Historical Society of Easton, CT

11/02/2026

SAVE THE DATE: Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
Returns!
The Staples Academy Foundation and the Historical Society of Easton are thrilled to announce that storyteller Jonathan Kruk will return to Easton to bring Dickens' holiday classic to life in his one-man performance, becoming Scrooge, Marley, Cratchit, Tiny Tim and all the spirits. Don't miss this unforgettable celebration of story and the season.
Wednesday, December 9 and Thursday,
December 17
Doors 7:00 pm, show 7:30 pm
Easton Congregational Church, 290 Center Road, Easton
Adults $25. Students and children free.
Parking in the church lot and the Church Hall lot across the street.
Tickets for December 9th:

https://staplesacademyfoundation.org/event/dickens-a-christmas-carol-returns/

Tickets for December 17th:

https://staplesacademyfoundation.org/event/dickens-a-christmas-carol-returns-2/

Renowned storyteller Jonathan Kruk brings Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” to life with his signature blend of drama, wit, and warmth. A former English teacher turned full-time performer, Kruk…

10/28/2026

🎃 TOMORROW NIGHT! 🕯️

Master Storyteller Jonathan Kruk brings The Legend of Sleepy Hollow to life by candlelight, with Hudson Valley lore and the tale of the Headless Horseman.

📅 Thursday, Oct 29 • 7:30 PM (doors 7:00)
📍 Historic Easton Congregational Church
290 Center Road, Easton. (Parking in church lot.)
🎟️ Adults $25 • Students FREE

Get tickets: https://staplesacademyfoundation.org/event/the-legend-of-sleepy-hallow/

10/19/2026

Arrested in Easton for Keeping a Pig “whence other people water took!”

In December 1900, Fairfield County's health officer brought a complaint before Easton Justice of the Peace Selleck N. Osborn against Matthew Beharka. He had defied the Easton town health officer's order to remove a pig sty from his property, which was found to be a nuisance prejudicial to public health. The second count charged him with maintaining that nuisance along a stream feeding a reservoir in Easton that supplied the people of Bridgeport with water.
Long before zoning, wetlands commissions or Citizens for Easton, our town officials were willing to go to court to keep Easton's water clean. That was 126 years ago.
The tradition runs even deeper. Easton built its first reservoir in 1886. In the 1920s, laborers cleared the Mill River valley for the Easton Reservoir, and families gave up homes and farms so that hundreds of thousands of people in Fairfield County could have clean drinking water. When Easton adopted zoning in 1941, it matched development to what our rocky land, farms, private wells, and septic systems could safely support. In 1972, residents formed Citizens for Easton to defend that legacy, and they have done so ever since.
That legacy is still ours. Most of us drink from private wells, and the groundwater under our homes is connected to the wetlands and reservoirs around us.
The Saddle Ridge application, on 110 acres between Sport Hill, Silver Hill, Cedar Hill, and Westport Roads, is before the Conservation Commission tonight. Questions about wetlands, vernal pools, well water, and planned blasting are still open.
🗓 Tonight, Monday, Oct. 19, 7 pm📍 Samuel Staples Elementary School

If you have questions, please come. If you have concerns, please come. You don't need to be an expert or speak. Just being in the room tells the commission that Easton's neighbors are paying attention.
Our neighbors who came before us protected the water. Let's keep that tradition going.

10/15/2026

Helping support local preservation at the Congregational Church Hall means a great night of music, friends and refreshments! Come join the fun tonight!

09/28/2026

A heartfelt thank you to James Prosek for joining us Friday evening and sharing such an engaging talk about his childhood growing up in Easton, how the landscape, and the natural world inspires his art both in image and word. Through his stories, photographs, and artwork, James offered a fascinating look at the relationship between nature, history, and observation.
We are also grateful to everyone who came out and filled the hall. It was wonderful to see so many friends and neighbors gathered together for an evening of learning, conversation, and community.

09/14/2026

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
A Book Talk in Tales Told by Candlelight

Save the date: join us on Thursday, October 29th at 7:30pm for a spine-tingling evening with master storyteller Jonathan Kruk, bringing to life the legend of the Headless Horseman-the ghost of a Hessian trooper whose head was carried away by a cannonball during the Revolutionary War.

Presented by the Staples Academy Foundation and held in the historic Easton Congregational Church, this candlelit storytelling event draws from Kruk's own book, "Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley."

📅 Thursday, October 29th
🕖 Doors open at 7pm, performance begins at 7:30pm
📍 Easton Congregational Church, 290 Center Road, Easton
🎟️ Adults $25, all students free — open to all, registration recommended

Come in costume, bring the family, and settle in for a night of chills as the season turns. 🍂

Register now at www.staplesacademyfoundation.org

09/11/2026

09/10/2026

Encore! What a treat to have John Forgione on site during this beautiful day!

09/08/2026

Spotted on Church Hill today: local artist John Forgione, easel in hand, capturing the historic Staples Academy in beautiful plein air light! There's something special about watching our town's history come alive on canvas. Thank you, John, for sharing your talent and helping preserve Easton's story-one brushstroke at a time.