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The Oxford Historical Society's November meeting elected officers for the coming year and honored Society Benefactors, Fred and Myrtle Rowland, who donated the land where the Twitchell-Rowland Homestead now stands.   The Rowlands are pictured with a special brick which will be laid at theentrance to the Homestead, honoring their generosity and their 60th Anniversary. 

Officers elected for 2010 include, Louise Burr, President; Marilyn Serus, 1st Vice President; Dorothy DeBisschop, 2nd Vice President, Preservation Chairman; Historian, Nancy Farnum; Corresponding Secretary, Barbara Robinson; Treasurer, Cindy Joy; Assistant Treasurer, Marcia Wrogg; Board Members at Large, Marjorie Fitzgerald and Marilyn Stebar.  Outgoing Board Member at Large, Ed Brennison was thanked for his service during 2009.  Margaret Kutniewski,who completed her term as Recording Secretary was honored.  Shown in the photo she receives a bouquet from Nancy Farnum.  Cathy Johnson will be the Society's next Recording Secretary, beginning in Jauary.  Photos by Cathy Helm 

To see photos of first order of brick received, CLICK HERE 

The Oxford Historical Society will present a Civil War Program, featuring Sharon Smith, author of Connecticut's Civil War, A Guide for Travelers.  Scheduled for Saturday, March 20 at 2 p.m. at the Oxford Grange Hall, Ms. Smith will highlight the role of abolitionists in Connecticut both before and during the war.  

Although far from the fighting, Connecticut was nevertheless front and center in America's defining conflict. Smith's book details key sites of the abolition movement, the factories and mills that armed and clothed the Union army, and the homes and monuments of heroes, mostly Union but some Confederate, with connections to the state.

Ms. Smith's book is the first ever to offer descriptions and directions to hundreds of sites, monuments, and museums connected to the Connecticut's participation in the Civil War.

In addition to the book talk, the Society will exhibit the roster of Oxford's Civil War soldiers, photos of civil war veteran's tombstones in Oxford cemeteries, and an exhibit on the Washband Tavern, Oxford's stop on the Underground Railroad, will be included.

Following the presentation, period refreshments will be provided.  Historical Society members, under the leadership of Mrs. Marilyn Stebar, will use Civil-War era recipes including favorite recipes of Civil War heroes.

The program is open to the public. Admission is $5.00, with children age 12 and under will be admitted for free.