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A great gift idea for everyone on your list — Th A great gift idea for everyone on your list — The gift of history! The Museum of Darien's commemorative book, Darien 1820 — New Town, New Times by Museum Historian Ken Reiss, focuses on life in town during the year 1820, when #Darien gained independence from Stamford and Norwalk. �Pick up a copy at the Museum of Darien, 45 Old Kings Highway North, or at Barrett Bookstore, 6 Corbin Drive. (Please check websites for information on hours.) Looking for another idea for the history lover on your list? Give a gift of membership to the Museum of Darien! Membership comes with benefits and your donation will support the Museum's work throughout the year! Visit museumofdarien.org for more information. #Darien #History #darienhistory
Join the Darien Library and Museum of Darien this Join the Darien Library and Museum of Darien this Monday for a spooktacular event! Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark will be held at the Museum on Monday, Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. Sign up today at DarienLibrary.org/events...if you dare! #Halloween #Darien
Important news: In October, Maggie McIntire will Important news: In October, Maggie McIntire will be stepping down from her position as Executive Director, effective at the organization's 2021 Annual Meeting. We will certainly miss her energy and leadership, but she has left us with a strong foundation on which to build. For four years she ably led our efforts to expand and extend our activities and outreach on behalf of our members and the community at large. Her contributions are too many to mention here, including: saving the Whaleboat Middlesex, increasing our grant income significantly, raising our profile through the town's Bicentennial events, re-imagining our visitor experience and initiating a series of blockbuster exhibits and programs. The Museum will soon be kicking off its search for an equally energetic executive director who can lead the nonprofit into its next exciting chapter, passionately connecting the community with its heritage in engaging, meaningful ways. Best of luck, Maggie, and thank you! #darien #darien2020 #darien200
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
A great gift idea for everyone on your list — Th A great gift idea for everyone on your list — The gift of history! The Museum of Darien's commemorative book, Darien 1820 — New Town, New Times by Museum Historian Ken Reiss, focuses on life in town during the year 1820, when #Darien gained independence from Stamford and Norwalk. �Pick up a copy at the Museum of Darien, 45 Old Kings Highway North, or at Barrett Bookstore, 6 Corbin Drive. (Please check websites for information on hours.) Looking for another idea for the history lover on your list? Give a gift of membership to the Museum of Darien! Membership comes with benefits and your donation will support the Museum's work throughout the year! Visit museumofdarien.org for more information. #Darien #History #darienhistory
Join the Darien Library and Museum of Darien this Join the Darien Library and Museum of Darien this Monday for a spooktacular event! Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark will be held at the Museum on Monday, Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. Sign up today at DarienLibrary.org/events...if you dare! #Halloween #Darien
Important news: In October, Maggie McIntire will Important news: In October, Maggie McIntire will be stepping down from her position as Executive Director, effective at the organization's 2021 Annual Meeting. We will certainly miss her energy and leadership, but she has left us with a strong foundation on which to build. For four years she ably led our efforts to expand and extend our activities and outreach on behalf of our members and the community at large. Her contributions are too many to mention here, including: saving the Whaleboat Middlesex, increasing our grant income significantly, raising our profile through the town's Bicentennial events, re-imagining our visitor experience and initiating a series of blockbuster exhibits and programs. The Museum will soon be kicking off its search for an equally energetic executive director who can lead the nonprofit into its next exciting chapter, passionately connecting the community with its heritage in engaging, meaningful ways. Best of luck, Maggie, and thank you! #darien #darien2020 #darien200
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

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