Restoration Projects Overview
Restoration Projects Overview Old Town Hall – 1838 In May, 2004, the Connecticut Legislature bonded $50,000 for the repairs and renovations of Hebron’s Old Town Hall as part of Senate […]
History in a Tiny Booklet: Hebron’s Annual Town Report, 1912-13
If ever you want a birds-eye view of Hebron history for a particular year, all you have to do is study the town’s annual report, and most especially those published […]
Bradford E. Smith’s Memories of World War II
The Smith family name has been well known in Hebron for two centuries, going back to 1794 when Nathan Smith purchased land from Increase Porter. That homestead, which is still […]
Amston Postmasters
History of Turnerville/Amston Postmasters, 1863-present, courtesy of Thomas Gauthier, current Postmaster of Amston, Connecticut. A wealth of history just in the list!
The Elton Buell Family: One of the Oldest Family Names in Hebron
The name “Buell” has been in Hebron for centuries. One of those was Elton Buell, who lived on Gilead Street and had inherited a successful saw mill operation from his […]
Remembering Betsy
Elizabeth Hutchinson Foote Osborn, a lifelong Hebron resident, passed away September 13, 2005 after a valiant battle against pancreatic cancer. She was 55 years old. Betsy was passionate about her […]
Lloyd Sherwood Gray — Diaries and Picture Gallery
Farewell, Gray Eagle Lloyd Sherwood Gray, a lifelong Hebronian, passed away very early Saturday morning, January 15, 2005, just 20 days after entering Windham Hospital. Lloyd was a local folk […]
Izzy Turshen: Hebron’s “Renaissance Man”
His name isn’t really “Izzy,” you know. Some remember that he was officially “Ira Charles Turshen.” But even that isn’t true….his birth name was Isidore. Wanting an American name, he […]
From Hebron to New York, and Back Again: Grace Rathbun Grubert Recalls Her Remarkable Life
Hebron residents have grown accustomed to seeing the shiny Cadillac drive through town bearing its well-dressed occupants, Grace Rathbun Grubert and her longtime companion, Milton Porter, on their way to […]
Elton Buell Family
We tend to think that the challenges, triumphs and tragedies that Hebron families face in the 21 st century are far different from those of our forebears. Yet the story […]