Open House and Quilting Demonstration

      The Newtown Historical Society will participate in the Newtown Youth and Family Services Annual Holiday Festival by hosting an open house at its headquarters.  The public is invited to visit and tour the building, which will be decorated for the season.  Our junior and senior docents will be available to answer questions about the house and its history and will provide guided tours by request.

       During the Open House Donna Betts, of Newtown, will be conducting a quilting demonstration.  Donna will discuss the process from start to finish and will have on display quilts in various stages of completion.  In this day of machines, Donna still quilts by hand using the same method used by our ancestors.

       The Historical Society is a non-profit, all volunteer organization.  During the year we offer open houses with living history demonstrations, a lecture series, and a summer history camp for kids among other special events.  All funding comes from private donations, membership dues, bequests and fund raisers such as the antique show, house and garden tour and publication sales.  New members are always welcome and volunteers are needed to help organize and run our many events! To join or for more information, please visit our website www.newtownhistory.org, like us on facebook http://www.facebook.com/newtownhistoricalsociety, or call 203-426-5937.