Summer 2007

Dear Friends:
   
So many wonderful things have happened over the past year for the Historical Society.  And at the top of the list is surely the response from the Rowayton community about expanding the RHS and opening an historical museum has been tremendous - our membership has almost tripled!  

Adding to the excitement is the news that the 6th Taxing District approved funding to make repairs to the house, including a new roof, which has already gone up, and the re-plastering some of the interior walls and ceilings. In the meantime, the RHS Board has been finalizing plans to renovate the house.  Once we secure the funding to make the museum operable, we will be on our way to making this dream a reality.

Simultaneously, we are working on a number of other interesting projects, including:

• Launching a beautiful and brand new web site with updated historical information. 

• Continuing to plaque historic buildings

• Organizing our archives and preparing them for the move to a more spacious and congenial room in the house.

• Writing a grant proposal for our first-ever computer and programming to make our collection accessible to our community.

• Producing our Annual, a collection of memories and stories about life in Rowayton in earlier times. Copies are available to all our members.

• Planning exciting programs for the coming year, including a genealogy workshop, an evening of Rowayton ghost stories, and an antique tool talk and

• Maintaining our gorgeous Victorian Garden in Pinkney Park

The continued support of our community is vital to our ongoing success.  We hope you will join us again this year and help make the Rowayton Historical Society and the Seeley-Dibble-Pinkney House one of the premiere historical sites in all of the state.

Warm wishes,

Wendell W. Livingston Co-President                            

Lesley S. Korzennik Co-President