Our Growing Collection


​The Unionville Museum has an extensive collection of photographs, postcards, yearbooks, and other artifacts and ephemera related to Unionville History.  Most of our acquisitions come from the donations of Unionville residents or the families of former residents.  

We are deeply grateful for the ongoing support we have had since the Museum opened in 1984.  Please let us know if you have something you would like to donate. You an also support the Museum by donating to our Legacy Fund which is used to purchase items for our collection.

Our collection features:
  • A comprehensive collection of photographs, newspaper articles and other items related the devastating flood of 1955. 
  • Clocks that were manufactured in Unionville in the 1800s.
  • Ephemera and items from the Upson Nut Company, one of Unionville's most successful manufacturers.
  • 300-400 postcards of Unionville  through the years.
  • High school yearbooks going back to the 1920s.

There are many unique items in our collection:
  • A pike manufactured in Unionville at Chauncey Hart's forge that John Brown used in this 1859 abortive Harper's Ferry raid.
  • A 1880s lithograph of Andersonville Prison where a number of Unionville soldiers were held and where some even lost their lives.
  • The spire from Unionville's Town Hall.
  • Windows from the Christ Episcopal Church which stood on the corner of Lovely Street and Farmington Avenue from the the 1870s until it was demolished as part of Unionville's Tunxis Center Redevelopment Plan.​​

Research
Using Our Collection

We are happy to support those researching Unionville's History.  In you have in needs in that regard, please let us know through this website or by calling us at (860) 673-2231.

Copies
Photo copies are available of museum documents for ten cents a page.   
 
Photo Reproductions
Reproductions of photographs from the Unionville Museum collection are available for purchase.  Prices vary by size.

Photo Gallery

These are a few of the photographs in our collection. Click on the image for a enlarged photograph.