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CTMQ > Free Museums

Berlin Historical Society Museum

May 29, 2007 by Steve 15 Comments

Ich Bin Ein Berliner! Berlin (Google Maps Location) May 12, 2007 Wow, it's been more than a month since our last museum visit; at this rate, we'll be doing this until we are retired. Truth be told, we did go to another museum (the Putnam Cottage in Greenwich) on our way back from a trip to see family in Delaware, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Berlin, Creepy Dolls, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Tools, Town History

Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum

May 27, 2007 by Steve 61 Comments

Tobacco Rowed Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum, Windsor (Location) April 2007 Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum was called the Luddy/Taylor Tobacco Museum when I visited in 2007. I cringe at these early pages. This page used to combine the tobacco museum and the Northwest Park Nature Center. I've separated the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Animals, Damian, Farms, Free Museums, Hoang, Northwest Park, Tobacco, Town History, Trees, Windsor

Chatham Historical Society Museum & School House

May 27, 2007 by Steve 2 Comments

Ringing in the Museum Season East Hampton (Google Maps Location) April 1, 2007 Connecticut museum visit #7. My son Damian's first museum! Keep in mind this experience below documents a 2007 visit and things do change over time, including my ability to write about small town museums like this. With winter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Damian, East Hampton, Free Museums, Hoang, School Houses, Tiny Museums, Town History

The Edward E. King Museum (Gone)

May 27, 2007 by Steve 1 Comment

Flying High with the Tobacco King of East Hartford The Edward E. King Museum, East Hartford (Google Maps Location) December 2006 Connecticut museum visit #5. The library closed for a huge renovation in 2014. As part of that renovation, this awesome little museum ceased to exist in any meaningful way. Some of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Aviation, Closed/Gone/Former, East Hartford, Free Museums, Libraries, Tiny Museums, Tobacco, Town History

New Britain Industrial Museum

May 26, 2007 by Steve 15 Comments

Not Just Boring Machines New Britain Industrial Museum, New Britain (Google Maps Location) October 2006 Connecticut museum visit #1. 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 … [Read more...]

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

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