History

100 Years Ago in Suffield

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Selected from the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal and lightly annotated by Wendy Taylor of Kent Memorial Library. December 2 The Emergency Aid Association has started the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals in this town and packages of 100 seals have been mailed to every family in town with an explanatory letter. The money received for these stamps is used in combating tuberculosis. Eighty-five per cent of the money received for the sale of these stamps remains here in the town to be used by the Emergency Aid Association. December 9 There was a large attendance at the chicken pie supper given by the ladies of the Sacred Heart church in the Suffield School gymnasium.

Columns

In Memoriam

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In Memoriam – December 2021/January 2022 Issue

Churches

Sign for the Times

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There are signs sprouting up around town. They say things like “Need Comfort’” and “Seek Joy,” and “Peaceful Place,” but perhaps the most important sign says, “Ask Questions.”

Churches

Second Baptist Holiday Fair

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In Fellowship Hall at Second Baptist Church, exhibitors stand ready for the crowds to come during Christmas in Suffield.

Churches

Christmas in Suffield at Sacred Heart

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Excited shoppers look over craft merchandise in the Bazaar at Sacred Heart Church’s Father Ted Hall during the town’s Christmas in Suffield shopping, Saturday, November 6.

Government/Town

Veterans Day Observed

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This year’s Suffield observance of Veterans Day, like last year’s, was planned and carried out by the local VFW Post.

Government/Town

Shop 350th at the Winter Market

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Are you shopping for Christmas gifts that “Celebrate Suffield”? Check out the winter farmers market on December 4 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Government/Town

350th Chairman Thanked

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Managing Editor Ann Kannen, right, presents Kacy Colston, Chairman of the 350th Anniversary Committee, a special painting .

Government/Town

350th Book of Town Histories Now Available

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One of the many projects for the town’s 350th anniversary celebration was the completion of Suffield Stories From Another Half-Century 1970-2020. This hardcover book, a companion to The Biography of A Town 1670-1970 by Robert Alcorn written for Suffield’s 300th anniversary, is now available for purchase. This 370+ page book is a compilation of town history including narratives written by over 100 of the town’s residents. The book includes six chapters: Town History over the past 50 years, Suffield Farms, Community Services and Resources, Churches, Education, and Suffield Memories. The book also contains many pictures provided by Suffield residents that will, hopefully, bring back memories for many of us of the past 50 years.

Columns

Food For Thought

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“My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with. Don’t be disabled in spirit as well as physically.”

Government/Town

Suffield Sidewalk Projects

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One of the achievement goals that former First Selectman Melissa Mack listed in her November 15 farewell report to the town was that her administration had “paved the way to a more walkable, safe and pedestrian friendly community with the promise of sidewalks connecting to the town center.

Government/Town

SPD Holds Pinning Ceremony

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On the morning of Thursday, November 4, the Suffield Police Department held a pinning ceremony to celebrate the hiring of our three newest officers.