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Patten District One Room Schoolhouse Museum

August 5, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Generally Authentic Stafford (Google Maps location) July 2017 There's nothing quite like chasing down tiny little museums an hour away from my house that are only open a few days for a few hours per year. For those of you who don't engage in this worthwhile pursuit, I'm here to tell here there are a lot more of … [Read more...]

Valley Falls Farm Heritage Center

August 1, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

If a Museum Falls in a Valley... Vernon (Google Maps location) June 2017 CT museum visit #355. The organization responsible for this place received a $6,200 grant in 2023 to make it into more of a true museum. Would I bother with this place if not for my goal to completely complete Vernon? No. Of course … [Read more...]

New England Civil War Museum

July 29, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Don't Burpee Here! It's Civil! Vernon (Google Maps location) December 2016 CT museum visit #337. I was speaking with a friend just two days ago. He lives in Vernon. Aware of CTMQ and what I do, he asked if I’d been to the New England Civil War Museum and then laughed. I said yes. He chuckled, “It’s... … [Read more...]

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...]

Arts Center East

July 17, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

This Place is ACEs Vernon (Google Maps location) May 2017 CT museum visit #349. What a joy it is to visit a little art gallery/museum with a just-turned-six-year-old who is totally into it. I could write 4,000 words on Calvin’s burgeoning art career, and perhaps I will on other pages more relevant to that … [Read more...]

Gertrude Chandler Warner Boxcar Children Museum

July 10, 2017 by Steve 2 Comments

Literally a Boxcar Gertrude Chandler Warner Boxcar Children Museum, Putnam (Location) October 2016 Connecticut museum visit #335. I like books. I still actually read books, believe it or not. Lots of books. This wasn’t always the case when I was a kid and perhaps that’s why I had never heard of The Boxcar … [Read more...]

Woodbridge Farmstead Museum

July 2, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Milkin’ It Woodbridge Farmstead Museum, Manchester (Location) July 2017 Connecticut museum visit #363. I'm very close to completing everything there is to do in the first five towns I've set out to complete. In fact, I completed Manchester a couple months ago. So here's a new post from a place in … [Read more...]

Wallop School Museum

June 20, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

When a Wallop was OK Enfield (Google Maps location) June 2017 CT museum visit #358. When your hobby is visiting every museum in Connecticut, you must – wait. Stop. Don’t make this your hobby. People will think you weird. For real. Well, at least get married before you do this like I did. As I was … [Read more...]

Martha A. Parsons House Museum

June 16, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

“Parsons Me, But I Need to Take Pictures” Enfield (Google Maps location) June 2017 CT museum visit #360 and is a site along the Connecticut Women's Heritage Trail. Remember back in the day when I started this website? Damian was a wee baby, Calvin not yet a twinkle in my eye, my hair was dark and my abs were … [Read more...]

Lance Arnold Gallery & Fairy Trail

June 6, 2017 by Steve 3 Comments

Flotsam and GetSum Lance Arnold Gallery & Fairy Trail, Ashford/Willington (Location) May 2017 Connecticut museum visit #351. 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. … [Read more...]