2013 Calendar


May 21

Meeting of the Friends of The Danbury Museum & Historical Society. 5:30pm Huntington Hall


May 25

Debut performance of Barry Pirro's  

'Danbury Ragtime Suite'


Pirro is a Danbury resident, a composer, pianist and teacher. 

Performed by David Baranowski, 

  a highly versatile  and gifted accompanist who performs regularly on piano, keyboards, organ and harpsichord with

a repetoire ranging from Bach to Deep Purple.

Mr. Baranowski is the Director of Music at St. Joseph Church in Danbury.

Written over a three year period, The 'Danbury Ragtime Suite' is a celebration of our city and the 11 piano rags that make up the suite are all named after and inspired by Danbury history!

The performance will take place in the Marian Anderson Studio.

Suggested Donation:  $5.00


June 8 - DAR meeting 12:00 noon Chuck's Steak House. Historian Bob Brown will be the guest speaker.


June 8 Garden Party and Auction. Join us for a lively silent and live auction in the beautiful gardens of Colleen Plimpton’s home. This museum benefit is through this joint venture of the Friends of the Danbury Museum and the Museum Authority. 3:00 to 6:00. Tickets  are $20 and must be purchased in advance. Call 203-743-5200 or use Donate Paypal link on our website.


 

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Take a walk through Danbury Historic Downtown Distric and discover Danbury’s rich history.

The  Museum in the Streets is always open!

Find a printable map here:  see map

Links:

“Archive Archaeology: Digging Up History at the Danbury Museum”



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Google Earth Danbury Tour

 



Students Guide to Danbury History




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Our thanks to Savings Bank of Danbury for their grant donation to our Danbury Public School Field Trip Program. These visits allow us to introduce 3rd & 5th graders to Danbury history and life during the 18th Century. click here to see photos of the event.

MEMBERSHIP MATTERS!

Join ‘The Friends of the Danbury Museum’ today or make a contribution in any amount

in support of our education, preservation & exhibition efforts.

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Don’t Throw it Away - In Danbury It Should Stay!

Please consider donating Danbury memorabilia and ephemeral items to the Danbury Museum & Historical Society collections! We are always interested in acquiring items related to Danbury history.....paper, memorabilia, photographs, diaries, record books & ledgers, toys, kitchen gadgets, furniture and any item that can help us to better share the fascinating story of our city!

Rest assured that the items that you bring to us will be held in trust for future generations!   Thank you for your support!

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June 8 Garden Party and Auction. Join us for a lively silent and live auction in the beautiful gardens of Colleen Plimpton’s Bethel, CT home.


This museum benefit is a joint venture of the Friends of the Danbury Museum and the Museum Authority. 3:00 to 6:00pm.


Tickets are $20 each, limited in number (we are only selling 100 tickets to this exclusive event!) and must be purchased in advance.  Please call 203-743-5200 or use the Donate Paypal link on our website below, please note the event in the comment section

Museum Hours:

Tuesday - Friday

9:00-4:00

Saturday: 10:00-4:00

Tours: Friday & Saturday

April 25 - The Danbury Museum & Historical Society Authority is pleased to announce the release of Danbury’s Third Century: From Urban Status to Tricentennial, written by Dr. Herbert Janick, Emeritus Professor at WCSU and William Devlin, a graduate of WCSU and author of We Crowned Them All: An Illustrated History of Danbury.

    The book covers our city's history from 1889, when the state legislature made Danbury a full-fledged city, to the celebration of its 300th birthday year in 1984-85. The volume traces the decline of Danbury as a center of hat manufacturing that was followed, not by devastation, but by an economic and cultural transformation.

The book will be available, as long as supplies last, in the museum gift shop.

Hardcover $20

Softcover $15

New Exhibit opening in June . . .

Hometown Heroes:

An Historic Tribute to the Danbury Police & Fire Departments


Danbury Museum & Historical Society

43 Main Street
Danbury, CT 06810

Phone: (203) 743-5200

webmaster@danburymuseum.org

Internships Available - The Danbury Museum & Historical Society Authority has multiple internships available, 3-6 credits depending on your program, May through August 2013.  Join us for a “hands on” history experience!

Hometown Heroes

Quilt Raffle

tickets $2

drawing Oct. 26, 2013

Some auction items include:

  1. •Five Nights at Gaia Bed & Breakfast in Ostra Vetere, Italy!

  2. •Two tickets to a new play by Jessie Dickey: 'Charles Ives Take Me Home' Opening at the Rattlestick Theater in NYC on May 29th! http://www.rattlestick.org/charles-ives/

  3. •One week Accommodations  for a Stay in Hilton Head, SC!

  4. •Exclusive Colonial Dinner prepared and served in The Rider House

  5. •Pandora Bracelet  . . . . and many more surprises!

Our thanks to Whole Foods for their support of the Danbury Museum by sponsoring 5% Partner Day on May 17, the opening day of the Whole Foods Market Danbury Store.