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Lunch and Learn: Victorian
Valentines
February 14 Noon
– 1 PM
Bring your lunch and a friend to the
Windsor Historical Society on Monday, February 14th at
noon, and we’ll provide great company, great desserts,
and a historical program that’s engaging and fun! For
Valentines Day 2011, Society Director Christine Ermenc
will use Valentines of the past to describe how the
holiday started and how it evolved over hundreds of
years. Valentines often reflect the times in which they
were made; see images of hand-made Valentines from the
18th century, the Civil War and the World War
I period. See cupids proudly driving Model-T Fords, and
20th century postcard Valentines illustrating
the many new immigrant groups populating the nation.
Learn more about the language of flowers, where every
flower
 included
on a Valentine card or in a bouquet carried a coded
message for the recipient. In the days before Hallmark
Cards, Valentine “writers” offered verses to fit any
occasion for the purchase price of a few pennies. Armed
with paper, scissors, sewing notions, pen, and a
Valentine writer, anyone could create an artistic rhymed
card for a loved one.
Program cost is $6 for adults, $5 for
seniors and students, and $4 for Windsor Historical
Society members. Please let us know you are coming so
we can have enough dessert on hand; contact the Windsor
Historical Society at (860)688-3813 or
info@windsorhistoricalsociety.org by February 12th
to reserve your spot. Parking is available around
Palisado Green and in the Windsor Discovery Center
parking lot. In the event of unsafe travelling
conditions, program will be cancelled. Please call
ahead if in doubt.
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