Valley lawmakers to host business forum at O'Brien Tech in Ansonia

'Turnback Tuesday' features East Derby dwelling

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features a photo of Andrew Johnson's house. It was built in 1798 on the corner of Bank and Gilbert Streets in Derby. The house was dismantled in 1928 and supposedly relocated to Westchester County, N.Y. 
Johnson was one of Truman Gilbert's business partners, who had established Derby's first lumber yard. Johnson was born in April of 1765, but details of his death are unknown.


Thanks go to Derby Public Library for sharing this interesting local history.

Taco eating contest at Seymour restaurant to benefit TEAM

Newsletter features family's struggle with esophageal cancer

Dear readers,

The latest Valley Voice is out. It features a local family fighting the good fight against the devastation caused by esophageal cancer, and job shadowing at Griffin Hospital.

Please click here to read all about it.

Thanks,

~ Patti and Ralph

Derby Historical Society fundraiser features music by Dead Fish for Christmas

The Derby Historical Society's second annual CT Libations event Monday at The Hops Company in Derby raised funds for the restoration project at the David Humphreys House and Museum in Ansonia.  

Museum in Derby to celebrate Frances Kellogg's 141st birthday in May

Visitors will learn about Renaissance woman's favorite things 

DERBY- What do Maria von Trapp and Oprah Winfrey have in common? A list of their favorite things! 

Frances Osborne Kellogg

Visit the Osborne Homestead Museum, 500 Hawthorne Ave., and learn about Frances’ favorite things! 
From May 6-28 the Museum will be celebrating Frances Osborne Kellogg’s 141st birthday with a special museum tour and photography exhibition. 

Visitors will see rare photos of Frances and understand her life by learning about the things that made her happy.
Born on May 11, 1876 during the Victorian Era, Frances was a Renaissance woman - running her family’s businesses, breeding prized Holstein-Friesian cattle, inviting celebrities to speak and perform in Derby, and holding many civic positions. 
But it wasn’t all work and no play. Frances took time to smell the roses, literally. In this special exhibition, visitors will learn about her favorite flowers, animals, hobbies, and more.

Everyone has their favorite things! Visit the museum throughout the month of May and learn about Frances’ favorite things. 
 They might become your favorite things or you’ll learn what you and the “Lady of Derby” have in common! 

The Osborne Homestead Museum, a facility of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, is open for free guided tours on Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. 
For more information call 203-734-2513 or email donna.kingston@ct.gov.


This is a press release from DEEP.

Learn chronic disease management at Griffin Hospital in Derby

Griffin Hospital is hosting a Live Well Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshop starting June 8./ Contributed photo

DERBY- Griffin Hospital will host a free six-week workshop starting June 8 to help individuals suffering from health conditions take back control of their lives.

The Live Well Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshop provides health information and strategies to help those with health conditions like pain, anxiety, diabetes, depression, heart disease, and arthritis increase their energy and take control of their health.

Along with clinical care, participants will learn ways to cope with difficult emotions, depression, and stress/anxiety, reduce pain, improve mobility, increase energy, increase physical activity, eat healthier, use medications appropriately, and solve everyday problems and communicate effectively with family and health care providers.

The workshop will be held from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Thursdays starting June 8 at the hospital, 130 Division St.

The Live Well Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshop is sponsored by the Connecticut Department of Social Services Aging Services Division, Connecticut Department of Public Health and Griffin Hospital.

To register, call Esther Jones at Griffin Hospital’s Community Outreach and Valley Parish Nurse Program, 203-732-1523.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.