Passport to fun in Norwalk!

“Letterboxing Trail”

Combines treasure hunting and stamping for a fun outdoor activity for all ages!

April 22-November 1,2012

FREE GIFT! To first 10 people to find all letterboxes by November 1, 2012

Kick-off Day!

Sunday, April 22,2012

Noon-4:00pm

Mill Hill Historic Park

Town House

2 East Wall Street

Norwalk, CT

Learn about letterboxing–Receive a clues booklet to Norwalk’s hidden treasures–Create your own personal (signature) stamp

For more information: info@norwalkhistoricalsociety.org or 203-846-0525

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A dynamic lecture with

Dr. Matthew Warshauer

on

Connecticut in the American Civil War:

Slavery, Sacrifice, and Survival

 

Saturday, March 3, 2012

2:30pm

South Norwalk Library

10 Washington Street
South Norwalk, CT 

Admission is free

Dr. Matthew Warshauer will offer a remarkable window into Connecticut’s involvement in a conflict that challenged and defined the unity of a nation.  The war is traced through the many facets and stories of battlefield, home front, and factory.  He will reveal the varied attitudes towards slavery and race before, during and after the war.

Co-sponsored by

The Rowayton Historical Society, the Norwalk Historical Society and the Norwalk Public Library System

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Norwalk Riverside Cemetery Civil War Soldier Monument

Help Us Restore “Chester”…

…Back to his Pedestal

All donations to the restoration project are greatly appreciated. Please make check payable to: “Norwalk Historical Society” in memo section specify “Civil War Statue”.  Mail to: P.O. Box 1640, Norwalk, CT  06852

 

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