates Painting, The Small-Pox Outbreak of 1894, Planetary Science in the One Room Schoolhouse, Mullein, Tavern Night 2017, Old Home Day, Sept 10, 2017, Barkhamsted Center School, Coming Events, Christmas at the Tavern, 2017, BHS Events, Membership Renewals Due Sept 10
A Chestnut Tree For Bob, Annual Pig Roast, Tavern Night: Better than ever, Merrill Tavern Update, Christmas at Squire’s Tavern: “A Great Way To Get In The Mood”, Barkhamsted Politics was Heated, Annual Meeting, Old Home Day, Sept 10, 2017, Barkhamsted Center School, A Bit of Old-time Mental Exercise, 1905: The Year of Riverton’s “Large Ugly Deer”, BHS Events
2018
The Weed Cemetery, Old Barkhamsted Day, We Lose a Good Friend, A Very Special Tree, School Class Photo Project, Tavern Sets Visitor Record, 80 Years Ago at Camp White, Historical Society Calendar, We Want Your Stuff
A Carriage for the Tavern, Bird Print Display and Talk, Our One Room Schoolhouse, Let’s Walk Through Time, A Newspaper Has Arrived at the Tavern, From the Archives, A Cheese of Cider?, Our Annual Pig Roast, Schools of Barkhamsted, Volunteers Keep Us Going, Historical Society Calendar
Lambert Hitchcock Bicentennial, American Chestnut Blight Part II, Flax in Bloom, Annual Meeting & Elections, Calendar of Events
The Mystery of Stanclift Cove, Big News On Merrill Tavern, Meet Caleb Mills Saville, Open House & Christmas at the Tavern, Tavern Night a Big Hit!, Christmas Gift Buying Anxiety?, A Blast From the Past, Selectmen in Early Barkhamsted, Calendar, Help Wanted
2019
Pelatiah Allyn Reconsideration, Barkhamsted Census of 1800, Class Photo Project, Calendar of Events
Raley Rubber Company History, Votes for Women Part I, WWII Grocer Ceiling Prices, Calendar of Events
Votes for Women Part II, Jury of Inquest Practice, 1880s Schoolhouse Portrait, Calendar of Events
Saville Dam Marker, Deacon Joseph Wilder, Figgy Pudding Evolution, Calendar of Events
2020
Genealogical Coincidence, The Colonial Tythingmen, Barkhamsted Hollow Farm Photos, Calendar of Events
English Roots Travelogue, Hitchcock Factory Homecoming, The Town Stocks, Calendar of Events
Merrill Tavern Secrets, Faux Hearth Food Art, Riverton Asparagus Fields, Calendar of Events
Clearing out the Brush at Merrill Tavern, Dr. Timothy Miller Scandal, 1798 Livestock Ledger, Calendar of Events
2021
Pleasant Valley Bridge History, Squire's Tavern Dec. 2000 Restoration, COVID-19 Local Diaries, Calendar of Events
Greenwoods Pond Photo (1920), COVID-19 Series Part II, Merrill Tavern Tag Sale, Calendar of Events
20-Year Lease Milestone, COVID-19 ICU Chronicle, Fifth-Grade Correspondence, Calendar of Events
Netflix in Barkhamsted, C. Albert Honold Farm, Roofing Emergency at the Tavern, Calendar of Events
2022
Col. John Reitemeyer, Center Schoolhouse 1929 Records, Deming Coverlets, Calendar of Events
Town Historian Eulogy (Doug Roberts), 14,000-Year-Old Paleo Point, William Taylor Blanket Chest, Calendar of Events
Rev. Ozias Eells & Culper Spy Ring, Saving Squire's Tavern, Colonial Lawn Games, Calendar of Events
The Schoolhouse Hen, Lambert Hitchcock Timeline, Vintage Carriage Ads, Calendar of Events
2023
Doug Roberts Memorial Bench, Escaping the Reservoir (Moving Merrill Tavern 1933), Susie-Q Unmasked, Calendar of Events
Linne Landgraf Tribute, Barn Model Exhibit, Hitchcock Savings Bank Stock Certificates, Calendar of Events
West Hill Poet (Claire Covelli), Arba Alford’s Notebook (1790s), 1976 Cassette Recovery (Dairy Farming), Calendar of Events
The Merrill Family Lineage, Vito Covelli Landscape Donation, Colonial Exhibition Program (1850), Calendar of Events
2024
March 2024 - Update link
Spring Community Programs & Historical Updates, Local Archives & Family History Spotlights, Squire's Tavern Maintenance & Volunteer Calls, Calendar of Events
John Brown's Tree, 1806 Sawmill Ledger, BHS Archives (Chamber of Commerce 1920-1924), Calendar of Events
Peoples State Forest Centennial, Colonial Chemistry (Lye, Soap & Potash), 1949 Telephone Directory, Calendar of Events
Christmas Panel Resurrection, 1955 Flood Imagery, Collection Corner (Eagle Scythe Shop Invoice), Calendar of Events