As we prepare for our annual tag sale, tours and research will only be available in Knapp House and Humeston Hall on Fridays and Saturdays, by appointment.

Tag sale donations will be accepted during our regular hours (Tuesday – Saturday 11 - 2) between June 2nd and June 20th.
Please visit our sale on June 26th and 27th from 9-3.

A visit with the mayor

Joanne Chapin and Mayor Pete Bass review some of the new exciting exhibits available at The New Milford Historical Society, to include "New Milford's Rich Historic Past". The collection contains artifacts and photographs ranging from Indigenous People to modern times.

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Shop Our Store

Our Museum Gift Shop, is open year round and offers a number of unique gifts, books and New Milford related items. Purchases may be made at any time from our eBay store

Review the Collection

We have our collection indexed and inventoried electronically. To check what items are in the collection, start by selecting a category…

Donate

At the risk of repeating ourselves, we rely on our visitors and our other sponsors for quite literally everything. Can you help out?

Upcoming Events

Come browse and buy at the Society’s biggest fund-raising event!

NMHS Annual Tag Sale

Friday, June 26
Starts at 9:00 AM
Come browse and buy at the Society’s biggest fund-raising event!…

In honor of our country’s 250th birthday, we will display historic flags from our collection i

250th Anniversary Historic Flag Exhibit

Thursday, July 2
Starts at 10:00 AM
In honor of our country’s 250th birthday, we will display historic flags from our collection i…

Urban Archeologist and Board of Trustee member, Greg Van Antwerp, returns with a set of stories to n

TRUE “Stories from the Attic”

Sunday, July 26
Starts at 2:00 PM
Urban Archeologist and Board of Trustee member, Greg Van Antwerp, returns with a set of stories to n…

Visit our booth located on the green across from town hall.  Medallions, prints, and books for

Apple Festival

Saturday, September 26
Starts at 10:00 AM
Visit our booth located on the green across from town hall.  Medallions, prints, and books for …

If you are looking for a terrific source for rustic, hand-made benches, tables, clothes racks, and candleholders, visit the country bench at https://www.thecountrybench.com

When we look for a great way to get rid of old furniture, old equipment, household and other items, we turn first to Mecanica Estate Sales. An "estate sale", simply put, is a sale done for a client who needs to liquidate merchandise!