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245 Main Street

Deep River, CT. 06417

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860-526-1449

info@deepriverhistoricalsociety.org

245 Main Street

Deep River, CT 06417

Visiting Hours

Sunday 2 - 4 PM

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November 22, 2021Event, Newsby

Tis the Season to Luminate Deep River!

Christmas is the season of light. The Society is selling LUMINARIES for $25.00. Please consider joining us in lighting up Deep River this holiday season by decorating a luminary in honor of or in memory of someone in your life who was the light of your life. Someone who brought you joy. The kit will include everything you need to …
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October 27, 2021Newsby

Scarecrow at DRHS

We are loving our Scarecrow this year! DRHS Trustee and Town Historian Richard Kalapos has recreated the Leatherman persona for the Society this year. The Leatherman is a legend in this part of Connecticut as he wandered from town to town making an annual circuit from 1857 to 1889. His appearances were as regular as clockwork. He stayed in caves …
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Simon's Talk
October 21, 2021News, Talksby

Watch Simon LaPlace’s DRHS Talks – “Who Do You Think You Are?” & “Main Street”

Deep River Historical Society invited Simon R. LaPlace to give an informative talk at the Carriage House on September 23, 2021. He has recorded his talk and divided it into two parts.  Part 1 entitled “Who Do You Think You Are?” traces Simon’s family roots back to the Mayflower voyage of 1620. So many of the families that made their …
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September 14, 2021Event, Newsby

Deep River Family Day at the Stone House 2021

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 …
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September 9, 2021Event, Newsby

Week 12: The Stone House – Home of the Deep River Historical Society!

Located at 245 Main Street, this historic structure has been the home of the Deep River Historical Society for 75 years!  Built by Ezra Southworth in 1842, of local granite from the Southworth quarries, the Greek Revival style home has seen many changes over the years. Three generations of the Southworth family lived here.  Made of local granite this home …
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September 2, 2021Event, Newsby

Week 11: Find Columbia, “Lady Liberty” on the Veteran’s Memorial Green.

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 …
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August 26, 2021Event, Newsby

DRHS Week 10! George Desmond’s Baseball Monument at Devitt’s Field

Ever wonder why there is a large stone baseball monument at Devitt’s Field or who George Desmond was? George Desmond is considered to be the “Father of Baseball in Middlesex County.” For decades he was the driving force behind the Middlesex County League which was a semi-pro baseball organization that included over 20 local teams.  George Desmond was born at …
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August 24, 2021Event, Newsby

DRHS Guest Speaker Series Planned!

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 …
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August 18, 2021Event, Newsby

Week 9: Jones’s Garage

This week the focus is on Main Street, where so many of our businesses were repurposed from older businesses. This just reinforces what we talked about last week! That Deep River is a town with love and respect for the past, refurbishing old buildings and repurposing them rather than tearing them down to build new structures.  One of those businesses …
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August 12, 2021Event, Newsby

Summer Scavenger Hunt Week 8!

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 …
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The historical society is open throughout the summer, Thursdays 10 am-Noon and Sundays 2:00 – 4:00 PM.

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The Deep River Historical Society collects, preserves, and communicates the rich history of the Town of Deep River to the public through exhibits, programs, research collections, and publication.

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PO Box 151, Deep River, CT 06417

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July & August

Saturday: 2:00-4:00 pm

Sunday: 2:00-4:00 pm

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