Reader Contributed to GMW - July 7, 2021

The Elizabeth Raymond Ambler Trust is helping the Wilton Historical Society explore what might turn out to be a painful part of...

Reader Contributed - September 25, 2020

A Talk by Dr. Julie Hughes on Zoom Hannah Ambler and Grace Schenck’s last names may be well known in...

Reader Contributed to GMW - July 28, 2020

Slavery. Yes, even here, in Wilton. In this time of reckoning over the legacy of slavery and racial inequality, it is...

Lily Kepner - July 14, 2020

America is erupting into discussion, protests, and action in response to racism, police brutality, and injustice nationwide. Our action...

Contributed - September 18, 2019

The popular tour of Hillside Cemetery in Wilton returns, with new additions! On Saturday, Oct. 5 from 11 a.m.-12...

Contributed - August 21, 2019

From 1860-1889, an unofficial Wilton resident, the mysterious and silent "Old Leatherman," would pass through town every 34 days...

Contributed - September 17, 2019

Step back in time more than 100 years and glimpse a piece of Wilton history this Sunday, Sept. 22,...

Heather Borden Herve, GMW Editor - July 23, 2019

The small group of Hurlbutt Street Schoolhouse volunteers dedicated to protecting an invaluable piece of Wilton's history recently had...

wiltonhistorical - March 10, 2019

According to A Taste of History by Joyce White, “The native American grain corn, also known as maize or...

wiltonhistorical - January 8, 2019

Welsh Rabbit (sometimes called Welsh Rarebit) is a dish consisting of a savory sauce of melted cheese and various...

wiltonhistorical - November 8, 2018

This Month: Cranberry Tarts Colonial Americans found native cranberries similar in flavor to the lingonberries with which they had been...

wiltonhistorical - October 27, 2018

According to the folks at Colonial Williamsburg, “The trade of tinsmithing could be learned in one of two ways....

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