Category Archives: Avon
Avon Historical Society will open museums for tours
The Avon Historical Society will hold an open house Sunday, June 5 at its Living Museum with a book sale and signing of “Avon, Then & Now,” by Peter Wright. Cost of the book is $22. Tours of the museum and … Continue reading
Avon soldiers endured horrors of Civil War prisons
Ten Avon men of the 16th Connecticut were captured in North Carolina during the Civil War. Out of the 420 Union soldiers of the unit who were captured, about half perished in Confederate prisons. Three of the Avon men died … Continue reading
Get social at Civil War roundtable in Avon
The Avon Public Library, 281 Country Club Road, will hold a Civil War social and roundtable, a “meet and greet” session for Civil War buffs, on Thursday, May 12, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. History buffs are invited to talk … Continue reading
