Another Pleasant Valley Tuesday… South Windsor (Google Maps location) August 2, 2011 I’m not Monkee-ing around here. Hey, did you know the song the Monkees made famous (“Pleasant Valley Sunday”) was written by Carole King? I didn’t. But I did know that one of the Monkees, Peter Tork, was raised in the … [Read more...]
145. District No. 1 Schoolhouse
No Matter How Bad Their Team, They’re Still Number 1 Bethlehem (Google Maps Location) December 5, 2009 As you can imagine, it is indeed rare for me to find out about a museum I was unaware of. It is far more rare to find one while driving around doing other stuff. And it is exceedingly rare to find one while … [Read more...]
116. Fairfield Academy and Old Barn Exhibit
This One’s For the Gipper Fairfield (Google Maps location) June 13, 2009 Fortune smiles on CTMQ. Either that or perhaps due to the fact that I’m always going to museums and driving all over the state, I get access to certain places and things that others rarely do. Such was the case on Open House Day at the … [Read more...]
Little Boston School House Museum
Err-ah, Lahhn Ya Three Ahhhhs East Lyme (Google Maps Location) June 2008 Bostonese-to-English title translation of the title above: "Hello, Learn Your Three R's." Nestled next to the far more expansive and interesting Thomas Lee House Museum is this little one-room schoolhouse museum. I won't lie to you: … [Read more...]
Cooley School Museum
Too Cooley For Schooley Granby (Google Maps Location) July 2008 This is one of several Salmon Brook Historical Society Museums. This place has changed quite a bit since 2008 and is now open as part of regular tours. Looks like I'll have to revisit someday. Granby, Connecticut. Famous for... err... … [Read more...]
Old Manchester Museum
A Text(ile)Book Town Museum Manchester (Google Maps Location) August 25, 2007 This museum is part of the Cheney Brothers National Historic Landmark. My friend EdHill was up in Connecticut for a long weekend and proposed spending a full day with me. Hit up the bar and hang out? Nah. We headed out for a full … [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...]
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 With winter finally behind us and some other business tended to, it certainly was time to get "out there" and start seeing our fine state again. As it was a Sunday and sunny, I had decided that our little family should go somewhere … [Read more...]