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Monroe Historical Society Box 212 Monroe, CT 06468 Home Table of Contents Calendar Newsletter Archives Membership Information Properties Hands-on- History November, 1999 Newsleter Highlights of Fall Market Day Millie Ohm, Barbara Waite, Rita Sparano and John Sparano. Four of our members who worked hard to make the Fall Market Day a success. Nancy Zorena at the Hands-on Crafts demonstration area. Debbie Pothier, Chairman of Market Day, and Barbara Waite at the Bake Sale table. Our 1999 Fall Market Day was a very successful event. Many people toured the house to admire the recent renovations, the puppet show attracted a large audience of children and the antique cars were admired by everyone. All of our booths  tag sale, Monroe Historical Society items, craft items, ice cream and apple crisp, bake sale and hands-on craft demonstrations were busy. Our net profit from the event was approximately $600. We hope to make this an annual fund-raising event which will also showcase the continuing work on the Beardsley Homestead. Fall Market Day Thank You Many people spent many hours to make this day possible. Michele Oltra, Ed Fitzpatrick, Millie Ohm, Barbara Waite, Rita Sparano, John Sparano, Debbie Pothier, Nancy Zorena, Bob Gondar, Brian Pattyson, Judy Standerford, Brenda Schultz, and Abigail Schultz all helped with preparations. Brian Pattyson, Bob Gondar, and Bill Miko arranged for the antique car show. Peter Barna, Leo Brzozoski, Albert Yankowski, John Rose, Bob Gondar and Bill Miko had their cars on display. Members responded to our calling tree and donated tag sale items and bake sale items. Callers were Madelyn Marshall, Sue Cappucci, Pat Arnold, Millie Ohm, Arlene Gondar, Marie Lederer, Brian Pattyson, Lynn Renaud, Judy Standerford, Barbara Waite, and Carolyn Adelman. Jean Weicker, Elizabeth Edgerton, Peggy Villani and Megan McIlhony lent helping hands on Market Day. Fruit and Nut Bread The following recipe is from Millie Ohm. It includes a basic quick bread mix and several variations. We used this recipe for many of the breads donated to the bake sale for Fall Market Day. Fruit and Nut Bread Basic Mix 5 cups sugar 10 cups flour 1 tablespoon baking soda 1 tablespoon baking powder 2 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 lb (4 cups) walnuts, chopped medium Makes 5 large or 25  30 small loaves General Directions Start with: 2 large eggs 1/2 cup oil 3 cups mix Choose one of the following variations and add: 1. Apple-Raisin 3/4 cup applesauce 1/2 cup raisins 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1/4 tsp cloves 2. Banana 1 tsp vanilla 3 bananas (about 1 cup mashed) 3. Orange 2 T. grated orange peel 1/3 cup orange juice Optionaladd golden raisins 4. Spiced Cranberry 1 cup canned whole-berry cranberry sauce 1 1/2 tsp grated lemon peel 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp cloves Beat eggs until light. Add remaining ingredients and mix well with a spoon. Grease pans. Bake at 350 degrees F; 50 minutes for large loaves, 30 minutes for small loaves. Cool in pans 5  10 minutes, then remove and cool completely on racks. Wrap airtight. Library Additions Recent additions to our collection were the Monroe School Attendance Registers from 19121968. These volumes had been stored at Masuk and were about to be thrown away because of space constraints. Michele Oltra rescued them for us and they are now at the Beardsley Homestead. We are looking for back issues of the Monroe Courier (1960s and earlier) so that they can be microfilmed. We have several old editions but they are not complete. Nick Bellatoni, State Archeologist On Sunday, October 24, Nick Bellatoni presented a program on Native American history in Connecticut. He also spoke about several archeological sites in the area and offered to send us a map of archeological sensitive sites in and around Monroe. Thank you Thank you to member Alex Sowchuk for donating a screen for our slide shows. Wanted We are in need of a carousel slide projector for the Meeting House. Many of our programs include slide presentations and we do not always have one available. Please call 268-5511 if you have one to donate. At left is Priscilla Bromley pictured beside one of the two chairs which she donated to the Historical Society. These chairs are currently on display at the East Village Meetinghouse. Membership Please renew your membership if you have not already done so. Our year runs from September 1 through August 31. Individual membership is $15.00, Family (Two or more) is $25.00, Senior Citizen (over 65) is $5.00, Friends (provide financial support only) is $50.00, Corporate is $150.00 and Lifetime is $125.00. If you are unsure about your current dues, call John Sparano, our membership chairman, at 261-8897. Make your check payable to Monroe Historical Society and mail to P. O. Box 212, Monroe, Ct. 06468. Restoration Details Thank you to Don Rose for overseeing the painting of the front room at the Beardsley Homestead. He, as well as John Sparano, Brian Pattyson and Bob Gondar finished the painting in the room in time for the Fall Market Day.

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