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Farmington Valley Blogs
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Last spring the Barkhamsted Historical Society was the recipient of a $150,000, Small Town Economic Assistance Program, or STEAP Grant. The grant is specifically geared toward capital improvements and expansion. Several projects had been earmarked for...
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This year's "German Christmas", an educational and Christmas social, sponsored by the Barkhamsted Historical Society and presented by Christmas expert Patti Kierys was a huge success. The program was both educational and fun. Patti is well versed and...
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Carrie Firestone was elected to the ALT Board of Directors at our annual November 13th. Carrie replaces Bill Stokesbury in this position.
Welcome Carrie.
Bill, thanks for all your years of service and support....
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Ninety eager hikers participated in the Avon Land Trust’s annual Fall Hike on Sunday, October 19th. Blue skies, sunshine and cool temperatures combined to make ideal hiking conditions.
Hikers left from the base of Hazen Trail, located at Hazen Park,...
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Join us November 13th at 8 pm at the Avon Senior Center for our annual meeting. This year’s presentation will be “Living with Black Bears in the Farmington Valley”. The speaker will be wildlife biologist Paul Rego, Connecticut DEP’s foremost authority...
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This past weekend while taking a Sunday drive through Granby, my family and I stumbled upon the Hayes Corn Maze . My son loves figuring out printed mazes, so it was a must see for us. None of us had ever experienced a corn maze which you can actually...
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On Sunday, August 24, 2008 over 5,000 motorcyclist roared through the Farmington Valley and other locations in a benefit ride for the Special Olympics of Connecticut. The Event is known as the " Dream Ride " and Sunday was the eighth annual ride organized...
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Sunday, October 19th at 1:00 p.m.
Please join us to walk the beautiful Skyline Trail, ending at the top of Talcott Mountain, where the annual ‘Tower Toot’ party is being held. Directions: Take Nod Road to Woodford Hills to Hazen Rd. Park on...
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I get a lot of spam. Sometimes it is difficult to determine weather an email message is from a legitimate sender or if it is actually a phishing scam or virus. I use the following method to safely read the content of any suspicious email I receive. This...
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I was not a huge Huckabee fan, but I must say he is an incredible speaker. Talk about a great orator, Huckabee's concession speech to McCain last night was nothing short of magnificent. Speaking from his heart, without a script, this man raises the bar...
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On Saturday, September 20, 2008 the Barkhamsted Historical Society held an Open House at the Barkhamsted Center School. Historical Society member Mike Day was on hand to greet visitors and discuss a typical school day in the early 20th century and before....
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We would like to make a few corrections to our Fall 2008 newletter :
On page one, The President’s Message, the Farmington Valley Environmental Festival organizer is Carrie Firestone.
On the back page, The current Treasurer is Peter Mahoney and the...
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There is an email circulating with the title "Here Kitty, Kitty" that claims photos of a mountain lion looking through a glass door were taken recently in Simsbury. It turns out that the photos were taken in 2004 by Dr. Dave Rogers at his home in Wyoming....
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Representative Felipe Reinoso, D-Bridgeport, has introduced a bill that would give illegal aliens living in Connecticut the same in-state tuition rate as legal residents. A similar bill has also been introduced by Senator Looney, 11th District, New Haven....
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I've written a couple of articles (What's Your Latitude? Part 1 & Part 2 ) about Google Earth and Google Maps . Both applications continue to evolve. This article will focus on Google Maps, the 2D web based map application. Google Maps allows users...
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What the heck is Skype? Skype is software you download to your computer that allows you to talk and or video conference with other Skype users for free using the Internet. Essentially the software allows users to make phone calls from their personal computers...
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During the restoration efforts of Squires Tavern the location of an old staircase leading to the second floor was discovered by volunteers scraping paint. The discovery was detailed in an earlier Work Log post . After the discovery, the board decided...
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I like it. I mean, I really, really like it. The iPhone is cool. Apple's iPhone marketing doesn't do the product justice. I didn't really get it until I got my hands on one. As soon as a tried my friends iPhone, I had to have one. After bombarding my...
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The Barkhamsted Historical Society is proud to be participating in the first annual, "Locally Grown History - It's In Your Backyard" program. The program is designed to promote historical resources as well as agricultural assets located...
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I wrote an article in August talking about Google Earth and Google Maps . There have been a number of new features added to both products since I wrote that, but first, I would like to write some more about the features in Google Earth. Google Earth does...
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I'd like to preface this post by saying that I am not prejudice and believe that peoples from other countries should continue to be allowed to emigrate into the US legally. My problem is with the ones who enter our country illegally, seek government benefits...
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As residents of the Farmington Valley we are blessed with an abundance of natural beauty, hiking trails, the Farmington River and a number of State Parks. One of the crown jewels has to be Heublein Tower located within Talcott Mountain State Park . The...
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R iverton really gets it. My family and I spent a wonderful day in Riverton yesterday at the annual Christmas in Riverton Celebration. For those of you who don't know, Riverton is a small village located in the town of Barkhamsted, Connecticut. The Village...
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Since I was a kid, I've had a fascination with geography and maps. I have a large collection of both road and topographical maps. I use to spend hours looking at and studying my maps, trying to imagine and visualize what distant places looked like. I...
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One of the programs included in Governor Rell's special initiative " No Child Left Inside " is the Great Park Pursuit! Coordinated by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection , the Great Park Pursuit is a contest designed to promote outside...
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