Company of Fifers and Drummers

Granby, Connecticut

Specialized

Connecticut Fire Museum

East Windsor, Connecticut

Specialized

Connecticut Trolley Museum

East Windsor, Connecticut

Specialized

East Windsor Historical Society

East Windsor, Connecticut

History, Historic House, Historical Society

Noden-Reed Farm Museum

Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Art, History, Historical Society

This Museum is a work in progress the House has many old household items capturing the past as it was many years ago. The living area has oil paintings and music related items including a 1800's piano. Connecticut's and Windsor Locks own Governor Ella Grasso has many items of her political life on display in the parlor including many documents and her awards. The rooms have toys and Civil War rifles and many pictures of Windsor Locks Buildings and people. The Large Brick Barn holds many historic Farm tools and a underground Time Capsule containing items from 1976 is located in front of it.

Postal History Soc Of Ct

Bloomfield, Connecticut

History

Simsbury Historical Society

Simsbury, Connecticut

History, Library

The mission of the Simsbury Historical Society is to promote an appreciation of the history of Simsbury, its people, places, and events, and their importance to the region and our country. TheSociety collects, preserves, and interprets significant historical resources for Simsburyresidents and visitors so that the past may enrich the future.

The Phelps Tavern Museum and Homestead

Simsbury, Connecticut

History, Historic House

The "Entertainment of Strangers" uses period rooms and interactive exhibition galleries to interpret the use of the historic Capt. Elisha Phelps house as an inn from 1786 to 1849. Three successive generations of the Phelps tavernkeepers are chronicled along with the social history of taverns in New England. From Masonic meetings to ordination balls, the Phelps Tavern hosted townspeople and travelers who arrived by horse, stagecoach and canal.

East Granby Historical Society

East Granby, Connecticut

General, History, Historical Society

The East Granby Historical Society announces that its new book, The Barns of East Granby: Our Agricultural Heritage, is now available for sale at the East Granby town clerk's office. It can also be purchased by using the on-line order form. Authored by two longtime East Granby residents, Betty Guinan and Ted Holly, the book features 269 photos over 130 pages. The text includes brief histories of local farms with descriptions of their barns and other outbuildings.

New England Air Museum

Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Specialized

Old New Gate Prison & Copper Mine

East Granby, Connecticut

Culture, General, History, Historic House, Library, Military

The underground tunnels of an abandoned copper mine began to be used as a prison in Dec 1773. Over 800 inmates were confined here until the facility was closed in 1827.

Salmon Brook Historical Society

Granby, Connecticut

Historical Society

Suffield Historical Society

Suffield, Connecticut

Historical Society