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For links to videos related to our museums and collections

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Museum Hours:

During the off-season,

both museums are open by appointment and for special tours.  Call 203-671-9351 to schedule.

Thomas Griswold House

  171 Boston Street

Guilford, CT

    June - September

Saturday 11-4

Sunday 12-4

  Medad Stone Tavern

   171 Three Mile Course

Guilford, CT

June- September

Saturday 11-4

Sunday 12-4

$3 adults

$2 students and adults 60 & over

Free: children under 12,  active military & GKS members.

Upcoming Event

New Year's Day Open House
January 1, 2025
Medad Stone Tavern
2:00-5:00 p.m.

2025 Calendar - On Sale Now

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Available at: Sachem Card & Party (946 Boston Post Road), Breakwater Books (81 Whitfield St.), Page Hardware (9 Boston St.), The Hartmann Group (705 Boston Post Road).   To purchase online: Click Here.
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2024 Ornament

The First Congregational Church

For sale at

the Sachem Card & Party Shop,

the Hartmann Group Office, & online.

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  Learn about our
newest property

  The Clapboard Hill
   Schoolhouse
 

The Guilford Keeping Society proudly offers pewter ornaments featuring local historical sites.  Books, bird carvings and our annual calendar are also available.

Shop for Items

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About the Guilford Keeping Society

The Guilford Keeping Society collects artifacts and archives related to the history of Guilford.  Our two museums house a multitude of artifacts.  An extensive collection of Guilford historic photographs, journals, daybooks and other memorabilia are available to the public for research or browsing in the Historical Room at the Guilford Free Library and the Archives Room at the Medad Stone Tavern Museum.

 

A wealth of history is shared through exhibits, lectures, tours and educational activities.  Membership is open to the public and donations are greatly appreciated as they assist the Guilford Keeping Society in maintaining its properties and sustain its various programs, such as Early Guilford Days.

The Thomas Griswold House, which sits on the knoll at the corner of Boston Street and Lovers Lane, once considered the gateway to Guilford, houses a collection of items that stir our imagination of a simpler and quieter way of life.

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Our Properties

The Medad Stone Tavern, the “Tavern that never was,” was built in the Dutch Colonial style with a graceful gambrel roof sweeping out widely over the facade to form a porch and includes tall chimneys, dormers, and stone retaining wall. This property remains one of Guilford’s most magnificent historical buildings, and some of our annual events take place here.

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Our newest property, the Clapboard Hill Schoolhouse, built c. 1835, exemplifies the quaint days when one teacher taught neighborhood children of various ages.

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