The Sterling Historical Chronicle
Starting in the fall of 2018, we began printing our quarterly newsletter, The Sterling Historical Chronicle.
If you missed it, you may download PDFs here!
Fall 2018 - Volume 1, Issue 1 Download Here
Subjects: Introductory issue, Oct. 2018 gravestone carving presentation
No group photos
Original print run: 150, hard copies still available
December 2018, Volume 1, Issue 2 Download Here
Subjects: Oct. 2018 Gravestone carving presentation update, Connecticut 169 Club book
Group photos: Sterling/Oneco girls baseball team circa 1919, 1929 PHS Girls Basketball
Original print run: 100, no hard copies available, photocopies provided on request
March 2019, Volume 1, Issue 3 Download Here
Subjects: Connecticut 169 Club book signing update, April 2019 Titanic presentation
Group photos: Marriott Quarry workers circa 1920, 1919 Sherman Family Photo
Original print run: 150, no hard copies available, photocopies provided on request.
(No June 2019 issue)
September 2019, Volume 2, Issue 1 Download Here
Subjects: Wayne Miller Hansen and Joanne Grzelak memorials and tributes
No group photos
Original print run: 200, hard copies still available
December 2019, Volume 2, Issue 2 Download Here
Subjects: Grange Fair, Family Day, and Farm Day updates, Mike Stefanik tribute, Orren Bates' horse-drawn hearse, donations, SHS news, Titus School, Pharisee Rock
Group photos: Samuel Nelson Titus and Family circa 1875
Original print run: 200, hard copies still available
March 2020, Volume 2, Issue 3 Download Here
Subjects: 40th Anniversary of Revere Textile Fire (March 1, 1980), Pike Brothers inducted into Rhode Island Bluegrass Hall of Fame, Kevin Leddy and Beverly Boyd tributes
Group photos: The Pike Brothers and the Pine Hill Ranchers
Original print run: 200, hard copies still available
(No June 2020, September 2020, December 2020 issue due to Covid-19)
March-September 2021, Volume 3, Issue 1 Download Here
Subjects: Death of First Selectman Russell Gray, Covid-19, Tire Burning Plant Demo, Real Photo Postcards, 2020 Deaths and Tributes
Group photos: Unidentified Family in Postcard
Original print run: 200, hard copies still available
(No December 2021, March 2022, June 2022 issues due to lack of inspiration/events going on)
September 2022, Volume 4, Issue 1 Download Here
Subjects: Ekonk History and Expedition, general historical society news
Group photos: Sterling Gardening Club working at Andree Shippee Memorial Park
Original print run: 150, hard copies still available
Starting in the fall of 2018, we began printing our quarterly newsletter, The Sterling Historical Chronicle.
If you missed it, you may download PDFs here!
Fall 2018 - Volume 1, Issue 1 Download Here
Subjects: Introductory issue, Oct. 2018 gravestone carving presentation
No group photos
Original print run: 150, hard copies still available
December 2018, Volume 1, Issue 2 Download Here
Subjects: Oct. 2018 Gravestone carving presentation update, Connecticut 169 Club book
Group photos: Sterling/Oneco girls baseball team circa 1919, 1929 PHS Girls Basketball
Original print run: 100, no hard copies available, photocopies provided on request
March 2019, Volume 1, Issue 3 Download Here
Subjects: Connecticut 169 Club book signing update, April 2019 Titanic presentation
Group photos: Marriott Quarry workers circa 1920, 1919 Sherman Family Photo
Original print run: 150, no hard copies available, photocopies provided on request.
(No June 2019 issue)
September 2019, Volume 2, Issue 1 Download Here
Subjects: Wayne Miller Hansen and Joanne Grzelak memorials and tributes
No group photos
Original print run: 200, hard copies still available
December 2019, Volume 2, Issue 2 Download Here
Subjects: Grange Fair, Family Day, and Farm Day updates, Mike Stefanik tribute, Orren Bates' horse-drawn hearse, donations, SHS news, Titus School, Pharisee Rock
Group photos: Samuel Nelson Titus and Family circa 1875
Original print run: 200, hard copies still available
March 2020, Volume 2, Issue 3 Download Here
Subjects: 40th Anniversary of Revere Textile Fire (March 1, 1980), Pike Brothers inducted into Rhode Island Bluegrass Hall of Fame, Kevin Leddy and Beverly Boyd tributes
Group photos: The Pike Brothers and the Pine Hill Ranchers
Original print run: 200, hard copies still available
(No June 2020, September 2020, December 2020 issue due to Covid-19)
March-September 2021, Volume 3, Issue 1 Download Here
Subjects: Death of First Selectman Russell Gray, Covid-19, Tire Burning Plant Demo, Real Photo Postcards, 2020 Deaths and Tributes
Group photos: Unidentified Family in Postcard
Original print run: 200, hard copies still available
(No December 2021, March 2022, June 2022 issues due to lack of inspiration/events going on)
September 2022, Volume 4, Issue 1 Download Here
Subjects: Ekonk History and Expedition, general historical society news
Group photos: Sterling Gardening Club working at Andree Shippee Memorial Park
Original print run: 150, hard copies still available
LOCATIONS WHERE THE NEWSLETTER CAN BE FOUND:
As long as supplies last; our current print run is now 150 copies.
Oneco Post Office
Sterling Post Office
Sterling Public Library
Sterling Municipal Building
Sterling Senior Center
Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm
Hard copies are mailed to the archives at the Connecticut Historical Society.
PRINT & DEADLINE SCHEDULE: If you have something you think would be appropriate for our newsletter, this is our schedule.
March issue (available for March, April, May)
Annual town-wide events to consider: none
Deadline for materials is February 1
Proof presented at February meeting (second Tuesday)
Goes to print around March 1 and is distributed in the first week of March.
June issue (available for June, July, August)
Annual town-wide events to consider: Grange Fair (second week August)
Deadline for materials is May 1
Proof presented at May meeting (second Tuesday)
Goes to print around June 1 and is distributed in the first week of June.
September issue (available for September, October, November)
Annual town-wide events to consider: Grange Fair (second Saturday of August), Family Day (second Saturday of September), Farm Day (third Saturday of October)
Deadline for materials is August 1
Proof presented at August meeting (second Tuesday - or by email to executive board if meeting falls after Grange Fair)
May go to print early, before Grange Day (second Saturday of August).
Distributed to usual locations after Grange Day.
December issue (available for December, January, February)
Annual town-wide events to consider: various Christmas bazaars
Deadline for materials is November 1
Proof presented at November meeting (second Tuesday)
Goes to print before Thanksgiving and distributed to usual locations early.
As long as supplies last; our current print run is now 150 copies.
Oneco Post Office
Sterling Post Office
Sterling Public Library
Sterling Municipal Building
Sterling Senior Center
Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm
Hard copies are mailed to the archives at the Connecticut Historical Society.
PRINT & DEADLINE SCHEDULE: If you have something you think would be appropriate for our newsletter, this is our schedule.
March issue (available for March, April, May)
Annual town-wide events to consider: none
Deadline for materials is February 1
Proof presented at February meeting (second Tuesday)
Goes to print around March 1 and is distributed in the first week of March.
June issue (available for June, July, August)
Annual town-wide events to consider: Grange Fair (second week August)
Deadline for materials is May 1
Proof presented at May meeting (second Tuesday)
Goes to print around June 1 and is distributed in the first week of June.
September issue (available for September, October, November)
Annual town-wide events to consider: Grange Fair (second Saturday of August), Family Day (second Saturday of September), Farm Day (third Saturday of October)
Deadline for materials is August 1
Proof presented at August meeting (second Tuesday - or by email to executive board if meeting falls after Grange Fair)
May go to print early, before Grange Day (second Saturday of August).
Distributed to usual locations after Grange Day.
December issue (available for December, January, February)
Annual town-wide events to consider: various Christmas bazaars
Deadline for materials is November 1
Proof presented at November meeting (second Tuesday)
Goes to print before Thanksgiving and distributed to usual locations early.