The Colebrook Historical Society
Welcome: The Colebrook Historical Society is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the rich heritage of Colebrook, Connecticut. Suggestions for additional relevant historical content are welcome. Contact us with the form in the footer below.
The Colebrook Historical Society will host a “Friday Night Gathering” on August 21st.
All are most welcome to attend. The evening will begin at 7:00 PM with refreshments at the home of the CHS, the Seymour Inn. Circa 7:30 the gathering will move next door to the Town Hall Meeting Room for a presentation by special guest speaker, Ed Kostak – “Backpacking 8,000 miles on the Triple Crown Trails”.
Ed Kostak has hiked the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Coast Trail. His presentation will focus on his most recent trek, the Continental Divide Trail. He will share adventures he experienced and magnificent sights he saw.
Following the presentation Mr. Kostak will take questions from the audience, after which the gathering will return to the CHS for more conversation and refreshments. The evening will end circa 9:00 PM.
The CHS is located at the intersection of Routes 183 and 182A in Colebrook Center. For further information contact Carol Lord at carol.9508@yahoo.com
Coming up in 2026
Friday, July 31st - 7:00 P.M.
Litchfield County in the American Revolution
Friday, August 21st - 7:00 P.M.
Backpacking 8,000 miles on the Triple Crown Trails
Friday, September 25th - 7:00 P.M.
The Hartford Circus Fire
Sunday, October 25th - 3:00 P.M.
Special Concert at the Colebrook Church
Sunday, December 6th, 3:00 - 5:00 P.M.
Holiday Open House
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The Lost Village of Colebrook River >>
The Seymour Inn 1816
Home of the Colebrook Historical Society & Museum
William Underwood, a prominent Colebrook citizen, commissioned master builder William Swift to design and construct this inn as a wedding present to his daughter, who ran it as The Seymour Inn for many years. It is the only home the Colebrook Historical Society has known since its inception in 1953 and stands as one of the key historic buildings in Colebrook Center.
558 Colebrook Road
Colebrook, CT 06021
860.738.8682
The Rock School 1779
The Society owns the Rock Schoolhouse, located at the intersection of Sandy Brook Road and Colebrook Road. This building, erected in 1779, and used until 1911, is perhaps the only colonial schoolhouse in the state that is essentially in its original state; it has never been electrified, nor has it ever had running water or indoor plumbing. It is used as a learning facility by the Colebrook Consolidated School, and is open to the public on selected weekends or by request. It will be one of the eleven one- room school houses featured in the coming season’s exhibit.
Scott Norton is Colebrook’s Town Historian.
Scott may be reached at: town_historian@colebrooktownhall.org
Mission
The mission of the Colebrook Historical Society shall be to promote and encourage historical, antiquarian and genealogical research; to preserve and publish same; to educate the community; to collect and display antiquarian and historical objects and records, and to preserve the Rock School building.
The Society shall reach out to the community at large to provide creative, educational, historical and entertaining experiences. The Society shall employ both traditional and contemporary communications platforms to promote and maintain the relevance of the organization.
