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.
The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/governmenttown/suffield-350th-anniversary-edition/page/2/)
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.
Legend: Events in or about Suffield are blue.
Although our “Big Weekend” won’t take place until October, 2021, Suffield will still have a wonderful birthday party in October of this year!!!!
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.
Suffield’s town green waves proudly with 350 commemorative flags honoring the memory and dedication of those who have served and are serving our country and community.
Over 40 years ago, Dave and I settled in Suffield to raise our sons, David J. and Brian. Little did I know, then, just how deep my family roots are here.
We’re expecting an amazing firework show on Saturday night! To maintain social distancing, fireworks display company Pyrotechnico, recommended that the show be designed entirely around six-inch shells that are designed to explode 600 feet in the air.
The King House has an extensive collection of Suffield postcards donated by Lester Smith. American postcards were first in print around 1873. The “Golden Age of American postcards” peaked in 1910 but ended by 1915, although postcards are still sent from vacation destinations. Postcards were, at first, mostly printed by