Annual Meeting & Presentation:
​Lake Hammonasset, the Dam and Regional Water Authority Land

Presented by the Killingworth Library and Killingworth Historical Society

John Triana, Real Estate Manager for the Regional Water Authority, will talk about the RWA’s land, the history of the reservoir, the dam and where the water goes.  He will also discuss the RWA roles regarding open space, recreation, watershed protection, and more.  He will provide a summary of the latest changes to the RWA’s Land Use Plan which was updated earlier this year.

The program, co-sponsored by the Killingworth Library and the Killingworth Historical Society, will take place on November 9th at 7:00p.m. at the Pond Room at the Parmelee Farm and will be followed by the Historical Society’s annual business meeting.
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The event is free but advance sign up is required.  Please call the Killingworth Library at 860-663-2000 or visit www.killingworthlibrary.org for additional details.

​Help Us Write History!

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The Killingworth Historical Society is collecting stories about life in Killingworth for the 350th Anniversary Celebration.  Tell your story in writing - on paper or by email - or in a recording through our Oral History Project.

Share your recollections of the Killingworth you know:
  • The buildings - old homes, Grange Hall, library, firehouse
  • Churches and the church communities
  • Schools - one-room schoolhouses, teachers, the school experience
  • Stores and shopping
  • Fairs and town picnics
  • Transportation and communication
  • Industry and mills
  • Farming and agriculture
  • Cowboy Valley
  • Killingworth Follies
  • Chatfield Hollow and the CCC
  • Interesting people in town
  • Any story about early Killingworth

Contact us:
by mail
     Killingworth Historical Society
     PO Box 707
     Killingworth, CT 06419
by email
     killingworthhs@gmail.com
or get in touch with a KHS Board Member.