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August, 2008

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Event:

Summer Camp, Visions of Windsor

Date:

August 11th, 2008 (5 days)

Location:

Windsor Historical Society

Students grades 3-6 can tour Windsor's special places and work with Windsor photographers, artists, and quilters to create their own exhibit of Windsor, make memory boxes, and a memory quilt August 11 - 15th. $25/student per day. Reservations required by 8/8.

What do you get when you add kids, painting, sunshine, photography, nature walks, creative writing, a mosquito sculpture and over 375 years of history?

This summer, children from all over Connecticut in grades 3 6 are invited to sign up for the Windsor Historical Society's First Annual Visions of Windsor Summer Camp held from August 11 15th from 8:30 4:30pm. Children will explore Windsor's history while participating in field trips through modern Windsor to discover what Windsor means to them. Using the Historical Society's "Four Centuries of Windsor" and the new "Windsor Then and Now: A Photo History 1890 2008" exhibitions as a starting point, children will then go out into the community. Some areas on interest will be the Palisado Green, Palisado Burying Grounds, Town Hall, Huntington House, Loomis Chaffee, River Trail and various statues, monuments and sculptures. Children will learn photography and photo editing skills, canvas painting and creative writing skills. The week will culminate with a group focused exhibition that will travel around Windsor in 2009.

Interested families are encouraged to print off application materials on the Historical Society website at http://windsorhistoricalsociety.org or contact Educator Julia Baldini at (860) 688-3813 or email jbaldini@windsorhistoricalsociety.org for more information. The cost for the summer camp is $125 per child which includes materials and snacks, children should bring their own lunch. A $25 non-refundable deposit is due to register for the program. The balance is due by August 1, 2008. Children are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing suitable for messy play.

The Visions of Windsor Summer Camp is offered in conjunction with the Society's exhibition, "Windsor Then and Now: A Photograph History 1890 2008" and will be open for viewing through August 30. Discover what has changed and what has remained the same all over Windsor. See views of Deerfield, Hayden Station, Poquonock, Rainbow and Wilson, as well as Windsor Center. Parking is available around Palisado Green and in the First Church and Windsor Discovery Center Parking lots.

These events are part of an exciting year-long round of programs planned by Windsor Historical Society, the Town of Windsor, and the Windsor Chamber of Commerce. For more information about these programs, please visit www.windsorhistoricalsociety.org or www.Windsor375.com.

The Windsor Historical Society, founded in 1921, invites visitors to explore the people, places, and events that have shaped Windsor for over 370 years. The Society's museum includes changing and permanent exhibition galleries; a hands-on history learning center for families; a research library and manuscript collection housing Windsor photographs, documents, ephemera, and genealogical materials, a museum shop and two historic houses open to the public-the 1758 John and Sarah Strong House and the 1767 Dr. Hezekiah Chaffee House.

The Windsor Historical Society is located at 96 Palisado Avenue (Route 159) and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. General admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and students and free to children under 12 and WHS members. Call (860) 688-3813 or visit us on the web at www.windsorhistoricalsociety.org for directions to the Society and more information about programs.