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# East Lyme Historical Society

The official website of the East Lyme Historical Society

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- [News and Special Events Old](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/news-and-special-events-old/)
- [Connecticut Open House Day](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/2023/02/14/connecticut-open-house-day/) - The afternoon rain on Saturday, June 11th, didn't stop over 70 people from visiting the Lee House for the 12th annual state wide open house. They came from many different towns in Connecticut and marveled at our old house and its stories. Also on hand were Vicki Forrer, showing spinning and weaving, Bob Nucci with colonial weapons
- [Colonial Times Fifth Grade Program](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/2023/02/14/colonial-times-fifth-grade-program/) - On May 20th, eighty-four 5th grade students from the East Lyme Middle School, along with teachers, parents and chaperones, visited the Thomas Lee House Museum for a Colonial Times program. They toured the house with Lois Hobby, learned about Archaeology from Jim Littlefield, Bees from Tom Kalal, Colonial weapons with Bob Nucci, Spinning and Weaving with
- [Historic House Museums](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/2023/02/14/historic-house-museums/) - Sixteen area historic house museums have joined together to create a new trail brochure highlighting the stories of the region’s growth from European settlement in the 1600s to industrial expansion in the 1800s and beyond. Houses included on the trail include: Ashbel Woodward House Museum, Franklin; Avery-Copp House, Groton; Ebenezer Avery House, Groton; Jabez Smith House,
- [Preservation Funding Resources](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/2023/02/14/preservation-funding-resources/) - A preservation funding resource has been developed and is now available on the East Lyme Historic Properties Commission page of the Town of East Lyme website. The Preservation Grant funding Resource provides general information about grants and identifies major sources of funding. Because annual criteria, deadlines and amounts change, website contacts for each source are
- [Notes from the East Lyme Archives](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/2023/02/14/notes-from-the-east-lyme-archives/) - A few months ago mention was made of the Archive Group working on documenting old mill sites in East Lyme. Eighteen sites have been located so far, the last found being a sawmill on the lower east side of the Four Mile River. We have filed and inventoried the information and it is available for viewing in
- [Archaeology at the Thomas Lee House](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/2023/02/14/archaeology-at-the-thomas-lee-house/) - Fifteen seniors from the East Lyme High School Anthropology Class were busy this fall at the site of the barn foundation to the east of the Thomas Lee House. The barn burned down in the 1950's but earlier had been used for cows and farming. Their teacher, Willard Reed, had them set up a grid and
- [Repairing the Lee House Roof](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/2023/02/14/repairing-the-lee-house-roof/) - The Society has been watching the roof on the house, knowing that in a few years it would need to have new shakes. This past spring it was noticed that there were some very small leaks starting and we couldn't hold off any longer. On Oct 19th, the removal of the old roof shakes began. After removing the
- [East Lyme's Historic Mill Buildings](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/2023/02/14/east-lymes-historic-mill-buildings/) - Up-down sawmill, grist mill and dam on Latimer's Brook Grist mills and sawmills are among the first buildings that people would erect upon the settlement of a town. The Monday morning East Lyme Public Library Archive group has been working on mapping out and documenting the many mills that were in the area now called East
- [Orlando Lee Family Portraits](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/2023/02/14/orlando-lee-family-portraits/) - Herman F. Lee Three large portraits of Lee family members were donated to the East Lyme Historical Society by Mrs. Linde Hendrickson of Long Island. Mrs. Hendrickson is a 12th generation descendant of Thomas Lee. The portraits are of Orlando E. Lee (1808-1857), his wife Lydia A. Miller Lee (1807-1885), and their son Herman F. Lee (1835-1864).

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- [Home](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/) - Our Society Join Us Thomas Lee House East Lyme Room Burial Grounds
- [News and Special Events](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/news-and-events/) - News & Special Events 2026 Season Events 5/23/2026 – 5/24/2026 9am – 4pm Memorial Day Weekend Flea Market 228 West Main Street, Niantic CT Antiques, Collectables and Hand Crafts, Free Parking 6/13/2026 10am – 3pm Connecticut Open House at the Thomas Lee House 228 West Main Street, Niantic CT Come explore one of the oldest
- [Contact](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/contact/) - Contact Us Send us a Message First Name Last Name Email Phone Message submit To Visit Us The Thomas Lee House and Little Boston Schoolhouse are located at 228 West Main Street (Route 156) in the Niantic section of East Lyme, CT.The house and school are open July and August, Wednesday through Sunday from 1-4
- [Publications](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/publications/) - Publications The East Lyme Historical Society Publications for Purchase Factories, Farms and Fishes Too: Historical Photographs of East Lyme Connecticut $20.00 The Thomas Lee House, East Lyme, Connecticut: A History and Description by Celeste E. Bush and Norman Morrison Isham. $5.00 The Last of the Nehantics by Mrs. Jane T. (Hills) Smith $12.00 The Thomas
- [The Lee House Compound](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/the-lee-house/) - The Lee House Compound Thomas Lee House Located in East Lyme, CT this house, still in a primitive state, is one of the oldest wood frame houses in the state. The house is owned and maintained by the East Lyme Historical Society. It had remained in the Lee family until the end of the 19th
- [East Lyme Veterans](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/east-lyme-veterans/) - East Lyme Veterans From the French and Indian Wars to the Spanish-American War The late Wilbur Beckwith, former East Lyme Town Historian, compiled the inscriptions of Veterans buried in East Lyme, from the French and Indian Wars through the Spanish-American War. He printed his list in 2003. There have been other Veterans found since and
- [Burial Grounds in East Lyme](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/burial-grounds-in-east-lyme/) - Burial Grounds in East Lyme Old Stone Church Burial Ground In 1719 the people living in this section of Lyme desired their own church. This was granted and we became known as the 2nd or East Ecclesiastical Society of Lyme. A church was then built at what is now the intersection of Riverview and Society
- [Membership](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/membership/) - Membership Membership in the East Lyme Historical Society helps to preserve and maintain the Thomas Lee House, Little Boston School House, and other historical resources of the Town of East Lyme. We are a completely volunteer organization and a 501(c)(3).If you would like to become a member of the East Lyme Historical Society, you may
- [Our Business Members](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/business-members/) - Our Business Members The following businesses are members of the East Lyme Historical Society. Please support them as they support us. If your business would like to become a member please CLICK HERE. Connecticut Valley HomesDirtyblueshirts.comFlanders Donut, Bagel & Bake ShopGuy’s OilMark L. BaileyNiantic PlumbingRotary Club of NianticW.J. Tree ServiceDime BankEast Coast TacoFlanders Fish MarketLaurie
- [Donate](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/donate/) - Donate to East Lyme Historical Society We accept donations via PayPal on our website- please use this button to make your donation. Thank you for supporting East Lyme Historical Society!If you prefer to send a check, please mail it here:East Lyme Historical SocietyP.O Box 112East Lyme, CT 06333
- [Stories of the Lee Family](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/lee-family/) - Stories of the Lee Family by Wilbur Beckwith Ensign Thomas Lee II | Mr. Justice Lee | John Lee | Lt. Ezra Lee Ensign Thomas Lee II Ensign Thomas Lee II was born in 1639 and baptized September 29, 1644 in Rusper, Sussex County, England. He was the son of Thomas Lee I and his wife Phoebe
- [East Lyme History Collection & Archives](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/east-lyme-archives/) - East Lyme History Collection & Archives East Lyme History Collection and Archives (ELHCA), is a collaboration between the East Lyme Public Library and the East Lyme Historical Society and is housed in the East Lyme Room. About The CollectionThe emphasis of the collection is historical and current information about the town of East Lyme and
- [Nehantics](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/nehantics/) - Nehantics The first inhabitants of the area were the Nehantic Indians. That group of Indigenous Peoples has been found to have lived here at least 10,000 years. The Nehantics were recorded as a quiet, shy and peaceful group with summer huts along the shore where there was an abundance of seafood. In the winter they
- [Our Town](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/our-town/) - Our Town Town History In the southeastern part of the state along Long Island Sound in New London County is the Town of East Lyme. It was first settled in the mid 1600’s and incorporated as a Town in 1839. East Lyme has two villages, Flanders in the northern part and Niantic along the coast.
- [Our Society](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/our-society/) - Our Society The East Lyme Historical Society was founded in 1897 at a meeting of the Good Government Club of East Lyme and is a 501 (c)(3) and an all volunteer organization. It was formed to increase knowledge and appreciation of the history of East Lyme and its heritage.Since the founding of the Society many,
- [Organization](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/organization/) - Organization Menu Home About Us News and Special Events The Lee House Compound Stories of the Lee Family About East Lyme Local Landmarks East Lyme Churches East Lyme History Collection & Archives Publications Organization Our Business Members Membership Contact Us The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut has information on businesses and places to visit
- [East Lyme Churches](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/east-lyme-churches/) - East Lyme Churches Menu Home About Us News and Special Events The Lee House Compound Stories of the Lee Family About East Lyme Local Landmarks East Lyme Churches East Lyme History Collection & Archives Publications Organization Our Business Members Membership Contact Us Niantic Community Church | Flanders Baptist and Community Church | Niantic Baptist ChurchSt.
- [Local Landmarks](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/local-landmarks/) - Local Landmarks Menu Home About Us News and Special Events The Lee House Compound Stories of the Lee Family About East Lyme Local Landmarks East Lyme Churches East Lyme History Collection & Archives Publications Organization Our Business Members Membership Contact Us Rocky Neck State Park | Bride Brook Wedding | McCook’s Point Park to Cini
- [About East Lyme](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/about-east-lyme/) - About East Lyme Menu Home About Us News and Special Events The Lee House Compound Stories of the Lee Family About East Lyme Local Landmarks East Lyme Churches East Lyme History Collection & Archives Publications Organization Our Business Members Membership Contact Us For information about native peoples, visit:Yale Indian Papers ProjectThe Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve
- [About Us](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/about-us/) - About Us Menu Home About Us News and Special Events The Lee House Compound Stories of the Lee Family About East Lyme Local Landmarks East Lyme Churches East Lyme History Collection & Archives Publications Organization Our Business Members Membership Contact Us Ezra Lee and The TurtleEzra Lee, born in 1749 in Lyme, CT, married Deborah
- [Home - Coming Soon Mode](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/home-coming-soon-mode/) - Welcome Back to the East Lyme Historical Society website! Today’s technology was yesterday’s imagination and yesterday’s history gives understanding to today’s future and then there is “the cloud” where many gigabytes go for no apparent reason. Our mission is to preserve history but we ended up becoming history.Understanding the importance of being able to reach
- [Calendar of Events](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/calendar-of-events/) - Calendar of Events Menu Home About Us News and Special Events The Lee House Compound Stories of the Lee Family About East Lyme Local Landmarks East Lyme Churches East Lyme History Collection & Archives Publications Organization Our Business Members Membership Contact Us Event Details
- [By-Laws](https://eastlymehistoricalsociety.org/by-laws/) - By-Laws Article I. NameThe name of the Society shall be the East Lyme Historical Society, Incorporated.Article II. Purposes and ObjectivesThe purposes and objectives of this Society shall be:1. To engage in educational, archival, research and exploration activities and to support such activities that will increase knowledge of and engender appreciation of the history of the Town of East

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