Newtown Historical Society

To Host Annual

March Antiques Show

Newtown Historical Society will present its 23rd Annual Antiques Show on Saturday, March 1, from 10 am to 4 pm. This will be the second year at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road (Route 34) in Sandy Hook.

This new venue allows the society to provide a bigger show with greater space, additional dealers, plenty of free parking, and handicap accessibility.

The popular event will be full of some favorite dealers from years past while also welcoming new dealers. Newtown Historical Society Antiques Show, with its diverse collection of dealers and merchandise, offers a wonderful opportunity for any collector.

Robert Girvin of Rowfant Antiques from Charlton, Mass, will have china and silver; Maile Allen from Poughquag, N.Y., will display antique maps and prints; and Caroline Dirsa from Orange will have her very popular booth of quilts, baskets, and wooden farm items.

William H. Lorne Antiques, Manchester, will have a selection of early china and ironstone; Dave and Sue Ryan of Ryan’s Antiques will display early tools, kitchenware, wooden items, and furniture, and Kathy and Paul Steinberg, of Sasha’s Antiques in Orange who have over 20 years of experience in the business, will have an exquisite display of high quality Americana and primitive furniture and accessories.

David and Ann Lowe will be back with their framed cigarette cards, and Bob Baranowski, from Rock Fall, is also returning to the show. Other exhibitors noted for a serious focus on 17th, 18th or 19th Century American objects include Steve and Ginny Balser of Old Horizon Antiques, Beverly Dutton of Beverly Dutton Antiques, and Jamie Heuschkel of Hirsh Antiques.

There will be two new sterling silver dealers this year: Shari Yellin of Wycoff, N.J., and Geri Soukup. Beth Snyder of Country Christmas in Bethany is also new, and she will feature a full line of holiday antiques including Christmas, Halloween, and others. Paula Hill from Harriman, N.Y., carries illustrated children’s books, prints, postcards, paper dolls, die cuts and more.

Admission to the show is $7 with the proceeds of this fundraiser benefiting the Newtown Historical Society’s free public programs as well as the preservation of the Matthew Curtiss House Museum and its collections. The Curtiss House, circa 1750, is located at 44 Main Street in Newtown and will be open during the day of the show from noon to 3 pm.

There will be docents (costumed guides) on hand to guide visitors through the house and to show the society’s most recent acquisitions. Jay Hockenberry, who does fine woodturnings from native and exotic hardwoods and has carved artistic pieces and sculptures from historic trees, will be a guest demonstrator at the Curtiss House that afternoon.

Call the historical society for further information, 426-5937, or visit newtownhistory.org for additional information