Frances Osborne Kellogg biography by Patricia Sweeney

Join us for a presentation by Patricia Sweeney on her new book, Frances Eliza Osborne Kellogg: chapters in a remarkable life, on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 2pm at the Kellogg Environmental Center.

The long awaited biography about Frances Osborne Kellogg has arrived. Author Patricia Sweeney will give a book talk with a Q&A session about the famed “lady of Derby”.  In the 1950s, dairy breeder and business woman Frances donated her farmland to the state of Connecticut creating Osbornedale State Park. In the 1980s, her home became the Osborne Homestead Museum and her trust funded the construction of the Kellogg Environmental Center. As reference librarian of Derby Neck Library and former museum educator, Patricia Sweeney’s biographical work represents the culmination of her decades-long research on Frances and the Osborne family.

Attend the book talk about the first published biography of Frances Osborne Kellogg written by Patricia Sweeney. This is a free event. Registration is not required.  For more information, call (203)734-2513, email DEEP.Kellogg@ct.gov, or visit the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Calendar of Events at https://www.ct.gov/deep/calendar. The Kellogg Environmental Center, a facility of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s State Parks & Public Outreach Division, is open 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Tuesday through Saturday. It is located at 500 Hawthorne Avenue off Rte. 34 in Derby. For further information or directions please email DEEP.Kellogg@ct.gov or phone the Kellogg Environmental Center at (203)734-2513.