by DRHS | May 10, 2023 | Event
June 3, 1-4 PM @ Deep River Historical Society Please join us for this special event for our members. We will have tours of the Stone House, including our popular and acclaimed WWII Exhibit and our monumental exhibit about the history of industry in Deep River,...
by DRHS | Mar 29, 2023 | Event
Carriage House Author Talks presents Bruce P. Stark, Peeling the Research Onion, How a Newspaper Article Led to a 300-page Book When: April 27 at 7 PM Where: The Carriage House Bruce Stark is a Connecticut native who has a Ph.D. in history from the University of...
by Christina Forristall | Oct 14, 2022 | Event
In recognition of the 75th anniversary of Deep River’s name change, we continue to celebrate everything Deep River. On October 23 there will be a program at the Deep River Town Hall with Big Band Music, refreshments, and much, much more. Tickets are available for FREE...
by Christina Forristall | Sep 28, 2022 | Event, Talks
On Sunday afternoon October 2nd, the Deep River Historical Society and the Chester Historical Societies welcome Erik Hesselberg to the Chester Meeting House. This well-known author and Haddam native will be speaking about steamboats on the CT River (1815 to 1931) and...
by Christina Forristall | Jul 24, 2022 | Event
Deep River Historical Society will be at Florence Griswold Museum on July 30th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm for their Midsummer Festival hand-On Minds-On Trail. We will be making paper airplanes and watching them soar. Society publications will be available for sale. Come...
by Christina Forristall | Mar 3, 2022 | Event, News
The Board of Trustees has voted to hold the Annual Meeting in person this year. This was a difficult decision, but with COVID numbers coming down we felt it was important to host an in-person meeting. We will ask everyone to wear a mask and seats will be placed at...