Suffield 350th Anniversary Edition
Car Parade
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It’s not the big parade we had been looking forward to, but we can still have fun while maintaining a social distance!
Suffield 350th Anniversary Edition
Outdoor Decorating Contest
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Decorate your home or barn for our town’s 350th birthday celebration!
Suffield 350th Anniversary Edition
Local Businesses Celebrate, Too!
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3 Figs is serving The Graham Tini honoring Sylvester Graham, and the 1670 Nick Chicken Sandwich.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Edition
350th Documentary on Suffield
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This 350th Anniversary of the establishment of Suffield was an opportunity to create an educational and inspirational film reflecting on events of the past and present and preparations for the future. A film company, Our Town Films of New Jersey, was hired to achieve this task with the help of members of Suffield’s 350th Committee.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Edition
Suffield 350th Cookbook
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It was fun collecting recipes from Suffield people for the 350th Cookbook. The impetus of the cookbook was a grant from the Connecticut Department of Agriculture to showcase Suffield’s farms, farmstands and farmer’s market.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Edition
Our 350th Book Saga
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About two years ago, the 350th Committee decided to create a companion volume to Robert Alcorn’s The Biography of a Town, written for the Town’s 300th anniversary.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Edition
400 Years of History
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Legend: Events in or about Suffield are blue.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Edition
350th Suffield Trivia
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Three hundred fifty years ago, in 1670, Suffield was formed as a distinct municipal corporation on October 12. Listed below are questions about events which occurred on October 12 in other years.
Joseph Seger, Original Suffield Proprietor
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On May 19, 1679, Joseph Seger was granted forty acres by John Pynchon’s Committee for Suffield.