Bolton Connecticut
by Hans DePold, Bolton Town Historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, February 2007) Their whips were impressive instruments of encouragement, guidance, and motivation. Bullpunchers, with little more than sheer muscle and sinew, were the tough, rock-hard men who helped wrestle logs out of the Bolton woods and stones from the Bolton Quarry and then … Read more
by Hans DePold, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, December 2006) In reviewing early pictures from several sources I noticed that several Bolton historical postcards from about 1920 had three figures in them, sometimes far in the distance. Then I came across a few more in an envelope with Frank Grimason’s name on … Read more
by Hans DePold, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, August 2006) Grant Colfax Tullar was born August 5, 1869, in Bolton, Connecticut. He was named after the American President Ulysses S. Grant and Vice President Schuyler Colfax. After the American Civil War, his father was disabled and unable to work, having been wounded … Read more
225th Anniversary of Rochambeau’s March Through Bolton and Encampment at the Minister’s (Rose) Farm June 24, 2006 (Click on any photo to see a larger image.) CT Rep. Pam Sawyer, Selectman Don Palmer, U.S. Rep. John Larson, Eagle Scout Drew Barnes, First Selectman Bob Morra, Selectman Leslie Shea Governor’s Foot Guard, followed by Connecticut 2nd … Read more
by Hans DePold, Bolton Town Historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, June 2006) June marks the 225th anniversary of the march of Rochambeau and the French army through Bolton on their way to assist General Washington in the defeat of the British, who were rampaging through Virginia. If you saw the movie “The Patriot” … Read more
by Hans DePold, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, April 2006) The name of Sumner is well known not only in Bolton, but also in the history of Connecticut and the United States. The Sumner family includes long lines of patriots, diplomats and statesmen. Members of the family have been prominent in all … Read more
by Hans DePold, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, February 2006) Dr. Charles F. Sumner settled in Bolton in 1842 and said that until 1851, Bolton sometimes sustained as many as four taverns. The building of the railroad (in 1850 in Bolton) soon ended the age of the stagecoach, the Bolton taverns, and … Read more
by Hans DePold, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, December 2005) The homes of Bolton’s founders present concrete symbols of an idyllic yet very modest past. The abundance of wood and their builders’ desire for sturdy construction made timber frame houses (post-and-beam construction) most popular. In the early 1700s, Bolton’s settlers were constructing … Read more
Colonial Breakfast Revolutionary War Cavalry Maneuvers Susan Bosworth Reception Civil War Encampment History Hike on Rose Farm Lions Club Pasta Supper “Italians in Bolton” Presentation Photos by Eileen Stanley
by Hans DePold, town historian (Published in the Bolton Community News, October 2005) Jonathan Edwards was Bolton’s first pastor, hired by the Bolton Ecclesiastical Society on November 11, 1723. The meetinghouse was built but the minister’s house was not. For some very good reasons, Reverend Edwards hurriedly left Bolton to return to Yale in May … Read more