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Jack Crockett, Demetrios Giannaros and the Unionville Museum

Facts about a few Farmington institutions

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Local Democrats and Unionville Museum members will join Farmington's State Rep. Demetrios Giannaros in honoring John "Jack" Crockett for his 37 years of diplomatic service in the U.S. State Department and his role as a local historian. Crockett served as a speechwriter for three U.S. presidents and later helped found the Unionville Museum. He also was a cofounder of the Norman Mailer Society. Crockett can be considered a walking history text, expert in U.S. foreign affairs and Unionville's early days.

Giannaros served 16 years as Farmington's state representative. His eighth term ends this month. He has been chief assistant deputy speaker of economic affairs for the state House of Representatives. He was born in Greece, lives in the highlands and is currently a professor of economics at the University of Hartford. Giannaros did not seek reelection this year in order to pursue other business ventures.

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The event to honor Crockett, during which Giannaros will present a citation from the state, will be held at 10 a.m. in the Farmington Library's Community Room.

William Wadsworth will take over the 21st District seat in January to start his first term in the state House of Representatives. He leaves after 10 years on the Farmington Town Council. The Republican Town Committee will recommend a replacement, on which the council will vote.

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The Unionville Museum opened in 1984 in the village's old library building on School Street. The building itself was built in 1914 and added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 2000. The museum keeps historic artifacts and tales of the village as well as the 1955 flood, which erased much of Unionville. The museum's current exhibit is called, "Spirit of Giving," which features Christmas trees decorated by local organizations to show what they do. The exhibit runs until Jan. 16 and the museum is open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.


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