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Preserving the History of Watertown, Connecticut
since 1945


The Watertown History Museum, formerly the Watertown Historical Society, was organized in 1945 with the objective of collecting local history.

Settled in 1701, this area, originally known as Wooster-Westbury, was incorporated as the Town of Watertown in May of 1780. From those early families, our community has certainly grown. The many documents and artifacts collected by the Society needed storage and display space, and from 1968 to 2016, the Fire District generously donated the second floor of its building at 22 Deforest Street as a museum site. After several years in storage, we are proud to open our new home at 401 Main Street to visitors and guests.

The primary goal of the society has always been to preserve Watertown history. The collection illustrates the town’s expansion in all districts, including Oakville, Guernseytown, Winnemaug, Linkfield, etc. We are available for research (see Research Requests), and we offer several Digital Collections.

3 Replies to “Home”

  1. Webmaster

    For answers to any specific questions related to our collection, Watertown history, or Membership, please email us directly using our “Contact Us” page. Thank you!

  2. Julia G. Savage

    I grew up as Julia Garside lining very happily in my home at 103 Nova Scotia Hill Rd.
    Watertown gave me a WONDERFUL childhood.

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