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CTMQ > West Hartford

Bridgewater Chocolates

March 4, 2012 by Steve 1 Comment

A Truffle not to be Trifled With Bridgewater Chocolates, Bridgewater (Brookfield and West Hartford retail stores) Note: Aside from the intro and lack of inisghtful comments, this page is merely a copy of the one that I wrote for the Roadfood "Eat Before you Die" list, here. Keep in mind this was written 3 years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: CT Chocolate Trail, Damian, Hartford County, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die, West Hartford

Ominous Turkey Vultures

February 28, 2011 by Steve 4 Comments

Nothing to See Here, Carrion... West Hartford Just a couple pictures of the house across the street from mine. Our neighbor is not the youngest of widows, so when I happened to see a whole bunch of turkey vultures roosting on her roof (with many more in the trees next to the house), it was hard for my fears to not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Animals, Birds, Hartford County, West Hartford, Wild Animals

Elizabeth Park Gardens

October 16, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

‘Lizbeth?! I’m Comin! This the Big One! Elizabeth Park Tour, Hartford/West Hartford June 5, 2010 I finally did something on an impossibly hot day that everyone in the Hartford area should do at least once: Took the History Tour of Elizabeth Park. You’ve all been there. You’ve toured the rose garden and walked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Damian, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Gardens, Greenhouses, Hartford, Hartford County, Hoang, Plants, superlatives, West Hartford

132. Chase Family Gallery at Mandell JCC

April 13, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

They Couldn’t Chase Us Away West Hartford (Google Maps location) July 30, 2009 It’s 100 degrees outside and you have to do something with your three-year-old. I can’t think of anything better than going to a nearby art gallery! Woo-hoo! Or, as Damian seems to be saying here, "Lawwwwds!" After some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Damian, Free Museums, Hartford County, Jewish, West Hartford

157. Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

March 27, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Do Not to Passover This Place (Pt. 2) West Hartford (Google Maps location) March 11, 2010 Spurred on to experience more of the Jewish experience after enjoying the Sherman Museum of Jewish Civilization at the University of Hartford, I crossed the street (a week later) and made some time for the Jewish Historical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Appointment Only, Free Museums, Hartford County, Jewish, Libraries, Not Really a Museum Museum, West Hartford

154. Museum of Jewish Civilization

March 21, 2010 by Steve 3 Comments

Do Not to Passover This Place (Pt. 1) West Hartford (Google Maps location) March 3, 2010 2019 Update: The museum dropped Sherman's name and is now just the Museum of Jewish Civilization. References to "the Sherman" below are historical. Let’s dispense with it right away: The University of Hartford has a very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, Religious Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Free Museums, Hartford County, Jewish, uHart, West Hartford

155. The Joseloff Gallery

March 4, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Hung Juried West Hartford (Google Maps Location) March 3, 2010 I don’t know how many college and private boarding/prep school art galleries there are in the state, but since I started including them, I can’t stop now. And really, what would the dividing line be? Trust me, it’s impossible to determine. Not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Colleges & Universities, Free Museums, Hartford County, uHart, West Hartford

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

NHL: Edward W. Morley House

December 19, 2009 by Steve 2 Comments

CT National Historic Landmark Edward W. Morley House West Hartford (Private Residence) A National Historic Landmark right in my hometown?! (Okay, I figured the Noah Webster House would be one, which it is, but this entire story is brand new to me.) The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Hartford County, Historic Houses, National Historic Landmarks, West Hartford

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