Stories of Wilton's Yesterdays on Sunday at Wilton Library

Recollections & Rememberances: Stories of Wilton’s Yesterdays on Sunday, October 22 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm at Wilton Library.

Please join us for a trip down memory lane as we screen the 2002 documentary film about Wilton’s history produced 15 years ago on the 200th anniversary of the town’s separation from Norwalk in 1802. When Wilton was a farm town with one-room schools, unpaved roads, swimming in the river, and the Great Flood of 1955. A number of long-time residents, some with family histories going back to the 17th and 18th centuries, were interviewed in a significant oral history project. These recordings were then excerpted and combined with historical photographs and footage to create this wonderful film. Narrated by David and Maureen Canary with music by Chris and Dave Brubeck, the film follows Wilton’s path from its early roots through two world wars, the Depression, a major hurricane and a flood, and into the post-WW2 period of growth. We’ll see how Wiltonians worked, played and thrived in a rural farming town that became a major suburban community. The screening will be hosted by Bob and Carol Russell and will include recognition of some of the still living oral history participants from the 2002 project as well as remembrances of those no longer with us.

Event will be held at the Wilton Library. No charge. 

Registration recommended. Register online or call 203-762-6334.

To register online: www.libraryinsight.com/eventSignUpW

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Submitted by Wilton, CT

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