NOTICE OF CHS ANNUAL MEETING

The Cornwall Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Monday, May 7, 2012 at 8:30 AM at 7 Pine Street, Cornwall, Ct 06753. All members of the Society are welcome.
Members of the Society are all those who have contributed to the annual appeal in the twelve months preceding the annual meeting.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY PREPARES 2012 EXHIBIT ON CORNWALL’S FORESTS

The Cornwall Historical Society’s 2012 exhibit, “Out of the Woods: The Story of Cornwall’s Forests” will explore 260 years of our town’s relationship with its forests, showing how and why Cornwall has transformed from forest to farm and back to forest.  The exhibit will also explore changing attitudes about the forest, from the 18th century view of woods as a source of timber to more recent concepts of the forest as a setting for recreation and as a vital ecosystem.  The Society will offer a series of related talks and events throughout the summer and fall.

 “Out of the Woods” will open with a reception at 7 Pine Street on Friday, June 22, from 5 to 7 pm, and will be open weekends and holiday Mondays through Sunday, October 28.
 

TALK AND TEA- APRIL 28

“Whooo’s Tweeting” Joe Ellis, National Audubon Board, and Scott Heth, Director Audubon Sharon, introduce the birds of our gardens and woods, and tell us where to find them, and why they are important to the Northwest Corner’s habitat. Saturday, April 28, 2 to 3 pm, at 7 Pine Street, Cornwall. Free hand-outs and refreshments. Information: CHS 860-672-0505.