Author: Christina Forristall

Family Day is September 18, 2021. The Stone House will be open from 10am to 2pm with a Grand Finale Scavenger Hunt for all age groups! We want you to find the “gems” hidden in plain sight. Stop in and see us. We have a lot to show you.  This will also be the last opportunity for visitors to see …

Columbia was created by C.D. Batchelor in 1943. She was unveiled at the Deep River Library by Delores Smith, age 10, sister of Corporal Joseph Smith, the first Deep River “boy” to be killed in World War II and Mr. Batchelor on November 19, 1943. In 1970, Columbia was moved to Library Park, now renamed Veteran’s Memorial Green, on Main …

The Programs Committee has invited historians from the community to come and share their stories and knowledge of Deep River in a series of talks to be held in the Carriage House this fall and winter with Covid-19 restrictions in place for everyone’s safety. We welcome Simon R. LaPlace, probably best known as the past owner of the LaPlace’s Furniture …

Find the monument honoring our Revolutionary War Soldiers in Winthrop Cemetery.  It is the monument in front of the flagpole at Winthrop Cemetery, placed there for the Bicentennial and dedicated in 1976. A wreath is laid there every Memorial Day. The Revolutionary War monument for Deep River was a gift of the American Legion Post #61. These eight men all lived a …

Last week we took a look at the men who built ships in Deep River. This week’s challenge involves looking for the men who sailed the ships, sometimes known as “Blue Water Masters.”  Captain Calvin Williams built his stately home on Kirtland St in view of the CT River. It is the only other stone house in Deep River, located …