The mission of The Sharon Historical Society is to connect people to the town of Sharon,
its history and its culture.

"When you join the SHS you become part of a community of individuals who love the town of Sharon, its history and its culture."

Dues and donations provide 50% of our operating budget. When you join the SHS you become part of a community of individuals who love the town of Sharon, its history and its culture. Membership benefits include subscription to the quarterly newsletter, Sharon Archives; monthly updates via the Internet with our SHS "Newsy-Letter"; and invitations to special events.

Where do your dollars go?

1. We connect students and parents to the Town of Sharon through school programs

• Host "Mom and Tots" group meetings in the Discovery Room 1-2 times per month throughout the year
• Participate in CT Read Aloud Program at the Sharon Center School
• Host Annual Valentine's Day Tea
• Arranged SCS 3rd grade immigration program with three women born outside the US speaking about their experiences
• Led SCS 6th grade Living Map Audubon program and tour of Miles Sanctuary
• Led Sharon Day Care Decoration Day program - kids learned about the origin of Memorial Day
• Created cooperative program with the SCS 7th grade in their computer/technology curriculum for researching their family histories
• Host SCS 8th graders in the Hillside Burying Ground doing basic cemetery cleaning
• Provided an architecture-based tour to 50 students from the Henry Abbott Tech High School in Danbury
• Presented a tour of the Sharon Green for the SCS 4th grade on 10/26&29 visiting the Hotchkiss Library, the Swan-Sedgwick House, the Clock Tower and the War Memorial and the Civil War Monument.
• Hosted the SCS 2nd grade for a program on winter holidays during the colonial period
• Worked with the SCS 5-8th grade social studies teacher to better integrate the resources at the SHS into the middle school history curriculum

2. We connect the community to the SHS through community-wide programs

• Hosted the Sharon Hospital Auxiliary meeting on 1/6/09
• Hosted the Music Mountain Strategic Planning Committee
• Hosted the regular SWC Arts and Crafts Committee
• Hosted the CT League of History Organizations "Out and About" program on 3/30/09 with over 24 museum professionals from CT and MA attending the workshop
• Showed three movies at Noble Horizons
• Had Brent Colley speak on the topic of native travel routes through the region and their impact on present day road systems at the SHS Annual Meeting on 3/28/09
• Hosted the Cornwall Historical Society on 5/26/09 to view the SHS's collections storage facility
• Had Mary Randolph Carter speak on collecting on 6/13/09 for CT Museum Open House Day
• Hosted two focus groups run by the BTCF Northwest Corner Fund on 6/10/09 and 7/8/09
• Held Halloween Open House on 10/31/09 with 200 trick-or-treater's and their families
• Worked with the Sharon Women's Club on their 100th anniversary exhibit
• Hosted a focus group for Housatonic Heritage on10/27/09
• Held Sharon Tree Lighting and Holiday Open House 12/5/09
• Installed signs at the Sharon Valley Lime Kilm

3. Our museum is open to the public Tuesday-Friday, 10am - 4pm.

• In the museum we provide exhibit spaces for the promotion of local artists and businesses

Make History Today - Join The Sharon Historical Society

Basic Annual Membership - $25

Patron Membership -

• Sustaining - $150
• Benefactor - $300
• Sponsor - $500
• Trustee's Circle - $1000

Please mail your donations to: Sharon Historical Society, 18 Main Street, Sharon, Connecticut 06069. Include you name, address, home and work phone and indicate if this is a new membership, a renewal or a gift.

Already a member? Support the Society by making a tax-deductable gift. Donate today.

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The 2010 Cake Auction Exceeds Expectations ::
Cake Auctions are Fun!!!

The rumors around town were that we had lost our minds…”A cake auction? Really?! Are they crazy? That’s never going to work.”

Ahhhhh but we had a plan, a vision, amazingly talented supporters, and (just in case) we ordered a ton of alcohol. In all…we had 26 cakes up for “live” auction and at least 6 showcased in the “silent auction”.

The auction paddles were distributed early, the food was delivered often, alcohol was readily available and then it was time.

With the stage set, on a beautiful July evening…not-to-hot, not-to-cold…Ed Kirby and Barclay Prindle took the stage. What transpired was fun, at times exciting and all-in-all a night that all in attendance will long remember.

Truly it was a blast. The competitive juices were flowing and the smiles were infectious. We thank all in attendance…especially those that went home with multiple cakes!

Cheeseburger in Paradise

Lamby, Lamby... Double Whammy!

One final word: Save your stuff - or give us a call now. The Great Attic Classic will be held July 1, 2 and 3rd, 2011. We begin collecting items for 2011 our sale immediately!