by Diane Farrell | Jul 23, 2024 | Darien Heritage Trail
Welcome to theDarien Heritage Trail Museum of Darien 45 Old King’s Highway South View The First Congregational Church 14 Brookside Road View The Mather Homestead 19 Stephen Mather Road View Tilley Pond Lakeside Avenue & West Avenue View History of Post Road View...
by Diane Farrell | Jul 23, 2024 | Darien Heritage Trail
The First Congregational Church History & Background The origins of Darien can be traced to the challenges of a very long walk. In the 1730s residents living in the rural outskirts of Stamford’s east end joined forces with their neighbors living in Norwalk near...
by Diane Farrell | Jul 23, 2024 | Darien Heritage Trail
Museum of Darien History & Background Whether it’s a 17th century blanket chest owned by a Middlesex family, a hand-sewn flag from the Civil War era, or an early photograph of a Darien school principal, the Museum of Darien believes in the power of objects to...
by Diane Farrell | Jul 23, 2024 | Darien Heritage Trail
The Mather Homestead History & Background The Mather Homestead was built by Deacon Joseph Mather, of Middlesex Parish, in 1778 during the Revolutionary War on land inherited by his mother, Hannah Bell. Deacon Joseph Mather lived in the house with his wife, Sarah....
by Diane Farrell | Nov 5, 2021 | Darien Heritage Trail
About Us The Heritage Trail Team was a part of Darien’s Bicentennial Committee and received valuable input from the Museum of Darien’s Historian Ken Reiss as well as the town’s Monuments and Ceremonies Commission. The Darien Foundation was a key collaborator on the...
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