Calendar of Events

We’ll be selling annuals, perennials from Club members’ own gardens, Milford’s official flower – the Eastern Purple Coneflower, herbs and delicious baked goods.  Also available is a garden boutique, a drawing for garden related items, membership table and conservation tips.   A Master Gardener will be available to answer all your gardening questions.  Free coffee is available.  Rain or shine.  Payment by cash or check.

 Join us as we discuss The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry.

 New members welcome!

As we transition out of the darker and colder months of Winter, Spring is an excellent time to cleanse and detoxify your body. Using foods as medicine you can support your body's ability to cleanse, purify and eliminate toxins. Come join us for a fun and informative workshop with naturopathic physician, Dr. Nicole Klughers, where we will review foods that are excellent to address the major organs responsible for cleansing our body - liver, kidney, lymphatics and colon.

Amanda Berry, Program Director at the Milford Senior Center, has planned the Milford Senior Center’s annual Creative Art Show for Friday, May 18.  The exhibit will open at 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Center, 9 Jepson Drive.  Since May is National Older American Month, the Art Show is celebrating the vibrant art work being created through a variety of mediums at the Center.

               The Art Class will be showing “My Current Interpretations in Paint,” the Ceramics Class, Knitting and Quilting Groups, current charity project and at 11:00 a.m. The Writers Unlimited Class will present their skit, “May Musings” and The Creative Writing Class will present “Discoveries”.

               The Creative Art Show will offer a tremendous opportunity to view and hear the unlimited possibilities of creativity displayed during the National Older American Month tribute. 

               The Art Show is free and open to the public.  Additional information may be obtained by calling Program Chairperson, Amanda Berry at 203 877-5131.

 Milford Public Library and Environmental Concerns Coalition are co-sponsoring an event on May 19 at 2pm at the Library, another in a series that discusses the problem of climate change.

The City of Milford has joined the sustainable CT program to create opportunities for actions that help to crearte a vibrant and sustainable future for Milford and for all of us.  We invite you to be a part of the discussion and learn more about this program.   You can help -  small steps make a huge difference.

A family-style meal will be served, annual reports will be received, and officers for 2018-2019 will be installed.

Reservations may be made by sending a check for $30/person to Helen LaPlant, Milford Historical Society, P. O. Box 337, Milford 06460.

The society’s free summer exhibit of quilts will open the weekend of June 2-3 from 1 to 4 p.m. and free docent-led tours will be given in the MHS’s three historic houses, 34 High St.

To learn more about MHS events, go to milfordhistoricalsociety.org, Facebook, or telephone (203) 874-2664.

Gun control continues to be a divisive topic in our country, especially in light of recent events. On Tuesday, May 22 at 7 p.m., the Milford Library will host a presentation that addresses this issue.

            Historian Mark Albertson will speak on “A Well Regulated Militia”. This talk goes beyond the simple pro vs. con debate on the gun issue.   Rather, it traces the evolution of the Citizen-Soldier from colonial time to today’s National Guard. Is the militia concept as outlined in the Militia Act of 1792 still applicable, considering today’s National Guard as a bona fide reserve of the United States Army? 

This thoughtful history examines the changes in America’s defense from the colonial era until today.   Albertson will follow this evolution, which goes hand-in-hand with continental expansion, and centralized government control in the United States, as America severs its colonial roots to become a global super power. Just what constitutes a Well Regulated Militia and how does it affect the citizen's right to bear arms? 

             Mark Albertson is an historical research editor at Army Aviation magazine; and, is the historian for the Army Aviation Association of America.  Mark is a long time member of the United States Naval Institute.  He has authored several books, among which are USS Constitution: Constitution State Battleship and They’ll Have to Follow You! The Triumph of the Great White Fleet. He teaches history at Norwalk Community College in the extended studies program and at the Lifetime Learners Institute.

This program is free and open to the public. No registration is necessary.