Help Us Celebrate 100 Years

To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Haddam Neck Fair a pictorial history is being planned covering the fair from 1911 to the present. The “History of the Haddam Neck Fair” will be published to celebrate the centennial in 2011. The book committee is currently seeking photographs of all aspects of the fair dating from 1911 to 2009 that could be used in the publication. Please contact Dianne McHutchison (President, Haddam Neck Fair Association) at rdmchutchison@sbcglobal.net or Elizabeth Malloy (Director of the Haddam Historical Society) at director@haddamhistory.org if you have photographs you would like to share. Please also share your favorite memories of the fair with us on the blog.

Dianne McHutchison 860-267-4671
Elizabeth Malloy 860-267-2713

Tuesday, August 3, 2010



Early Fair Poster

According to Lillian Kruger Brooks in her history of Haddam Neck the first fairs were held on Labor Day in the lot behind what was once known as Bailey's Garage (formerly the Methodist Church). The poster to the left would indicate that the first fair was held in 1909 which raises the question - Why are we celebrating 100 years in 2011? Two reasons: The fair was not held during two years of World War II and the Haddam Neck Fair Grange Agricultural Association was formed in 1911. In 2011 we will be celebrating two occasions- the 100th Haddam Neck Fair and the 100th Anniversary of the Grange Association.

Please share your photos and memories with us.

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