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CTMQ > Museums

5. The Edward E. King Museum (RIPish)

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5. The Edward E. King Museum (RIPish)

Flying High with the Tobacco King of East Hartford East Hartford (Google Maps Location) December 13, 2006 2015-19 Updates: The library closed for a huge renovation in 2014. As part of that renovation, this awesome little museum won't really be a museum anymore. The artifacts are now displayed around the library … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Aviation, Defunct Museums, East Hartford, Free Museums, Hartford County, Libraries, Tiny Museums, Tobacco, Town History

4. Butler-McCook House and Garden

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4. Butler-McCook House and Garden

The Butler Did it - Or Maybe it was the McCook... Hartford (Google Maps Location) December 7, 2006 Note: The Scott mentioned below has become a friend. He was only doing his job. The Butler Did It. Or maybe the McCook. Or... Or perhaps uninsured 21-year-old Kia Sportage driver Wilfredo Sanchez. Yup, it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Connecticut Landmarks, Hartford, Hartford County, Historic Gardens, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Town History

3. Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum

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3. Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum

Putting the "Horror" in "Horrorible" Bristol (Google Maps Location) October 29, 2006 In 2014, this museum moved its location from Battle Street over to the beautiful Bristol Historical Society building, which changes a lot of what I experienced in 2006. Obviously. Wow. What a surreal experience it is to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, Superlatives Tagged With: Bristol, Hartford County, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, Rarely Open, Tiny Museums

Connecticut River Museum

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Connecticut River Museum

Something's Fishy in Essex Essex (Google Maps Location) October 20 & December 10, 2006 [2016 Update: I Don't really have anything to add here. Still a cool museum in one of my favorite towns in the state. It's funny re-reading this now though, as I write that it was my first visit to Essex. Weird reading that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Damian, Essex, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Hoang, Middlesex County, Military History, Model Trains, Nautical History, Ships & Boats & Submarines

1. New Britain Industrial Museum

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1. New Britain Industrial Museum

Not Just Boring Machines New Britain (Google Maps Location) October 6, 2006 2016 Update: There’s a lot going on here. First and foremost, my good friend and partner in crime who appears in some pictures below and even contributed a few paragraphs, passed away in May 2016. Ed was largely responsible for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, EdHill, Free Museums, Hartford County, Industrial History, New Britain, Tools, Town History

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This page has always been known as “The List” to me and it has served me – and many others - well. (Skip down to the list of museums) After 13 years of maintining "The List," I decided to no longer provide links to the museums themselves here, as there is simply too much change. All links below to go my visit … [Read more...]

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