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The Gilead Room at Yale

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Yale University Art Gallery

This magnificent room was created in Gilead nearly 250 years ago.  After about 80 years in storage since its removal from the house at 650 Gilead Street, the Gilead Room was recently unveiled to the public.   In 1930, Everett Meeks, the dean of Yale’s School of Fine Arts referred to it as "the finest Connecticut room I know of".  The hand carved summer beam, post and panels are the envy of all.  The Gilead Room is featured at the newly renovated Yale University Art Gallery.  For the room's life history and pictures, ... (Read more)

Hebron Historical Society

The Hebron Historical Society was founded in 1966. Society members have been active over the years in maintaining the Old Town Hall and the Burrows Hill School House, and we are the owner of record for both historic buildings.

We also restored the Gull School House (located next to the Hebron Town Office Building, and owned by the Town of Hebron), using a small balance remaining in CIP money, and raising the remaining $3,500 needed to complete the work properly. We were greatly aided in this effort by members of Hebron Troop 28 Boy Scouts and their parents.

If you wish to schedule a tour of Old Town Hall, the Burrows Hill Schoolhouse, or the Gull Schoolhouse, either an individual tour or a group tour, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , and we will make arrangements to accommodate you.

The Society's mission is to preserve Hebron history and historical artifacts, provide community programs, document and publish historical events that have influenced our community, and to raise sufficient funds to operate independently. We work cooperatively with other boards, commissions and community organizations to further our goals. We also host six speakers per year, usually in the months of September, October, November, February, April, and May. Response to the speakers has been overwhelming; the events range from Katie Hill's one-woman shows on Irish immigration in New England, to care and preservation of quilts, to Connecticut baseball, and even the age-old tradition of ice-cutting.

 Slate of Officers: September 2012 - August 2013

President Helen Reardon
Vice President Mary-Ellen Gonci (Interim)
Secretary Anne Marie Piggott
Treasurer Bob Gonci
Historian Mary Ann Foote
Program Chair Louise Casarella
Membership Bob Huntington
Property Maintainers David Aubin
Craig Cyr
By-Laws Revision Co-Chairs Anne Marie Piggott
Mary Ann Foote
Publicity/Website Bob Huntington