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166. Hoyt Barnum House

May 21, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

History is Hot, BarNone Stamford (Google Maps location) May 8, 2010 I think this was my third attempt at visiting the little Hoyt Barnum House, a property of the Stamford Historical Society perched up on a little knoll next to the modern police station along a busy road near downtown. The mere fact that this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Appointment Only, Free Museums, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Stamford, stamford historical society

Windsor Art Center

May 20, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

If I Take Photos of Really Good Photos, Will I Finally Have Good Photos? Windsor (Google Maps location) January 24, 2010 WAC is not wack. In fact, it’s dope. No doubt, no doubt. But as I settle in to write up our visit, I notice that their website is indeed wack in early 2010– it seems to have captured every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Windsor

118. Center for Contemporary Printmaking

May 12, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Stop the Presses! CTMQ is Here! Norwalk (Google Maps Location) June 13, 2009 The CCP is a Connecticut Art Trail site Tucked into the midst of a full day of traditional museum going, I wasn't sure what the Center for Contemporary Printmaking was all about. And to tell you the truth, I'm still not entirely sure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums Tagged With: Art, Connecticut Art Trail, Free Museums, Norwalk

141. Topsmead

May 5, 2010 by Steve 8 Comments

Totally Tops Litchfield (Google Maps location) October 10, 2009 I used to maintain a personalized list on CTMQ called "Hidden Gems." After a while, however, I realized that there were just too many and defining what was hidden became impossible. So I scrapped the whole thing. If I had kept up with it, Topsmead … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Cool Architecture, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Litchfield, topsmead state forest

156. Charter Oak Cultural Center

May 4, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Original Charter Oaksters Would Be Proud Hartford (Google Maps location) March 4, 2010 Let the record show that it was this place, the Charter Oak Cultural Center, more than any other that opened up the world of small quasi-museums to me and this blog. I made the decision in the weeks (yes, it took weeks) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Damian, Free Museums, Hartford

Niantic Children’s Museum

April 25, 2010 by Steve 3 Comments

Getting Into the Guts of Children’s Museums East Lyme (Google Maps location) July 2009 The Southeastern Connecticut Children's Museum changed its name to Niantic Children's Museum in 2020. For the first few years of writing this website, I did my very best to retain my sort of anonymous integrity. By the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Children's Museums, Damian, East Lyme, Hoang

119. SoNo Switch Tower Museum

April 15, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

So, No? You Don’t Know What a Switch Tower Is? Norwalk (Google Maps location) June 13, 2009 When you’re nearing the end of a day-long CTMQ day of museuming, what could be better than a decidedly quirky little museum to put that pep back in your step? Well, aside from a bite of the world’s most expensive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Norwalk, Trains and Trolleys

132. Chase Family Gallery at Mandell JCC

April 13, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

They Couldn’t Chase Us Away West Hartford (Google Maps location) July 30, 2009 It’s 100 degrees outside and you have to do something with your three-year-old. I can’t think of anything better than going to a nearby art gallery! Woo-hoo! Or, as Damian seems to be saying here, "Lawwwwds!" After some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Damian, Free Museums, Jewish, West Hartford

188. 4-H Education Center at Auer Farm

April 5, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Historic, Hot, Hip and Happenin’ Bloomfield (Google Maps Location) August 8, 2009 All things Auer Farm This page was written about a 2009 visit - two years before my younger son was born. That younger son went to a preschool that visited Auer Farm every month, even in single-digit temperatures. I chaperoned … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums Tagged With: Animals, auer farm, Bloomfield, Damian, Farms, Hoang, Not Really a Museum Museum

157. Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

March 27, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Do Not to Passover This Place (Pt. 2) West Hartford (Google Maps location) March 11, 2010 Spurred on to experience more of the Jewish experience after enjoying the Sherman Museum of Jewish Civilization at the University of Hartford, I crossed the street (a week later) and made some time for the Jewish Historical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Appointment Only, Free Museums, Jewish, Libraries, Not Really a Museum Museum, West Hartford

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