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Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, a new state-of-the-art, tribally owned-and-operated complex, brings to life the story of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, and serves as a major resource on the history of the Tribe, the histories and cultures of other tribes, and the region’s natural history. Utilizing the latest in exhibit design and … Continue reading
James Morris Museum
The James Morris Museum located in Morris Town Hall, also Aline Brothier Morris Reading Room, contains Morris family archives and heirlooms, local history displays, reference library. James Morris III (January 19, 1752(1752-01-19) – April 20, 1820) was a Continental Army officer from Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War and founder of the Morris Academy, a … Continue reading
Greater Middletown Military Museum
Mission of the Greater Middletown Military Museum: * To collect and preserve military memorabilia, documents and history of members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, particularly those of citizens of Connecticut. * To display such memorabilia and documents in order to educate the public about the sacrifices and contributions of members … Continue reading
Day-Lewis Museum of Indian Artifacts
This museum, housed in an authentic post and beam building, displays Tunxis Indian artifacts found on site. The museum is owned by Yale University and there is an adjacent archaeological dig site. The Lewis Walpole Library, a department of the Yale University Library since 1980, is an internationally recognized research collection in the field of … Continue reading
Daniel Benton Homestead
The first Daniel Benton built this house in 1720; The oldest house remaining in Tolland, it was occupied by members of his family until 1932. It is the oldest house museum open to the public in Tolland County. Six generations of the Benton family lived here and farmed the land. Purchased in 1932 by Florrie … Continue reading
Danbury Railway Museum
Built in 1903 for the thriving New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Danbury Station boasted adjacent railyard facilities including an engine house, a freight house, a round house and a turntable. Through the 1950′s and into the 1960′s, Danbury was an important station for the New Haven Railroad. Film buffs will find it interesting … Continue reading
Center for Contemporary Printmaking
The Center for Contemporary Printmaking (CCP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the art of the print: intaglio, lithography, monotype, silkscreen, woodblock printing, paper works, book arts, and digital arts. CCP is a unique cultural resource, a place to discover, to experiment, to learn. The entire spectrum of printmaking arts is here to be explored … Continue reading
Buell Tool Museum
The Buell Tool Museum, located on the grounds of the CHS,houses early tools and machines once used by the Buell family whose ancesters were amoung Clinton’s first settlers. Children and adults can try their hand at grinding corn, drilling wood and sifting grain. The Buell Tool Museum running by the Clinton Historical Society. First home … Continue reading
Bruce Museum of Arts and Science
The Bruce Museum, located in downtown Greenwich near the New York border, is a small museum getting bigger all the time. Originally built in 1853 as a private home for Robert Moffat Bruce, a wealthy textile merchant and member of the New York Cotton Exchange, it was deeded to the town in 1908. The museum’s … Continue reading
Wheat Ridge Historical Park
Location The Wheat Ridge Historical Park is located at West 46th Ave. and Robb St. It is home to the Wheat Ridge Historical Society and is often a favorite field trip destination for local schools. Sites Within the Park The Historical Park sits on an acre of the original 160-acre James H. Baugh Homestead and … Continue reading