Glebe House Garden Woodbury June 18, 2011 My visit to the Glebe House Museum here. I visited here almost exactly 2 years ago as I write this. That’s not so insane in CTMQ world as my second son was born just over 2 years ago – there’s a direct correlation here. You figure it out. What’s insane is that when I … [Read more...]
244. Thomas Darling House
It’s Just… Just So… I Can’t Think of the Word Woodbridge (Google Maps location) December 2, 2012 In what seems to have become an annual tradition, I visited another historic house museum during their December holiday party. I’ve sort of figured out how this whole thing works. (I know, I know… I’ve been doing … [Read more...]
223. New Pond Farm Education Center
Oh That’s Rich West Redding (Google Maps location) October 15, 2011 What a day, what a day. After a long drive out to Wilton for the annual Strength For Sydney 5K fundraiser for the Smith-Magenis Syndrome Research Foundation – we made the short drive over to Redding’s New Pond Farm during their Harvest … [Read more...]
224. Burnham-Hibbard House
A Bit Hampered in Hampton Hampton (Google Maps location) December 11, 2011 Writing this website and traveling all over the state sometimes feels a little repetitive. Visiting our 200 or so historic house museums can get, um, let’s say Groundhog Day-ish. So what’s a guy to do to keep it fresh every time out? … [Read more...]
192. Berlin Historical Museum at the Berlin Fair
Berlin, It's Just Not Fair! Berlin (Google Maps location) October 3, 2010 This museum is only open during the Berlin Fair. Remember way back when… Back when my hair was mostly still dark and Damian was not yet even 18 months old? Back when silly ol’ me thought there were only a few hundred museums in … [Read more...]
186. Nathaniel B. Palmer House Museum
The World in the Palmer of His Hand Stonington (Google Maps location) September 3, 2010 I’ve been known in these very pages to whine about the fact that there are so many historic house museums in Connecticut for me to visit. It’s not even the visits themselves I whine about – it’s the process of writing about … [Read more...]
185. Old Lighthouse Museum
To The Lighthouse Stonington (Google Maps location) September 3, 2010 More on my ascent of the lighthouse proper - Right here. Hurricane Earl. Remember that one? You don’t? That’s because it didn’t really happen. We’d been in Rhode Island all week for vacation (CTMQ family vacation photos here! Woo … [Read more...]
180. Ethnic Heritage Center
Welcome to UkranItalAfriJewPotatoStan New Haven (Google Maps location) August 4, 2010 Ah, beautiful New Haven. Famed for its venerable university with brilliant students, incredible history and world class museums. Museums like The Ethnic Heritage Center, housed in what appears to be a giant cargo ship … [Read more...]
172. King House Museum
My Day with the King of Suffield Suffield (Google Maps location) June 9, 2010 Two years prior to my King House visit, I was nearby along the beautiful route 75 in Suffield at another historic house museum, the Phelps-Hatheway Museum (my visit here), and I think it was only then that I learned of the King House … [Read more...]
219. Thomas Griswold House
I Want a CTMQ Keeping Society Guilford (Google Maps location) September 18, 2011 Years ago when I started this website and gathered up more and more museums around the state for my big list, I often questioned myself about one thing and one thing only. I knew I could visit them all in due time. I knew I could … [Read more...]