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124. Cyrenius H. Booth Library & Museum

November 14, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

Old Stuff in a Newtown Newtown (Google Maps location) July 13, 2009 As I begin to write this page, I’m trying to remember how I came to learn of the fact that they call this library a museum. Or at least partly a museum. My own wonders never cease. Of course, there are several seemington normal libraries … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Free Museums, Libraries, Newtown, Town History

115. Fairfield Museum & History Center

November 11, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

It's Just Not Fair(field) Fairfield (Google Maps Location) June 13, 2009 Since my 2009 visit, this museum has changed its name and has expanded its programming. Perhaps its yet another candidate for a revisit and an update to this page. I would guess that about 140 of the 169 towns in Connecticut have some form … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Fairfield, Military History, Town History

162. Westport History Museum

November 5, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Oh, Like You Wouldn’t Kiss Paul Newman Westport (Google Maps location) April 10, 2010 Wow, the Westport Historical Society has done a bang-up job on their page about this small museum, adjacent to the much larger Wheeler House Museum across the small driveway. It’s almost like I don’t have to write anything myself … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Model Trains, Town History, Westport

161. Westport Museum For History & Culture at The Wheeler House

November 4, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Modern History: Excellent! Westport (Google Maps location) April 10, 2010 In 2019, the Westport Historical Society changed their name and the names of their museums to all fall under "Westport Museum For History & Culture." This may sound impossibly odd to anyone familiar with CTMQ reading this, but I don’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Cool Architecture, Damian, Historic Houses, Hoang, Modern Architecture, Town History, Westport

168. Hall Memorial Library Exhibits

June 23, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

All Hail Hallowed Hall at Hall Ellington (Google Maps location) May 19, 2010 Somewhere along the CTMQ way, after readers kept pushing me to check out various libraries around the state for various reasons, I finally began to poke around what they have to offer. It’s a sketchy can of worms to open up for a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Ellington, Free Museums, Libraries, Not Really a Museum Museum, Tiny Museums, Town History

120. Norwalk Museum

May 29, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

norWalk, norHit, norRun... Norwalk (Google Maps Location) June 13, 2009 [2016 Update: This museum closed sometime in late 2011 but has been revived. It is now the Norwalk Historical Society Museum and is located at the Lockwood House. Some of the stuff from the museum has wound up at the Norwalk Library's History … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, Creepy Dolls, Defunct Museums, Free Museums, Norwalk, Town History

147. James Morris Museum

February 19, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

He Knew George Washington! And Nathan Hale! And Alexander Hamilton! Morris (Google Maps Location) January 23, 2010 I often have recurring day-dreams of appearing on some "Connecticut Trivia" game show where they happen to ask picayune questions that only I know. After learning a lot about the unheralded town of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Free Museums, Morris, Town History

Manchester History Center

January 8, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

A Fine Museum is Looming... Manchester (Google Maps Location) May 28, 2009 Perhaps inspired by the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: cheney Brothers historic district, Free Museums, Industrial History, Manchester, manchester historical society, National Historic Landmarks, Town History

98. New Britain Youth Museum/ Hungerford Park

August 9, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

We Hunger Ford More Youth Museum! Kensington/Berlin (Google Maps Location) April 15, 2009 Update: This place is now known as Hungerford Nature Center. Tax day. And what could be more taxing than corralling Damian at a museum without Hoang to lend a hand? (Eh, it's not that hard. It was just a good turn of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Animals, BEARS!, Berlin, Birds, Children's Museums, Damian, Natural History, Nature Centers, Outdoor Museums, Town History

Vernon Historical Society Museum

June 2, 2009 by Steve 6 Comments

Ver-nonentities vs. Rockvillains Vernon/Rockville (Google Maps Location) May 2009 CT museum visit #106. How about some music to accompany your reading. "Rockville?" you say? "But you're in Vernon. What gives?" More on that later... As CTMQ readers know, I'm eternally fascinated by Connecticut's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Free Museums, Town History, Vernon

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