Recuperation journey: Looking at the sky

The moon today is in waxing crescent phase, 25 percent illumination.

Derby Public Library slates AAA program on Zoom to help parents of teen drivers

DERBY - Derby Public Library invites parents of student drivers to a free AAA Virtual Educational Program at 7 p.m. Sept. 14.

The presentation will show parents how to help their teen drivers avoid common new-driver mistakes. 

Zoom access link will be provided via email three days prior to meeting date. 

Sign up at the library’s Events Calendar at 
www.derbypubliclibrary.org. 

For more information call 203-736-1482.

This is a press release from Tony DeLos, young adult librarian, Derby Public Library.

'Turnback Tuesday' memory features Housatonic Dam collapse in 1891

Sharing from a Facebook memory from this date in 2016:

This “Turnback Tuesday” photo was taken in 1891, just after the Housatonic Dam collapse on January 22 of that year. 

Due to faulty construction, a buildup of ice combined with a heavy freshet washed away approximately 250 feet of the dam. 

This photo was taken on the Derby side of the river, most likely along Roosevelt Drive.

Derby Public Library staff continues to share local history information and photos each week! 

Recuperation journey: Looking at the sky

The moon today is in waxing gibbous phase, 16 percent illumination.

Recuperation journey: Bee-utiful morning

 

 Lucky capture. Have a great Saturday!

Recuperation journey: Friday sunset

 

Backyard view this evening. 

Derby Historical Society to host Maritime Festival and Open House Saturday

 

ANSONIA - The Derby Historical Society Saturday will celebrate the history of the seafaring enterprise that inspired master mariners, such as the great Commodore Isaac Hull, Captains Claudius and Jerod Barteleme, Captain Mordecai Prindle, and Captain Thomas Vose.

Celebrate our Maritime history with the Derby Historical Society Saturday, Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the David Humphreys House, 37 Elm St.

It will feature music from "Thyme Awaye," Big Bear Trading Company, the Crew of the Mermayde, SZABO'S SEAFOOD, and more!

Entry is $5 per visitor.

Sponsored in part by BAD SONS Beer Co. of Derby and Valley Discount Wine and Liquor in Ansonia.

*We will be following the State's guidelines for museums during the current phase of reopening.

This is shared from the Derby Historical Society's Facebook page.