Submitted by Elizabeth Malloy, Executive Director, Haddam Historical Society
(October 19, 2022) — The Haddam Historical Society would like to thank everyone who helped make our “Fresh Faces, Old Places” House Tour a tremendous success on October 8, 2022. It was a perfect day and visitors thoroughly enjoyed visiting the six wonderful historic homes owned and loved by the “next generation of historic house owners.”
First and foremost, we would like to thank the generous owners for opening their lovely homes for all to enjoy:
Dan and Valerie Ballek
Joe and Morgan Dalton
Zach Eddinger
Carrah Kalat and Erich Twachtman
Mike Karam
Rebecca Lineberry
We could not have done it without our hardworking house captains who made everything run smoothly:
Gloria Gorton
Bill Gresham
Rebecca Lineberry
Elizabeth Malloy
Cindy Sola
Tim Teran
A special shout-out to Ron and Mary Alice Matulevich for all their help with lunches and making the day a success.
Thank you to the following members of the Haddam Garden Club for providing beautiful arrangements for each of the homes:
Elizabeth Adams
Gail Christie
Patricia Gill
Rogene Gillmor
Terry Twigg
Thank you to Melissa Gibson of Wellstone Farm, Higganum for providing flowers for the tour headquarters.
We could not have done it without all of our dedicated and reliable volunteers. We appreciate your support and enthusiasm:
Jane Aldieri, Mark Aldieri, Sue Bement, Lynda Birch, Charlene Breen, Donna Brinckerhoff, Amy Casey, Laurie Connor, Marijean Conrad, David Costa, Sue Costa, Marge DeBold, Melissa Gibson, Charlotte Gradie, Pat Hartman, Tim Jarrell, Debbie Karpf, Karen Kruger, Sharon Marcantonio, Carol Matregrano, Mary Alice Matulevich, Ron Matulevich, Kate Morrison, Dianne McHutchison, Dan McNeil, Sarah Neal, David Neal, Margo Novack, Annie O’Brien, Cindy O’Neill, Lindamae Peck, Deb Rutter, Laura Schneider, Bill Schneider, Katherine Schoonover, Belle Seggerman, Terry Smith, Elaine Stephens, Linda Talbot, Bob Waller, Grace Wisnesky and Adam Wisnesky.
Below are some of comments we got from attendees:
“The tour was absolutely A+–the docents at the houses, the flower arrangements, the properties themselves–all top notch.” S.Q.
“Thank you so much, my family had such a great day. Thank you to all the homeowners who gave us a look at all their hard work on their gorgeous homes.” N.S.
“Beautiful homes. Thank you so much for sharing!” R.D.
“We had a wonderful time! Thank you!!” M. J.
“What an impressive event. Each house was unique and special. The flowers were glorious.” C.
“Best House Tour Ever” S.C.
“Wonderful historical house tour yesterday! Thank you to all for a job well done!” J.D.
“As they say, ‘It takes a village.’ Being a newcomer to all of this, to say the least, I was amazed. Everyone gave it their all, even the patrons who visited the houses. There is a true sense of community in this town, something you don’t see these days.” A.O.
