About

The Southington Historical Society is an all-volunteer, membership based, non-profit organization founded to preserve the history of Southington and the surrounding area.

Located in the Southington Historical Center at 239 Main Street, the society also has stewardship for 2 historic schoolhouses in town: the historic South End Schoolhouse and the West Street Schoolhouse, pictured below.

The Historical Society regularly features exhibits, lectures, programs and fundraisers.

Our Mission

The Purpose of the Southington Historical Society is to inspire and empower people in order to make the past legacies of Southington and the surrounding areas of Plantsville, Marion and Milldale a meaningful and remembered part of their contemporary lives.

The audience served by the Society’s programs includes residents, school and college students and visitors to the community, businesses and governmental agencies in the area, members of the Society, scholars of the history and pre-history of the community, scholars of American history, art historians and the general public.

The Southington Historical Society has the mission to:

Preserve

To collect and preserve artifacts, objects, publications, photographs and other documentary materials related to local, ethnic and family history.

Maintain

To maintain a research library of past and current literature on the history of the community.

Promote

To encourage the preservation of the archeological, historical, and architectural heritage of Southington and its surrounding areas.

Inform

To disseminate information about the history of the community through exhibits, educational programs and publications based on the Society’s collections.