About this podcast
Join new host Jim Pabich as he sits down with members from all corners of the Avon community every month to discuss Avon, Connecticut's history, landmarks, and current events, brought to you by the Avon Historical Society and Town of Avon.
Episodes
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- Joel Samberg: Merging a sense of local community with theatre · 50 min"Act well your part; there all the honor lies." — Alexander Pope Welcome back to the podcast! Today, we’re sitting down with Joel Samberg—author, historian, and the visionary…
- Dr. Harry Werner's Farmington Valley Veterinary Diary: Of Cows, Goats, Horses and Elephants... · 1 h 11 minFor more than fifty years, the rolling pastures of Connecticut's Farmington Valley served as the office for Dr. Harry Werner, a legendary veterinarian who’s career bore witness…
- Avon In The Era of Girl Scout Camp Gertrude Bryant · 58 minAvon Talks welcomes Jeannie Parker, a lifelong resident who shares her memories of Camp Gertrude Bryant, Avon's Girl Scout Camp from 1947-1965. Avon Talks is available on…
- A Tradition of Service: UNICO and Italian-American Life in Avon · 50 minAvon Talks shines a light on one of Avon’s most active and community-minded organizations: the UNICO Italian American Club. UNICO has a long tradition of service, fellowship, and…
- Avon In The Days of COVID · 42 minWelcome to Avon Talks, I’m your host Jim Pabich. William Faulkner once said “The past is never dead, It’s not even past”….. When we look at recent events we have the benefit of…
- "Avon Connecticut's First Century" Historian and Author Scott Lewis · 39 minThe return of AVON TALKS podcast! Step back in time to discover what life was like during Avon’s earliest days. I'm your new host Jim Pabich and my guest is local historian and…
- Avon Volunteer Fire Department with Bruce Appell and James DiPace · 39 minIn 1736, Benjamin Franklin founded the Union Fire Company in Philadelphia. This would be the first volunteer fire department of its kind in the United States and laid the…
- Avon Little League with Bill Severni, David Jadovich, and Kevin Reichler · 37 minBaseball has long been known as America’s favorite pastime. Coincidentally, for many, it also happened to be the only pastime. That was certainly the case for many of those…
- The Flood of 1955 with Janet Carville · 31 minIn August of 1955, Connecticut was hit by one of the worst natural disasters in the state’s modern history. Over the course of one week, two hurricanes – Hurricane Connie and…
- Avon Print Media with Bruce Deckert · 34 minIn the 15th century, Johannes Guttenburg introduced the printing press to Europe, which not only defined print media’s dominant role for centuries to come, but also fundamentally…
- Farmington Valley Arts Center with Carol Kaplan and Melissa Meredith · 43 minFollowing victory in World War II, the United States was forced to navigate a precarious transition period as it welcomed its millions of veterans back into society. To…
- Avon Lions Club with Heidi Zacchera · 36 minWhat does the heyday of American industrialization have to do with Avon, CT? The answer is in Lions Club International. In 1917, the Lions Club was first founded in Chicago…
- Avon Free Public Library with Glenn Grube and Cal Miller · 44 minWhat is a library? To some, it’s a repository of knowledge for study and research. To others, it’s a place to borrow novels and movies and to get lost in worlds of figment and…
- Founding Avon Athletics with Robert Summers · 28 minJoin us with Robert Summers, the former Avon Athletic Director and founder of the Avon Athletics program, as we explore the tangential history of Avon athletics with the Avon…
- The Heublein Tower with Jay Willerup · 31 minJoin us with Jay Willerup, the current board president of the Friends of Heublein Tower, as we explore the tower’s founding story, introduce its history, discuss some of the…
- Avon Old Farms with Art Custer · 45 minJoin us with Art Custer, the head of the History Department at Avon Old Farms as we explore the school’s founding, introduce its history in relation to Avon, and the role the…
- Avon Town Manager Brandon Robertson · 31 minJoin us with Brandon Robertson as we introduce the role of the town manager, break down the structure of Avon's local government, and discuss the importance of civic engagement…
- Prince Thomas of Savoy · 44 minJoin us with Chris Cody and Paul Rotondo as we introduce the Prince Thomas of Savoy Italian social club, its over century long history, and its role within the Avon, Farmington…
- Farmington Valley American Muslim Center · 38 minJoin us with Imam Safwan Shaikh and Dr. Khamis Abu-Hasaballah as we introduce the Farmington Valley American Muslim Center and its growing role amongst the Farmington Valley…
- Miller Farms with Cal Miller and Brian Malone · 39 minJoin us with Cal Miller and Brian Malone as we introduce the foundation and formation of Miller Farms as well as its current pet food business in Oma’s Pride and its charity…
