What's New
This section updates both members and visitors of what is new with the Society, as well as its website and activities. Feedback is appreciated!
September 12, 2008
We're very excited about our upcoming Annual Reception. The event, the culmination of our Annual Appeal, will be Monday, November 24, at Grassy Hill Lodge in Derby. Our theme will be the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Click here for more details.
September 8, 2008
Our first Open House of the season will be this Sunday, from 1 PM to 4 PM, at the David Humphreys House on 37 Elm Street, Ansonia. Costumed docents will be on hand. Tours will be available. Admission is free.
September 1, 2008
Happy Labor Day!
The David Humphreys House resumes its normal schedule, open Mon-Fri 1 PM to 4 PM, on Tuesday September 2. Onto our "busy season". Check the website frequently to see what's going on.
This Week in History began 3 years ago this week. A sample of the page now appears in the Valley Times, and the page counter recorded its 16,000 hit this week. This says a lot of the interest people have, both in our area and outside, of the Valley's History. The Society's Executive Director Robert Novak will be giving at talk on this section of the website at the Derby Public Library, on Tuesday September 23 at the Library.
August 25, 2008
We are pleased to announce that samples of This Week in History will appear in the weekly Valley Times newspaper, along with a link to our website, which will be called This Week in Valley History. Much, much more will be available on the website. The Valley Times covers the entire operating area of the Derby Historical Society, and is published Fridays.
July 31, 2008
In the month of July - one piano adopted from, and another added to the Sterling Piano Exchange. Also clarified the product lines related to Sterling, all of which may be added.
July 9, 2008
New piano added to the Sterling Piano Exchange.
July 8, 2008
The David Humphreys House is now a Connecticut Staycation destination.
One of our docents, Markanthony Izzo, was featured in the Connecticut Post on Sunday.
Tickets are selling fast for the Silver Tea (see below). We'll keep selling them until we run out, but if you're thinking of going you should probably order sooner rather than later.
June 26, 2008
Thank you to all who visited our booth at Derby Day last Saturday.
The Derby Historical Society's 18th Annual Silver Tea will be held Monday, July 14, 2008 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at John J. Sullivan's in Ansonia. Our entertainment will be “Susan B. Anthony – The Invincible!” performed by Sally Matson. Susan B. Anthony was monumental in the fight for women’s suffrage, and an early American Civil Rights leader. The floral arrangements will be provided by the Ansonia and Derby Garden Clubs. Tickets are $20.00 each. There will be door prizes and a raffle. For information, call 734-5765 or 735-1908, or visit us at the David Humphreys House. Ms. Matson’s website is http://www.susanbanthonytheinvincible.com/.
Lastly, for the third year in a row, the David Humphreys House will be operating on a Summer Schedule, beginning Tuesday, July 1. The historic museum on 37 Elm Street, Ansonia, will be open from 9 AM to noon, Monday through Friday, and by special appointment.
June 19, 2008
Thank you to all who attended our Flag Day Open House, in conjunction with Connecticut Open House Day.
New page to this site, the Sterling Piano Exchange, where historic Derby-made Sterling Pianos can be "adopted".
May 11, 2008
Thank you to all who attended our Lilac Tea on May 4, and a hearty thanks to the volunteers and docents who made it possible.
Congratulations to Michael McMahon, a member of Boy Scout Troop 3 and Venture Crew 1762, for obtaining the rank of Eagle Scout on May 4.
The night of April 30 - May 1 was the 120th anniversary of the first electric trolley car run in New England. The secret trial run was made under the cover of night, between Derby and Ansonia. Ride along in this rare account from the Evening Sentinel, published later the evening of May 1, 1888.
April 30, 2008
May 1 is the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Samuel H. Brush dry goods store, which would eventually become the Howard & Barber Department Store. Read how the Evening Sentinel covered the 100th anniversary of the event here.
February 21, 2008
A brief history of Birmingham, as told by Sen. Henry M. Bradley on February 20, 1933, has been posted on the History Archive.
February 15, 2008
The 2008 Calendar is (finally) posted.
February 11, 2008
Thank you to all who attended the Annual Meeting on Sunday, as well as those who have supported us in the past year. The Awards page has been updated. This year's Dorothy Larson Award went to Venture Crew 1762, while the David Humphreys Award was bestowed upon Edward Brickett Jr., and Jeremiah "Jerry" Vartelas. Congratulations to this year's award recipients!
The Board & Staff page has also been updated. We should note that we now have a new President - Jack Walsh, as well as Vice President - Judy Augusta, and Treasurer - Cynthia Poppa. We wish them luck as they steer the Historical Society into 2008 and beyond, and extend our thanks to outgoing President Randy Ritter, Vice President Joy Donini, and Treasurer Edward Brickett Jr. We also extend our thanks to outgoing Board Members Mary Mycek, Marian O'Keefe, and Ceil Rafalowski for their years of service, and welcome new Board Members Peter Petrino, Dina Weismann, and Cathy Williams!
January 6, 2008
We now have a page for 1908, 1933, and 1958 for This Week in History. These join the complete years 1906, 1907, 1931, 1932, 1956, and 1957, as well as the second half of 1905, 1930, and 1955. These can all be reached in the Archives.
We also have a new Evening Sentinel article - the obituary of Bruce N. Griffing of Shelton. The history of the Griffin Button Company is interesting enough in its own right, but it should also be noted that the Griffing family contributed much to the Valley. Griffin Hospital is named after Mr. Griffing's brother, and countless students from Derby and Shelton have attended the Day in 1762 at the Humphreys House thanks to the Bruce N. Griffing Trust.
January 2, 2008
We are saddened to learn of the death of William Coffey, a Life Member and the Historical Society's first John Howe Award recipient in 2001. As his obituary indicates, Bill was a true gentleman, a friend to many in the Valley and the Derby Historical Society, and will be sincerely missed by many.
January 1, 2008
All are invited to visit and turn back the clock to a less hectic time. Partake in the refreshments, bask in the warmth of the fireplace, and enjoy the live music. The Humphreys family of the 18th century will be on hand to welcome guests. Tours of the historic home, which will be decorated with plants, branches, and greenery, will be conducted. Everyone is welcome to enjoy the caroling, and partake of the refreshments, good company, and the warm, comforting fire of the hearth.
A special welcome to all readers of Yankee Magazine. The Twelfth Night celebration appears on the date book on page 34 of the January/February 2008 issue. The Derby Historical Society website covers the Lower Naugatuck Valley cities and towns of Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, and Shelton. Of special interest is the History Portal, This Week in History, and the Derby Historical Society itself.
December 24, 2007
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
from the Derby Historical Society!
December 16, 2007
A letter from Santa Claus to the girls of the St. James' Sewing School, dated December 21, 1907, has been reproduced here.
November 5, 2007
DERBY, CT – The Derby Historical Society has announced that Charles Brilvitch, author of the new book “A History of Connecticut’s Golden Hill Paugassett Tribe”, will be the guest speaker at its Annual Thanksgiving Reception at Grassy Hill Lodge at 5:00 PM, November 19. The book recounts the long lost history of this ancient Native American tribe from Derby, and recalls their triumphs, trials, and travails up to the present day. Mr. Brilvich’s book sheds light the historic first inhabitants of the Derby region.
A former Municipal Historian for the City of Bridgeport, Mr. Brilvitch spent years researching the origins of the Paugassett Native Americans. His book traces the tribe's earliest origins in the Derby region, and their subsequent history up to the present day.
The event coincides with the Historical Society’s Annual Fund Drive. Tickets to the Reception are given for each donation of $35 or more.
October 31, 2007
Our fall newsletter is now online.
Thank you to all who participated in the Legends by Lantern tour. Despite being rained out for three out of the four scheduled nights, the one night we did have it, combined with the rain date, were very successful!
September 16, 2007
The Derby Historical Society is proud to congratulate the George Washington Chapter No. 1 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart for the 75th Anniversary of its founding. A homegrown organization that grew into a national institution, the Chapter was founded immediately after the Washington Bicentennial - Purple Heart observances on September 17, 1932. The Chapter's constitution was approved four days later. See what was going on This Week in History, and follow the events that lead to the organization of the Military Order of the Purple Heart in the History Archive.
August 6, 2007
All newsletters, past and present, can be accessed on our newsletters page.
July 18, 2007
The Society's Summer 2007 newsletter is now online.
June 9, 2007
We are saddened to announce the passing of Jeanette Way LaMacchia, who served as our President for 13 years, on June 1, 2007. Read her obituary. Jeanette was a personal friend to many of us, and an inspiration to us all. She was active in the conversion of the David Humphreys House into a museum, which opened in 1980, and the Day in 1762 Program. She was also very active with the Shelton Historical Society, and served as Shelton's Town Historian. She will be missed.
May 6, 2007
The This Week in History archives have been greatly simplified. Rather than have a separate page for each month, the pages will be divided by year. Monthly pages seemed like a good idea when we started doing it in August 2005, but by April '07 we were up to 61 pages, and it was getting too complicated and confusing. We reduced that to 9 pages.
April 21, 2007
A new Sentinel article has been reproduced, from April 23, 1957, giving the history of the Ansonia Tail Race, and how it tied into the Ansonia Canal and the city's early history, as well as its status in 1957.
March 28, 2007
The Society's Newsletter will now be published quarterly, and is now offered online in PDF format. Society members will receive advance copies in their mail. This newsletter was a group effort on the part of members, staff, and Venture Crew 1762. Much thanks goes out to Board Member Mary Mycek for her years of producing the Society's newsletter prior to this issue.
One mistake did slip past the editors that needs to be noted. Our PO Box is 331, not 313. Oops.
March 25, 2007
From now on, any internal link within the website will be green. Any external link will be blue. Old internal links will be gradually changed.
Two new articles in the Valley History Archive. The first is the obituary of Maj. Wilbur Osborne, the namesake for Osbornedale Farms, now Osbornedale State Park, prominent industrialist in Ansonia, Derby, and Shelton, and founder of Derby Neck Library. Maj. Osborne was the father of Frances Kellogg.
The second article is an interesting history of the Seymour Fire Alarm, from 1882 to 1996. It was written by James Morgan, who we'd like to welcome to the small but growing list of contributors for the website.
March 17, 2007
Over 10,000 hits to the website since we started counting about two years ago.
Two new articles reproduced from the Evening Sentinel. One describes an 1847 school that was razed in Seymour in 1932. The other goes into great detail on the interior of the Bassett House hotel, next to the Sterling Opera House in Derby, which was newly remodeled in 1907.
February 25, 2007
Ever wonder who O'Sullivan Island is named after? Mr. O'Sullivan died 75 years ago this week. Check out his obituary here, and see This Week in History to see what else was going on in 1907, 1932, and 1957.
February 14, 2007
Today is Valentine's Day, and its a snow day, so its a good time to update the website!
New Gift Shop page added. Books page has been taken off the navigation toolbar, but it is still accessible through the Gift Shop page. Several other items were taken off the navigation toolbar, as it was getting too "busy", including This Week in History (still accessible on the index page and History Archive, not to mention other websites that link to it), and Maps (accessible via History Archive).
New Board & Staff and Venture Crew 1762 pages added.
Awards and DHS in the News updated.
January 21, 2007
We are saddened to announce the passing of the longtime Humphreys House secretary Lorraine Axon, on January 18, 2007.
New Evening Sentinel article from January 31, 1957, describing the Sterling Opera House and the Capitol Theater in their glory days has been reproduced.
January 14, 2007
Twelfth Night was another resounding success - hundreds of people visited the Humphreys House. Pictures of the event are on the Derby website here.
December 23, 2006 Update #18
As 2006 draws to a close, the Derby Historical Society has much to be thankful for.
We continue to offer the same services to the Lower Naugatuck Valley, while expanding in exciting new directions, such as the Legends By Lantern tour on Derby Green. It looks like we found quite a niche with the lantern tours, and we'll be exploring ways of expanding them in 2007. The Tour was made possible by a grant from the Katharine Matthies Foundation. The remainder of the same grant will be applied to educational outreach programs, designed to bring local history back into the classrooms.
Another bright spot is Venture Crew 1762. Jointly sponsored by the Housatonic Council, BSA, and the Derby Historical Society, this coed group is open to all youth ages 14 through 21 with an interest in the Valley's history and the Derby Historical Society. The Crew assisted us immensely with the Legends By Lantern tours and other activities. This year the Crew can look forward to a trip to Yorktown, Virginia (thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven), and other trips and activities. One of this website's early New Year's resolutions is to give the Crew its own webpage.
Speaking of the website, it has grown immensely. The index page previously noted only updates which occur on this page, which is a bit misleading since This Week in History is updated every week, so a separate notation will be made every time that is updated. Thanks to the weekly "This Week" updates, the archives will as of next week cover the entire years 1906, 1931, and 1956. We look forward to covering 1907 (even though a recession will hit later in the year), 1932 (where a ray of hope will arrive during the Great Depression with the election of FDR as president), and the classic 1957.
November 11, 2006 Update #17
Check out our latest feature - DHS in the News
October 1, 2006 Update #16
The website is updated constantly, even if our "What's New" section is not updated as often.
Check out the new Sentinel articles on the History Archives page.
We have launched a new map section, which we scanned from Derby Historical Society material. We tried to correspond to the time periods from This Week in History.
We've been trying to update the extensive Link sections - putting in new links, eliminating dead ones. If you run into a dead link, or feel there is one that should be included, please let us know.
And lastly - some said it couldn't be done. The odds were overwhelmingly stacked against them. But those people didn't know how determined the Oxford Historical Society was to preserve the Twitchell-Rowland homestead! Congratulations to the Oxford Historical Society moving a historic piece of local and Connecticut history out of harm's way. We look forward to visiting our new neighbors in their new headquarters! The house's historic move has been in the local newspapers and television, but to get the whole story, the best source of information is their own website here.
July 1, 2006 Update #15
We continue to periodically update throughout the website. In particular the Links section, This Week in History, Valley History Definitions, and the History Archives are constantly updated. We would like to note in particular we have started the occasional reproduction of old articles from the Evening Sentinel in the History Archive section.
Our website, like the rest of the Electronic Valley, has been moved to new servers that offer some enhancements we did not have before. We'll be exploring these in the weeks and months ahead.
April 2, 2006 Update #14
HUGE update. First of all, you probably notice right away the Society home page has been completely redesigned. It's less "busy" - some of the items that were there for years like Homes and Books have been taken off the main page and given their own pages. But the big change is the permanent navigation bar on the left. It stays with you, wherever you go on the website, and even if you follow one of our off-links. This website is growing beyond anyone's expectations - thanks to our own growth and various contributions, we now have over 600 of pages of material with over 1450 internal links, and nearly 450 external hyperlinks! And we're adding more every month. We've been increasingly concerned that its getting harder to find your way around the site, and we're hoping the permanent navigation bar will make it much easier. Let us know what you think!
Some older items have outlived their usefulness and been removed or changed. For instance, the "Historic Essays" has been merged with the "This Week in History Archive". Material from both of these pages can be found at a new page called History Archive.
One feature that we want to add, which for some strange reason we're having a hard time with, is an internal website search engine to aid researchers. Eventually we'll figure it out, but in the meantime Google is doing a fairly good job keeping up with us!
March 25, 2006 Update #13
The Awards page has been updated. The Kosciuszko Historical Society received the David Humphreys Award for their decades of service in promoting the Valley's Polish culture, history, and heritage. Dorothy DeBisschop (pictured below, left), and her sister Karen Bauer received the Dorothy Larson Award for their many years of promoting Oxford, Derby, and the rest of the Valley's history. Their accomplishments are numerous, but check out their websites at Our Oxford Info and Oxford Past, as well as the Derby Records on our own site for examples of their great work.
Also, we would be remiss not to mention that our President for the last six years, Jeremiah "Jerry" Vartelas, stepped down at the Annual Meeting. Pictured above, right, new President Randal "Randy" Ritter awards Jerry a plaque for his years of service to the Society. We thank Jerry for his dedication (he will remain on our Board of Directors), and wish Randy luck in his new position!
Lastly, the Derby Quizzes are back on the Electronic Valley! As before, we will link to all quizzes on that site's archive, mostly in the Derby Links section. But why limit yourself just to Derby? Check out all our Links!
March 4, 2006 Update #12
Still updating once a week. The Valley History Definitions is becoming an attraction in and of itself - it seems we're adding one or two forgotten names there once a week. From now on, links to the Definition page, which is about 90% of them, will be green. Links that take you anywhere else, including off-site, will remain the usual blue. This decision was made because it may be confusing that so many links go to the same page. Now that the only the regular links are blue, you may notice we've been using Wikipedia as a resource. All the history archives have been linked in this fashion as well.
February 4, 2006 Update #11
The Derby Historical Society's Annual Meeting will be Sunday, March 5, at 2:00 PM at Christ Church Hall, on South Cliff Street, Ansonia, opposite the library. All are invited. After a brief meeting and our annual David Humphreys and Dorothy Larson awards, we shall feature our guest speaker, Roger Hart. A resident of Lenox, MA, Mr. Hart will bring his popular audio-visual program "Legends of New England". Among the Connecticut topics which shall be covered are The Leatherman, Holyland, the Curse of Dudleytown, and the Legend of the Black Dog. Hope to see you there!
This Week in History continues to be popular. As it grows, the need for a "definition page" became apparent. Rather than explaining every week where certain places were, or what certain terms meant, we're putting them all on one page. Although its meant to support the This Week in History page, it actually is interesting in its own right, and like the archive, it will continue to grow. Right now it defines terms related to those found in 1906, 1931, and 1956, though we'll catch up on the preceding years as time permits. If a word appears as a link - clicking on it will take you to the definition page, or in some rare cases to an off-site source that does a better job defining an historic event.
December 21 - 24, 2005 Update #10
As usual, lots going on!
The Annual Appeal culminated with a reception at Grassy Hill Lodge on November 21. A good time was had by all. Five speakers kept us spellbound with their "Flood of Memories", relating to the 1955 Flood! Although the Appeal may be winding down, remember that we are a non-profit historical society. Just something to consider if you like what you see and hear about us, and are looking for a last minute tax deduction!
We are thrilled to announce two new features to the website. First of all, the Town of Oxford's Municipal Historian, Dorothy DeBisschop, who maintains Our Oxford Info and the Oxford Historical Society websites, and her sister Karen Bauer, who maintains the website Oxford Past, have performed a wonderful service for anyone researching the early history of Derby, Oxford, Ansonia, or Seymour! They have scanned the entire contents of an extremely rare book that was published by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1901 called Town Records of Derby, Connecticut 1655 - 1710. Only two hundred copies were printed, and everything that was recorded in the town records in that formulate period is included! Not only that, but the work also contains two Town Patents, as well as the records of Rev. Daniel Humphreys (David Humphreys' father) from 1736 to 1784 - mostly containing baptisms. But here's the best part! Not just content with scanning the century old book and making it available on the internet, they provided complete links in the index. If you look up a name (and the index covers the Town Records portion), you click directly to the pages containing it within the book. This was an immense undertaking, and Dorothy DeBisschop and Karen Bauer have performed an extraordinary and valuable service for genealogists, or anyone interested in the early history of Derby, Ansonia, Seymour, and Oxford, or genealogy!
Secondly, the Derby Historical Society has been the recipient of a number of Boy Scout Eagle Projects in the past few years. Earlier this year, Eagle Candidate Andrew Lavoie of Derby's Troop 3 compiled a database, complete with pictures, of a section of Oak Cliff Cemetery formally known as the "East Section", but informally as "The Amphitheater". While we provide links to a number of cemeteries, this is the first section of any cemetery hosted by the Derby Historical Society itself. Anyone familiar with Oak Cliff knows it is quite large, and we are hoping to add more sections of the cemetery to the database as time goes on. This was a great undertaking for Andy, who showed great leadership and ingenuity throughout the entire project, and we are certain this experience will help him attain his goal of Eagle Scout!
These two projects, combined with a chronology of the Adams Manufacturing Company almost a year ago by William Adams Hunter, represent three valuable contributions to our area's history that have been generously shared by individuals not on the Historical Society staff. We are always willing to consider adding new historic material of local significance to this website.
A wonderful, 110-year old portrait of David Humphreys now on display at the Humphreys House. It was dedicated on December 4, at which time the 25th anniversary of the 1762 Program was also observed. Major contributors to the portrait's acquisition and restoration were the Sons of the American Revolution David Humphreys Branch No. 1, the Society of the Cincinnati, and a number of memorial donations in the name of Margaret Els. A retired 1762 teacher who was active on the Society's Board of Directors, Margaret passed away a year go this month.
A booklet containing a biography of David Humphreys, originally written by a local historian 40 years ago, was reproduced along with about two dozen new pictures, by the Society's Curator Marian O'Keefe, with the help of a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven. The booklets are available at the Humphreys House for a $5 donation to the Day in 1762 Scholarship Fund. More information on this and other Historical Society Publication in the updated Books page. It should be noted, by the way, that the picture on the Humphreys booklet is of the painting prior to restoration. Compare that to the image of the restored painting above it. What a difference!
2005 was a banner year for the Derby Historical Society, and the growth of this website was just a part of it. We plan to keep the momentum for the Society and the website going in 2006, so stay tuned. And of course - HAPPY HOLIDAYS from all of us at the Derby Historical Society!
October 24, 2005 Update #9
We continue to update the website. Since a major goal always has been to serve as a portal to other websites pertaining to Valley history, we're happy to announce the Links section is now much more streamlined. We reduced everything to four general categories - People, Places, Cemeteries, and General. We maintained pages for each of the 5 cities and towns in the Valley, while eliminated some of the more obscure categories such as "Transportation". I think you'll agree that the section flows much smoother now. Remember that while these links will take you off-site, we have a page dedicated to our own original and contributed material that you might want to check out here.
The This Week in History section has proven to be a hit. It is the only page outside of the main index to have its own hit counter, and the numbers show its one of the most popular features of the entire website. We update on or around every Saturday night, so once a week you can see what was making news in the Valley 50, 75, and 100 years ago. Like the links section, we've made a few trial and error adjustments. While we dropped the "Last Week" portion that followed "This Week", we are archiving all past entries by month and year - you can check it out here. Again, it helps things flow smoother, and we hope this serves students, researchers, and Valley history buffs alike!
August 17, 2005 Update #8
August 19, 2005, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Flood of 1955. The New Haven Register has a collection of articles on the greatest disaster ever to strike the Lower Naugatuck Valley here.
Our link section now features its first video - a compilation of the excellent Then & Now series by Telemedia! It can be accessed here. We have provided an index section on our main link page. Other links have been added throughout the site as well, including an excellent history of the Town of Seymour, and the Flood of 1955.
Frequently we are asked about historic walks - we have conducted many of them over the years in Ansonia and Derby. The Historical Society is now making these walks or tours available for groups. We have opened a new page here.
We are starting an exciting new feature, called This Week in History. We will start by featuring local events from 50, 75, and 100 years ago, taken from the pages of the now discontinued local daily newspaper Evening Sentinel. We will shortly expand to 75 years ago as well. Our ambitious goal is to update every week. We encourage you to visit this website every week to follow the Valley near the height of its industrial age in 1905, copes with the Great Depression in 1930, and rebuilds after the disastrous flood in 1955.
Lastly, directions to the David Humphreys House are now online.
June 1, 2005 Update #7
A new history on the founding
of Ansonia and its name has been posted in the Essays
section. The links continue to be updated. We're going
to start posting 
next to our most recent
material.
May 3, 2005 Update #6
On Wednesday, April 27, a segment of the CBS Early Show was taped at the David Humphreys House, while students from Ansonia Mead School participated in the Day in 1762 Program. The segment aired Thursday, May 19, 2005, and is posted on the CBS website.
The Humphreys House page has been expanded and updated. The pages on the other two houses will be similarly updated soon.
Other pages that have been updated include the Links, Essays, Kosciuszko, and 1762 pages.
February 28, 2005 Update #5
Although this is the first "official" update of 2005, regular visitors will note changes have continued since the holidays. Since the last Update, a new Historic Essays page has been added. Like the Links page (which we continue to update), this was a major goal when we started rebuilding the website late last year. As you can see, there's a diverse set of historic topics. And please, if anyone would like to submit any original local historic material to the page, we'd be honored to host it on our website, providing it's appropriate and we have the bandwidth.
All 3 titles of the Derby Historical Society's books are now in stock. See the link for shipping arrangements. These books are part of the Arcadia Publishing Images of America and Then & Now series.
That's it for now, but come back often. We still haven't run out of ideas of what we'd like to see on the website, and the official and unofficial updates will continue!
December 2, 2004 Update #4
A major goal of this website has been met with the completion of an extensive link section! You can get there by clicking "Links" on the Main Page, or clicking here. We have added well over 300 links, mostly to sites, or portions of sites, of historical interest to the Lower Naugatuck Valley.