History articles published in town newsletters since February 1992:
The Settling of Bolton Special Edition of the Bolton Community News Celebrating Bolton’s 275th Anniversary – October 1995 Edited by Don Costello Introduction This brief article will attempt to describe what the Bolton area was like prior to and during its establishment as a Connecticut town in the year 1720. It will touch upon the … Read more
Camp Johnson
A Place That Time Forgot? by Hans DePold, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, June 1999) The recent state documentation of the Revolutionary Road … Read more
Historic Visits to Bolton
by Hans DePold, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, April 1999) This past month, the Bolton library provided me with a five-volume collection of … Read more
Bolton’s Roads & Railroads
by Hans DePold, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, February 1999) In colonial times, Bolton residents maintained the town roads in front of their … Read more
Election Day Traditions
by Hans DePold, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, October 1998) Connecticut has a unique history of government. In 1636 Thomas Hooker led the … Read more
Washington Ate Here
by Hans DePold, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, June 1998) This past month I uncovered a baffling bit of Bolton’s history-baffling because its … Read more
The Bolton-Titanic Connection
by Hans DePold, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, April 1998.) Abraham Lincoln said that we cannot escape history-sometimes I wonder if I’m being … Read more
A Short History of Some Bolton Roads
by Hans DePold, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, October 1997) The first route in Bolton was the Mohegan Indian trail along the Hop … Read more
Ancient Days in Bolton Notch
by Hans DePold, town historian (Published in Bolton Community News, August 1997) Bolton Notch mountain forms the watershed divide for three rivers, and at its top, … Read more
The Revolutionary Road
Historic Legislation, 1997 by Hans DePold, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, February 1997) State Representative Pam Sawyer will soon introduce a bill to … Read more
“Bundling” in Bolton
by Hans DePold, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, December 1996) It’s time to set the record straight! It’s time to admit that it … Read more
Memories of Bolton Lodge
as told by Rick Krause (Published in the Bolton Community News, October 1996) A mile north of Bolton Notch and just a few yards from the … Read more
100th Anniversary of American Automobile Manufacturing
(Published in the Bolton Community News, June 1996) This year marks the 100th anniversary of American automobile manufacturing. It is truly amazing to contemplate how far … Read more
Wiring Bolton
by Larry Larned, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, August-December 1995) Chapter 1 Have you ever wondered what life was like in Bolton before … Read more
Bolton’s Old Houses
by Larry Larned, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, December 1994-February 1995) Chapter 1 During November an article appeared in the Hartford Courant real … Read more
Our Town Hall
by Larry Larned, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, April-October 1994) Chapter 1 Bolton town hall is a place where we cast our vote, … Read more
Maude E. White, Postmistress
Maude E. White, Postmistress by Larry Larned, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, February 1994) A bit of Bolton history was recalled recently when … Read more
Bolton’s Telephone History
by Larry Larned, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, June 1992-October 1993) Chapter 1. Prior to 1902, Bolton’s only method of contacting the outside … Read more
Ralph Earl, Early American Portrait Painter
(Published in the Bolton Community News, April 1992) In an unmarked grave, presumably in Bolton Center Cemetery on Hebron Road, lies one of early America’s foremost … Read more
For the Train Buffs
(Published in the Bolton Community News, February 1992) The state-owned hiking trail that runs through Bolton from Valley Falls Park to Willimantic is an old railroad … Read more