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Naugatuck Historical Society Museum
The Mission of the Naugatuck Historical Society is to bring together those people interested in the history of Naugatuck; to discover and collect any material which may help to establish or illustrate the history of the area; to endeavor to provide for the preservation of items of historic significance; to cooperate with officials in insuring … Continue reading
National Helicopter Museum
Founded in 1983, this Museum puts the development of the helicopter in perspective with other aviation activities that occurred in Stratford, Connecticut from the early 1900′s to today. The current Museum building was repaired and an exhibition set up, with a grant from Avco Lycoming, an engine and aerospace manufacturer located in Stratford for many … Continue reading
Middletown Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
The Middletown Sports Hall of Fame and Museum was created to honor the numerous outstanding athletes and other sports minded individuals, and to preserve the deep and rich history of sports in the life of the City of Middletown. The idea to establish a Sports Hall of Fame surfaced in 1988 during The American Legion … Continue reading
John Bishop House & Museum
The John Bishop house was built about 1810. The building contains doors that are butt-hinged, nails that are machine cut and headed, a framed ridge in the attic – all features used after 1800. The house has seven fireplaces. Quite unique is a shaftway leading from the buttery down to a dug well, where water … Continue reading
Hicks-Stearns Museum in Connecticut
This museum was originally a Colonial tavern. Seasonal events include summer lawn concerts, a Victorian Christmas celebration and a fall Victorian lantern tour. Gift shop is on premises. It was located in the town that named Tolland. Tolland is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,146 at the 2000 census. … Continue reading
Danbury Museum and Historical Society
Located in downtown Danbury, the Museum and Historical Society serves to preserve historical structures in Danbury. A building called Huntington Hall offers exhibits about Danbury and its historical past as well as housing the museum’s offices. The museum currently maintains four separate historical structures, including the John and Mary Rider House, the Dodd Hat Shop, … Continue reading
Connecticut Fire Museum
The Connecticut Firemen’s Historical Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and displaying the history of firefighting in America with special emphasis on Connecticut. The Fire Museum. Located in the heart of the Cheney National Historic District, The Fire Museum is housed in a retired 1901 fire station with a unique atmosphere that saw … 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
San Juan History Museum
The museum is hosting a quilt exhibit this summer — “Quilting: Past meets the present.” The display is organized under the expertise of local quilter, designer and collector Shirley Brinkmann. Quilts exploring both the past and present of quilting will be featured. Several pairs of quilts will be exhibited with the first being an antique … Continue reading