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Old Mystic History Center/Indian and Colonial Research Center

June 22, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

That Old Mystic Mystery Stonington (Google Maps location) June 2016 I know I whine about "Mystic" from a geography standpoint too much. I'm sorry. I'm going to do it again because this tiny little building exemplifies the whole Mystic, Old Mystic, Stonington, Groton thing beautifully. It is located at 39 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Free Museums, native american history, Rarely Open, Stonington, Tiny Museums, Town History

Milford Memorial Bridge & Tower

June 10, 2022 by Steve 3 Comments

Milford Takes Nothing for Granite Milford Memorial Bridge & Tower, Milford July 2021 You've gotta love Milford. In 1888 the town said, "Hey, let's build a bridge over the Wepawaug River to commemorate... literally every possible person and thing we can." "You mean, like, one bridge to take care of all the town … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Cool Bridges, Milford, Observation Towers, Town History

Stamford Museum & Nature Center

January 19, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

Otters, Udders, and... Light Sabers? Stamford (Google Maps location) December 2015 The Stamford Museum & Nature Center is a Connecticut Art Trail site We visited the Stamford Museum and Nature Center in 2015 and I'll state here at the outset that this is the rare Connecticut museum that I will definitely be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Animals, Art, Calvin, Connecticut Art Trail, Damian, Farms, Hoang, Natural History, Nature Centers, Stamford, Town History

The Stone House (Deep River Historical Society)

November 9, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Ivory and Lace, In Their Rightful Place Deep River (Google Maps location) November 2015 As we Americans progress through the 21st century, some quarters are becoming "awoken" to things in their lives that have never been just or fair. We hear about "cancel culture" and all sorts of fake outrages fomented at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Creepy Dolls, Damian, Deep River, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Hoang, Industrial History, Town History

Stony Creek Museum

October 18, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Let's Rock and Roll Branford (Google Maps location) October 3, 2015 My gosh this is a cute-looking little museum in the cute little Stony Creek section of Branford. What is this, a former church or something? Even the rainy day didn't dampen our spirits as we visited the Stony Creek Museum. A museum that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Branford, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Geology, Hoang, stony creek, Town History

Museum of Andover History

October 6, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

A True Yeomans Effort Museum of Andover History, Andover (Location) September 2021 Connecticut museum visit #472. Yeo man, the Museum of Andover History is impressive. A true Yeomans effort. (Sorry, I could use that joke reference over and over Andover here. And that one too.) I think before we get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Andover, Free Museums, Rarely Open, Town History

Windsor Historical Society Museum

September 27, 2021 by Steve 2 Comments

The Windsor of Change Windsor (Google Maps location) September 2021 Let me first try to explain the slightly confusing aspect of the Windsor Historical Society. As they are responsible for telling the long history of Connecticut's oldest town (or second oldest to Wethersfield, who knows), they have to do it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Free Museums, Town History, Windsor, windsor historical society

Old Stone Schoolhouse History Museum

July 12, 2021 by Steve 2 Comments

Virulent History Wolcott (Google Maps location) June 2021 According to my accounting, Wolcott's Old Stone Schoolhouse Museum is the 468th Connecticut museum I've visited. Give or take. As you can well imagine, I've been to several old museums, several stone museums, and several schoolhouse museums at this point. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Free Museums, School Houses, Town History, Wolcott

Watertown History Museum

July 5, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Watered Down Watertown (Google Maps location) June 12, 2021 At some point during my decades-long journey of chronicling visits to every museum in Connecticut I decided to be nicer to the tiny little town history museums. They are volunteer-staffed and donation dependent. They are labors of love and are often in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Free Museums, Tiny Museums, Town History, Watertown

Center School History Museum

June 18, 2021 by Steve 2 Comments

Wolcott All Dolled Up Center School History Museum, Wolcott (Google Maps location) June 2021 What am I gonna do? Pretend this is some revelatory museum? That its organization and deep research had me exploring every nook and cranny for hours on end? Sorry, I can't do that. I can only tell you about my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Creepy Dolls, School Houses, Tiny Museums, Town History, Wolcott

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