Horse Guard To Present Book At Booth Library
Horse Guard To Present Book At Booth Library
The Second Company Governorâs Horse Guard has produced and published a book to commemorate its 200th Anniversary. There will be a panel discussion and historical display of how the book was produced at the Cyrenius H. Booth Library at 7:30 pm on February 12.
The 136-page history contains more than 150 photos and covers the history of the Troop from 1808 to 2008, including the activation of the Unit during World Wars I and II. The Horse Guard was formed in 1808 in New Haven, and later moved to Ansonia and then to Bethany.
The quest for a permanent home finally brought 2GHG to Newtown in 1988. There is a section on the move and improvements made to the property and buildings at the Fairfield Hills Dairy Farm.
The book ends with a section on the Troop today: its organization, missions, recruit training, annual training, cavalry drill, the Open House, the Saddle Up for Life Therapeutic Riding program, and of course, the horses.
The book designer and 2GHG members who worked on the book will be present to talk about how it was produced. There will be books available for purchase at the presentation. In addition, books may be purchased from The Friends of 2GHG, Inc. Please contact Cheryl Peatfield at cpeat@sbcglobal.net for details.