Monroe, CT Historical Society

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Monroe, CT Historical Society

The Monroe Historical Society is a volunteer-driven non-profit (501c3) dedicated to preserving Monroe's heritage and the spirit of our people.

The Monroe Historical Society was established in 1959 and engages in activities that are educational, cultural and social to encourage an insight into the past.

07/27/2026

The Monroe Historical Society is seeking fleece for spinning. If you have some that you would like to donate please bring it to the East Village Meeting house at 433 Barn Hill Road, Monroe, CT. Fleece can be deposited in the Christmas donation bins. As always, thank you to our wonderful community!

07/23/2026

MONROE, Conn. --- Shoppers can always find unique holiday gifts at the Monroe Historical Society's annual Christmas Fair. Held at the East Village Methodist Meeting House on Barn Hill Road, the fair offers ornaments, sleds, holiday decorations and toys, among its vast selection. However, donations o...

07/21/2026

Looking for a landscaper or someone that can help us with drainage at one of our historical properties. After the storm, of course as now we can see where our runoff is going. These areas also get very icy in the winter.

07/20/2026

The Monroe Historical Society is asking anyone participating in the town wide tag sale to consider donating any unsold Christmas decor to us for our annual Christmas fair. We will have extra bins out at the historic East Village Meeting House, 433 Barn Hill Road. We wish you all luck for Monroe’s first ever Town Wide Tag Sale. Thank you!

07/16/2026

Update
Thank you to all who offered advice and contacts we have found a person. Her name is Karen Leach and she is the past president of the CT WEAVERS guild She is going to help me get started off and mentor throughout the process, which were very excited about We definitely will keep all these other contacts and suggestions for future endeavors.💕

Anyone know how to re-warp and use this loom?
We are looking for a volunteer that can come and help us rethread it and learn to use it properly.

07/04/2026

Join your friends at the Monroe Historical Society as we celebrate America’s Semiquincentennial — 250 years of independence.

07/01/2026

MONROE, Conn. --- Kevin Daly remembers his school bus driving past the historic Bailey House at 150 Old Tannery Road in the 1970s, when he was a student at Chalk Hill Middle School. A single headstone in the backyard caught his eye. "I got chills up my spine that someone could be buried in someone's

06/26/2026

The Monroe Historical Society wanted to take a moment to thank our resident historian Kevin Daly for sharing his extensive knowledge with the Monroe CT 250 Committee. The Peppercorn Lease presentation was well attended and thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you Kevin!

06/25/2026

The Peppercorn Lease lecture by Kevin Daly starts on 20 minutes! Monroe, CT Historical Society America250 America 250 CT Commission Town of Monroe Edith Wheeler Memorial Library

Address

Monroe, CT
06468

Telephone

(203) 261-1383

Website

http://www.monroecthistory.org/

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