A guide in period dress welcomed visitors to the 300th anniversary of the David Humphreys House as part of the first Derby History Festival. Derby's first inhabitants may have lived like this. Life on the Civil War home front did not include automobiles like this one. The 27th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers strut their stuff.
Every soldier needs a break now and then.
A 1815 Brewster automobile. Click on an image for a larger picture. The event, which commemorated the 300th Anniversary of the construction of the General David Humphreys House, featured free tour busses which took patrons on guided historical tours of sections of Derby and Ansonia, with a stop for those who wished to tour the Humphreys House . The Humphreys House featured costumed guides in period dress during this event. The Kellogg Environmental Center itself featured a variety of displays of historical interest.