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The Sharon Historical Society The Sharon Historical Society & Museum collects, preserves, and shares Sharon's stories.

Join us Sunday, November 8th, at 2 pm for a keynote lecture from Connecticut State Historian Andy Horowitz. Free to all...
10/12/2026

Join us Sunday, November 8th, at 2 pm for a keynote lecture from Connecticut State Historian Andy Horowitz. Free to all, but please let us know you are coming at [email protected]. Reception to follow.

Join us Sunday, October 25th, at 3pm for an encore lecture by Exhibition Curator and Sharon Historical Society & Museum ...
10/10/2026

Join us Sunday, October 25th, at 3pm for an encore lecture by Exhibition Curator and Sharon Historical Society & Museum Board Chair Chris Robinson on the fascinating discoveries uncovered during research for the exhibition Independence Revisited: Sharon in 1776, 1876, and 1976. Reception to follow.

We're participating in the Sharon Art Walk this Saturday, October 10th from 3-6pm! Scroll to see the map of all particip...
10/06/2026

We're participating in the Sharon Art Walk this Saturday, October 10th from 3-6pm! Scroll to see the map of all participating locations, and then head to the Gallery of Dreams at 5pm for a reception featuring 18 local artists' exhibits, refreshments, live music, pot luck and a bonfire.

And that’s a wrap on our first-ever dahlia festival. 🎉Thank you to all our contestants, our amazing judges Allison Chase...
09/28/2026

And that’s a wrap on our first-ever dahlia festival. 🎉Thank you to all our contestants, our amazing judges Allison Chase, Sarah C**n, Lynden Miller, Steve Ketterer, event co-chairs Rhonda Schwartz & Claudia Gersh, our Events Team Myra Plescia, Katie Petibon, and our amazing interns Lydia Fleming, Danny Lesch, and Annabelle Chu. Our generous sponsors made it all possible: Dahlia Daughters, Danica, Dugazon, Eversource Energy, GK Electric, J.P. Gifford, Le Gamin, National Iron Bank, Nee Images Landscaping, Paley’s Farm Market, Wheeler W**e Merchant. Thank you to tireless SHS Trustees BZ Coords, Mo Dore, Debbie Donovan, Buffy Easton, Elizabeth John, Alexandra Peters, Jacob Remes, Chris Robinson, Marel Rogers, Brian Ross, Jodi Scheurenbrand, Rhonda Schwartz, Eileen Tedesco, Richard Vietor. See you all next September for more dahlias.

The History Club lecture with Dana Meyer on this coming Saturday, September 19th, has been postponed; we'll share the re...
09/17/2026

The History Club lecture with Dana Meyer on this coming Saturday, September 19th, has been postponed; we'll share the rescheduled date soon. The Sharon Historical Society & Museum will be open Saturday, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.

Join in a community remembrance and memorial to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday, September 11th, at the Shar...
09/10/2026

Join in a community remembrance and memorial to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday, September 11th, at the Sharon Fire House, 36 West Main Street. The event starts with an open house at 4 pm, the ceremony at 5 pm, followed by hot dogs and hamburgers. The Historical Society will collect and archive written community remembrances at the event and throughout the month.

Special Cemetery Tour This Weekend! Please join the Trustees of Hillside Cemetery and the Hillside Stoners, who clean an...
09/09/2026

Special Cemetery Tour This Weekend!
Please join the Trustees of Hillside Cemetery and the Hillside Stoners, who clean and care for the gravestones, for a tour of the graves of our Revolutionary War veterans and other Sharon residents who shaped our town's history. The first tour is this Saturday, September 12th at 2 pm.
A second tour will be on Saturday, September 19th at 11 am.

Click here to enter your dahlias:https://sharonhist.org/best-in-bloom-flower-show-entry/Click here to buy tickets to Sep...
08/22/2026

Click here to enter your dahlias:
https://sharonhist.org/best-in-bloom-flower-show-entry/

Click here to buy tickets to Sept 26th preview cocktail party & fall fundraiser:
https://sharonhist.org/donations/best-in-bloom-tickets/

Introducing a new event here at the Gay-Hoyt House: our first annual Dahlia Festival over the weekend of September 26th and 27th - between the Saturday night cocktail party and the Sunday afternoon community event with free activities and refreshments, there is something for everyone! ⁠
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Thank you to our event sponsors who make all of this possible! ⁠
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Dugazon: 19 West Main St. ⁠
Dahlia Daughters: 229 Amenia Union Rd ⁠
Paley's Farm Market: 230 Amenia Rd ⁠
New Images Landscaping: 2 Murtagh Rd.⁠
GK Electric: 43 Hospital Hill Rd. ⁠
Wheeler W**e Merchant: 12 Gay St. ⁠
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Sunday July 26th at 3pm - Lecture by exhibition curator and Board Chair Chris Robinson on the fascinating discoveries un...
07/25/2026

Sunday July 26th at 3pm - Lecture by exhibition curator and Board Chair Chris Robinson on the fascinating discoveries uncovered during research for our current exhibition! 18 Main Street Sharon CT 06069 Free to All! See you there!

Today! Saturday July 25th at 2pm - this month's History Club features Brent Colley for a deep dive into the history of S...
07/25/2026

Today! Saturday July 25th at 2pm - this month's History Club features Brent Colley for a deep dive into the history of Sharon's iconic clock tower!

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18 Main Street
Sharon, CT
06069

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 4pm
Thursday 12pm - 4pm
Friday 12pm - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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(860) 364-5688

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