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HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER ≈ WILLINGTON
September 2014
Volume XLII No. 3
ANNUAL MEETING
September 30, 2014
The Willington Historical Society
Presents:
A Video tour of the
Parizek Button Shop
September 30th, 2014 7PM
At the
Willington Public Library
7 Ruby Road
Community Room - lower level
From the Video Archives of the
Willington Historical Society
Program follows Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Willington Historical
Society will be held on September 30, 2014 at
7PM in the Community Room, at the
Willington Public Library, 7 Ruby Road. The
main order of business will be the election of the
Society’s Vice President and Secretary. Our bylaws state that these positions are to be voted on at
the Annual Meeting to fill a two(2) year term.
The nominating Committee is presenting a slate
including Paul Weigold for Vice President and
Catherine Lynch for Secretary.
Additional
nominations will be accepted from the floor at the
time of the meeting.
At the conclusion of the Business Meeting which
will include an update on the renovation/
restoration work at the Daniel Glazier Tavern,
there will be a video presentation of the workings
and history of the Parizek Button Factory. From
the Society’s Video Archives, the late William
Parizek gives a tour of the Parizek Button Shop,
that was located on Trask Road. Mr. Parizek
describes the types of shells used in the button
making process as well as describing the various
steps involved through to the completion of the
pearl button. If you’ve ever wondered what and
how things were done to create those lustrous
pearl buttons, plan on joining us September 30th.
From: The Presidents Desk
By Bob Shabot
Tavern Times
It’s Always Something … and this summer was no
different. The focus for the Society was grant writing
to help offset the costs of maintenance and to support
ongoing programs. First, we applied for a matching
grant from the 1772 Foundation. This was meant to
help with the expense of painting the exterior of the
Glazier Tavern. The painting was a priority of the
maintenance program for this year. The second grant
was offered by Historic New England. This was a
grant for $1,000, one given each year in each of the
New England States. Our hope was to obtain the
grant to help with the purchase of computer
equipment and software for the process of digitizing
and reorganizing the photographic archives that the
LOOK AT US NOW !
Society maintains, a portion of which was used to
We’re sporting a fresh face at the historic Glazier Tavern
compile the Images of A merica-‘Willington’ book by
this
fall. That fresh face comes in the form of a newly
our Town Historian, Joe Froehlich and his wife, Trish
painted exterior. The finished look materialized only after
Froehlich.
As with any grant application, the competition for
available funds is always intense. Having said that,
the Society has been very fortunate over the last four
years to secure several matching grants that have
helped greatly with the stabilization of the tavern.
a good thorough scraping, a power washing and a second
scraping. This was followed with three coats of paint. The
weather beaten clapboard siding was showing the effects of
years of deferred maintenance. We’re quite proud of the
bright refreshed look of the building. It has certainly
helped revive the lower west end of the Willington Common Historic District.
This year’s efforts by the Society to secure grant
funding was less successful than we had hoped.
Unfortunately, neither of the grants came to fruition
for us. The bright note is that each of the sponsoring
organizations asked that we apply again next year,
with a new project.
Historic projects like the painting of the Glazier
Tavern could not happen without the financial help of
public and private funds that enable a local Historical
Society like ours, to preserve and maintain pieces of
our history for the future.
So my thought for next year is, as I started this
article … it’s always something!
Bob Shabot, President
Willington Historical Society
Acquisitions
Thank you to the following people who have donated
items of historical significance:
Margaret Gankofskie
David and Janet Potmesil
Betty Robertson
Robert Shabot
We would like to extend a hardy THANK YOU! to
the following members and friends of the Willington Historical Society for their generous donations that helped
fund the painting of the Glazier Tavern:
Don Berg and Nancy Hagen
Marion Dooling
The Hall Foundation
Kathy and Bob Lisiewski
Ernest Morris
Dave and Marilyn Schreiber
Anne and David Sylvia
Kathy Weigold
Proceeds from the sale of the Froehlichs’ book
Images of America-Willington
Cash donations received at Willington Day and the
Program on Lost Mill Sites
Thank you!
The Friends of The Mill Works
The mission of The Friends of The Mill Works is to
preserve The Mill Works as a historic landmark, and
support the ongoing growth and development of the
creative community that makes its home at 156 River
Road. This facility was originally home to the Gardiner
Hall Jr. Company, a spool thread mill which operated
from 1860 to 1954. The Hall Company played a central
role in the early development and industrialization of
Willington that was recognized when the Town adopted a
spool of thread as its corporate seal in 1919. On March 5,
2014, The Mill Works was listed on the Connecticut
Register of Historic Places.
Jamie Furness, Museum Curator, is leading the efforts to
build a permanent collection through original artifacts,
photographs and oral histories, and helping to design
exhibits.
You may help in these ongoing efforts by sharing your
talents, skills, and support! For more information, annual
memberships, and opportunities to help, visit
www.friendsofthemillworks.org
or
email:
[email protected], or call 860.836.7516 or
860.487.3827. The next First Sunday will be Sunday,
October 5th. A list of events may be found at
themillworks.us/events.html.
APPEAL FOR MEMBERS
AND DONORS
Here it is September again and we are issuing our annual
appeal to members to renew membership. Dues help pay for
the cost of this newsletter, program presentations, acquisitions of historic significance as well as some of the operating
expenses for the Tavern. We also hope that new friends and
Goals of the organization include: conducting historic neighbors will join us to help support our mission of promotand preservation research; prioritizing improvements to ing, preserving and celebrating the history of the Town of
the structure that will preserve it as a historic site and Willington.
ensure that the ongoing activity is sustainable; applying
Our fiscal year begins on October 1st, so your support now
for grants, coordinating fundraisers, and seeking gifts and will help carry us until Sept. 30, 2015. PLEASE NOTE: if
donations to fund preservation of and improvements to the your address label has the numerals “9/2015” you are PAID
structure; raising awareness in the wider community about UP through next September. Any additional payment will be
the importance of preserving The Mill Works; and hosting considered a direct donation to our Museum Fund.
events where the wider community will come to know it
However, we do need more than just members’ dues.
as a cultural destination, and so continue The Mill Works Monetary donations are a necessary part of our existence,
story of creativity and innovation.
especially as we continue to renovate and re-purpose the GlaThe Friends host the First Sundays at The Mill W orks
series which promotes the arts-in-place concept by
inviting the wider community to enjoy an afternoon with
resident and guest artists at presentations, demonstrations,
performances, and workshops.
zier Tavern for programs, displays, office and research space.
The Willington Historical Society is a 501(c)3 organization, and all donations are tax deductible to the full extent of
the law. Donations may be made in the form of checks, or by
credit card through our website,
www.willingtonhistoricalsocietyct.org. Just click on
“Donations” which will display a “Donate” button.
If you have any questions, you may email us at
[email protected], or call Susan Schur,
Treasurer, 860-429-2148.
A membership/donation form is included in this newsletter.
The Friends of The Mill Works have partnered with the
Town of Willington to develop the “Vibrant Community
Initiative” (VCI) grant application through the CT Trust
for Historic Preservation. This grant provides funding to
study the utilization of historic assets to develop a
revitalization plan for the South Willington district. The
A SPECIAL THANK YOU!
grant also places a focus on assessing The Mill Works as a
“model” to enhance historic awareness, promoting culture We would like to acknowledge those who have contributed
and the arts, and serving as an engine for economic generously since our last newsletter:
Dave & Marilyn Schreiber, Anne & David Sylvia,
development. Additionally, they have applied for a “CT at
And
Work” grant from the Connecticut Humanities Council,
to those who donated gifts In Memory of Elsie LaBonte:
and plan to seek other grants and funding opportunities for
Dale Dyer, Natalie Jurkovics, Emil & Marianne Kalbac, Cararts-related and infrastructure projects.
The Friends have also established the Gardiner Hall. Jr.
Museum at TheMill Works which will showcase the long
history and significance of its founder and his company.
ol Noyes, Evelyne Parizek, Roger & Marlene Wilson, the Tolland Grange and the Willington Seniors.
Your Support is Greatly Appreciated!!!!
Willington Historical Society
P.O. Box 214
Willington, CT, 06279
WHS Contact Information
President: Bob Shabot - [email protected]
Vice President: Paul Weigold - [email protected]
Treasurer: Sue Schur - [email protected]
Secretary: Catherine Lynch—[email protected]
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Committee Chairs:
Publicity: Dave Schreiber
Acquisitions: Lisa Ferriere
Membership: Betty Robertson
Ways & Means: Melanie Tenney Becker
Program: Joe Froehlich
Website manager: Marion Dooling
Town Historian: Joe Froehlich [email protected]
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Email: [email protected]
Website: www.willingtonhistoricalsocietyct.org
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Willington’s Lost Mill
Sites
During the last year, there has
been an intensive study of
Willington’s lost mill sites
under the auspices of our Historical Society. The purpose of
the study was to locate and
document the location of the
water-powered mill sites in
Willington and provide some
historical perspective as to
their purpose, functions, and operations. An upcoming
book, Lost Mill Sites in W illington, Connecticut by Richard N. Symonds, Jr. will be published later this Fall.
Each of Willington’s water-powered mills is described in
some depth as to location, site characteristics, products,
operators, millers, and period of operations. Nine waterways: Conant Brook, Eldredge Brook, Fenton River,
George’s Brook, Kalbac Brook, Roaring Brook, Ruby
Brook, Stiles Brook, and the Willimantic River provided
water to power Willington’s 23 mill sites. Conant Brook,
Fenton River, and Roaring Brook were the most heavily
developed for mill activity. Other waterways were more
prone to limited water power due to limited stream flow
and seasonal fluctuations impacting the time the mill
could operate. Demands for water were problematic for
downstream mill operations with water rights’ issues occurring from time to time. Generally, this was worked out
among the millers. One that escalated into a landmark water
rights’ suit occurred in 1885 when James Hoyle, owner of
the Daleville Mill, retained more than his fair share of water to the detriment of downstream mills, leaving insufficient supplies of water to operate.
Unique to Willington’s mill activity were a number of button factories, the manufacturing of some of the most advanced saw mill equipment in the country, and a heavy reliance on the turbines rather than the more common standard
water wheels. Most of the early mills were saw mills, shingle mills, and grist mills to provide materials for construction of residential dwellings, farm buildings, churches,
community support buildings, and bridges as well as the
processing of agriculture products for food.
These were followed by more complex activity for manufacturing of tools, implements, clothing, equipment, machinery, and specialty products. Some of the more important mill activities in Willington included the processing
of cotton, wool, and silk. The thread industry was important
with much of the innovation in manufacturing and processing techniques centered at Hall’s Mill.
Look for announcements about this important publication
which will be available from the Historical Society.
Willington Historical Society
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