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We
welcome visits from community organizations, senior
groups, family and school reunion groups, and others.
Explore…
375
years of Windsor’s history—from Native American culture
and European settlement in the 1630s to the industrial
19th-century Poquonock mills to present day
Windsor—in our permanent history gallery.
Discover…
life for
Windsor families 200 years ago in our 1758 Strong-Howard House
and 1767 Chaffee House. Look under the beds, peek into
Windsor’s first post office, and pay a visit to Dr.
Chaffee’s office.
Fees and Booking
Information
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A minimum of 10 people is needed for
a group tour.
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We can accommodate a maximum of 48
people at one time.
We
can work with larger groups by suggesting additional
local sites.
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Tours are scheduled Tuesday-Saturday.
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Tours last approximately 90 minutes.
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For
an additional charge, arrangements may be made for a
Palisado Green walking tour, Windsor bus tour, or
special sessions with library volunteers.
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Our
museum and library are fully accessible. The Strong
and Chaffee Houses have steps and raised thresholds.
Admission for group tours is $5 per
adult.
To reserve a group tour, please call
(860) 688-3813 several weeks in advance of your desired
tour date or email
info@windsorhistoricalsociety.org.
Family and School
Reunions
Come
home to Windsor! We are happy to assist groups in
organizing family and school reunions that include
Windsor and the Windsor Historical Society. We can
schedule special sessions with library volunteers,
cemetery tours, and walking and bus tours for family and
school reunion groups. Additional charges for these
services apply.
To plan
a visit during your family or school reunion, please
call (860) 688-3813.
Windsor’s Chamber of Commerce can assist reunion
planners with restaurant and lodging suggestions. Call
(860) 688-5165.
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