Name: Slavery and Abolition in Connecticut: Case Studies of Glastonbury and Manchester
Start: 2022-02-26T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2022-02-26

The Board of Selectmen and the Board of Education will host a Coffee and Conversation Meeting on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Bolton Senior Center (104 Notch Rd, Bolton, CT 06043).

DISCUSSION TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:
Updates on Bolton Public Schools from David Caruso
Town updates and current happenings from Rodney Fournier and Jim Rupert
Information and updates on Senior and Social Services from Carrie Concatelli

THE PANEL WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS ANY TOPICS OR QUESTIONS THAT RESIDENTS WOULD LIKE TO BRING FORWARD.

Refreshments will be available.

All Bolton residents are welcome to attend!!!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Slavery and Abolition in Connecticut: Case Studies of Glastonbury and Manchester

February 26, 2022

1:00 pm

Lutz Children’s Museum
247 South Main Street, Manchester, CT 06040
860.643.0949 • lutzmuseum.org

Diane Hoover and Julie Thompson of the Historical Society of Glastonbury will be our guest speakers to discuss the historical background of slavery and abolition, as well as the difficulties of researching this important historical topic.

Admission is $10 in advance, $12 at the door. To register, please call 860-643-0949

The first phase of a new walking path in Bolton is now open to the public. Extending from Stony Road to South Road, the path is located on land once considered for the relocation of Route 6. After determining that building the new road there was not feasible, the State transferred the land back to Bolton in 2016.

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