From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: Sterling Piano Company

 This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features the Sterling Piano Company in Derby as well as a Sterling Piano manufactured there. The Sterling Organ Company, as it was originally known, was founded in 1845, and in 1860 added pianos to their line. In the 1880s they focused mostly on pianos. By the early 20th century, the company was actually headquartered in Brooklyn, N.Y. but operated factories in both Derby and Shelton.

The popularity of radio later cut into their business, and the Derby factory was closed in 1926.

[First published on this date in 2015.]

Thanks as always to Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.

History talk on Christmases Past slated Wednesday at Seymour Public Library

SEYMOUR - John Cilio presents a history talk on Christmases past at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Meander through the nostalgia of the Christmases of yesteryear!

No registration required. All are welcome.

Shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Children's Room at the Ansonia Library offers reindeer food-making fun

The Library is at 53 S. Cliff St., Ansonia.

Griffin Health, Agency on Aging schedule wellness programs in January

DERBY - Griffin Health and the Agency on Aging of South-Central Connecticut will host a series of wellness programs this January that will help with age-related loss.

Griffin Health Chaplain Eric Gramse will host Loneliness & Age-Related Loss, an open discussion of the various types of loss that people can experience as they age, how loss can affect them and ways to move forward in a healthy way. 

The presentations are scheduled for Jan. 5 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Seymour Senior Center, Jan. 8 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Ansonia Senior Center, Jan. 22 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Derby Neck Library, and Jan. 28 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Shelton Senior Center.

These offerings are part of the AgeWell program, which is co-sponsored by Griffin Health and the Agency on Aging of South-Central Connecticut to increase access to care and prevent disease in the Valley senior community through a series of health screenings and healthy living education sessions each month. 

Periodically, this program provides nutritiously balanced and delicious foods for attendees.

Registration is required to attend the AgeWell events. 

To sign up, contact the location (Ansonia Senior Center: 203-736-5933; Seymour Senior Center: 203- 888-0406 ext. 1; Shelton Senior Center: 203-924-9324; and Derby Neck Library: 203-734-1492).

This is a press release from Griffin Health.