Osborne Homestead Museum in Derby to host Holiday at the Opera

One of my favorite local events to celebrate the holiday season is visiting the Osborne Homestead Museum. 
Members of area garden clubs always do a wonderful job decorating the Colonial Revival house at 500 Hawthorne Ave. in Derby.

This year the clubs include: Derby Garden Society, Garden Club of Orange, Long Hill Garden Club, Naugatuck Garden Club, Olde Ripton Garden Club of Shelton, Oxford Garden Club, Jen Plasky AIFD, Roxbury Bridgewater Garden Club, Women Redefining Retirement Milford, and Ye Olde Kellogg Garden Club. 

This year’s theme pays tribute to Frances Osborne Kellogg’s love of the opera, according to a release from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, which operates the museum.
It continues: "Kellogg frequently attended the Metropolitan Opera, and her uncle Henry Krehbiel was a famous music and opera critic.
"As president of the Women’s Club, Frances invited many opera singers, such as Caterina Jarbora, John Brownlee, and Marjorie Lawrence, to perform in Derby. Because of her love of this musical genre, each room will represent operas seen by Frances and her family and friends." 

*Sharing this information from an online community calendar sponsored by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The New Haven Independent.

'Turnback Tuesday' features first mayor of Derby

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features an image of Derby's first mayor, Thomas Jefferson O'Sullivan. 

Although Derby was officially recognized by the state of Connecticut in 1675, it wasn't until after Ansonia's separate incorporation as a city in 1893 that Derby's current boundaries were set, after which O'Sullivan was elected mayor of the City of Derby. 

Born in 1852 in Preston, Ct., O'Sullivan first attended medical school in Burlington, Vt. and eventually earned his medical degree in New York. 
After graduating in 1876, he practiced in Worcester, Mass. for two years before returning to Connecticut and setting up a new practice in Derby. 
He remained in Derby until his death around 1900.

Thanks go out to the Derby Public Library for sharing this interesting local history with the community.

Recuperation journey: Yet another post about naps

My cousin, Susan, told me recently she enjoyed reading my NAP (natural aging process) recuperation journey post, and when she saw this sleep shirt while shopping at the GAP she had to get it for me. 
She thought it was perfect, and it is!

😁
Thanks for thinking of me, Sue. 

Halloween scavenger hunt slated at Osborne Homestead in Derby

DERBY - Have a Phantas-tic time at the Osborne Homestead Museum with a special Halloween scavenger hunt and tour from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 28.
Hear the gruesome tales of the museum’s artworks, such as the gory legend of Queen Tomyris who beheaded a Persian king! 
Find icky treasures, herbs from the witch’s garden, ghoulish gourds, and more on the museum scavenger hunt!

Have a frightfully fun start to your Halloween weekend! All ages are welcome!  
The tour and scavenger hunt are appropriate for children under 12 and those with a low tolerance for gooey-ness and icky-ness.

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.-3 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sundays from noon-4 p.m. It is located at 500 Hawthorne Ave. 

For information call 203-734-2513 or email donna.kingston@ct.gov.

This information is shared from an online community calendar sponsored by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The New Haven Independent.

Assumption School in Ansonia collecting items for hurricane victims in P.R.

*Sharing this information from the City of Ansonia Facebook page.

Seymour Town Wide Tag Sale slated Saturday

SEYMOUR - The fall town-wide tag sale will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

The deadline for residents to register their address has been extended until 8 p.m. today, Sept. 26. Registration fee is $15.

For more information contact Elizabeth Anderson, owner, Lizzie's Corner at 36 Bank St., at 203-415-4387.

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