Save the date, Sunday August 4, from 2 to 4 PM, for the Harwinton Historical Society Ice Cream Social. This year we are excited to announce that we have been able to partner with Peaches N Cream of Litchfield to provide a high quality ice cream product for a discounted price of $2 per scoop. In addition, we will feature a strolling historical troubadour, Tom Hanford. Tom is planning a circa 1840 orientation for his repertoire and costume. His programs illuminate the lives of 17th through 19th century Americans by way of historical songs and stories. Authentic period costumes and period correct (or at least approximately correct) instrumentation enhance the programs. Tom sings and plays (depending on the era depicted) parlour guitar, gutstrung banjo, harmonicas, and fiddle. Singing along and role playing with Tom’s colorful handmade props and masks are encouraged. Tom has performed at Sturbridge Village, Mark Twain House, Stanley-Whitman House, and the Elton-Brown Tavern in Burlington, CT among other historical venues. So bring a chair and come on over to the schoolhouse and barn museum next to the Harwinton Consolidated School on Route 118. Enjoy a community gathering along with the ice cream and the music. The schoolhouse and barn museum will also be open. Dick Pacholski, President, Harwinton Historical Society
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 19:55:33 +0000
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