Gingerbread Recipe, Vintage 1950s

From the late 19th to the mid-20th century, culinary ephemera, including recipe booklets and appliance advertising pamphlets, were published by the US government, farmers’ organizations, and food companies. These were mostly mailed or given out free at grocery stores, and they serve as a historical record of the way we cooked and ate at the time.

The Granby Oak

Our iconic Granby Oak looks dramatic in all seasons, but there is nothing like the crispness of a cold winter day to bring out its amazing architecture, captured here by photographer Don Shaw, Jr.