The Park and Rec Annual Holiday Sing will be on Wed Dec 4th at the Town Green.

BHS is asking members to help fill the Elton Tavern with cookies for all visitors and guests of the Tavern the night of the Holiday Sing. Please consider donating cookies or other baked goodies. Donations can be dropped off during Tavern Decorating on Sat Nov 30th from 10a-12p or prior to the Holiday Sing starting at 6pm.

The Elton Tavern will be open to visitors throughout the Holiday Sing. So stop in, warm up by the fireplaces and enjoy some cookies!

Click below to register for the Burlington Historical Society’s Annual Meeting on Sun. Nov. 17 at 12:30 pm at the Elton Tavern. See more details below.

UPDATE – We plan to enable video viewing of this presentation from our first-floor meeting room as we realize the upstairs ballroom is not accessible to all.

The Burlington Historical Society is proud to host the Farmington Valley CT Heritage Network’s presentation on the History of Myrtle Mills Factory Store.

Click the flyer below for more details.

Join us for an evening of mystery, drinks, delicious food, dancing and more as we crack the case of a murder at the tavern.

Tickets include entry, food and your role in the mystery. Cash bar will be available.

From now until Tavern Day, purchase tickets to win this handmade guitar to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Tavern Day! Built and assembled by a local craftsman, it will be on display the meeting room of the Elton Tavern throughout Tavern Day, Sept 15. All proceeds go to the Burlington Historical Society’s Elton Tavern Restoration Fund. See flyer below for more details.

We at the Burlington Historical Society are dedicated to restoring and preserving the iconic Elton Tavern and by now I’m sure you’ve seen the work taking place on the exterior of the building to replace rotting window trim and repaint the entire structure.

We’d like to thank our Town officials who have worked tirelessly with us to ensure this necessary restoration work is done and to preserve this local historic landmark. We welcome the public to visit and take a guided tour of the Elton Tavern this Tavern Day (Sept 15th) and to consider donating to this fundraiser so we can continue to support the restoration efforts inside the building as well. Feel free to use the form below or stop by our Membership table in front of the building on Tavern Day.

The Burlington Historical Society’s Annual Members Picnic is scheduled for Friday, Jun 28 at 6:30pm.

Please click below to register!

Aside from our usual picnic and musical entertainment, BHS will be announcing some proposed changes to the BHS By-Laws.  We highly encourage members to attend to hear the amendments and vote on the final version of our By-Laws. 

Click this link to view the document:
BHS By-Laws 2024