Derby Neck Library to hold webinar on suffrage movement in Valley

Frances Osborne Kellogg

DERBY - Join Pat Sweeney, Derby Neck Library research librarian, at 10 a.m. July 18 in a free webinar as she discusses the local suffragette movement and Frances Osborne Kellogg.

A lifelong Derby resident, Kellogg was an agriculturalist and businesswoman who supported the 19th amendment.

The webinar will feature a historical perspective of this time period and local events.
Registration is required to obtain webinar links. 

Go to the Connecticut DEEP Calendar of Events to register or contact susan.quincy@ct.gov.

Turnback Tuesday honors Derby businesswoman, philanthropist

Frances Osborne Kellogg

This week's Turnback Tuesday honors a Derby local for Woman in History Month, Frances Osborne Kellogg (photo courtesy of Kellogg Environmental Center.) 

Kellogg was ahead of her time as she was a successful business person and a leader in conservation. 
Her lasting legacy of Osbornedale State Park and home has brought joy and recreation to the people of Derby and beyond. 
The Osborne Homestead Museum & Kellogg Environmental Center is open to the public with tours starting in May.


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