The Hartford Historical Society publishes a bi-monthly newsletter for members.  Past issues may be downloaded and printed (in PDF format) by clicking on the issue listed below.

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Download Past Newsletters (Earlier issues* are available by request )

• July/August 2004 - "Reminiscing About the White River Drive-In"
• September/October 2004 - Alice Smith Interview
• November/December 2004 -Paronto: Last of the Mill Workers
• January/February 2005 - Historical Highlights of Hartford
• March/April 2005 - Bertha Perkins Interview
• May/June 2005 - "The History of Miller Automobile Company"
• September/October 2005 - "Boarding 'Round Fifty Years Ago"
• November/December 2005 - Tip Top Building History - Part 1
• January/February 2006 - Tip Top Building History - Part 2
• March/April 2006 - "The Story of a White Slave"
• May/June 2006 - "The Class Prophecy of 1921"
• July/August 2006 - "Quechee Through the Eyes of David Briggs"
• September/October 2006 - "Alice Hazen on Teaching in Hartford"
• November/December 2006 - Norman Lyman Interview
• January/February 2007 - "Village Life"
• March/April 2007 - "A Song in the Night"
• May/June 2007 - West Hartford in Pictures
• July/August 2007 - The Story of Vermont Transit
• September/October 2007 - "Found in an Old Desk"
• November/December 2007 - "Seth Parker, Vermonter"
• January/February 2008 - Wilder in Pictures
• March/April 2008 - "Memories of a Tin Peddler's Grand-daughter"
• May/June 2008 - "A Page from the History of Hartford"
• July/August 2008 - "Bringing History to Life"
• September/October 2008 - "Memories of a Town Manager 
• November/December 2008 - "Memories of a Former Schoolgirl
• January/February 2009 - "The Mystery of M.L. Continues"
• March/April 2009 - "The CV Roundhouse"
• May/June - "Research Can Be Timely or Just Plain Luck"
• July/August - "Centennial of the Brick House"
• September/October - "Tales of the School to Close"
• November/December - "Remembering Vermont in Song"
• January/February 2010 - "Hartford Railroad Incidents"
• March/April 2010 - "Next Year = 250th Anniversary"
• May/June 2010 - "Decoration Day [or 1st Memorial Day in Hartford]"

*Index to HHS Newsletters September 1988 to present (.xls spreadsheet)

Call for Ideas!

We are always looking for ideas for future newsletter articles.  If you have any ideas, please let us know.  You don't have to be a writer, but possibly you know of a topic that may interest our readers, or a potential interview subject.  Fresh ideas are always appreciated!

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