West Hartford Residents Chosen For CT Historical Society Board

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Three people with ties to West Hartford have been chosen for leadership positions at the Connecticut Historical Society, officials announced this week.

Rep. Tammy Exum (D-West Hartford, Avon, Farmington) was elected to the society's board of trustees at its annual Members' Meeting in May. She will serve a three-year term.

Additionally, the society chose Lawrence (Larry) Mowell, formerly of West Hartford, as a lifetime "honorary trustee."

Mowell, who now lives in California, has been associated with the Connecticut Historical Society for over two decades. He served two six-year terms as a board of trustees member, working on its finance and executive committees.

Right before he and his wife, Carle, moved to California, they donated money to the Historical Society Museum to build its Mowell Family Digitization Lab, officials said in a news release.

Michael Cantor of West Hartford was also chosen for a leadership position: He'll serve as chair of the board of trustees for a one-year term.

Cantor served as the board's president for the last year, a position that will now go to Sylvia Bush Kelly of Southington.

"We are pleased to welcome these three distinguished leaders to our Board of Trustees. Their diverse experience and expertise will continue to strengthen our state's 197-year-old, independent, not-for-profit, history museum and library," Kelly said in a statement. "We are fortunate to have their dedication and myriad talents and expertise, and we are thankful for their service."