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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

73. New Britain Local History Room

October 2, 2008 by Steve 26 Comments

Fafnir for the Common New Britain Man New Britain (Google Maps Location) October 1, 2008 Update: I likely wouldn't include this place in my list of museums now, but I did in 2008, so here we are. Being married to a woman who grew up in New Britain from the tender age of two until I married her 29 years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Free Museums, Libraries, New Britain, Not Really a Museum Museum, Tiny Museums, Town History

Rosedale Vineyards

September 28, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

"Eeeee-very Rosedale Has Its Cooooorn. And Wine." Rosedale Farms and Vineyards, Simsbury September 2008 I find myself using the word "bucolic" a lot on this website, and it's starting to annoy me. Thesaurus.com gives me arcadian, campestral, pastoral, provincial, rural, and rustic. "Campestral" fails the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Damian, Hoang, Simsbury

The Lewis Walpole Library

September 28, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Shhh! It's a Secret Library Museum! Farmington (Google Maps Location) September 2008 Connecticut Museum visit #71. My 71st museum marks a milestone: My first "private tours given by appointment only" visit. How exciting! At least now I know I can handle them, as there are many others or so that require such … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Appointment Only, Art, Colleges & Universities, Farmington, Free Museums, Libraries, Yale

Mattabesett Trail: Section 6

September 25, 2008 by Steve 3 Comments

Section 6: That's Mica, alLedgedly Lone Pine Trailhead (east) - Harvey Road, 7.9 Miles September 1, 2008 This section has a fairly significant reroute between Mt. Pigah and Harvey Road. Another holiday weekend, another beautiful day here in Connecticut. Time to lace up the trail shoes, fill up the water … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Caves & Dens, cockaponset state forest, Cool Rocks, Durham, Great Views, Guilford, Guilford Land Conservation Trust, Madison, Madison Land Conservation Trust, Mattabesett Trail, National Scenic Trails, New England National Scenic Trail

Hartford Advocate Article

September 23, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Advocate nukes online articles pretty quickly, so, y'know... I had to save it here for posterity. Note: These two pictures did run in the story, which I was so happy about because Damian is rocking the Thumbs Up in the second one. Checking Off the List One man sets out to see every single museum, oddity and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: About, Press Tagged With: Press

Amistad Trail Intro

September 23, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

22 Sites Farmington, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, New London Vetted in January 2023. And I will shout, "FREEDOM!" The Freedom Trail encompasses sites in Connecticut associated with the heritage and movement towards freedom of its African American citizens - and the Amistad Trail is a very important part … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: Amistad Trail, CT Freedom Trail, Farmington, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, New London

Overview: Smith-Magenis Syndrome

September 23, 2008 by Steve 7 Comments

*I have borrowed heavily from Taylor's mom's website as well as PRISMS for this page. Smith-Magenis is a rare syndrome that only 600 people in the world have been diagnosed with - but many more probably have. It is caused by the missing piece of genetic material from chromosome 17p11.2 or from a mutation of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Smith-Magenis Syndrome Tagged With: Smith-Magenis Syndrome

70. Carousel Museum at the Beardsley Zoo

September 22, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

I Went Around and Around With This One Bridgeport (Google Maps Location) September 20, 2008 I did not know there was a "carousel museum" at the Beardsley Zoo until I saw a sign there stating such. After poking around inside I never really saw "museum" type things. And even after Googling it at home for a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: Bridgeport, Carousels, Damian, Hoang

Little Boston School House Museum

September 22, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

Err-ah, Lahhn Ya Three Ahhhhs East Lyme (Google Maps Location) June 2008 Bostonese-to-English title translation of the title above: "Hello, Learn Your Three R's." Nestled next to the far more expansive and interesting Thomas Lee House Museum is this little one-room schoolhouse museum. I won't lie to you: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: East Lyme, Free Museums, School Houses, Tiny Museums

57. Thankful Arnold House Museum

September 22, 2008 by Steve 4 Comments

For CTMQ, We Are Thankful Haddam (Google Maps Location) June 14, 2008 The Thankful Arnold House is part of The Connecticut Women's Heritage Trail and the Connecticut Historic Gardens Trail. First things first: Yes, Thankful Arnold was the name of a person. A woman, actually, who lived in a house in Haddam in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Haddam, Historic Gardens, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Women's Heritage Trail

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