In 1935,
Glastonbury had no historical society, and the
Gideon Welles House stood empty and in the way of a
post office that was to be built in Glastonbury
Center, at the intersection of Hebron Avenue and
Main Street. The house was to be torn down. But
Dr. Lee J. Whittles and others in Glastonbury,
recognizing the house’s historic
significance,
formed a committee to save it from destruction.
In 1936,
they succeeded by encouraging Ernest Victor
Llewellyn to purchase the house and have it moved to
a nearby lot on New London Turnpike. The committee
that formed to save the house became the Historical
Society. Working with Mr. Llewellyn, they had the
house declared a national historic building.
From
that beginning, the Historical Society of
Glastonbury has continued to preserve the Town’s
past, and to display it in an educational,
entertaining fashion. Please visit us at the Museum
on the Green, corner of Main and Hubbard Street, or
at the Welles-Shipman-Ward House, 972 Main Street,
South Glastonbury.
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Own a piece of history
and help the Historical Society of
Glastonbury pursue its mission of
collecting, preserving, and interpreting
the history and culture of our
319-year-old town.
Mission
Our objective is to educate through the
preservation and promotion of
Glastonbury's extraordinary historical
legacy by preserving, owning,
maintaining and operating multiple
historic properties, holding public
events, providing education and other
services, publishing regular newsletters
and columns in the Citizen, holding
membership events, and consistently
updating and improving exhibits and
facilities. Support for our work
comes primarily from members, business
sponsors, foundations and the State and
Town.
We are
collecting items for the
40th Annual Antiques Show
Saturday on the Green June
22nd. China,
glassware, furniture,
jewelry, anything taking up
your valuable space could be
what someone else is looking
for.
Please help the Historical
Society’s Booth with a
donation! We are looking
for old and new; good, used
knick-knacks; and
“treasures”. Help
spread that word toyour family, friends and
neighbors know that we need
items for the booth!
You may drop your items off
at the Museum on Mondays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9
A.M. - 4 P.M or we will pick
them up at your
convenience.
Presented by HSG Facilities
Chair Mr. Joseph Green.
Green's talk at the HSG
annual meeting will focus on
the process of finding the
Tobacco Shed, taking it
down, reconstructing it, and
its history.
This presentation is free
and open to the public.
Welles Shipman Ward
House Museum and property open with
FREE tours
today!
Sponsored by the CT Office
of Tourism. A great
way to discover and
rediscover what is in your
backyard.
formed a committee to save it from destruction.
