Established 1968 · Plainville, Connecticut
Keeping Local History Alive Through Preservation, Inspiration, and Education
Upcoming Event
Plainville's annual Juneteenth Celebration is Friday June 19th at Norton Park 11 AM – 2 PM. There will be music, special guests, a panel discussion, activities, and booths. This year's Historical Society booth will have a display featuring the three Plainville sites on the CT Freedom Trail. Hope that you will stop by and help celebrate Juneteenth 2026!
Now on YouTube
Click here. Enjoy two new videos. One is about Wheeler School which, when it was built in 1952, was the town's first “modern” school building. The other is the latest in the “Then & Now” series which shows the same local spot during different time periods. Both are produced by Plainville native Todd Jones, author of Plainville, Connecticut: A History.
1969 Parade Film
A trip back to Plainville's Centennial in 1969. This film was taken by the late Jack Mastrianni — many thanks to his son Gregory for sending us the 8mm movies, which we were able to have digitized. Click here to go to our YouTube channel.
Class of 1928
To access the list of students, click here. To request digital copies of a photo, please
contact us with the name(s).
Civil War · 29th Regiment
On February 21st we hosted a wonderful program on Connecticut's 29th Regiment. We also featured a display on our local veterans of the black regiments that fought in the Civil War — including three who were in the 29th. Click here to see an online version of the display.
A Restored Portrait
One of the Civil War veterans in the display noted above was William “Billy” Homer. He was also an acquaintance of Plainville artist Alfred Hepworth.
Several years ago, we were given a painting of William done by Hepworth. It was in need of repair and restoration. With a grant generously given by the Norton Trust, we recently had it restored and now have the painting on display at the Historic Center.
William was also a descendant of Lyman Homer who was known as one of the Black Governors in CT. An interesting note: William is shown here with “Moxie” which was one of the earliest carbonated soft drinks. It became popular in the latter 1800's.