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“The challenge of history is to recover the past and introduce it to the present.” ~David Thelen
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Below: Installation of replacement finial on Old Library November 8th, 2008 with links to snapshots from the event. Photo’s from Linda Christensen, President Preston Historical Society, Mike Clancy, Building & Facility Committee and a few by Bob Payette. Click on any of the rotating photo’s to visit the Picasa photo album directly.
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Mission Statement
The Preston Historical Society is dedicated to preserving Preston’s history and rural identity while promoting and enhancing community life for future generations. We believe that building awareness of Preston’s past helps citizens appreciate their town, leading to increased pride in their community.
Goals
1. Perpetuate the history of the Town of Preston and preserve documents
and records of this history.
2. Sponsor historical and civic programs and events annually.
3.Support local educational initiatives that promote the study of history.
4.Support projects which strive to restore, mark or preserve local historical sites or artifacts deemed appropriate by the Board.
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Click on the photo of the old Preston Library to the right (or HERE) to see a photo album of volunteers recently working on the structure. There is also a slide show mode available within the Picasa Photo Album.
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Preston Historical Society Executive Board Members
Linda Christensen, president
Donna Bowles, vice-president
Judith Olmstead, secretary
Bill Champagne, treasurer
Patrice Champagne, director
Mark Christensen, director
David McKain, director
Contact: Preston Historical Society c/o Linda Christensen
15 Amos Road
Preston, CT 06365
860-887-5828
LindaCh5@comcast.net
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Available Publications & Ordering Information
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Preston Historical Society Membership Application - 2009
$5 – Senior/Student
$10 – Single membership
$15 – Family membership
Name:________________________________________
Address ______________________________________
Town: _______________________________________
Phone: ______________________________________
E-mail: ______________________________________
I am interested in:
Being a board member ____
Publicity _____
Programs ¬_____
Document Preservation ____
Building & Property
Preservation _____
Please make checks payable to PHS.
Remit to Linda Christensen
15 Amos Rd, Preston, CT 06365
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Forms and Publications
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Photo Links and Links of Interest
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The Preston Pipeline has been an integral part of the Town of Preston for the last fifteen years. We are making an attempt to digitize as many of the old issues as possible, to help preserve this recent history. All issues are in PDF (generally 300 DPI, grayscale graphics) and are downloadable and printable. ®The Preston Pipeline has been reproduced with the permission of the Preston Pipeline publisher Janet Perkins. All rights reserved.
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Our Search Engine will find most articles, even in the PDF’s, on this site. Type in your lookup word on the left and you can link directly to the related article. We now have the entire site indexed daily and have corrected an OCR problem with some old Pipelines that were not in the search results due to that OCR issue. (updated 12/23/08)
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1993
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1994
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January, 1994 Vol 1, Issue 6
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February, 1994 Vol 1, Issue 7
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March, 1994 Vol 1, Issue 8
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April, 1994 Vol 1, Issue 9
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May, 1994 Vol 1, Issue 10
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June, 1994 Vol 1, Issue 11
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July, 1994 Vol 1, Issue 12
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Sept, 1994 First Anniversary Issue Vol 2, Issue 1
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Sept,1994 Vol 2 Issue 2
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Oct,1994 Vol2, Issue 3
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Nov,1994 Vol 2, Issue 4
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Dec, 1994 Vol 2, Issue 5
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1995
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Jan, 1995 Vol 2, Issue 6
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Feb, 1995 Vol 2,Issue 7
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March, 1995 Vol 2, Issue 8
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April, 1995 Vol 2, Issue 9
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June, 1995 Vol 2, Issue 11
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July, 1995 Vol 2, Issue 12
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Oct, 1995 Vol 3, Issue 3
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Nov, 1995 Vol 3, Issue 4
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1996
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Jan 1996, Vol 3, Issue 6
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Feb, 1996 Vol 3, Issue 7
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March, 1996 Vol 3, Issue 8
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April 1996, Vol 3, Issue 9
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June 1996, Vol 3, Issue 11
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July 1996, Vol 3, Issue 12
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Aug, 1996 Vol 4, Issue 1
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Sept 1996, Vol 4, Issue 2
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Oct 1996, Vol 4, Issue 3
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Nov 1996, Vol 4 Issue 4
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Dec 1996, Vol 4, Issue 5
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1997
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Jan 1997, Vol 4, Issue 6
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Feb 1997, Vol 4, Issue 7
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Mar 1997, Vol 4, Issue 8
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April 1997, Vol 4, Issue 9
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May 1997, Vol 4, Issue 10
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June 1997, Vol 4, Issue 11
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July 1997, Vol 4, Issue 12
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Aug 1997, Vol 5, Issue 1
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Sept 1997, Vol 5, Issue 2
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Oct 1997, Vol 5, Issue 3
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Nov 1997, Vol 5, Issue 4
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Dec 1997, Vol 5, Issue 5
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1998
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Jan 1998, Vol 5, Issue 6
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Feb 1998, Vol 5, Issue 7
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Mar 1998, Vol 5, Issue 8
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Apr 1998, Vol 5, Issue 9
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May 1998, Vol 5, Issue 10
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June 1998, Vol 5, Issue 11
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July 1998, Vol 5, Issue 12
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Aug 1998, Vol 6, Issue 1
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Nov 1998, Vol 6 Issue 4
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Dec 1998, Vol 6, Issue 5
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1999
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Jan 1999, Vol 6, Issue 6
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Feb 1999, Vol 6, Issue 7
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Mar 1999, Vol 6, Issue 8
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Apr 1999, Vol 6, Issue 9
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June 1999, Vol 6, Issue 11
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July 1999, Vol 6 Issue 12
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August 1999, Vol 7 Issue 1
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September 1999, Vol 7, Issue 2
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October 1999, Vol 7 Issue 3
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November 1999, Vol 7, Issue 4
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December 1999, Vol 7, Issue 5
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2000
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January 2000, Vol 7, Issue 6
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February 2000, Vol 7, Issue 7
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March 2000, Vol 7, Issue 8
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April 2000, Vol 7, Issue 9
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May 2000, Vol 7, Issue 10
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June 2000, Vol 7, Issue 11
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July 2000, Vol 7, Issue 12
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August 2000, Vol 8, Issue 1
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September 2000, Vol 8, Issue 2
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October 2000, Vol 8, Issue 3
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November 2000, Vol 8, Issue 4
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December 2000, Vol 8, Issue 5
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2001
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2002
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