Preserving the History of Enfield

About Us

Our Mission

The Enfield Historical Society is a non-profit all-volunteer organization. Our mission is to preserve the history of Enfield, Connecticut and to educate the public about our town’s history. To achieve these goals we operate museums, collect artifacts and information pertaining to the Enfield’s history, and conduct demonstrations, tours, regular meetings and other special events.

The Enfield Historical Society is run by a board of directors and other officers, all of whom are elected from and by the membership of the Society. Everyone is welcome to join our organization. Membership in the Enfield Historical Society entitles you to hold office and to vote in Society elections. All members also receive our newsletter.

60+

Years of Preservation

9000+

Square Feet of History

10000+

Preserved Pieces

Discovering & Preserving

The Rich History of Enfield, Connecticut

Enfield, Connecticut has a rich history, which the Enfield Historical Society strives to discover and preserve.  Visit our history page to read about the Thompsonville carpet industry, the Hazardville gunpowder industry, the Enfield Shaker Community, and many other facets of Enfield’s past.

Our History

In the Community

Services We Provide

In addition to operating museums, the Enfield Historical Society provides free tours and other services to schools.  Tours for groups and individuals, speakers, and limited genealogy resources are also available.  Visit our services page or contact us for more information. 

Our Services

Immerse Yourself

Explore the Museums

The Enfield Historical Society operates three museums, all of which are open to the public free of charge. We hope that you will visit each of them and see the thousands of artifacts on display.  No matter what your interest, you will likely find something that makes you very happy you stopped in!

Explore The

Martha Parsons House

Built in 1782, the Martha Parsons House Museum is a beautiful old New England home filled with generations of Parsons family heirlooms. Much more than that, it was home to Martha Parsons (1869-1965), a 2010 Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame inductee.

Virtual Museum

Explore The

Wallop School

Built about 1800 to replace an earlier schoolhouse, the Wallop School Museum was one of the last one-room schools in use in Connecticut. Today it is a place to learn what school was like in the days before the Internet or even electricity and plumbing.

Virtual Museum

Explore The

Old Town Hall

The Old Town Hall Museum is the Enfield Historical Society’s flagship museum.  Here you will find three floors of exhibits telling Enfield’s story from the days of dinosaurs to today. Thousands of artifacts, photographs, and documents are on display or are in our publicly accessible archives for you to see.

Virtual Museum

Open to the Public

Events & Meetings

Regular meetings are held from September through May, usually on the fourth Monday of the month at 6:30 P.M. at the Enfield Senior Center, 299 Elm Street. Meeting dates, times, and program information are available on our calendar of events, which also lists special events.

Most of our meetings and events are open to the public and are free of charge.

Event Calendar