Southington Historical Society

Open House
2025-10-15 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-10-22 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-10-29 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-05 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-12 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-19 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-26 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-03 17:00 - 19:00 UTC and 2 more dates | Southington Historical Society, 239 Main Street, Southington, CT, 06489
Come visit us every Wednesday from 5pm to 7pm!

60th Anniversary Open House
2025-11-08 12:00 - 16:00
Celebrate 60 years of the Southington Historical Society
Saturday Nov. 8 from noon to 4 pm
Always Free Admission
Free door prize giveaways – Free Parking across the street at the town library
Do you have a question about Southington’s History? Two local experts may help find your answers – Southington’s Official Town Historian and President of the Historical Society – Phil Wooding, and Barnes Museum Curator and 2025 CT Award winner for Young Preservationists, Christina Volpe signing her new book on the life and times of a legendary Southington Family.
Explore exhibits of Southington’s innovations, including taking a photo in the world’s first photo booth, made in Southington in 1907.
Listen to a 125 year old hand cranked record player. Try your hand at deciphering 200 year old local documents and see hundreds of photos from Southington’s long gone past.
Military, Industrial, Native American, Sports, Business, and Pop Culture – Southington; It’s Historic!
