State archaeologist to speak at Derby Historical Society reception

Connecticut State Archaeologist Brian Jones, standing, led an excavation in June behind the David Humphreys House, 37 Elm St., Ansonia. / Photo by Allegra Villers 

DERBY - The Derby Historical Society will hold its 26th Annual Appeal Reception from 5-7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at La Sala Banquet Hall, 73 High St.

A donation of $45 or more will pay for a ticket to the event.

Connecticut State Archaeologist Brian Jones will discuss preliminary results of his one-week excavation in June at the David Humphreys House in Ansonia. 

The Society will honor Roy Warren Tidmarsh posthumously with the Dr. John Ireland Howe Award for his many years of service in the Valley. Tidmarsh died in January.

The Society's mailing address is P.O. Box 331, Derby, CT., 06418. 
For information call 203-735-1908.