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New Historical Society of Glastonbury Museum on the Green Exhibit: Hale Family
Date and Time
Friday May 8, 2015 Monday Nov 30, 2015
Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays 9am -4pm Third Sunday of the Month 1pm-4pm
Location
Museum on the Green 1944 Main Street Glastonbury, CT 06033
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Contact Information
Lin Scarduzio, Curator
Send EmailNew Historical Society of Glastonbury...Description
Passed down to the last male descendent of Francis Hale The Hale family is one of the more prominent family?s known throughout the history of Glastonbury. The Hale family descends from Samuel Hale, one of the founders of Hartford. Samuel was one of the original settlers, immigrating before 1635. He was a proprietor of Naubuc Farms, the name of the first settled area of Glastonbury (the six miles along the river going three miles inland, to where Three Mile Road is today.) Samuel's son was one of the first settlers. Francis Oliver Hale was raised in South Glastonbury. He was one of many men from Glastonbury who fought for the Union and came home alive. Gilbert ?Buzzy? Hale is currently a resent of Granby, Connecticut and also the great-grandson of Francis Oliver Hale who has long been interested in his family?s genealogy. The Historical Society of Glastonbury?s newest exhibit is a glimpse into early American culture and the objects in this new exhibit were passed down to ?Buzzy? by his father and grandfather. Some of these interesting artifacts include spent bullets from a battlefield where Francis Oliver Hale fought (Port Hudson, 1863) and a straight razor Francis received in trade for chewing tobacco from a Confederate soldier. This eclectic array of vintage early American objects is on display until November 2015. Museum hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursdays 9:00am ? 4:00pm, and the third Sunday of every month 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Admission to the Museum on the Green is free. If weekends work best for you, make sure mark the third Sunday of every month on your calendar.
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