We co-sponsor programs, often with the Scoville Memorial Library (SML) and others, bringing a variety of programming to the community.

Live Tour from Hill-Stead Museum

2021

An early 20th-Century Classic Revival country estate was designed by Theodate Pope Riddle (1867-1946), one of the first licensed women architects in the US. The 1901 home is surrounded by 152 acres of gardens and grounds and filled with artwork by Monet, Degas, Whistler, Manet, Cassatt and others, as well as textiles and decorative arts gems. Virtual presentation co-sponsored with the SML.

Forests and Brain Health: Back to the Future

2021

Virtual presentation by Dr. Susan A. Masino co-sponsored with the SML.

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Grizzly Stories: Reflections on Natural History and Advocacy

2021

Virtual presentation by Dr. David Mattson and Louisa Willcox, co-sponsored with the SML.

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Live Tour of Monticello

2021

Thomas Jefferson’s home combines classic architectural structure with scientific innovation. Scholars from the Thomas Jefferson Foundation led the virtual tour, co-sponsored with the SML.

Dam It: Partnering with Beavers to Heal the Planet

2021

Virtual presentation by Ben Goldfarb, co-sponsored with the SML.

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The Social Black Bear, What Bears Have Taught Me About Being Human.

2021

Ben Kilham in a virtual presentation, co-sponsored with the SML and six other regional land trusts.

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Local Skirmishes on the Road to Electrification More Than a Century Ago: Great Barrington and Salisbury

2021

Historian Bernard Drew in a virtual presentation, co-sponsored with SML.

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Follow The Forest

2020

Virtual presentation by the Housatonic Valley Association.

The Cesar Family: Noble African Citizens of Northwest Connecticut with family descendant Katherine Overton

2020

Virtual presentation with historian Rhonan Mokriski.

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The Color of Law

2020

Virtual presentation by Richard Rothstein on his new book of the same title.

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The Fight for Women’s Suffrage in Connecticut

2020

Virtual presentation by Connecticut Historical Society Chief Curator, Ilene Frank.

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Creating Connecticut: Critical Moments that Shaped a Great State

2020

Virtual presentation by Connecticut State Historian, Walt Woodward, on his new book of the same title.

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The Amazon: What Everyone Needs to Know

2020

Virtual presentation by conservationist Dr. Mark Plotkin.

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Wild Cousins of our Best Friends: Wolves, Coyotes and Foxes

2020

Presented by Sue Morse, noted natural history expert and one of North America’s top wildlife trackers. The program was a collaboration by the Salisbury Association Land Trust, other land trusts, regional conservation partnerships, and the Sharon Audubon Center; held at the Housatonic Valley Regional High School.

The Weed That Took Over the World–Japanese Knotweed

2019

About the wild and scenic Housatonic River, lecture by Tom Zetterstrom at SML.

A Beginner’s Guide to Recognizing Trees of the Northeast

2019

SML

Music Mountain, The Chamber Music of Brahms

2019

Lecture-presentation by Oskar Espina-Ruiz, Music Mountain Artistic and Executive Director, at SML.

From Birdwatcher to Birder: Moving Beyond your Bird Feeder

2019

Dr. Katheryn Schneider at SML.

Black Bear History, Biology and Management in CT

2019

Wildlife Biologist Paul Rego at SML.

The Lakeville Crucifix: A Religious War in 19th Century Connecticut

2019

Lecture by Geoffrey Brown on late 19th Century Lakeville history and his book of the same title at SML.

Connecticut 169 Club

2019

Presentation by Marty Podskoch on his new travel book of the same title. Each town in Connecticut has its own page, and the Historical Society wrote the text for Salisbury. SML

The Return of Mountain Lions

2019

Presented by Sue Morse, a noted natural history expert and one of North America’s top wildlife trackers. Program was a collaboration by the Salisbury Association Land Trust, other land trusts, regional conservation partnerships, and the Sharon Audubon Center at Housatonic Valley Regional High School.

Food and Social Etiquette of the 19th Century

2019

Discussion by Francine Segan, food historian. SML

Edith Wharton at The Mount: A Great American House with Gardens Designed by a Great American Writer

2019

Presentation by Anne Schuyler, Director of Visitor Services at The Mount. SML

A Forgotten History, the Black Community in Salisbury

2019

Presented by Peter McEachern. SML

Connecticut Vanguards

2018

Presented by Eric Lehman, author, at Noble Horizons.

To End All Wars, Songs of the First World War

2018

SML

Over There and Here: Salisbury and Its People During the Great War

2018

Presentation by Lou Bucceri introducing the opening of the exhibit at the Academy Building. SML

Music Mountain, The Beethoven Cycle: A String Quartet’s Mt. Everest

2018

Oscar Espina-Ruiz, Artistic Director of Music Mountain, discussed the ultimate challenge for a string quartet: the Complete Beethoven String Quartet Cycle. Program given at The White Hart Inn in Salisbury and the Hotchkiss Library in Sharon.

Global Stewardship

2018

The Future of Planet Earth – A Changing Biosphere. Co-sponsored with the SML.

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The Ames Iron Works

2018

Lou Bucceri guides us through the Ames Iron Works. Co-sponsored with the SML.

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The Irish in Salisbury

2018

Lou Bucceri discusses the history of the Irish in Salisbury.

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Horace Holley: Transylvania University and the Making of Liberal Education
in the Early American Republic

2017

By author and history professor James Cousins. The book describes the role of Salisbury’s Horace Holley in early American education. SML

Early America in 12 Objects

2017

Elliot and Grace Snyder guided the audience through the history of the objects, the roles they played in early American life, and understanding of the value of these collectibles. SML

Industrial Sharon

2017

Ed Kirby, Sharon historian, educator and author, explored a variety of industries that formed the industrial heritage of the Northwest Corner. SML

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDPbn-DQ0PjA4xCgx0SN3MQ/videos

Forests & Brain Health
Grizzly Bears
Dam It
The Social Black Bear
Local Skirmishes
The Cesar Family
Color of Law
The Fight for Women’s Suffrage
Creating Connecticut (on the YouTube page as Walt Woodward)
The Amazon (on the YouTube page as Dr. Mark Plotkin)