Derby Public Library displays items from 1975 time capsule

DERBY - As we [at Derby Public Library] continue to celebrate Derby's 350th Anniversary we are displaying items from the 1975 Time Capsule.

These items are for all to see! Stop by to see this historic display!

The Library is at 313 Elizabeth St.

Shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Derby Public Library to host talk Saturday about Old Woodbury Path

 

Live music for 350th celebration starts tonight on Derby Green

 

'Turnback Tuesday' features Derby High School Class of 1975

Turnback Tuesday remembers the Derby High School Class of 1975.

The class boasted 165 students graduating on June 16, 1975.

The graduates are celebrating their 50th class reunion Sept. 13 at the Brookside Inn in Oxford.

Let us remember some of the events that took place in 1975. Wheel of Fortune premiered in January, and Microsoft was founded in April.

"Jaws" was released in theaters, “The Hustle” by Van McCoy was the #1 song in America and Saturday Night Live debuted.

Jimmy Hoffa was reported missing, two assassination attempts were made on President Gerald Ford and Grizzly bears were classified "threatened."

Who can ever forget mood rings, and pet rocks? We also saw the end of the Vietnam War and the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior.

If anyone has memorabilia of Derby they would be willing to share with the Library’s archive, please contact Christine Boulay at 203-736-1482 or cboulay@biblio.org.

Thank you and Happy 350th, Derby!

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.

Ceremony to open Derby 350th celebration slated Tuesday on Green

DERBY - The Derby 350th celebration opening ceremony and bell ringing will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday on the Green.
The event marks 350 years since Derby was named on May 13, 1675. It will include excavation of the 1975 time capsule, concert, and more.

Shared from a Facebook event page.

Second Congregational Church to host showing of Derby's 300th anniversary movie

 

Derby Historical Society newsletter features Derby's 350th, past anniversaries

From the desk of Executive Director Kellie Santiago:

"As we celebrate the 350th Anniversary of the City of Derby this month, we are reminded here at the Derby Historical Society about why the Society was created and why our presence in the community is so important. 

"Since 1946, our mission has been to preserve, maintain and celebrate the rich and varied history of the Lower Naugatuck Valley. Our main focus, in the more than 40 years since we acquired the David Humphreys House and opened it up to the public, has been the education of our school-age children, teaching them about the contributions that our towns and their founders made to this country and bringing history alive for them through “A Day in 1762,” our living history field trip. 

"As author Robert Heinlein said,  'A generation which ignores its history has no past and no future.' Here at the Derby Historical Society we will continue to chronicle the events and achievements of this All American Valley and keep history alive for our future generations.'"

Click HERE to view and download the

May/June newsletter.