{"id":96,"date":"2026-03-20T10:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digisist.webxwizards.com\/?page_id=96"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:38:50","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/digisist.webxwizards.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Our Story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Nearly 400 years of American heritage, preserved and celebrated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Why We Exist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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“Our mission is to use the stories of the past to inspire modern people to strive to produce good for the future.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Where We're Going<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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To be recognized as a unique historical society that enables members to examine artifacts, conduct practical research, access family histories, explore period gardens, and communicate with each other.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Values<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What Guides Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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            Timeline<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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            The Calkins Timeline<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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            1640<\/div><\/div>
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            Hugh Calkin(s) Arrives<\/div>

            An English Puritan arrives in the Colony of Massachusetts seeking religious freedom.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

            1650<\/div><\/div>
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            Pequot Harbor Settlement<\/div>

            Moves with early settlers to Pequot Harbor in the Connecticut Colony.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

            1660<\/div><\/div>
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            Norwich Founded<\/div>

            Helps establish the town of Norwich, Connecticut, where the family remains.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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            CFA Founded<\/div>

            Twenty distant cousins gather in Eagle, Wisconsin to establish the Calkins Family Association.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

            2020s<\/div><\/div>
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            History Center Acquired<\/div>

            The Association acquires the 'Deacon Hugh Calkins' house in Norwich.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

            2025<\/div><\/div>
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            Capital Campaign<\/div>

            Launch of the campaign to build the Hugh Calkins History Center.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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