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Important news: In October, Maggie McIntire will

Monument historian and local author Karen K. Polet

Monument historian and local author Karen K. Polett has received notification from the Acquisitions Office of the prestigious NSDAR Library in Washington, DC that her 79-page 2029 hardcover book, Monuments and Memorials of Darien, Connecticut, has been approved and accepted for inclusion in that Library’s collection. Books included must meet strict criteria and the research purpose of that Library.

Ms Polett’s book was published in conjunction with the Darien 2020 Bicentennial and an agreement between Karen and former Darien Times editor Susan Shultz, who published each monument write-up with Polett’s byline. Color photographs by David E. Polett of 24 key town monuments and plaques are included within the book’s layout created by Joe Mackenna. Congratulations to Karen!

(Photo of David E. Polett and Karen K. Polett with layout designer, Joe Mackenna by Kathleen Mackenna).

#Darien200 #Darien2020 #history #Darien

It is hot out today, but not as hot as it was in J

It is hot out today, but not as hot as it was in July 1977 when Darien and the area were undergoing a several day heatwave. The heat was made worse by smog creating an unhealthy air quality and to top it off, a fire at the town dump that it took emergency responders and volunteers four days to put out, according to the Darien News reports.

Stay cool, Darien.

Help us bring Darien's past into the future. Visit museumofdarien.org to find out how! #darien2020 #darien200 #heatwave #summer

Did you know? Darien's current options of establis

Did you know? Darien's current options of establishments welcoming visitors for food and drink have century-old roots.

This sign on display at the Museum of Darien is one of the museum's most prized assets, according to executive director Maggie McIntire. Scofield Inn opened in 1791 on the corner of Tokeneke Road and Old King's Highway. While the eagle on the sign matches the seal of the United States, with an olive branch in one talon and arrows in the other — in the country's seal, the Eagle is facing the olive branch. Tensions were still high in Middlesex Parish in 1791, thus Scofield Inn's eagle appears to be more interested in the arrows than the olive branch. Faded below at the bottom of the sign reads "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

The sign would indicate the inn's welcome to friendly early travelers.

Help us bring Darien's past into the future. Visit museumofdarienorg to find out how.

#darien2020 #MiddlesexParish #history #inns #darien

ATTENTION ASPIRING ACTORS! Help bring Darien’s h

ATTENTION ASPIRING ACTORS! Help bring Darien’s history to life! The Bicentennial Committee is looking for aspiring actors to take part in the staging of two of the most dramatic local events of the American Revolution — the Tory raids on both the Middlesex Meeting House and The Mather Homestead.

Auditions will take place on Saturday, Aug. 28 from 1 to 3 pm at the First Congregational Church of Darien, 14 Brookside Road. All volunteers ages 12 and up are welcome to audition for either speaking or non-speaking roles. For everyone’s safety, organizers ask that all participants be vaccinated and comply with the state’s current Covid guidelines.

More information on the scripts and roles will be provided on the day of the audition. Carole Claps, longtime Darien resident and former board member of the Darien Arts Center, is directing the presentation. For more information, please email: info.darien2020@gmail.com.

The reenactments will be part of the town’s Heritage Day, an all-day event to be held on Saturday, Oct. 23 (rain date will be Oct. 24.) The festivities will be held at the Museum of Darien, the First Congregational Church of Darien and Mather Homestead. All three locations will include living history presentations by the 5th Connecticut Regiment. (Photo courtesy the 5th Connecticut Regiment.) #Darien2020 Darienct200 #history #acting #actors

Have you gotten your tickets for @darienfirefighte

Have you gotten your tickets for @darienfirefighters’ Lobster for Ladders yet? The event supports Darien's three volunteer fire departments.

For a little blast from the past (because its what we do), the annual get togethers weren't always so congenial! Darien's three fire departments competed in an annual softball game in the 1970's for their yearly get-together. In August 1974, @noroton_fire’s "J Brigade" was victorious, as reported by the Darien News, after beating "Dunn's Dirty Dozen" from the @darienfirect and "walloping," as they put it, "Karl's Commandos" from the @norotonheightsfd.

Whether it's a picnic after pitching a softball game or enjoying some lobsters for ladders, everyone in Darien wins by supporting their local volunteer fire departments. Get in the game by getting your tickets now!

Help us bring Darien's past into the future - find out how at museumofdarien.org.

#darien2020 #firefighters #history #softball #lobster

Important news: In October, Maggie McIntire will

Monument historian and local author Karen K. Polet

Monument historian and local author Karen K. Polett has received notification from the Acquisitions Office of the prestigious NSDAR Library in Washington, DC that her 79-page 2029 hardcover book, Monuments and Memorials of Darien, Connecticut, has been approved and accepted for inclusion in that Library’s collection. Books included must meet strict criteria and the research purpose of that Library.

Ms Polett’s book was published in conjunction with the Darien 2020 Bicentennial and an agreement between Karen and former Darien Times editor Susan Shultz, who published each monument write-up with Polett’s byline. Color photographs by David E. Polett of 24 key town monuments and plaques are included within the book’s layout created by Joe Mackenna. Congratulations to Karen!

(Photo of David E. Polett and Karen K. Polett with layout designer, Joe Mackenna by Kathleen Mackenna).

#Darien200 #Darien2020 #history #Darien

It is hot out today, but not as hot as it was in J

It is hot out today, but not as hot as it was in July 1977 when Darien and the area were undergoing a several day heatwave. The heat was made worse by smog creating an unhealthy air quality and to top it off, a fire at the town dump that it took emergency responders and volunteers four days to put out, according to the Darien News reports.

Stay cool, Darien.

Help us bring Darien's past into the future. Visit museumofdarien.org to find out how! #darien2020 #darien200 #heatwave #summer

Did you know? Darien's current options of establis

Did you know? Darien's current options of establishments welcoming visitors for food and drink have century-old roots.

This sign on display at the Museum of Darien is one of the museum's most prized assets, according to executive director Maggie McIntire. Scofield Inn opened in 1791 on the corner of Tokeneke Road and Old King's Highway. While the eagle on the sign matches the seal of the United States, with an olive branch in one talon and arrows in the other — in the country's seal, the Eagle is facing the olive branch. Tensions were still high in Middlesex Parish in 1791, thus Scofield Inn's eagle appears to be more interested in the arrows than the olive branch. Faded below at the bottom of the sign reads "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

The sign would indicate the inn's welcome to friendly early travelers.

Help us bring Darien's past into the future. Visit museumofdarienorg to find out how.

#darien2020 #MiddlesexParish #history #inns #darien

ATTENTION ASPIRING ACTORS! Help bring Darien’s h

ATTENTION ASPIRING ACTORS! Help bring Darien’s history to life! The Bicentennial Committee is looking for aspiring actors to take part in the staging of two of the most dramatic local events of the American Revolution — the Tory raids on both the Middlesex Meeting House and The Mather Homestead.

Auditions will take place on Saturday, Aug. 28 from 1 to 3 pm at the First Congregational Church of Darien, 14 Brookside Road. All volunteers ages 12 and up are welcome to audition for either speaking or non-speaking roles. For everyone’s safety, organizers ask that all participants be vaccinated and comply with the state’s current Covid guidelines.

More information on the scripts and roles will be provided on the day of the audition. Carole Claps, longtime Darien resident and former board member of the Darien Arts Center, is directing the presentation. For more information, please email: info.darien2020@gmail.com.

The reenactments will be part of the town’s Heritage Day, an all-day event to be held on Saturday, Oct. 23 (rain date will be Oct. 24.) The festivities will be held at the Museum of Darien, the First Congregational Church of Darien and Mather Homestead. All three locations will include living history presentations by the 5th Connecticut Regiment. (Photo courtesy the 5th Connecticut Regiment.) #Darien2020 Darienct200 #history #acting #actors

Have you gotten your tickets for @darienfirefighte

Have you gotten your tickets for @darienfirefighters’ Lobster for Ladders yet? The event supports Darien's three volunteer fire departments.

For a little blast from the past (because its what we do), the annual get togethers weren't always so congenial! Darien's three fire departments competed in an annual softball game in the 1970's for their yearly get-together. In August 1974, @noroton_fire’s "J Brigade" was victorious, as reported by the Darien News, after beating "Dunn's Dirty Dozen" from the @darienfirect and "walloping," as they put it, "Karl's Commandos" from the @norotonheightsfd.

Whether it's a picnic after pitching a softball game or enjoying some lobsters for ladders, everyone in Darien wins by supporting their local volunteer fire departments. Get in the game by getting your tickets now!

Help us bring Darien's past into the future - find out how at museumofdarien.org.

#darien2020 #firefighters #history #softball #lobster

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