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Suffield Woman’s Club Observes 125th Anniversary

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On Tuesday, June 11, the Suffield Woman’s Club gathered with special guests at the West Suffield Academy Hall to celebrate its 125th Anniversary. The Suffield Woman’s Club has a long history of taking a lead in community service, with giving back to the Town of Suffield always at the forefront. In 1894, 10 women gathered at a private home in town, to form the Woman’s Reading Club of Suffield. With programs ranging from reading, history, art and music, to lectures and community activities sponsored for the town, this small group of women also conferred through an appointed committee with Suffield’s First Selectman, and were among the first to contribute to the Emergency Aid Association since its establishment in 1903. In 1926, it was voted to change the club’s name to the Suffield Woman’s Club and to join the General Federation of Woman’s Clubs of Connecticut (GFWC/CT).

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Newest Nonprofit in Town Will Change Lives

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Partnering to Reach Aspirations now has tax exempt status and aims to transition recent graduates with mild Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) from student life to independent living. An Amiel P. Zak Public Service Grant will help provide educational opportunities to Suffield residents, educators and business leaders in order to better understand the strengths and needs of our young adults on the spectrum and provide them opportunities to pursue their strengths and interests. Currently, one out of every 29 students in Suffield has been diagnosed as being on the spectrum, and it is by creating a supportive, accepting, and inspiring community around them that they are going to find their place and make the positive contributions of which they are capable. Following educational events for the general public will come programs and opportunities for instruction in life/work skills development for our recent graduates with ASD. Underutilized space in town will be used until a permanent location for both residential and day programs is acquired.

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SGC Awards Grants

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The profits from the Holiday Tree Gala have all been returned to our community through two grants to community organizations, and an award to a graduating senior. Requests from Suffield Community Aid for their community garden and Phelps-Hatheway House for a display case to house historical memorabilia have been fully funded along with an award to High School student Brooke Tillotson. Brooke will be studying Plant Science and Environmental Sustainability at Cornell University this fall. Two other students received awards this month through the Garden Club’s Memorial Fund. Joseph LaFlamme and Jackson Smith.

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King House Ice Cream Social

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The Suffield Historical Society’s annual Ice Cream Social will take place on the King House Museum’s lawn on Tuesday, July 9 from 5:30–7:30 p.m. 

Bring friends and family, pack a picnic supper and enjoy dessert on us! The event provides an old fashioned evening of face-to-face socializing and delicious ice cream. Drop those phones and come talk to friends and neighbors! 

Rain date is Thursday, July 11.

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Sunday on the Porch Series at Phelps-Hatheway

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The staff of the Phelps-Hatheway House invites you to join them on Sunday afternoons in August, starting at 2 p.m. Noted scholars in the fields of historic gardening, woodworking and Native American culture will present a lecture followed by summer treats. Tours of the historic museum are included in admission. The series begins on Sunday, August 11, as Suffield’s own Luis Lee will share stories of his youth as a member of the Seneca. Historic carpenter Mike Einsiedel will recount his restoration of the Palmer Warner barn, Haddam, on Sunday August 18. The final lecture in the series will feature Laurie Masciandaro of Roseland Cottage on Sunday, August 25,  chronicling  the history of Connecticut’s Historic Gardens.

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Ceremony Held at Babb’s Beach

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About 30 people gathered by the performance platform at Babb’s Beach on May 31 for the grateful celebration honoring Nelson Babb and his family. They also celebrated the new flagpole installed by Citizens Restoring Congamond (CRC). Nelson Babb’s oldest daughter, Claudia Babb Reich, traveled up from North Carolina for the occasion. The group admired the small, colorful garden surrounding the flagpole and viewed the two bronze plaques CRC had installed on boulders in the garden. 

One read:

“In Memory and Honor
Of
Nelson Babb Jr.
and Babb Family”

The other read:

This Property
Has Been Placed On The
NATIONAL REGISTER
OF HISTORIC PLACES
By The United States
Department Of The Interior
BABB’S BEACH
7-6-2006

(Both plaques are rendered here as they appear.)

Ginnie Graves, chair of the CRC committee that managed the project, welcomed the guests and asked committee member Deb Herath to describe how the project came to be. The National Register listing, achieved 13 years ago by a joint CRC/Town effort, had never been recognized with a plaque, and the committee felt that Nelson Babb and the Babb family deserved permanent credit for their role in creating and developing the site.

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Our Polish Heritage

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If you are of Polish descent and attending college this fall, you may be eligible for a $1000 scholarship! The Polish American Journal Foundation (PAJF) is a non-profit organization that promotes Polish and Polish American culture and traditions across the country. To receive the scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year, an application must be submitted no later than July 31. Graduate or undergraduate students in any career field may apply. In addition to being of Polish descent, applicants will be expected to describe involvement with the Polish community – past, present or future.

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Soles 4 Souls

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Got some gently used shoes, sneakers or sandals? The Suffield Woman’s Club wants them! Members of the SWC will be in the parking lot of Highland Park Market on Saturday, August 24 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. collecting your new or gently loved shoes. 

These shoes can help lift people out of poverty. Your items will be a gift to those in need, here and around the globe through Soles4Souls.org. Help us reach our goal of 1000 pairs of shoes!

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Clothing from the Attic Shown at the King House

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This summer the Suffield Historical Society is displaying a new exhibit at its King House Museum entitled “Clothing  From the Attic.” Professionally mounted by consultant Stacey Danielson with help from summer intern Myra Edmonds, a student of fashion history and design at NYU, the exhibit highlights some of the best pieces of a collection which has been in storage for many years. All the items were donated (and presumably worn) by Suffield residents, the great majority from Minnie Ringland of West Suffield in 1985. Visitors will see a wide sampling of items from two centuries, including nightwear, children’s dresses, everyday house dresses, afternoon and evening dress as well as various accessories. The items are spread throughout the museum and lend the house a lived-in look.