The Enfield Historical Society Newsletter

The Enfield Historical Society publishes a newsletter four times per year, usually in September, November, February, and May.  Each issue brings news and information about the Enfield Historical Society and our activities to our members and friends.  Every issue is filled with historic photos of Enfield and interesting, educational, and often entertaining stories from our town's past.

Copies of our newsletter are mailed to our members as part of their membership benefits.  Our newsletter is also mailed free of charge to libraries, schools, historical societies, and other similar agencies and organizations.  For more information about joining the Enfield Historical Society, please visit our membership page.  To have your agency or organization added to our mailing list, please write us at the address at the top of the page, or e-mail us.

Recent issues of the Enfield Historical Society newsletter are now available for viewing and downloading.  Just click on the issue's cover below.  You will need Adobe Acrobat® Reader 5.0 or higher installed on your computer.

		The January, 2012 issue features vintage "dinner and a movie" advertising from Enfield, as well as answers to questions about Thompsonville's "Central Square" that were posed in the previous issue.
		The August, 2011 issue features beautiful artwork used to promote Enfield's carpet industry.  Also, readers are challenged to answer many questions about a vintage photo of Thompsonville's "Central Square."
		The December, 2010 issue features more readers' answers to questions posed in previous issues, with a focus on the Hazardville Institute and the "golf links" shown in the September issue.  New questions are asked about the National Metal Specialties Company and Crystopal, Ltd., two Enfield companies.
		The September, 2010 issue features readers' answers to questions posed in previous issues, particularly regarding tobacco harvesting and photos of the Prickett family homes.  Readers are also challenged to answer new questions about the mysterious "golf links" shown in two vintage postcards.
		The June, 2010 issue is the Wallop School special edition, with articles about the Wallop School restoration and details of the June 20 reopening ceremony.  There is also an article about the other Wallop School - the East Wallop School.
		The February, 2010 issue has articles about bicycle manufacturer H.A. Lozier's Thompsonville factory, Enfields history of well-equipped fire departments, and more!
		The December, 2009 issue has articles about tobacco farming in Enfield, the Simplex Manufacturing Company in Thompsonville, and more!
		The September, 2009 issue has articles about paint manufacturer The Hazard Lead Works, evangelist Rev. Thomas Needham, who visited Thompsonville in 1908, Franklin Sheldon's 1926 description of the Old Town Hall, and more!
		The June, 2009 issue has articles about Bigelow Sanford's brief ownership of boat manufacturer Crestliner, 1868 real estate prices, mystery photos from the Prickett family of Hazardville, and more!
		The February, 2009 issue has articles about selling Thompsonville-made carpets, two very different Enfield inventions for safely feeding livestock, an intriguing purchase of land in Chicopee by the Enfield Shakers, and more!

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