Historical Society Thanks Donors

The Oxford Historical Society thanks the public for their support of the online donation challenge, Give Local, Greater Waterbury & Litchfield Hills.

This fundraiser for non-profit groups was sponsored by the Connecticut Community Foundation, with assistance from Ion Bank (formerly Naugatuck Savings Bank.) Through this program the Historical Society received every penny donated through the 36-hour online challenge, plus some extra funding in matching grants collected by Connecticut Community Foundation and from General Electric Foundation.

The funding we received will be used for paving the driveway and parking area at the Twitchell-Rowland Homestead Museum on Towner Lane.

This project will eliminate the mud that last year forced the Society to close after severe weather. Paving will provide increased safety for visitors and improve the appearance of the museum property.

Several individuals who were unable to donate through the online challenge because of computer issues or their busy schedules have contacted the Historical Society. 

Anyone who wishes to give towards the driveway and parking area paving fund may do so by sending a check made out to the Oxford Historical Society. It should be mailed to the Oxford Historical Society, Inc., PO Box 582, Oxford, CT 06478. Writing Paving Project Fund” at the bottom of the check will direct the gift to funding the spring project.

Thanks again to all who donated, to local news media for their coverage of the challenge, to the Connecticut Community Foundation who sponsored the event, and to Ion Bank. Together, we are making Oxford’s only museum even better!

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