Yay Connecticut! Hartford (Google Maps Location) May 12, 2008 Seriously. I could be accused of padding my museum visit numbers with this entry, but I'm not. While touring the State Capitol and the nearby Legislative Office Building (Way more interesting than it sounds) I was drawn and excited by a large sign … [Read more...]
Heublein Tower Museum
Shouldn't It Be Called "Viewblein Tower?" Heublein Tower Museum, Simsbury (Google Maps Location, even though you must hike to it.) October 2007 Connecticut museum visit #35. Yes, there really is a little museum in the tower. I don't know (yet) but I'm guessing this may be the most physically inaccessible … [Read more...]
Nathan Hale Schoolhouse (E. Haddam)
Hale, Hale, The Gang's All Here East Haddam (Google Maps Location) June 9, 2007 There are at least four, yes four, separate and distinct museums in Connecticut honoring Nathan Hale. Two schoolhouses in which he taught (New London and East Haddam), one homestead (Coventry), and one fort (New Haven). This is all … [Read more...]
Menczer Museum of Medicine & Dentistry (Closed)
This Museum Won't Hurt a Bit Hartford May 25, 2007 I have good news and I have bad news. First, the bad news: The Menczer Museum of Medicine & Dentistry is closed to the public as of October 1, 2008. We are packing the exhibits in preparation for the move to The University of Connecticut Health Center in … [Read more...]
Brick School House Museum
She's a Brick... (School)House! Coventry (Google Maps Location) May 20, 2007 "Baby, I'm going to a museum in Coventry. Be home in a couple hours - I'll be seein' ya!" I would venture to guess that 99.9% of the time when someone says that to their spouse, they are on their way to the Nathan Hale homestead - one … [Read more...]
Chatham Historical Society Museum & School House
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...]
The Edward E. King Museum (Gone)
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...]
Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum
Putting the "Horror" in "Horrorible" Bristol (Google Maps Location) October 2006 Connecticut museum visit #3. Since my visit, the museum moved to the beautiful Bristol Historical Society building in 2014, and then moved again to its own building in Plainville in 2021. This makes everything below moot, but it's … [Read more...]
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