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ALL ABOUT
THE
Falls Village/Town of Canaan
North Canaan • East Canaan
CANAANS
These two quaint Northwest Corner towns couldn’t
be more different, and yet they share a common root:
Both were originally one town, the town of Canaan.
Find out what split them apart but also learn about
some of the cultural and other opportunities
available to visitors and residents of the enticing
towns of Falls Village and North Canaan.

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The Two Canaans:
The Same, Only Different
S
ometimes it seems like the
only people who care about
the schism between the two
Canaans are journalists, historians
and government workers. Even postal
employees seem fine with it all, and
don’t mind calling the town of Canaan
“Falls Village” and don’t mind calling
the town of North Canaan “Canaan.”
But as we are journalists (and
historians) here at The Lakeville
Journal, and as this is a special issue
dedicated to the differences and
wonderful similarities between the
two towns, we feel a need to a) explain
that there is confusion and b) then
help the reader untangle a mess that
started in the mid 1800s.
Here’s the short version of what
happened: There used to be a single
town called Canaan. In 1858, Canaan
was legally divided into two towns:
North Canaan and Canaan. That much,
at least, is clear.
What’s less clear is why everyone
calls North Canaan “Canaan” and why
everyone calls Canaan “Falls Village,”
except for government officials in
Canaan, who call it the Town of
Canaan/Falls Village.
Government officials in North
Canaan generally call their town
Canaan and call their southern
neighbor “Falls Village.”
The name “Falls Village” apparently
was bestowed on the town of
Canaan by railroad operators, whose
passengers would disembark at
the train stop near the Great Falls.
The operators got in the habit of
announcing “the falls village.”
State officials call them by their
legal names, so if you see “Canaan” on
a state government or state education
listing, it’s Falls Village.
Folks who live in the Amesville
section of Salisbury sometimes
claim to live in Falls Village, which
is not unreasonable as it’s closer to
downtown Falls Village than it is to
the Salisbury Town Hall.
Somehow it all seems to work
out in the end; even drivers who get
tangled up because their GPS takes
them to the wrong town eventually
find what they’re looking for.
This special supplement to The
Lakeville Journal is dedicated to the
proposition that all Canaans are
created pretty equal — even though
North Canaan is one of the largest
towns in the six-town Region One
School District, with a population of
about 3,300 and Falls Village (Town
of Canaan) is the second smallest
town in the state with a population of
about 1,200 (the smallest in the state is
Union, population 850).
North Canaan and Canaan seem
on the surface to be pretty different.
North Canaan is considered more
of a Big Town, with a grocery store
and a gas station. The State Police
headquarters are there. Falls Village
feels sleepier and smaller.
But the towns are more alike
than one might think. This issue will
explore a few of the things they share,
with a surprise or two thrown in as
well. Have fun reading these pages,
and come explore these interesting,
diverse small towns. They have a lot
to offer.
— Cynthia Hochswender

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Contents, August 15, 2019 PO Box 1688, Lakeville, CT 06039
64 Route 7 N, Falls Village, CT 06031
Stories and history in Veden videos ................................................ page 4
History Center a Proustian portal to North Canaan’s past ....... page 7 editor@lakevillejournal.com • 860-435-9873
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Stately Hunt Library Packs In
Janet Manko, Publisher
Plenty Of Fun (And Oh, Yes, Books) ........................................ page 11 Cynthia Hochswender, Editor
What happens to old churches ....................................................... page 14 Libby H. Hall-Abeel, Advertising Manager
Mary Wilbur, Advertising Representative
How a small car show became a town-closer ............................. page 16
James Clark, Production Coordinator, Design
From humble beginnings: Caitlin Hanlon and Olivia Montoya, Composing
The Douglas Library 198 years on ........................................... page 17 Cover photos by Tom Brown, Cynthia Hochswender,
Mr. Pease and the windows he opens Cordelia Schiller, Alexander Wilburn, Elyse Harney
Real Estate
on North Canaan history ........................................................... page 19
Canaan/Falls Village Town Resources .......................................... page 21 All material in Discover The Canaans is copyrighted
North Canaan Town Resources ...................................................... page 22 and may not be reproduced without the express
Advertiser Index.................................................................................. page 22 permission of the publisher and the writers.
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Savoring The Stories Of Falls Village
By Patrick L. Sullivan

L
ook around at any event in Falls
Village. Chances are you’ll see
the slight figure of Eric Veden
holding a small Sony video camera,
moving in and out of the sidelines of
whatever is going on.
Or quite possibly you won’t notice
Veden, who does everything possible to
stay out of the limelight.
The first of Veden’s series of videos
about Falls Village was released in
October 2000. This year he released his
20th edition, featuring North Canaan
accountant and accordion aficionado
Paul Ramunni; stilt-walking impresario
Mark Alexander; and active volunteer
and area native Dick Heinz.
Veden was born in 1944 in Yuma,
Ariz. He has lived in five different
states: California, New York, Florida,
Missouri, Arizona and Connecticut.
After living in California for a few
years, and working to save up some
money, he moved to Connecticut when
a friend offered to let Veden stay at his
house in Falls Village.
His film making career began 17
years ago, inspired by farmer Albert
Twing, who owned one of the last
remaining dairy farms in town and had
just been diagnosed with dementia.
Veden felt it would be a shame to
lose Twing’s memories of life in this
part of the world in an era so different
from the present day.
More than just that, Veden said, “I
wanted to get him on film because he
was a unique character. He was aging,
and he was a one-of-a-kind person,
always laughing at adversity.”
Twing “had two of everything —
two lawn mowers, two plows, two
tractors, and so on — so if one farm
implement broke, he could go right on
working with an alternate implement
and not miss a day. He never learned to
read or write, he was always too busy
working the farm; but when something
broke, he would take things apart, see
what made them run and make the
repairs himself.”
That first film was shot with a
bulky VHS camera and finished with a
cumbersome editing apparatus.
“It was a pain,” Veden said. “The
picture wasn’t very good.”
He showed that first tape to Cookie
Kubarek, who at that time was the head
librarian at the D. M. Hunt Library in
Falls Village.
“She was impressed and encouraged
me to keep at it.”
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separate entity. The first official
episode included a history of the town
from former First Selectman Gabriel
Seymour; a tour of the historic, one-
room Beebe Hill schoolhouse; and the
fireman’s parade “that no longer exists.”
Which is part of the point. Veden’s
videos capture moments in the town’s
history, as they happen, as well as
personal profiles and some historical
material.
Asked how he picks his subjects,
Veden said sometimes subjects
approach him.
People he has already interviewed
make suggestions.
And sometimes he has to convince
his subjects. PHOTO BY PATRICK L. SULLIVAN
He usually approaches potential Eric Veden has dedicated most of the last two decades to making documentaries
that capture what’s special about Falls Village. He hopes to preserve the faces,
tales and history before they’re gone and forgotten.
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… Savoring stories
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interviewees by mail, inquiring if they
are interested.
“Sometimes it takes as long as a
year.”
He puts the material together right
away, and when he has enough for an
episode, he puts it out.
Veden’s off-camera presence, heard
but not seen, was never prominent.
But in the latest episodes, he is
almost nonexistent.
Veden said this is deliberate.
“I open the door and let somebody
run with it. The less I say the better.”
It’s not completely ad-libbed,
however. “I give them an idea way
ahead of time.”
Ideally, a Veden video interview
starts with one question from the
filmmaker. The rest is the subject
talking, usually in a series of sequence
shots (a continuously running shot).
If the subject requires it, he uses
inserts or cutaways (pieces of art,
historical photographs).
This suits Veden’s one-man style.
While his subject is talking and
demonstrating something, Veden is
concentrating on the image.
“Usually the only time I ask
anything is if they get stuck. I hear
what they’re saying but I don’t think
about it until the editing.”
Advances in video technology suit
Veden’s style. His Sony video camera
is a fraction of the size of the old VHS
rigs, and the built-in microphone can
be adjusted to compensate for wind or
background noise.
“I do it very inconspicuously. People
don’t feel threatened or intimidated.
They are able to relax and be
themselves.”
Some recent videos have also
featured aerial shots, using a drone.
Ultimately, though, it’s not the
technology or the images that matter.
It’s the stories. Through his work,
Veden has created a living history of
the town, available to anyone who
wants to rent or buy one of the 20 films
from the Hunt Library.
Farms and farming are of particular
interest. Veden memorializes some of
the events that repeat year after year,
from making apple cider to putting on
the enormously successful annual car
show.
There is a segment in Episode 17
about The Lakeville Journal, which
moved to Falls Village in 2017.
And there is even, quietly, a short
film that Veden made about himself and
his life.
To find the films, visit the Hunt
Library. For library hours, go to www.
huntlibrary.org or call 860-824-7424.
And to get hold of Veden to suggest a
topic for a film, well, just keep an eye
out if you go to any notable events in
town; he’ll be there, quietly filming in
the background.

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 History Center A Proustian
Portal To North Canaan’s Past
By Cynthia Hochswender

K
athryn Boughton wants you
to know that it’s the North
Canaan History Center: It’s
not the North Canaan historical
society and it’s not a history museum.
It’s not a place to come and look at
old stuff behind glass or to peer into
cases or over velvet ropes.  to: 1) people who never saw these
“It’s essentially a reference library,”
Boughton said. “It’s a resource for
people interested in what happened,
and how it happened and why it was
done and who did it.”
This is a place where things are
happening and people are learning and
sharing and researching and where
history isn’t something that happened
long ago but where history is being
made. Every day. Every minute.
Boughton is the town historian
for North Canaan and she wants
to be sure that you’re saving stuff
now, because in 50 years those little
ephemeral items that most of us
overlook are going to seem really cool
things or 2) people who saw them
and then forgot about them for half a
century. 
Think about mixed cassette tapes
as an example: Who knew that mixed
tapes would once again become
relevant, in an age of Pandora and
Spotify, thanks to the Guardians of
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… History Center
Continued from page 7
the Galaxy film series? Suddenly your
teenagers wish you still had some of
your old mixed tapes, with the cool
drawings and notes you made on
the cardboard label inside the box.
Suddenly, you wish you had them, too.
Here’s the kind of town historian
Kathryn Boughton is: She’s active.
Alive. Lively. Gloves off (shoes off,
too, sometimes, if it’s summer). Well,
actually, sometimes the gloves are on,
but only if they’re archival gloves,
because some of the documents that
you can see, feel, touch and read in
the History Center are really old and
fragile and you need to use gloves if
you want to touch them while doing
research.
That’s largely what people do at the
History Center: They study genealogy,
and try to piece together the story of
their lives.   Roraback, one of the first female
Of course, people also come to try
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and piece together the history of the
town; but much of what makes history
interesting to people is that it sparks
their own memories or their own
dreams.
Most of us know history from
the books that people write about it.
Historians put those books together
from little bits of information that they
glean from old documents and pieces
of fabric and diaries and recipes and
love letters.  civil rights movement, defended civil
It’s these kinds of things that
Boughton has collected in the History
Center since it opened five years ago.
The building it’s in, on Main Street
in the center of town, is a historical
artifact of sorts in and of itself. The
small white clapboard building was for
many years a law office, most recently
used by the formidable Catherine
lawyers in America and one of the first
female graduates of Yale Law School. 
She was born and raised in
Brooklyn, N.Y., but spent much of her
life in Connecticut, especially North
Canaan, where she had family ties.
She used her forceful personality
and her intelligence to try and improve
life for others. She won cases that
helped ensure Connecticut women
had access to birth control and had a
right to abortion; she was active in the
rights workers in Mississippi in 1964
and defended a member of the Black
Panthers against a murder charge; she
also did small-town law work such
as property sales—and made sure to
remove from deeds any notices that
forbid the sale of property to blacks
and Jews.
When Roraback died in 2007, she
bequeathed her office building to the
Canaan Foundation, of which she was
a founding member. The group then
sold the property to the town of North
Canaan. Doug Humes, who was first
selectman at the time, turned the keys
over to Boughton, who is a journalist
by profession but who has a deep love
of history and had been an understudy
of sorts to revered Town Historian
Fred Hall before his death in 2009.
“Fred and I had started doing oral
history interviews with people in
town in 1989 and continued that into
the mid 1990s,” Boughton said, adding
that, “I love talking to older folks
and fortunately I did talk to them;
otherwise a lot of stuff would not have
been recorded.”
Many of those conversations are
recorded on VHS tape (a historical
artifact in and of itself) and all have
PHOTO BY GABRIELLA COLLIN
been digitized, so that people can Town Historian Kathryn Boughton doesn’t store Canaan History Center
documents in a vault as a way to keep people away from them; she wants
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… History Center
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come in and watch them, learn new
things, remember old things. Be
amazed.
“People who are new to town
in particular are fascinated when
they’re exposed to some of the things
that have happened here in town,”
Boughton said. “They have no idea.”
There are books at the center, lots of
them, that were written by historians
and that sum up specific bits of life in
this region.  All historical documents and items
“A lot of people want to get in here
and read but almost no one does,”
Boughton said. There’s too much other
stuff to look at.
Photos, for example.
“We’re scanning old photos right
now,” Boughton said. “That’s a huge
project. Most of them are from the late
19th to the early 20th century. People
have more recent photos, from the mid
to late 20th century, but they aren’t
sharing those with us yet.”
People often don’t realize that the
most mundane bits of their lives can
be the most illuminating. Think of
the famous Domesday Book of 1086,
considered one of the most precious
of all historical documents. It’s a
survey of who owned what land at
that time and what they did with it
and it provides a vivid picture of life in
medieval England.
need a key to unlock them, though.
Human memory provides the best
key of all. For that reason, Boughton
and a group of volunteers meet
regularly to look at the photos, “and
try to remember who’s in the photos
and what they’re doing. We’re trying
to piece together the history of that
period.”
Come by the center and have a
look; see if there’s something in there
that you can identify that no one else
has yet. Or bring in your own items;
it’s possible that Boughton’s eyes will
open very wide and she’ll ask to scan
your old treasure and add it to the
center’s collection. Because, as noted,
this is not a museum; it’s a history
center, and it’s alive and still growing.
The center is only open on Fridays
but Boughton can be reached at 860-
824-5257. Make an appointment to
come in and browse through back
issues of old newspapers including the
famous Connecticut Western News
and The Lakeville Journal; watch
archived interviews that illuminate
the past; look at old property deeds
and other official documents that help
explain why the town looks the way it
does; gaze at old matchbooks and fans
and other knickknacks and doodads
that act as Proustian portals to another
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Stately Hunt Library Packs In
Plenty Of Fun (And Oh, Yes, Books)
By Cynthia Hochswender

I
f you’ve been paying attention
so far, then you know that the
town of Canaan (known as Falls
Village) used to be part of the town
of North Canaan (known as Canaan).
The two towns split in the mid 1800s
and for a while they shared a library
(and some other things too but we’re
not going to talk about them here
and now).
In 1890, three sisters who lived in
Falls Village decided it was time for
their town to have its own center of
culture, learning and books. They
endowed a library in memory of their
brother, David M. Hunt, a wealthy
industrialist who had died in 1864.
The Northwest Corner is perhaps PHOTO BY GABRIELLA COLLIN
notable in that its libraries aren’t all No one says “shush” when there’s fun going on at the D. M. Hunt Library — especially
classic white clapboard Colonial-style when Johnny G. is there singing with the youngest library patrons.
buildings. The D. M. Hunt Library,
nestled on a slight rise in the center First of all, the building wasn’t space, and remained there until 1967
of town, near the churches and the quite as big back then as it is (the Falls Village Day Care Center is
elementary school, was built in now (there was an expansion and now on Page Road).
the style known as Queen Anne, renovation in 1992). At that point, the Hunt book
with a brick exterior that is saved It wasn’t just a library in those collection and the general life of the
from feeling too austere by arches, days; the Hunt School also occupied library moved down to the main
staggered roof lines, a widow’s walk the ground floor, until it closed in floor. The library staff now greet
and lots of windows. 1909. The town was then offered visitors as they enter the building.
It seems like a lot of building for the use of that lower floor, so the Sometimes people come to look
such a small town, especially in those Lee H. Kellogg School moved in and for print books or audio books or
early days when there were only remained there until 1951, when the DVDs or periodicals.
about 1,200 books in the collection town built it a beautiful new building Often they come for children’s
(the library now has about 24,000 just up the hill from the library. events organized by Children’s
books). So what were they doing The Falls Village preschool then Librarian Rita Delgado, ranging
with all that space? moved into the library’s downstairs from story hour to cooking
demonstrations to magic class to 4-H
presentations. Periodically they come
for art shows and readings and other
The D. M. Hunt Library, nestled on a slight rise in the center cultural events.
of town, near the churches and the elementary school, In December, just before
was built in the style known as Queen Anne, with a brick Christmas, they come and stand
exterior that is saved from feeling too austere by arches,
staggered roof lines, a widow’s walk and lots of windows. Continued on page 12

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… Hunt Library
Continued from page 11

shoulder to shoulder to peruse the
works of art (all of them measuring
12 inches by 12 inches) that line
the walls, as part of the special
12x12 year end “flash art” show and
sale, which is one of the essential
fundraisers for this nonprofit
organization (along with the annual
auction, the plant sale, the reading
and eating celebrations that come in
February that often seem to involve
very large loaves of bread).
And then there is the monthly
book sale, which still attracts a large
crowd on the first Saturday of every
month (it starts at 10 a.m., it ends at
1 p.m.; the books are donated by a
local bookseller and run from silly
paperbacks to lavish hardcover coffee
table tomes).
And of course this little library’s
patrons can take advantage of the
statewide Bibliomation program,
which allows Connecticut library
patrons to borrow books and movies
from libraries all across the state.
Another modern technological
innovation, albeit one we might take
for granted: There’s really good air
conditioning now at the Hunt, which
was especially delightful on a recent
very hot July afternoon.
But the metaphorical and actual
heat at the library in winter has
attractions of its own, according to
Hunt Executive Director Erica Joncyk.
Visitors don’t just arrive in
search of books to snuggle up with
by the fire, fortified with tea. They
also come for community, in the
form of knitting workshops, trivia
competitions, qi gong class.
“The winter has its own ‘regulars,’”
Joncyk said. “People come here to
enjoy the programs at a time of the
year when there isn’t much else
going on in the Northwest Corner.”
No matter the weather, no matter
what town you live in, stop in for a
visit; buy some art or some new or
used books; entertain your children;
knit. The schedules and library hours
are online at www.huntlibrary.
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and the link to Bibliomation. Or get
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What Happens To Old Churches
By Cynthia Hochswender

C
hurches are closing all over
America, maybe even all over
the world. The Northwest
Corner has held onto its centers of
worship pretty well, for the most
part, especially considering that
population here is slowly in decline.
But two churches have closed
or changed hands, due to a drop in
attendance and a lack of funds. One
such church is in Falls Village; the
other is in North Canaan.
Christ Church Episcopal sits on a
rise in the center of North Canaan,
not far from the iconic Doughboy
monument. It’s hard to miss, with its
stone exterior and bright red doors.
The final Episcopal sermon was
delivered in 2012. The building was
put up for sale but sat empty until
this summer, when a group called
OSMTJ Knights Templar purchased
the property for $100,000 (less than
half the asking price of $225,000).
“OSMTJ” is the French acronym
for Ordre Souverain et Militaire du
Temple de Jérusalem or the Supreme
Military Order of the Jerusalem
Temple. The group claims it is
completely separate from all the
other Knights Templar organizations
across the world — especially the
group Knights Templar International,
a U.K.-based extremist group.
Services are being held again in
the building, one of the oldest in the
town. It was designed by Richard
Upjohn, who is better known for
his work on Trinity Church in
Manhattan, the state Capitol in
Hartford and other notable public
buildings.
Services are being offered on
Sundays at 10 a.m. in the Anglican
tradition by the Rev. Robert
Fredrickson under the name Christ
Covenant Church.
In Falls Village, St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church was
decommissioned about 15 years, but
became a private residence for artist
Clifton Jaeger.
Jaeger had moved to Falls Village
with his wife and young children in
about 1999. In 2005, he was both in
the middle of a divorce and in the
middle of creating a massive mural
that required him to have a large
studio space.
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article in the New York Times, saying
the Catholic Church was selling off
millions of dollars of real estate.
“I was taking a walk in town and
came by the chapel. I’d seen it many
times but hadn’t really thought about
it. It was surrounded by about three
feet of unmowed grass and there was
a sign outside directing people to St.
Joseph’s church in North Canaan.”
Although the building had been
neglected for several years, Jaeger
could tell that it was solidly built and
still in good shape structurally. He
went to St. Joseph’s, got the contact
information for the archdiocese in
Hartford and made an offer for the
building.
“I gave them all the religious
artifacts and the stained glass,” Jaeger
said, and then he set about turning
the church into a home.
A main reason for the sale of all
those properties by the Catholic
Church had been the need to set
money aside for restitution in cases
of sexual abuse by priests. That’s not
specifically why the Falls Village
church was for sale; there just
weren’t enough people in town to
support it any longer.
But Jaeger felt affronted to some
degree by those property sales. The
Falls Village church, in particular,
“had been lovingly built by the
community, and here they were
selling churches like this one to pay
for crimes that they’d committed.”
Whatever shadows might hang
over the Catholic Church as a whole,
Jaeger found the former St. Patrick’s
church to have a friendly vibe and to
be literally warm and sunny. It’s one-
foot-thick stone foundation helped it
to be very energy efficient, especially
after Jaeger added a second stone
wall outside, to generate passive solar
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PHOTO BY CYNTHIA HOCHSWENDER
Artist Clifton Jaeger (not in photo) turned the former St. Patrick’s Church in Falls
Village into a residence, with a painting studio that includes a dining table and a
swing. After a decade and a half, he is now selling the converted church.
energy. Jaeger’s art studio. There is a swing
He also installed a mini in the middle of the room, that
greenhouse along one side of the entices all visitors.
building. It keeps heat in and creates It’s a happy place.
an indoor garden where he grows “We sleep beautifully here,” Jaeger
fruit, herbs and vegetables even in said. “Churches are ritually cleansed
the middle of winter. weekly, spiritually. It chases off any
Inside, he created bedrooms for bad juju.”
himself and his two daughters, He’s sorry to be leaving it. But
an exquisite upstairs bathroom, a after 20 years, he’s now put the
magazine-worthy kitchen. There’s former church/present home up for
a cozy living room with a fireplace sale.
mantel that evokes the mathematical “I’m here all by myself. The kids
symbol for pi. are off at college. I can’t keep it any
“There are architectural puns all more.”
around the house,” said Jaeger, who The asking price, for anyone who’s
also designs homes and interior interested, is $525,000 — “slightly less
products for clients around the than the amount of money I invested
world. “There’s a lot of whimsy in the in it,” Jaeger said.
design.” For more information on the
It’s not precious, though, by any property, contact real estate agent
means. The living spaces are very Rick Distel at rick.distel@compass.
lived in. The center of the building, com or 646-417-2720; or go online to
which used to have rows of pews, is www.compass.com and search for 24
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How A Small Car Show
Became A Town-Closer
By Patrick L. Sullivan

A
few days after the 2019 Falls
Village Car and Motorcycle
Show, things had calmed
down somewhat at Jacobs Garage on
Railroad Street, across from the Falls
Village Inn.
Customers were picking up and
dropping off their vehicles and Judy
Jacobs was handling the phone,
computer and desk.
In between she spoke about the
history of the car show, which has
grown so large in the past 10 years
that it now more or less engulfs the
village center.
“It started when we had the 75th
anniversary of Jacobs Garage,” she
said. “Some of our customers showed
up with their special vehicles.
“We thought, if we have another
party we should do a car show.”
So in 2010 when the 80th
PHOTO BY TOM BROWN
anniversary of the garage rolled It started small but now the Falls Village Car and Motorcycle takes over the entire
around, the car show was born. town each summer in July, with vintage cars, vendors and lots of spectators.
“I think we had about 150 cars the
first year.” Jacobs relies on Facebook for Gage at another car show after his
The show has grown in size and promotion. It’s word-of-mouth in the appearance in Falls Village.
reputation ever since. In addition high tech age. Gage travels world-wide to car
to cars, there’s live music, food and “It’s amazing how good it is,” shows for “My Classic Car.”
cold drinks, awards, and dogs (lots Jacobs said. “Best free advertising She asked him how Falls Village
of dogs). The show, and what is ever.” ranks against the international
essentially a massive townwide party, The car show is a fundraiser competition.
happens on the second Sunday every for the Falls Village Volunteer “He said ‘Top 10. Great setting,
July. Fire Department. Asked how that great car show.’”
Notable guests have been happened, Jacobs said she and her “You just can’t beat our area,”
Shirley “Cha Cha” Muldowney, husband, Denny Jacobs, decided they Jacobs continued. “It’s so beautiful,
the pioneering woman drag racer; didn’t want to keep whatever money people just love coming here.
and Dennis Gage, the host of the the car show made. “Luckily, we’re a quiet town. We
television program “My Classic Car.” The fire department was the can close everything down without
Last year’s show, with Gage obvious choice — not least because too much impact.”
filming an episode for his program, the personnel would be able to help A customer came in and asked
attracted 850 show cars and with logistics. what was turning out to be the
thousands of spectators. A similar arrangement exists for question of the day. “You survived the
“He approached us,” Jacobs said. the autumn truck pull. car show?”
“He messaged us out of the blue.” Judy Jacobs said she ran into “We’re still here,” said Jacobs.

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 From Humble Beginnings:
The Douglas Library 198 Years On
By Shane Stampfle

T
he Douglas Library in North
Canaan has served the changing
literary tastes of residents since
1821.
Established through a bequest of
$800 from the will of William Douglas,
the first book purchased was “Travels
in New England and New York” by
Timothy Dwight. It was originally
housed in a building near what is
now the Geer Village Senior Living
community.
Prior to 1821 there had been a library
called the Phoenix, although very little
is known about it.
With the division of Canaan in 1858,
the fledgling library’s collection was
split between the two towns.
The books that North Canaan
came away with were housed in the
town hall, which was then on Granite
Avenue, until 1890. From 1890 to 1927,
a small brick building on Railroad Street
was home to the growing collection.
It was during this time that the
Douglas Library marked an important
milestone, becoming a free public
library with tax benefits in 1895. Before
then, patrons had to pay a fee to borrow
books. According to Town Historian
Kathryn Boughton, if two people
wanted to borrow the same book, they
would bid on it, with the book going to
the highest bidder.
The interests of residents can be seen
in the books purchased in 1904, which
included “Our Northern Shrubs” and
“Tom Sawyer.”
It wasn’t until 1927 that the library
moved into its current location on Main
Street.
On Oct. 29, 1927, the former Peet
family home opened as the home of the
Douglas Library.
One of the defining features of the
Douglas Library is the Pease Museum
on the second floor. Charlie Pease
was a naturalist and taxidermist who
established the museum with his large
collection of insects, animals and shells.
The most prominent pieces in the
collection are a black bear and a bull
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moose head.
According to Library Director
Norma DeMay, the library’s current
collection exceeds 20,000 volumes.
Books popular with residents of North
Canaan in 2019 included “Normal
People” by Sally Rooney, “Educated”
by Tara Westover and “Where the
Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens.
“Travels in New England and New
York” doesn’t get off the shelf much.
Libraries in the 21st century have
much more on their shelves than just
books. Although the Douglas has
limited hours, the library staff squeezes
in a diversity of activities, from the
Scrabble club that meets on Monday
nights to a monthly book club that
meets on Wednesday afternoons to
children’s story hours to art shows to
talks by local authors and experts.
Technology has also changed the life
of the library. Many patrons come in
to use the internet — which also allows
them to look for new books to borrow
from the comfort of their own homes;
the library catalogue is now fully digital
and the Douglas Library takes part in
the Bibliomation program that shares
books, DVDs, CDs and even old-
fashioned VHS tapes with libraries all
across the state. There are audiobooks
and ebooks and online magazines (there
are also paper publications, for those
who still love to turn pages).
“Our Bibliomation numbers keep
going up,” DeMay said. “It’s a wonderful
program. Our books don’t languish
on the shelves. And we’re a small
library, so if one of our patrons wants
something that isn’t on our shelves, we
can get it here in just a few days.”
But even as the library gets more
and more electronic, the smiling faces
of the library staff remain an important
part of any visit to the Douglas Library.
The library is open Monday from
1:30 to 8 p.m., Wednesday from 10 a.m.
to 8 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The limited hours are in part a
reflection of the limited funding available
to the library, which only recently
became a beneficiary of taxpayer
support; until a few years ago, the budget
was raised entirely through fundraisers.
Now only a portion of the funds
come from donations, which are always
welcome. You can also support the
library by buying books at the ongoing
sale upstairs, by purchasing plants each
spring and by attending the occasional
fundraising parties (such as the one
held in mid July as part of the town-
wide Railroad Days celebration).
To learn more about the Douglas
Library, go to www.douglaslibrary­canaan.
org; call 860-824-7863; or stop by for a
visit, at 108 Main St. in North Canaan.

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Mr. Pease And The Windows He
Opens On North Canaan History
By Maddy Longwell

P
erhaps one of the most
intriguing and unique parts
of the Douglas Library is the
Pease Museum.
Located on the second floor,
crowded among books still frequently
read as well as among the book
sale books, it is North Canaan’s
own natural history museum. The
museum, which features a variety
of shells, rocks, minerals and many
taxidermied animals, was established
by Charles Pease.
Pease spent his life from age 10
in North Canaan, when he moved
from Salisbury. He was the son of
Joseph Pease, who established the
Connecticut Western News, a weekly
newspaper based out of Salisbury.
Besides being a successful
businessman and a beekeeper, Pease
was an accomplished biologist
and naturalist. The Pease Museum
contains a sampling of many of the
animals found in the Northwest
Corner. It has three rooms, containing
everything from rodents to birds to a
large black bear.
After his death in 1958, and the
death of his wife, Ethel, in 1963,
an additional $5,000 was left for
the upkeep, maintenance and
improvement of the museum.
The museum continues to draw
visitors, not only because it’s such
a quirky oddity but also because
its exhibits enlighten anyone who
observes nature, even lightly, and
always has wondered what the name
is of this bird or that animal spotted
in a tree, across a field or through
trees in a forest.
While Pease’s museum teaches
about the living creatures we see
outside our houses and cars, and
though the Pease name is still very
much alive in North Canaan (Pease
Street is home to North Canaan
Elementary School and the town hall),
not that much was known about the
man himself. Until recently.
Pease had put together a lengthy
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history of his life and times in the Northwest Corner

at the turn of the last century. It was composed on a
typewriter and illustrated with photos and sketches, of
everything from friends and family to flora and fauna to
a uniquely shaped old telephone.
“My Uneventful Life” was written in the mid 1950s,
when Pease was in his late 80s. Somehow it ended up
in the hands of a beekeeper in Alabama who, in 2019,
decided that the book (a looseleaf binder carefully
wrapped in brown paper) should be given to the North
Canaan History Center.
The book is charming and entertaining in its own
right. Unlike the Pease Museum, which is also charming
but which is essentially frozen in amber, this book is
lively and alive. It doesn’t present history stuffed and
frozen; it brings the past alive.
To learn about Charlie Pease’s “Uneventful Life,”
contact Town Historian Kathryn Boughton at 860-824-
5257 or stop by the North Canaan History Center on PHOTO BY GABBY SARTORI
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Key Services Public Safety Religious Organizations

Animal Control......................................... 860-248-0082 and Emergency Services Beth El Synagogue, Torrington.860-482-8263
Assessor (Tues., 9-3; Mon., Wed. & Thurs., For emergencies............... 911 Falls Village Fire Falls Village Congregational Church
9-noon)............................................... 860-824-0707 ext. 14 Department..................................................... 860-824-5298 .......................................................................................... 860-824-0194
Building Official (Wed., 1-3) State Police Troop B, North Canaan St. Joseph Church, Catholic, North Canaan
...................................860-824-3132 and 860-824-0707 .......................................................................................... 860-824-7078
.......................................................................................... 860-626-1820
Fire Marshal (by appointment).860-364-0909 Sanitarian (Torrington Area Health District) Trinity Episcopal Church, Lime Rock
First Selectman (Mon.-Thurs., 9-noon) ................................... 860-489-0436 or www.tahd.org
.......................................................................................... 860-435-2627
.................................................................... 860-824-0707 ext. 23
Sharon Hospital .................................... 860-364-4000
Litchfield Hills Probate District #24 Elected representatives
............................................... www.litchfieldprobate.org
Other Services First Selectman
Registrars of Voters (Wed., 9-noon) Henry Todd.................................... 860-824-0707 ext. 23
.................................................................... 860-824-0707 ext. 18
D.M. Hunt Memorial Library.860-824-7424
Falls Village Day Care Center.860-824-0882 Representatives in
Sanitarian (Tues., 8-10)........................ 860-824-0707 Connecticut General Assembly
Social Services (Mon., 8-3, Tues. evening Sen. Craig Miner (30th District).... 800-842-1421
by appointment & Thurs., 8-3:30) Public Schools Rep. Maria Horn (64th District).... 800-842-8267
........................................................................................ 860-824-9855 And Colleges Representative in Congress (5th District)
Tax Collector (Mon. 9-3, Wed. 9-noon) Explorations Charter School, Winsted Jahana Hayes................ New Britain 860-223-8412
.................................................................... 860-824-0707 ext. 13
.......................................................................................... 860-738-9070 ....................................................... Washington 202-225-4476
Town Clerk (Mon.-Thurs., 9-3)... 860-824-0707 Housatonic Valley Regional High School, United States Senators
ext. 10 Falls Village........................................................ 860-824-5123 Richard Blumenthal..........Hartford 860-258-6940
Town Garage................................................ 860-824-7239 Lee H. Kellogg School...................... 860-824-7791 ....................................................... Washington 202-224-2823
Town Treasurer (Mon.-Wed., 9-3)
CARE BRANDING:
.................................................................... 860-824-0707 ext. 11
Northwestern Connecticut Community
College, Winsted......................................... 860-738-6300
Chris Murphy..........................Hartford 860-549-8463
....................................................... Washington 202-224-4041
Transfer Station (Tues., Fri. & Sat., 8-3) Oliver Wolcott Technical School, Torrington Governor
........................................................................................ 860-824-5819
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North Canaan
Key Services
Animal Control.................................................. 860-921-1372
Assessor (Mon. - Thurs., 9-noon & 1-4)
..................................................................... 860-824-7313 ext. 108
Building Official..............860-824-7313 ext. 191
Burning Official........................................ 860-307-3461
Fire Marshal ........................860-824-3132 ext. 193
Highway Dept...................860-824-7313 ext. 117
North Canaan Housing Authority
(Wangum Village).................................... 860-824-0521
Litchfield Hills Probate District #24
............................................... www.litchfieldprobate.org
Recreation Director............................. 860-248-0970
Registrars of Voters....860-824-7313 ext. 111
Resident State Trooper
................................................................ 860-824-7313 ext. 112
First Selectman (Mon.-Thurs., 8-4)
................................................................. 860-824-7313 ext. 101
Social Services (Mon. -Wed., 9-noon & 1-4)
................................................................. 860-824-7313 ext. 110
Tax Collector (Tues. & Thurs., 9-noon & 1-3)
................................................................. 860-824-3134 ext. 109
Town Clerk (Mon.-Thurs., 8:30-noon and 1-3)
................................................................. 860-824-7313 ext. 106
Transfer Station...............860-824-7313 ext. 118
Treasurer...................................860-824-7313 ext. 105
Zoning Enforcement Officer (Tues. & Wed.
10-2) .................................................860-824-7313 ext. 192
Public Safety
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For emergencies..................................................................... 911
Canaan Fire Company ................... 860-824-7366
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North Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Religious Organizations
Corps........................................................................ 860-824-7219 Beth El Synagogue, Torrington.860-482-8263
Resident State Trooper................... 860-824-3145 Canaan United Methodist.......... 860-824-5534
State Police Troop B, North Canaan North Canaan Congregational.....................................
.......................................................................................... 860-626-1820 860-824-7232
Sanitarian (Torrington Area Health District) Promised Land Baptist.................... 860-824-5685
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Sharon Hospital .................................... 860-364-4000 St. Joseph Church, Catholic
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Canaan Child Care Center........ 860-824-0597 First Selectman
Douglas Library........................................ 860-824-7863 Charles P. Perotti....................860-824-7313 ext.103
Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry at Pilgrim Representatives in
House (Wed., 9-11)............................. 860-824-7232 Connecticut General Assembly
Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Sen. Craig Miner (30th District).... 800-842-1421
.......................................................................................... 860-824-2600 Rep. Maria Horn (64th District).... 800-842-8267
Mountainside Treatment Center Representative in Congress
.......................................................................................... 860-824-1397 Jahana Hayes (5th District)
Northwestern Connecticut YMCA at Geer ...................................................... New Britain 860-223-8412
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United States Senators
Public Schools and Colleges Richard Blumenthal
Explorations Charter School, Winsted .................................................................Hartford 860-258-6940
....................................................... Washington 202-224-2823
.......................................................................................... 860-738-9070
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.......................................................................................... 860-824-5149
Northwestern Connecticut Community Ned Lamont........................................................ 860-566-4840
College, Winsted......................................... 860-738-6300
Oliver Wolcott Technical School, Torrington
.......................................................................................... 860-496-5300
Decker & Beebe Inc. ............................................... 20 Main Street Dance ..................................................... 13
Falls Village Package Store ............................. 6 PK Contracting ................................................................ 12
Freund’s Farm Market & Bakery ...... 24 Railway Cafe ....................................................................... 17
Geer Village Senior Community......... 21 Raynard Peirce Realty, LLC ............................ 2
Great Falls Brewing Co. ........................................ 5 Riccardelli Accounting ....................................... 17
Habitat for Humanity .............................................. 8 Segalla’s Sand & Gravel .................................... 20
Jacob’s Garage .................................................................. 14 Stadium System .............................................................. 12
Laigle Floor Covering & Design........... 12 Stunning Styles Hair................................................ 10
Laurelbrook Natural Resources ........... 23 The Falls Village Inn ............................................... 18
Lindell Fuels Inc. ............................................................... 9 The Lakeville Journal Company ............. 5
Lone Oak Campsites .............................................. 10
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YEAR-ROUND SALES & SERVICE

337 Ashley Falls Rd (Rt 7) Canaan, CT 06018
• 860-824-7276 • Fax 860-824-7759 •
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 F R E U N D ' S FA R M M A R K E T & BA K E RY
324 NORFOLK ROAD, EA ST CANAAN, CT 06024

It began as a roadside 'stand' with a door propped on 2

blocks holding a bushel basket of sweet corn. Our stand
has evolved to include a farm market, bakery, garden cen-
ter and catering, on our family's 3rd generation dairy farm.

Located on Route 44 in East Canaan, CT

Freund’s Farm Market has your local needs for every season!

Homegrown tomatoes & corn. Homemade pickles & jams.

Local honey, maple syrup, seasonal fruits & vegetables.
Fresh baked quiches & pies. Annuals & perennials.
Garden and farm gifts.

O P E N DA I LY A FARM MARKET FOR

ALL THE SEASONS
Mon - Sat 9 am - 6 pm
Sunday 9 am - 5 pm For catering menu,
visit our website:
860-824-0650 freundsfarmmarket.com
LOCALLY SOURCED × MADE WITH FARM LOVE 

KITCHENS © BATHS © TILES © CABINETS

NOW OPEN
CUSTOM KITCHEN AND BATH
DESIGN CENTER SHOWROOM
Open: Tuesday-Friday 9am-5pm
Saturday 9am-3pm
860-824-0209
14 CHURCH STREET, CANAAN, CT 06018
EMAIL: DANIELLE@BERKSHIREHILLSDESIGN.COM