Tolland Historical Society

TOLLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TOLLAND, CONNECTICUT

MUSEUMS AND ACTIVITIES	DESCRIPTION
OLD TOLLAND COUNTY JAIL AND MUSEUM 52 TOLLAND GREEN A STONE JAIL BUILT IN 1856 AND OPERATED UNTIL 1968. THE ATTACHED 1893 JAILER'S HOME DISPLAYS FURNITURE AND COLLECTIONS DEPICTING TOLLAND LIFE AND WORK IN LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES. TOLLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS
THE OLD TOLLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE 53 TOLLAND GREEN COURTHOUSE BUILT IN 1822 SERVED ALL COURTS IN THE COUNTY UNTIL ABOUT 1890. SECOND FLOOR COURTROOM AND MUSEUM FEATURES EXHIBITS SHOWING THE EFFECT OF THE PRESENCE OF COURT AND JAIL AND THE LATER LOSS OF THE COURTS ON THE SHAPING OF TOLLAND HISTORY.
DANIEL BENTON HOMESTEAD METCALF ROAD DANIEL BENTON BUILT THIS 1720 HOUSE, THE OLDEST REMAINING HOUSE IN TOLLAND, AND IT WAS OCCUPIED BY HIS DESCENDANTS UNTIL 1932. MANY ORIGINAL FEATURES REMAINS. RECENT REPAIRS TO CHIMNEY AND FIREPLACES UNCOVERED A MUCH LARGER, OLDER FIREPLACE IN THE KEEPING ROOM, WHICH HAS BEEN RESTORED.
BOOKS OF LOCAL AND WIDER INTEREST PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY. OTHER ITEMS AVAILABLE AT THE MUSEUMS AND LOCAL RETAIL OUTLETS.
PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR ALL AGES AND GRADE LEVELS ARE PRESENTED BY VOLUNTEERS AT OUR MUSEUMS AND THE HICKS-STEARNS MUSEUM, AS WELL AS THROUGH CLASSROOM VISITS TO TOWN SCHOOLS.
TOLLAND HISTORY, FILES, PHOTOGRAPHS, A SMALL LIBRARY, GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION ON SOME EARLY TOLLAND FAMILIES AT SOCIETY'S HEADQUARTERS IN OLD JAIL AND MUSEUM.

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