Nora O HowardAuthor Nora Howard grew up in Avon and is executive director of the Avon Historical Society. She holds an M.A. in American studies from George Washington University, was a Smithsonian Institution Research Fellow, and has written extensively on local istory. Past director of the Wethersfield Historical Society, she published Stories of Wethersfield in 1997. Her work has won awards from the American Association for State and Local History and the Connecticut League of Historical Societies. She is historian at the First Church of Christ, Wethersfield, and historical columnist for Avon Life. Read More Read Less