Properties

	The BARN HILL-EAST VILLAGE one-room schoolhouse (c.1790) is located at Wheeler and Old Tannery Roads in Monroe. The building is available to classes of schoolchildren who go back in history and spend a day in school, as they would have two centuries ago. Hornbooks, slate boards and pencils as well as lessons of old are utilized for the program.
The EAST VILLAGE MEETINGHOUSE (c.18ll)is located at Barn Hill and East Village Roads. It is the oldes Methodist church building in Connecticut. The Meetinghouse isused for programs, exhibits, weddings, tours, etc. The building is restored to its original beauty and simplicity and the Society hopes the Meetinghouse will be of service to the community for generations to come.
	The ELIOT BEARDSLEY HOMESTEAD (c.1760) is located at Great Ring Road and was purchased from the town by the Society. The Homestead is an excellent example of a late eighteenth century saltbox. The Society's objective is to transform the site into a living history of Monroe and will include a museum of local artifacts, exhibits, paintings and collections as well as a research library. The property also has a barn of a later period that is used to conduct hands-on-history workshops for local children to give them a real picture of life in colonial times.