Haddam Historical Society

Thankful Arnold House Museum

October 25, 2022

Fall Online Auction Fundraiser

Thankful Arnold’s Treasure Chest Online Auction 2022

November 4-11, 2022

Charity Online Auction for the Haddam Historical Society and Thankful Arnold House Museum

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The auction website is live and items are being added daily, so check back. Do a little window shopping before we go live on November 4.

This important online charity auction features an array of exceptional goods, unique experiences and one-of-a-kind items and will run from November 4 to November 11, 2022. We have a number of special donations from area businesses including flying lesson, cord of wood and dog spa treatment. Items include beautiful furniture, one-of-kind holiday decorations, jewelry and artwork.

We are still seeking donations to help make this event a huge success. Popular items include wine, antiques, collectibles, small furniture, gift certificates for goods and services, unique experiences, and useful items. If you have something you would like to donate to the auction, please email us at director@haddamhistory.org. We are accepting items until October 31, 2022.

This important fundraiser will help the organization and museum continue its important activities, programming and collections care.

Auction Sponsors

Beauty Society

Best Cleaners, Middletown

Caroline Gold Computer, Haddam

Digging for Good, Higganum

Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, Essex

Fitness & Tennis Center of Rocky Hill

Jessica’s Color Room, Middletown

Lance-scaping, Haddam

Learn 2 Fly CT, East Haddam

Malloves Jewelers, Middletown

Mikes’ Auto Service, Haddam

Nutmeg Pharmacy, Higganum

Shagbark Lumber & Farm Supplies

Town & Country Nurseries, Haddam

J.R. Wiese Enterprises-Firewood, Higganum

Wonder Paws, Haddam

Auction Preview Party

Friday, November 4, 2022

6:30 pm to 8 pm

Haddam Elementary School Library

On November 4, 2022 at 6:30 pm join us at Haddam Elementary School to view auction items and enjoy some nibbles and libations. There will be door prizes and “buy now” shop featuring unusual bargains and items too special to put online. Stop by anytime between 6:30 pm and 8 pm for a look and catch up with neighbors, friends and other history supporters!

Save the Date

Founders’ Day Celebration

November 6, 2022

2 pm to 4 pm

Thankful Arnold House Museum

Outdoor Celebration with cider, donuts and fire pit.

Tour of Field Park and acknowledgement of Haddam’s Native American’s and first settlers. We will also recognize the 2022 outstanding volunteers.

History Fact: Many written histories credit the design of the Field Parks in Haddam to the famous Frederick Law Olmstead (Central Park) but that is inaccurate. Field Park was designed by Benjamin Scott Olmstead of Rye, New York who was a distant relative of the more well-known landscape architect. B.S. Olmstead designed relatively small commissions and was the landscaper of the Larchmont Yacht Club. Learn more on November 6, 2022.

Entrance to Field Park, circa 1885

Below program hosted by our friends at Old Burial Yard of Thirty Mile Island

Christmas Through the Ages

To celebrate the holiday season, the Haddam Historical Society will host Christmas Through the Ages at the historic Thankful Arnold House Museum where visitors can step back, slow down and savor the sights, sounds and smells of the past.

The museum will feature three rooms specially curated to reflect different time periods from early America to the mid-2oth century. The historic kitchen of the house will focus on Colonial Connecticut and will feature gingerbread delights and delicacies. The Front Parlor will highlight the elaborate and sumptuous Victorian period while the Back Parlor will illustrate a sleek, modern 1950s Christmas. Guest curators will create unique and memorable vignettes of holiday’s past.

The Society gift shop will be packed with a variety of goodies including themed gifts to capture the spirit of Christmas Through the Ages including old-fashioned candy, Colonial -period toys, locally handcrafted goods, kissing balls, holiday cards with scenes of area landmarks and so much more. In addition, visitors can enter our holiday raffle for fabulous prizes including a stay at the Mystic Inn, Goodspeed Tickets, Restaurant gift certificates and a one-of-a-kind, luxury, handcrafted birdhouse. This is an event not to be missed.

A special members open house will be held on Sunday, November 20 from 1 pm to 4 pm, so become a member and you will be one of the first to experience Christmas Through the Ages. Public Hours for the event will be Saturday and Sunday, December 3 and 4, 2022 from 10 am to 4 pm and Saturday and Sunday, December 10 and 11, 2022 from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is free and the museum is located at 14 Hayden Hill Road, Haddam, CT.

Haddam Historical Society | contact@haddamhistory.org| 860-345-2400|

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