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Good News: Windsor Celebrates Historical Reunion After 155 Years

Since 1857, Oliver Ellsworth's card tables have been apart. That will change when they'll be on display during an historical talk and tour.

History in Connecticut's first town will take a particularly special turn Sun., July 14 when a reunion is held after 155 years of separation.

On Sunday, the Windsor Historical Society and Oliver Ellsworth Homestead will join forces to present, for the first time in a century and a half, two of Oliver Ellsworth's card tables, side by side.

The Historical Society recently acquired one of the tables — a mahogany piece crafted around 1792 — at a Sotheby's auction for just over $11,000.

The other table has been owned by the Ellsworth Homestead since 1903.

On Sunday, the Historical Society will present a talk about the tables and their significance, followed by a tour of the Ellsworth Homestead, where the tables will be on display together.

Ellsworth, a Windsor resident, was the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, one of Connecticut's first senators and a negotiator of a treaty with France.


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