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The
Guilford Keeping Society collects,
preserves and shares the history and heritage of Guilford, Connecticut
for present and future generations.
The Society maintains and operates:
The Thomas
Griswold House Museum, which includes a circa 1774 New England
saltbox house, an early blacksmith shop, a large barn filled
with farm implements, two corn cribs and a Victorian three seat
privy or outhouse.
and
The Medad Stone Tavern which was built in 1803 by Medad Stone to serve as a Tavern. As the Boston Post Road was not rerouted that way it never opened. The building has 14 rooms and 10 fireplaces. The Guilford Keeping Society inherited it from Len Hubbard in 2001. It was decided to restore it and open it as the "Tavern that opened 200 years late." The property also holds a barn, corn crib and extensive fields. It is located at 197 Three Mile Course.
Call for further information - 203 453-2263
Along with the buildings, The Guilford Keeping Society maintains
an extensive collection of Guilford history: photographs,
journals, diaries, daybooks and other memorabilia mostly housed
in the "Guilford Room" of the Guilford
Free Library and available for use by the public for research
or browsing.
Annually, in July, the Society sponsors an Antiques
Festival & Sale featuring up to 100 quality dealers exhibiting
18th, 19th and 20th century furniture, glass, silver, textiles
and china.
SPECIAL EVENTS!
The Guilford Keeping Society
invites you to
our
49th Annual Guilford
Antiques Festival & Sale
on the grounds of the
Thomas Griswold House Museum
171 Boston Street
Guilford, CT 06437
Telephone (203) 453-3176
Saturday, July 25, 2009
9 AM to 4 PM, Rain or Shine
Up to 100 Quality Antique Dealers
18th, 19th and early 20th century antiques
Furniture - Wrought Iron - Silver
Tools - Jewelry - Glass - China
Maps - Prints - Postcards
Textiles - Lighting - Books
and more...
For info call :
Ginny Reinhard
203-795-6465
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