Whoops (Part 1) Bethlehem Fair Art Museum, Bethlehem (Location) September 2026 A page titled "Whoops Part 2" is coming soon. This is Connecticut museum visit #556 Whoops. This mistake is my own. Well, for the most part. I've scoured the various Connecticut town fair websites over the years trying to … [Read more...]
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New Britain Museum of American Art
Hard Hittin' Art New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain April 2019 The NBMAA is part of the Connecticut Art Trail and is also a US First and a "See before you die" place. If an artist isn't credited, I don't know who the artist was. My apologies. Connecticut museum visit #410. These are the pages … [Read more...]
Vernon Historical Society Outdoor Museum
VHS Rewind Vernon Historical Society Outdoor Museum, Vernon (Location) September 2026 Don't be confused by the multiple mentions of Rockville below. Rockville is a section of Vernon but it's one of those place names that residents really, really like to hang on to, so I'll honor that here. This is Connecticut … [Read more...]
Avon History Museum
A Giant Beaver, a Climax, and a Pope Avon History Museum, Avon (Location) December 2025 Connecticut museum visit #552. For many years, this page started thusly: This museum will remain "closed" for the foreseeable future. In the world of historical museums, progress can be quite slow. Glacial even. To … [Read more...]
Ball & Socket Arts
The Ol' Ball & Socket Ball & Socket Arts, Cheshire (Location) June 2025 Connecticut museum visit #548. Remember when men would refer to their wives or girlfriends as "the ol' ball and chain?" I'm sure plenty still do, but not in my orbit. Men can be such dorks. I'm a dork, but a different kind of … [Read more...]
Interactive Periodic Table Mini-Museum
Your Periodic Reminder that Many Social Media Influencers Are Idiots Interactive Periodic Table Mini-Museum, Mansfield (Location) November 2025 Connecticut museum visit #551. In the new world of dystopian brain-melting stupidity that we live in where hate is a virtue and science is demonized... where measles … [Read more...]
Lyman Homestead
Simple Lyman, Not Just a Pieman Lyman Homestead, Middlefield (Location) December 2025 The Lyman Homestead is on the Connecticut Underground Railroad Trail, part of The Freedom Trail. Connecticut museum visit #554. The Lyman family is Middlefield and Middlefield is Lyman. The present day orchards with it's … [Read more...]
Old Stone School House
Stone Cold Stunner Old Stone School House, Farmington (Location) December 2025 Connecticut museum visit #553. Of course I'd had this Farmington Historical Society gem on my list of Connecticut museums for years and years. It was always just one of those, "oh yeah, that. I'll get to it someday" places. Well, … [Read more...]
Ashford Academy
It's Academic at This Point Ashford Academy, Ashford November 2025 Connecticut museum visit #550. Yeah. It really is academic at this point. What is? One room school house museums. I love visiting Connecticut's museums and I love writing this website. A website that began in 2006. A time when the … [Read more...]
Middlefield Historical Society Museum
Mid Middlefield Historical Society Museum, Middlefield (Location) October 2024 Connecticut museum visit #527. The fine folks at Middlefield Historical Society redid this entire museum recently. I have no idea when they started, but my failing memory tells me it was pandemic time. And they re-opened in late … [Read more...]
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