Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)
by Douglas H. Parkhurst

This writer prepared a reminiscence for a September 2009 “History Sunday” service at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury. I shared memories of growing up in the Danbury UU church during my childhood in the 1950s … read more.

Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)
by Douglas H. Parkhurst

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury (UUCD), organized in 1822 as the Universalist Society, will mark 204 years this coming December. More than sixty clergy have, in one way or another, been associated with the congregation … read more.

Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)

by Douglas H. Parkhurst

Notes on 200 Years… articles of January 2023 and February and March 2025 identified sources used in preparation of this history-themed series begun in 2022, the year the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury (UUCD) celebrated its … read more.

Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)

by Douglas H. Parkhurst

The Rev. Harry Hersey prepared a short history which was printed in the 125th anniversary program of First Universalist Church (now Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury or UUCD) in October 1947. A photocopy of the anniversary … read more.

Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)

by Douglas H. Parkhurst

Continued from November 2025…

This month we will look at Miss Adelaide Grabert’s life and her long association with First Universalist Church.

Adelaide Grabert, church organist and choir director for a total of sixty-four years, was born in … read more.

Continued from October 2025…

First Universalist re-opened in September 1947, after the summer break. Its 125th anniversary celebration was set for all-day Sunday, October 12, and Wednesday evening, October 15. A Danbury News-Times headline in its October 11 edition announced “Special Services Sunday For 125th Anniversary … read more.

Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)
by Douglas H. Parkhurst

The late 1940s were pivotal years in the history of the Danbury Universalists. A new generation of clerical and lay leadership was coming of age, both locally and in the two denominations which constitute today’s Unitarian … read more.

Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)
by Douglas H. Parkhurst

Recent Notes… articles have focused on Civil War era laypersons associated with First Universalist Society, the present-day Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury (UUCD). This month we move to a much different time, the early 21st century. … read more.

Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)
by Douglas H. Parkhurst

Continued from June 2025… We conclude the Civil War era story of Emma Hurlburt and John Rawlins.

Mary Emeline “Emma” Hurlburt met widower John A. Rawlins, chief of staff to Major General Ulysses S. Grant, in Vicksburg, … read more.

Notes on Two Hundred Years (and More)
by Douglas H. Parkhurst

Continued from April 2025… We are looking at Civil War soldiers associated with First Universalist Society, the present-day Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury (UUCD).

Benjamin F. Skinner was born in Massachusetts about 1836. The 1860 U.S. Census … read more.