Cornwall Historical Society

860-672-0505

https://www.cornwallhistoricalsociety.org

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April 2026
Evening Potluck Discussion

April 25 @ 5:30 pm EDT

In anticipation of Cornwall's celebration of America's 250th and our upcoming exhibit, please join us in reading "Litchfield County in the American Revolution" by Peter Vermilyea, followed by an evening potluck discussion with the author on Saturday, April 25. RSVP by April 19 at cornwallhistoricalsociety.org or 860-672-0505.

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0 events 1 0 events, 1	1 event 2 1 event, 2 7:00 pm Recurring Cornwall Agricultural Advisory Commission Meeting – Town Hall March 2 @ 7:00 pm EST Recurring Cornwall Agricultural Advisory Commission Meeting – Town Hall 1st Monday at 7:30pm, except as noted Town Hall January (No meeting) February 2nd -7 pm March 2nd- 7pm April 6th -7:30pm May 4th -7:30pm June 1st- 7:30pm July 5th_ 7:30pm August 3rd- 7:30pm August 31th- 7:30pm September (No meeting) October (No meeting) November (No meeting) December (No meeting)	3 events 3 3 events, 3 5:30 pm Recurring Inlands Wetland Agency – Hybrid March 3 @ 5:30 pm EST Recurring Inlands Wetland Agency – Hybrid 1st Tuesday - 5:30 or 7:00 p.m., as noted Zoom/Hybrid/ or in person Town Hall or Cornwall Library January 6th- 5:30 - Library February 3rd -5:30-Library March 3rd -5:30-Library April 7"'- 5:30- Library May 5th- 7pm- Town Hall June 2nd- 7pm- Town Hall July 7th-7pm- Town Hall August 4h- 7pm- Town Hall September 1st-7pm-Town Hall [Read More...], 6:00 pm Postponed POSTPONED! Freedom of Information (FOI) Training Session – Library March 3 @ 6:00 pm EST Postponed POSTPONED! Freedom of Information (FOI) Training Session – Library The training will be rescheduled for April; a new date and time will be shared soon. The Town of Cornwall will be hosting an in-person Freedom of Information (FOI) training session on Tuesday, March 3rd 6:00 pm at the Cornwall Library. This session will provide an overview of FOI requirements and best practices for public [Read More...], 7:30 pm Recurring Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library March 3 @ 7:30 pm EST Recurring Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library Clerk: Jane Hall - (860) 672-4959 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month 7:30pm Hybrid/Zoom & In Person - Cornwall Library Unless otherwise changed by the Board of Selectmen	1 event 4 1 event, 4 4:00 pm Recurring Board of Education Meeting – CCS March 4 @ 4:00 pm EST Recurring Board of Education Meeting – CCS Clerk-Annie Kosciusko- (860) 672-2939 ext.3 1st Wednesday of month (Except July & August) 4:00 p.m.CCS Library or on Zoom if indicated	1 event 5 1 event, 5 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library March 5 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EST Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado. Thursday mornings 10:30 – noon, and Saturday, March 7, 10:30 – noon. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita.	1 event 6 1 event, 6 11:00 am - 11:45 am Recurring Toddler Tumble Time – UCC Parish House March 6 @ 11:00 am - 11:45 am EST Recurring Toddler Tumble Time – UCC Parish House Toddler Tumble Time: Friday, Feb 6th, 13, 20, and 27; March 6 and 13 from 11-11:45am. Ages 18 months-3 years old. Parent must participate. $95. Checks payable to Miss Sherry’s Dance fitness at first class. 6 sessions at the UCC Parish House. Register on Cornwallparkrec.org	4 events 7 4 events, 7 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library March 7 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EST Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado. Thursday mornings 10:30 – noon, and Saturday, March 7, 10:30 – noon. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita., 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Postponed POSTPONED: Little Guild Open House March 7 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm EST Postponed POSTPONED: Little Guild Open House POSTPONED The Little Guild for the Welfare of Animals will host a public open house on Saturday, March 7th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., celebrating the opening of its new animal shelter at 285 Sharon-Goshen Turnpike in West Cornwall. We look forward to the community coming to see our new home!, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Art Opening: Landscapes by Don Bracken – Library March 7 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST Art Opening: Landscapes by Don Bracken – Library Don Bracken is a process-oriented artist whose work evolves from the discovery of natural materials, which are then synthesized and formalized in the studio. His work derives from both the physical landscape and the archeological traces of civilization, combining elements such as clay, local earth, natural pigments, and plant material. He incorporates rich textures, color, [Read More...] + 1 More
0 events 8 0 events, 8	1 event 9 1 event, 9 7:00 pm Republican Town Committee Meeting – Library March 9 @ 7:00 pm EDT Republican Town Committee Meeting – Library Cornwall RTC meeting on March 9th at 7:00pm at the Cornwall Library.	3 events 10 3 events, 10 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Community/Senior Lunch – UCC Parish House March 10 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT Community/Senior Lunch – UCC Parish House MUST RSVP by March 7th to park.recreation@cornwallct.gov or call/text Bethaney Mastrocola (860) 419-5337, 5:00 pm Recurring Waste Water Management Project Meeting – Hybrid/Library March 10 @ 5:00 pm EDT Recurring Waste Water Management Project Meeting – Hybrid/Library 2nd Tuesday of month at 5:00pm Hybrid/Zoom/In Person - Cornwall Library January 13 February 10 March 10 April 14 May 12 June 9 July 14 August 11 Septembers October 13 November 10 Decembers, 7:00 pm Recurring Planning & Zoning Meeting – Hybrid/Library March 10 @ 7:00 pm EDT Recurring Planning & Zoning Meeting – Hybrid/Library Clerk-Spencer Musselman- (860) 672-4957 Planning & Zoning Commission 2nd Tuesday -7:00 p.m. Except as noted*** Zoom/Hybrid/or in person - Cornwall Library	0 events 11 0 events, 11	1 event 12 1 event, 12 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library March 12 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado. Thursday mornings 10:30 – noon, and Saturday, March 7, 10:30 – noon. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita.	2 events 13 2 events, 13 11:00 am - 11:45 am Recurring Toddler Tumble Time – UCC Parish House March 13 @ 11:00 am - 11:45 am EDT Recurring Toddler Tumble Time – UCC Parish House Toddler Tumble Time: Friday, Feb 6th, 13, 20, and 27; March 6 and 13 from 11-11:45am. Ages 18 months-3 years old. Parent must participate. $95. Checks payable to Miss Sherry’s Dance fitness at first class. 6 sessions at the UCC Parish House. Register on Cornwallparkrec.org, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm LEGO Club – Library March 13 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT LEGO Club – Library Calling all builders! Join us in the community room for a monthly LEGO club meeting. We will work on a theme-related project together and then spend time free-building. We'll provide the bricks, just bring your imagination! Registration required, ages 5 and up.	3 events 14 3 events, 14 10:00 am - 11:30 am Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring In Gouache and Watercolors – Library March 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring In Gouache and Watercolors – Library Experiment with combining rich colors of gouache opaque paints with watercolors for Spring flowers and blossoming landscapes. Supplies will be available for use at class if you do not have them. $75 includes 3 weekly Saturday sessions - payable to the instructor at class. Registration is required at cornwalllibrary.org or 860-672-6874, 10:00 am - 11:30 am Hike Foote-Pope and Furnace Brook Preserve March 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT Hike Foote-Pope and Furnace Brook Preserve On Saturday, March 14 at 10am there will be a fun hike on the Foote-Pope and Furnace Brook Preserve Trail. This is a .5 plus .75 easy circuit through open fields and wooded terrain that opens onto Furnace Brook and Cornwall Village, a must-know amenity for Village walkers. Meet at the entrance at the bottom [Read More...], 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm A Conversation with Letty Pogrebin – Library March 14 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EDT A Conversation with Letty Pogrebin – Library Letty Cottin Pogrebin is a prominent American author, journalist, activist, and lecturer known as a founding editor of Ms. magazine. A key figure in second-wave feminism and Jewish activism, she has published over a dozen books, including memoirs, non-fiction, and novels. Anne Kreamer will interview Pogrebin. She is an American journalist and author who specializes [Read More...]
0 events 15 0 events, 15	1 event 16 1 event, 16 6:30 pm Recurring Park and Recreation Meeting – Hybrid/Library March 16 @ 6:30 pm EDT Recurring Park and Recreation Meeting – Hybrid/Library Director-Bethany Mastrocola- (860) 672-4071 3rd Monday of month, except as noted* 6:30 p.m Cornwall Library, Hybrid/Zoom & In Person January 12 at 6:30* February 9 at 6:30* March 16 April 20 May 18 June 15 July 20 August 17 September 21 October 19 November 16 December 21	1 event 17 1 event, 17 7:30 pm Recurring Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library March 17 @ 7:30 pm EDT Recurring Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library Clerk: Jane Hall - (860) 672-4959 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month 7:30pm Hybrid/Zoom & In Person - Cornwall Library Unless otherwise changed by the Board of Selectmen	2 events 18 2 events, 18 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Digital Safety for Seniors – Library March 18 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EDT Digital Safety for Seniors – Library Workshop by Linda Liano of Program Sage. With cybercrime and digital abuse on the rise, it's important for everyone to be aware of the dangers and – even more important – be ready with a plan for when something goes wrong. In this interactive, 90-minute workshop tailored specifically for adults age 55+, we begin by [Read More...], 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Community Social Hour – UCC Parish House March 18 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT Community Social Hour – UCC Parish House Just drop by UCC Parish House for a snack and drinks with friends.	4 events 19 4 events, 19 9:00 am - 10:00 am Recurring Cornwall Conservation Commission Meeting – Zoom or In Person March 19 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT Recurring Cornwall Conservation Commission Meeting – Zoom or In Person 3rd Thursday of month, except as noted* at 9:00 a.m. on Zoom (In person at Cornwall Library in March and November) January 15 February (No meeting) March 19 In Person April 16 May 21 June 18 July 16 August 20 September 17 October 15 November 19 - In person December (No meeting), 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library March 19 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado. Thursday mornings 10:30 – noon, and Saturday, March 7, 10:30 – noon. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita., 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Pickleball – CCS March 19 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT Recurring Pickleball – CCS Thursday, March 19th Pickleball at Cornwall Consolidated School 6-8pm. Adults 18+, Three courts-nets, balls provided. Paddles available for use. Note: Holidays and school cancellations or early closings there will be NO pickleball. No pickleball 4-16-26 + 1 More	1 event 20 1 event, 20 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm After School Bracelet Making – Town Hall March 20 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT After School Bracelet Making – Town Hall After school bracelet making at town hall, 3:30-4:30. Make bracelets. Grades 2-6. Free. Limited space. Sign up on cornwallparkrec.org	2 events 21 2 events, 21 10:00 am - 11:30 am Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring In Gouache and Watercolors – Library March 21 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring In Gouache and Watercolors – Library Experiment with combining rich colors of gouache opaque paints with watercolors for Spring flowers and blossoming landscapes. Supplies will be available for use at class if you do not have them. $75 includes 3 weekly Saturday sessions - payable to the instructor at class. Registration is required at cornwalllibrary.org or 860-672-6874, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Spring Fling Fundraiser March 21 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT Spring Fling Fundraiser The Cornwall Child Center's annual Spring Fling Fundraiser will take place on Saturday, March 21st from 6-10 PM at the White Hart Inn in Salisbury, CT. Ticket details and more information can be found at cornwallchildcenter.org.
1 event 22 1 event, 22 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Cornwall Community Sing-A-Long – UCC Parish House March 22 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT Cornwall Community Sing-A-Long – UCC Parish House Musicians Ed Thorney and Greg Reiss (of the popular local folk band Northwest Passage) will get everyone singing favorite folk, campfire and familiar American songs. How long since you’ve sung Puff the Magic Dragon, America the Beautiful, and other Sing-A-Long classics? This fun-for-all-ages event is sponsored by the Cornwall Association. Refreshments will be served. Come [Read More...]	1 event 23 1 event, 23 7:00 pm Recurring Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting – Zoom or In Person March 23 @ 7:00 pm EDT Recurring Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting – Zoom or In Person 4th Monday except as noted * 7:00 p.m. - on Zoom and/or in person Town Hall Meeting Room Monday January 26 Monday February 23 Monday March 23 Monday April 27 Tuesday May 26* Monday June 22 Monday July 27 Monday August 24 Monday September 28 Monday October 26 Monday November 23 Monday December 28	2 events 24 2 events, 24 9:00 am - 10:00 am Community/Senior Breakfast – UCC Parish House March 24 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT Community/Senior Breakfast – UCC Parish House MUST RSVP by March 21st to park.recreation@cornwallct.gov or call/text Bethaney Mastrocola (860) 419-5337, 7:30 pm Recurring Economic Development Committee Meeting – Hybrid March 24 @ 7:30 pm EDT Recurring Economic Development Committee Meeting – Hybrid 4th Tuesday at 7:30pm (except as noted) On Zoom and/or in person at Cornwall Library January 27 February 24 March 24 April 28 May 26 June 23 July 28 August 25 September 22 October 27 November 24 December 15	0 events 25 0 events, 25	2 events 26 2 events, 26 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library March 26 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado. Thursday mornings 10:30 – noon, and Saturday, March 7, 10:30 – noon. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita., 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Pickleball – CCS March 26 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT Recurring Pickleball – CCS Thursday, March 19th Pickleball at Cornwall Consolidated School 6-8pm. Adults 18+, Three courts-nets, balls provided. Paddles available for use. Note: Holidays and school cancellations or early closings there will be NO pickleball. No pickleball 4-16-26	0 events 27 0 events, 27	2 events 28 2 events, 28 10:00 am - 11:30 am Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring In Gouache and Watercolors – Library March 28 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring In Gouache and Watercolors – Library Experiment with combining rich colors of gouache opaque paints with watercolors for Spring flowers and blossoming landscapes. Supplies will be available for use at class if you do not have them. $75 includes 3 weekly Saturday sessions - payable to the instructor at class. Registration is required at cornwalllibrary.org or 860-672-6874, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Author Talk: James Traub, “The Cradle of Citizenship” – Library March 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EDT Author Talk: James Traub, “The Cradle of Citizenship” – Library James Traub is an American journalist. He is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, where he has worked since 1998. From 1994 to 1997, he was a staff writer for The New Yorker. He has also written for The New York Review of Books, The Atlantic Monthly, National Review, Spy, and Foreign [Read More...]
1 event 29 1 event, 29 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Easter Egg Hunt – Foote Field March 29 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT Easter Egg Hunt – Foote Field Sunday, March 29th Easter Egg Hunt at Foote Field 1-2pm. Hunt starts promptly at 1pm. Bring basket. Egg hunt for all ages 1-14. Meet the Bunny and do some crafts.	1 event 30 1 event, 30 5:00 pm Recurring Affordable Housing Commission Meeting – Hybrid/Library March 30 @ 5:00 pm EDT Recurring Affordable Housing Commission Meeting – Hybrid/Library Last Monday of month ( except as noted) At 5:00pm Hybrid/Zoom/In Person at Library January 26 February 23 March 30 April 27 May 18 June 29 July 27 August 31 September 28 October26 November 30 December No Meeting	0 events 31 0 events, 31

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March 2

March 2 @ 7:00 pm EST

Cornwall Agricultural Advisory Commission Meeting – Town Hall

March 3

March 3 @ 5:30 pm EST

Inlands Wetland Agency – Hybrid

March 3 @ 6:00 pm EST

Postponed POSTPONED! Freedom of Information (FOI) Training Session – Library

March 3 @ 7:30 pm EST

Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library

March 4

March 4 @ 4:00 pm EST

Board of Education Meeting – CCS

March 5

March 5 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EST

Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library

March 6

March 6 @ 11:00 am - 11:45 am EST

Toddler Tumble Time – UCC Parish House

March 7

March 7 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EST

Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library

March 7 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm EST

Postponed POSTPONED: Little Guild Open House

March 7 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST

Art Opening: Landscapes by Don Bracken – Library

There are no events on this day.

March 9

March 9 @ 7:00 pm EDT

Republican Town Committee Meeting – Library

March 10

March 10 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Community/Senior Lunch – UCC Parish House

March 10 @ 5:00 pm EDT

Waste Water Management Project Meeting – Hybrid/Library

March 10 @ 7:00 pm EDT

Planning & Zoning Meeting – Hybrid/Library

There are no events on this day.

March 12

March 12 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library

March 13

March 13 @ 11:00 am - 11:45 am EDT

Toddler Tumble Time – UCC Parish House

March 13 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT

LEGO Club – Library

March 14

March 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Art Class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring In Gouache and Watercolors – Library

March 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Hike Foote-Pope and Furnace Brook Preserve

March 14 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EDT

A Conversation with Letty Pogrebin – Library

There are no events on this day.

March 16

March 16 @ 6:30 pm EDT

Park and Recreation Meeting – Hybrid/Library

March 17

March 17 @ 7:30 pm EDT

Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library

March 18

March 18 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Digital Safety for Seniors – Library

March 18 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

Community Social Hour – UCC Parish House

March 19

March 19 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT

Cornwall Conservation Commission Meeting – Zoom or In Person

March 19 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library

March 19 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

Pickleball – CCS

March 20

March 20 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT

After School Bracelet Making – Town Hall

March 21

March 21 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Art Class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring In Gouache and Watercolors – Library

March 21 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT

Spring Fling Fundraiser

March 22

March 22 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT

Cornwall Community Sing-A-Long – UCC Parish House

March 23

March 23 @ 7:00 pm EDT

Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting – Zoom or In Person

March 24

March 24 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT

Community/Senior Breakfast – UCC Parish House

March 23

March 23 @ 7:00 pm EDT

Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting – Zoom or In Person

March 24

March 24 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT

Community/Senior Breakfast – UCC Parish House

March 24 @ 7:30 pm EDT

Economic Development Committee Meeting – Hybrid

There are no events on this day.

March 26

March 26 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library

March 26 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

Pickleball – CCS

There are no events on this day.

March 28

March 28 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Art Class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring In Gouache and Watercolors – Library

March 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EDT

Author Talk: James Traub, “The Cradle of Citizenship” – Library

March 29

March 29 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Easter Egg Hunt – Foote Field

March 30

March 30 @ 5:00 pm EDT

Affordable Housing Commission Meeting – Hybrid/Library

There are no events on this day.

April 1

April 1 @ 4:00 pm EDT

Board of Education Meeting – CCS

April 2

April 2 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library

April 2 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

Pickleball – CCS

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

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