Hartford Historical Society

07/31/2026

07/19/2026

Saturday, July 25th is Scoops in the Park. Come have ice cream and popcorn, see classic cars, and enjoy Willowbrook Park. See you there!

07/18/2026

Scoops in the Park is next week! Join us at Willowbrook Park on Saturday, July 25 from noon to three. We'll have ice cream, popcorn, classic cars, and games.

05/28/2026

“When you marry in June, you’re a bride all your life." Visit Museum 53027’s wedding display. Items include a vintage bridal dress from Esther’s of Hartford and items from a 1942 hometown wedding.

Exhibit runs: Wed, June 3 – Sat, June 13
Summer hours: Wed 11-3, Thurs 12-4, Sat 10-4

03/24/2026

Try on a little of Hartford’s fashion history starting Saturday, March 28th at Museum 53027 when downtown celebrates Ladies Day Out.

Hartford entrepreneur, Esther Frank, opened a millinery shop in 1917 at 69 N. Main Street. Hats were an important staple in a woman’s wardrobe and Easter hats were carefully chosen to match the Easter outfit. Feathers, frills, bows and tulle were combined to make hats worthy of Easter Sunday.

The shop expanded in size, apparel and popularity through the years and was known as Esther’s of Hartford.

We will celebrate 120 years of Esther’s history in 2027.

02/19/2026

Hartford Historical Society volunteer, Ray Stelzer, works on one of the displays for the next pop up MUSEUM 53027. The event starts Monday, February 23 and runs through Thursday, February 26 at the Hartford Library.

See stories in print, photos and artifacts that tell the story of the communities that share zip code 53027.

02/12/2026

If you missed it the first time, you have another chance to see a museum popup the last week of February.

01/29/2026

🎥In case you missed it...

Members of our club were recently interviewed by Sally Jensen about Museum 53027 and our current pop-up event.

We're halfway through the week, but there's still time to visit and be a part of the conversation. Watch the clip and join us before it's over!

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01/20/2026