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Kicking off the Festival, guests can either follow longtime Pequot Library Board Member Richard “Deej” Webb on a walking tour of onion cultivation, storage at a former onion warehouse site and transportation from Southport Harbor, or stay with Sefra Alexandra "The Seed Huntress" for a seed collection walk at Aspetuck Land Trust’s Native Seed Garden facing the Library on Westway Road.

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Fall Program featuring CT Explored History GameChanger Honoree Dr. Dougherty!Join us on Monday, October 3, for an author talk presented by Professor Jack Dougherty about the upcoming book, On the Line. This talk tells the historic tales of civil rights activists and everyday families who sought to redefine schooling and housing boundaries that divided metropolitan Hartford, with a special emphasis on Bloomfield. This program is presented in partnership with the Wintonbury Historical Society. Register at bplct.org. ...
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