Billy Winter’s Neighborhood

Billy Winter’s Neighborhood

Deep River Historical Society NEW DATE!March 27, 2026, 7pmCarriage House, 245 Main St. “Billy Winter’s Neighborhood” Billy Winter, a self emancipated slave who made his home here, and the other black families who came to make their own contributions to Deep...
Announcing our Summer Opening & New Exhibit!

Announcing our Summer Opening & New Exhibit!

Deep River Historical Society will open its doors for the Summer Season on Saturday, June 4th from 1:00-4:00 pm and feature our newest exhibit, “Remembering Our World War II Veterans.” It’s been 80 years since the United States became involved in...
Remembering Those that Served

Remembering Those that Served

The practice of decorating the graves of fallen soldiers for Memorial Day dates back to the end of the Civil War. Memorial Day is a day to remember those who served and died for our freedom. The Deep River Historical Society has created a new exhibit highlighting the...

DRHS Senior Highlights Suffragette Exhibit 

Eric Mengler, a Senior student at Valley Regional High School created this video of Deep River Historical Society’s Suffragette exhibit that ran from 2020 to 2021. He photographed and researched archives to create this video as part of his capstone project. ...
Rise Up Sisters!

Rise Up Sisters!

“Rise Up Sisters!” is a traveling exhibit created by the CT Women’s Hall of Fame to depict the journey to women’s suffrage. This beautiful and educational exhibit will be on display at 159 Main Street in Deep River from Tuesday, November 10th to Sunday, November 22nd....