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CTMQ > Private School

Oldest School for the Deaf in the US

December 30, 2009 by Steve 20 Comments

American School for the Deaf West Hartford The American School for the Deaf (ASD) is the oldest permanent school for the deaf in the United States. What's more, the school became the first recipient of state aid to education in America when the Connecticut General Assembly awarded its first annual grant to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Superlatives Tagged With: American school for the deaf, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Hartford County, Private School, West Hartford

103. Cogswell Heritage House (ASD History Museum)

December 30, 2009 by Steve 5 Comments

Deaf Jam West Hartford (Google Maps Location) May 28, 2009 2019 Update: I see that this place is now called The Alice Cogswell Heritage House. Certain museums give me that little burst that keeps me excited to continue this website. They are usually ones like this one: Small(ish), singularly devoted, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: American school for the deaf, Appointment Only, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Free Museums, Hartford County, Private School, West Hartford

83. Institute of Living Museum

May 1, 2009 by Steve 44 Comments

Man, This Museum is Crazy! Hartford (Google Maps Location) January 26, 2009 This little museum has been on my radar since I began this blog. It's one of the first places I knew about that never turned up on any search engines no matter what criteria you used. I was proud of the fact that I was "in the know" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Free Museums, Hartford, Hartford County, Private School

80. Slater Memorial Art Museum

March 28, 2009 by Steve 5 Comments

A Full Slater of Art Norwich (Google Maps Location) November 14, 2008 This place absolutely deserves a proper revisit, as they've updated the joint pretty significantly - and because this page doesn't capture the greatness of the Slater. The Slater Memorial Art Museum is a Connecticut Art Trail site Ahhh, my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums Tagged With: Art, Connecticut Art Trail, New London County, Norwich, Nudity, Private School

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