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CTMQ > Not Really a Museum Museum

236. Edith B. Nettleton Historical Room

January 21, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Thorny Issue of What Is and What Is Not a Museum Guilford (Google Maps location) September 8, 2012 Rgarding my title (and ignoring the "nettle"/"thorny" pun), of course this little room at the Guilford Free Library isn't a museum. But I started making note of "local history rooms" at town libraries years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Free Museums, Guilford, Libraries, Not Really a Museum Museum

David Scott House

October 17, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

“Do You Like Old Maps?”... “Mmm-hm” Ridgefield (Google Maps location) June 27, 2017 Now, you’d think this historic house would provide one of the better town history experiences in the state. After all, it’s a lovely old colonial in wealthy Ridgefield. Spoiler Alert: it does not. The David Scott house mainly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Free Museums, Historic Houses, Not Really a Museum Museum, Ridgefield

370. Aspinock Historical Society Museum

October 3, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Nock, Nock, Who's There? Putnam (Google Maps location) August 13, 2017 Unless you live in Putnam, or have some deep ties to the town, I'll put it out there... you needn't visit the Aspinock Historical Society. I did, because I "had" to because eleven years ago I decided to start a blog for which I visit every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Not Really a Museum Museum, putnam, Town History

343. Putnam’s Art Galleries & Fairy Doors

September 19, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Chocolate Toilets and Butt Cheeks Putnam (Google Maps location) February 11 & August 13, 2017 Q. What’s the best way to engage a 5-year old at a succession of art galleries? A. Chocolate toilets and butt cheeks. It’s simple, really. And thankfully, the town of Putnam dutifully... doodyfully?... came … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Not Really a Museum Museum, putnam

Talcottville Outdoor Museum

July 25, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Main Thing Here Is.. Vernon (Google Maps location) May, 2017 CT museum visit #350. I am hastily writing this page and probably won’t ever call attention to it. This is not a museum. [Update: Now that I've written it, it turned out to be way longer and more interesting than I initially thought.] Now, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Free Museums, geo-oddities, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums, Vernon

Lance Arnold Gallery & Fairy Trail

June 6, 2017 by Steve 3 Comments

Flotsam and GetSum Ashford/Willington (Google Maps Location) May 2017 For those of you unaware who may happen to care, there's a CTMQ Facebook page. I pretty much only use it to post new pages when I publish them. I'll spare you my Facebook hate for now. Because sometimes it actually does something good. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Appointment Only, Art, Ashford, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Not Really a Museum Museum, Willington

Gene Pitney “Museum”

April 21, 2017 by Steve 10 Comments

I Call Him the Vernon Rocket Rockville/Vernon (Google Maps location) 2017 & 2023 CT museum visit #346. I promise I won't bore you (again) with a dissertation and dissection of the whole Vernon vs. Rockville thing. Of course... I could... but I won't. I'll admit that The Vernon Rocket doesn't have the same … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Free Museums, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums, Vernon

Cheney Hall

February 6, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Silky Smooth Manchester (Google Maps location) January, 2017 Long time readers are surely tired of me writing the following: Yes, I know, this isn’t a museum. Get over it. By now everyone knows that the definition I use for museum on CTMQ is pretty broad and inclusive. And pretty necessary, if you ask me. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, Museums, National "Stuff", New Post Tagged With: cheney Brothers historic district, Manchester, National Historic Landmarks, Not Really a Museum Museum, theaters

Enfield Athletic Hall of Fame

December 15, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

EnField of Dreams Enfield (Google Maps location) December 2016 CT museum visit #338. Easiest punned title ever? Certainly one of them, yes. This is yet another little place on my massive list of museums that we all agree is not a museum. But as you now know, I don't care. I made the effort to go there (and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Enfield, Free Museums, Halls of Fame, Not Really a Museum Museum

208. Fort Saybrook Monument Park

September 6, 2016 by Steve 1 Comment

A Monumental Park Old Saybrook (Google Maps location) May 18, 2011 Here's the deal: This place isn't a museum and this page isn't going to get you to hop in your car and drive there. When I originally visited in 2011, I had read/seen it somewhere that someone called this park an "outdoor museum." And it got on my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Forts, Free Museums, Not Really a Museum Museum, Old Saybrook, Outdoor Museums, Trains and Trolleys

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