The Haddam Historical Society

Thankful Arnold House Museum

June 9, 2022

News and Events

Connecticut Open House Day

Saturday, June 11, 2022

12 noon to 4 pm

Thankful Arnold House Museum

14 Hayden Hill Road, Haddam, CT

Free admission. Tour the house and the gardens.

Try your hand at some 19^th century chores!

Spring Stitches at the Museum

June 12, 2022

Spring Stitches in the Garden-Knitting Circle

Thankful Arnold House Museum, 14 Hayden Hill Road, Haddam

1 pm to 3 pm

Free and open to all

Do you have a knitting or needlework project that has been sitting around waiting for you to finish it? Join Beth Hartke to work on that neglected piece or start a new one and enjoy the company of others with NO modern-day intrusions. Registration is required, since space is limited. Admission is free. No Rain dates.

For further information or to register please call Lisa at Haddam Historical Society 860-345-2400 or contact@haddamhistory.org.

Haddam Shad Museum

Sunday, June 12, 2022

10 am to 3 pm

212 Saybrook Road, Higganum, CT

Last Day for the season. Stop by and learn about shad and shad fishing!

Haddam Historical Society Scholarship Award 2022

The Haddam Historical Society is thrilled to announce that its 2022 Scholarship was presented to Ryan James Thompson, son of Shelley Anne and Thomas B. Thompson of Higganum. The $500 scholarship award was based upon scholastic standing, contribution to school, community activities and interest in history.

Scholarship Chairperson, Susann Costa noted that this is the 10^th annual scholarship award and that the society is delighted to be able to help support the continued education of one of our community’s deserving students and advocate for the importance of history both locally and globally.

Photo: Thomas Thompson, Susann Costa, HHS Scholarship Chair, Ryan Thompson and Shelley Thompson.

Photo courtesy of Sarah Neal, Haddam Historical Society Education Coordinator

Digging for Good

Metal Detecting at the Thankful Arnold House Museum

June 25, 2022

3pm to 5 pm

Join Higganum residents Rob Harlow and Curt Chadwick together with their merry band of “detectorists”, both young and old, as they investigate the museum grounds for artifacts from the past. The Digging for Good group has a passion for exploring, history and being outside. They also give back to their community by making a donation to a local charity.

Their operation is simple—they will metal detect at a property owner’s request, the owner keeps all the finds and the “diggers” give back to the community by making a $75 donation to a local charity just for the opportunity to investigate. All of this is at no cost to the property owner.

On June 25 the crew will investigate areas at museum where the barn once stood and privy sites. Join us at 14 Hayden Hill Road, Haddam, CT. Free and open to the public. For more information on the Haddam Historical Society or event call 860-345-2400 or email contact@haddamhistory.org. For more information on Digging for Good visit their website at https://diggingforgood.com/.

HHS Banner visiting the the Chateau Mairy-sur-Marne in the Champagne region of France last week.

HHS Banner visiting the Place Des Vosges in Paris last week

Try your hand at some 19th century chores!

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Try your hand at some 19^th century chores!