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PHOTOS: New Canaan Historical Society’s 27th Annual Ice Cream Social
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Dozens of local families enjoyed music, live entertainment and sweet desserts under a canopy tent at the New Canaan Historical Society on Sunday afternoon during the nonprofit organization’s 27th Annual Ice Cream Social. Sponsored by Bankwell as well as Walter Stewart’s Market and Baskin Robbins, the event featured music from the Town Band while members of the National Charity League and New Canaan Exchange Club took care of serving duties for attendees. Historical Society Executive Director Janet Lindstrom said that although the on-and-off-again weather appeared to keep some younger families with children away, “We have some people who have been coming every year, for years and years.” One highlight of the event was a 1904 Northern Runabout that belongs to New Canaan’s Fairty family—one of the very earliest automobiles in town, which was on display under a tent just outside the main tent on the historical society’s campus. For more information on the car, see the story below.