Images of a Forgotten Village - Valley Forge

On view: Every Thursday & First and Last Sundays: 1pm - 4pm
Where: Weston History & Culture Center: 104 Weston Rd. Weston, CT ( Parking and entrance accessed from High Acre Rd. Tickets and Check-in Visitor's Center)

Exhibit opens Sunday, April 27, 2025 and runs through Sunday, March 29, 2026.

This exhibit is on view during our Public Open Hours:
Thursdays from 1pm - 4pm
The First and Last Sunday of the month: 1pm - 4pm
Closed on Holiday Weekends and Holidays

Last Day to View this Exhibit is Sunday, March 29, 2026

This exhibit is in partnership with the Weston Library Photography Club.
The picturesque Saugatuck Reservoir in Weston, CT was home to a small neighborhood called, Valley Forge. This once thriving community of mills, forges and farms has vanished from memory and sight. The only reminder being photographs.

Join the Weston History & Culture Center and the Weston Library Photography Club for an exploration of this forgotten valley. Late 19th century images produced from glass plate negatives capture the people and places before the building of the Saugatuck Reservoir in the late 1930s. View images and video of the building of the Samuel Senior Dam and the transformation of the area. Modern-day photos explore the only clues left behind from this small, forgotten village.

Admission: FREE for Members of the Weston History & Culture Center
$5 - Adult Non-members
$3 - Children (ages 6 - 17)
Admission includes a self-guided tour of "Images of a Forgotten Village - Valley Forge" and a guided tour of the historic Coley House and a self-guided/guided tour of the next exhibit, "Weston at Work."