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Academy Hall Museum

May 21, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

What is a Shad Horn? Academy Hall Museum, Rocky Hill (Google Maps location) March 2019 Connecticut museum visit #409. There are a lot of museums in Connecticut with the word "Academy" in their names. Somewhere around 10. You can probably figure out why... there were lots of academies that served a town's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Rocky Hill, Town History

East Windsor Academy Museum

May 17, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

It's Not All Academic East Windsor (Google Maps location) June 2014 East Windsor is funny. Depending on how you count such things, there are either 9 museums or 2. Note: if you say two, you're not qualified to be a CTMQ reader. There are two "complexes" of museums in town; the Trolley Museum complex has three … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Creepy Dolls, CT Dino Trail, Damian, Dinosaurs, East Windsor, east windsor historical society, Free Museums, Industrial History, Town History

300. Keeler Tavern Museum

January 6, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Can’t Keep an Even Keel, Because... Ridgefield (Google Maps location) September 12, 2015 2019 Update: A new visitor center has been added to this museum and barn and good for them! I Can’t Keep an Even Keel, Because... This was my 300th Connecticut museum! Craziness! Who would ever have thought that there … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Cool Architecture, Creepy Dolls, Damian, Historic Houses, Hoang, Military History, Ridgefield, Town History

314. Naugatuck Historical Society Museum

November 11, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Where "Giving Nauga a Noogie" Isn't Weird Naugatuck April 2, 2016 I rarely revisit museums. With so many hundreds of them around the state, it just isn't feasible. I often get emails informing me of a new exhibit at some long-ago visited museum, but what can I do? However, I will be revisiting the Naugatuck … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Free Museums, Industrial History, naugatuck, Tiny Museums, Town History

The Florence Warren Latham Museum of Eastford History

September 11, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Eastford’s “Inn” the Club! Eastford Google Maps location July 22, 2018 For the first 11 years of CTMQ’s existence, Eastford did not have a museum. The sparsely populated, relatively unknown town in Windham County was never expected to have a museum, but even so, the relative few museumless Connecticut towns make … [Read more...]

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388. Harwinton Barn Museum

July 1, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Barn To Do This Harwinton (Google Maps location) June 9, 2018 This is it, my friends! My final stop in Harwinton for CTMQ! I realize that doesn't make much sense to you reading this now, whenever now is, but just roll with it. Indulge me. And what better way to put a period on the end of my Harwinton … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Free Museums, harwinton, harwinton historical society, Industrial History, Rarely Open, Tools, Town History

The T.A. Hungerford Memorial Library and Museum

June 29, 2018 by Steve 4 Comments

Never Lose That Museum Hunger Harwinton (Google Maps location) June 9, 2018 Regarding my title above... as I close in on 400 Connecticut museum visits, I’m happy to report that I have not “lost the hunger” to visit maybe 400 more. Absurd? You bet. But I’m still game. This often surprises those who know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Creepy Dolls, Free Museums, harwinton, Tiny Museums, Town History

375. Unionville Museum

March 17, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Kids These Days Farmington, (Google Maps location) March 4, 2018 I've thought about going to the Unionville Museum for years. Literally years. It's not far from my house and it is open fairly frequently. I figured it would be a quick visit and an easy check-off from my museum list. I was more right than I … [Read more...]

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Durham Historical Society Museum

January 30, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Derrr, Uhhhmm Durham Historical Society Museum, Durham (Location) September 2012 CT museum visit #239. This is one of those (probably) totally (maybe) unfair "reviews" of an innocent little town history historical society museum. Note the date of my visit: 2012. So whenever you're reading this in the … [Read more...]

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

Stevens-Frisbie House

December 18, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Served up on a Platter Cromwell, (Google Maps location) December 10, 2017 There are a distinct “museum seasons” in Connecticut. The biggest one is generally Memorial Day through Labor Day, as that is when the majority of our smaller museums are open. Another “season” is September – Christmas and February-April. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: cromwell, Damian, Free Museums, Historic Houses, Industrial History, Town History

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