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Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
House embodies the different passions of two individuals.
Category: Bethlehem Museum near Litchfield Hills, Connecticut
Description of this Litchfield Hills area Attraction: The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden embodies the dramatically different passions of two extraordinary individuals. Bethlehem pastor Joseph Bellamy, a renowned leader of the Great Awakening, the emotional religious revival of the 1740s, built the house around 1754. In 1912, the New Yorkers Henry and Eliza Ferriday acquired it as a summer residence. Around 1915, Mrs. Ferriday designed a formal garden with historic roses, peonies, lilacs and other flowers. The Ferriday's daughter Caroline, cherished the home, recalling that, "In the midst of the delights of Paris, I would stop to wonder...how the new regale lilies were doing." She restored the house, furnished it with Litchfield County antiques and maintained the magnificent garded, refining the property as a breathtaking combination of natural and man-made beauty. A property of Connecticut Landmarks.
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Butler-McCook House & Garden
For 189 years, home to 4 generations of the same family.
Category: Hartford Museum in Connecticut
Description of this Connecticut Attraction: For 189 years the Butler-McCook House & Garden was home to four generations of a family who participated in, witnessed and recorded the evolution of Main Street between the American Revolution and the mid-twentieth century. The house's exterior looks much like it did when it was built in 1782. Behind it is a restored Victorian ornamental garden, originally laid out in 1865. Inside are the original furnishings ranging from Connecticut-crafted colonial furniture to Victorian-era toys and paintings to samurai armor acquired during a trip to Japan. The objects were accumulated over the course of more than 125 years by members of this extraordinary clan, which included physicians, industrialists, missionaries, artists, globe trotters and pioneering educators and social reformers. The new Main Street History Center's keystone exhibition, "Witnesses on Main Street," uses the Butler-McCook families' words and experiences to chronicle their neighborhood's transformation from a clutch of clapboard dwellings, taverns and artisans shops into a modern urban enclave of multi-story steel, brick and stone structures housing major financial, industrial, governmental and cultural institutions. A property of Connecticut Landmarks.
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Digging into the Past; Archaeology in Connecticut
New Exhibit
Category: Washington Museum near Litchfield Hills, Connecticut
Description of this Litchfield Hills area Attraction: Did you know that Connecticut contains thousands of archaeological sites spanning 10,000 years? These sites provide insights on important stories about Connecticut’s cultural heritage not found in history books. In this child friendly exhibit learn about the tools and techniques archaeologist use to uncover our past histories. “Dig into the past” at the Templeton Site, a 10,190-year-old “Paleo-Indian” site located on a terrace of the Shepaug River in Washington, Connecticut., Tubbs Shellheap, a 1,000 year old Indian village and shell midden in Niantic, CT. and the 19th Century Schaghticoke Village in Kent, CT that Native Americans have occupied for at least 4,000 years.
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Hempsted Houses
One of New England's oldest and best-documented houses.
Category: New London Museum near Mystic Country, Connecticut
Description of this Mystic Country area Attraction: The 1678 Joshua Hempsted House is one of New England's oldest and best-documented dwellings. Joshua Hempsted lived here his whole life, filling many roles, including farmer, judge, gravestone carver, shipwright and father of nine children left motherless by his wife's death in 1716. The diary Hempsted kept for nearly 50 years prior to his own death in 1758, is full of sometimes meaty, sometimes mundane details of daily life in colonial Connecticut. The Hempsted House survived the 1781 burning of New London by the British, commended by traitor Benedict Arnold. Later, it may have been a safe house on the secret Underground Railroad which aided fugitive slaves seeking freedom. Adjacent to the Joshua Hampsted House is a rare stone dwelling built in 1759 by his grandson Nathaniel. Both houses' furnishings include original Hempsted family objects. A property of Connecticut Landmarks.
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Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Art Museum
Category: New London Museum near Mystic Country, Connecticut
Description of this Mystic Country area Attraction: Lyman Allyn Art Museum was established in 1926 by Harriet Upson Allyn in memory of her father, Lyman Allyn, as a place for local citizens to learn about art and culture. Housed in a handsome Neo-Classical building designed by Charles A. Platt, the permanent collection includes over 10,000 paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, furniture and decorative arts, with an emphasis on American art from the 18th through 20th centuries.
2009 Exhibitions:
Elizabeth Enders: Landscape/Language/Line
March 7 through August 23, 2009
This is the first retrospective of the work of New York artist Elizabeth Enders. Curated by Charlotta Kotik, Curator Emerita of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum, this exhibition features 4 decades of Enders’s paintings and drawings from the 1970s through today. An exhibition catalogue, with essays by Museum Director Dr. Nancy Stula and Kotik, as well as an important interview with Enders by renowned art historian Irving Sandler, accompanies the exhibition.
What's the Word: Words and Symbols in Art from the Permanent Collection of Lyman Allyn Art Museum
On view throughout 2009
Many artists incorporate language into their work in ways that force us to consider its meaning in relation to the visual experience. This exhibition features works from the permanent collection of the Lyman Allyn Art Museum and explores artists’ relationships to text in their images as well as those who employ text as image.
Ajiaco: Spirituality in Contemporary Cuban Art
September 19, 2009 through February 21, 2010
Curated by Gail Gelburd, Ph.D., Professor of Art History at Eastern Connecticut State University, this exhibition explores the rich ajiaco, or stew, of the current art and artists emerging from the diverse cultures
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Mystic Seaport - The Museum of America and the Sea
The nation's leading maritime museum
Category: Mystic Museum near Mystic Country, Connecticut
Description of this Mystic Country area Attraction: Mystic Seaport attracts a variety of audiences – whether you are planning a fall foliage getaway for two or a family summer vacation. Whether you explore the Museum from the deck of a tall ship or walk through our re-created 19th century village, you will discover Mystic Seaport is the nation’s leading maritime museum.
Get out on the water (April - October) and explore the historic Mystic River. Say “Bon Voyage!” as you climb aboard Sabino, a 1908 coal-fired steamboat and National Historic Landmark. Set your own course as you Captain a rental rowboat or sailboat or relax on Necessity, a free water shuttle, as she takes your family from one end of the Museum to the other. There’s even a water taxi to take you to downtown Mystic and back.
Climb aboard historical tall ships like the Charles W. Morgan, the last wooden whaleship in the world, as well as the Joseph Conrad and the L.A. Dunton. Take a trip back into time on a horse and carriage ride or stroll through the Museum’s coastal village. Stop by our working Shipsmith, Print and Shipcarver’s Shops and see how these businesses were run in the 19th century.
Kids! Jump aboard one of our playscape boats or become a crew member by hauling on lines and singing along with chantey singers aboard the Charles W. Morgan. Visit The Art Spot, our newest interactive exhibit and create your own maritime masterpiece. Come and steer the ship at our Children’s Museum while dressed in sailors’ garb from head to toe!
Watch and learn as skilled craftsmen use historic methods to restore and preserve historic vessels at the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. Explore an evening sky at the Museum’s Planetarium and discover the secrets of navigation. Learn to identify stars, planets and constellations as you spend time under the Planetarium’s dome.
Enjoy a variety of dining venues at Mystic Seaport. Grab coffee and a muffin at the Museum’s Bake Shop. Get something from the grill or deli at the Galley Restaurant or visit Schaefer’s Spouter Tavern (seasonal) where you will be served authentic soups, sandwiches and desserts. Sit down at Seamen’s Inne Restaurant & Pub and order traditional New England food for lunch or dinner.
Find unique gifts like deck prisms, books, photographs and other nautical gifts for family and friends in the Museum Store. Bring home a piece of contemporary marine art or a ship model from the Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport.
From ship or shore, embark on an adventure and escape into a 19th century seafaring village through the sights, sounds and tastes you can only experience at Mystic Seaport.
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Railroad Museum of New England & Naugatuck Railroad Co
Scenic train ride on the Naugatuck Railroad
Category: Thomaston Museum near Litchfield Hills, Connecticut
Description of this Litchfield Hills area Attraction: The Nauguatuck Railroad’s scenic round trip excursions are an entertaining mix of relaxing river valley scenery and our rich transportation history. It’s an exciting and educational experience for riders of all ages!
The scenic 20-mile round trip ride is one hour and 15 minutes long. All trains depart from Thomaston Station, Thomaston, CT, currently undergoing an extensive restoration to its mid-1950’s appearance.
Vintage Coaches
Relax, and take a step back in time in our restored vintage 1920s coaches. The conductor comes to punch your ticket, and you’re on your way!
Naugatuck River
Heading south, your train travels along the banks of the scenic Naugatuck River. Keep an eye out for all sorts of wildlife along the tracks.
Mattatuck Forest
Along the way, your train will run through the unspoiled Mattatuck Forest, cling to rock cliffs, hug the banks of the Naugatuck River. See a part of Connecticut that can’t be seen from your car!
Historic Brass Mills
Pass among the brick canyons of massive brass mills of Waterville, sentinels of New England's rich industrial heritage.
Thomaston Dam
Heading back north, the highlight of the trip occurs as the train crosses the face of the spectacular Thomaston Dam, high above the spillway and the river valley below.
Gift Shop
Upon return to the station, take time to visit the gift shop and view our selection of railroad-themed mementos and an extensive array of Thomas the Tank merchandise.
Display Track
Visit the display track at Thomaston Station to view a rotating display of some of our vintage railroad equipment from all over New England.
Ask about our birthday party accomodations, our charters and Vintage Express wine tasting events, our Blues Train in October and our "Engineer for an Hour" program.
Memberships are available for all.
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Educators' Weekend at Mystic Seaport Museum
Educators and families admitted free
Category: Mystic Museum near Mystic Country, Connecticut
Description of this Mystic Country area Attraction: Educators and their families (up to four people total) are admitted free to Mystic Seaport – The Museum of America and the Sea – as part of Educators' Weekend sponsored by the Museum.
Teachers, administrators and support staff are welcome. Free admission will be granted upon presentation of a school or union ID card or a copy of school letterhead.
“Education is a core value of the Museum,” said Susan Funk, vice president for education and public programs. “We appreciate the work educators do every day. This is our way of saying thanks.”
Funk said the weekend is designed for teachers to learn more about how a field trip to Mystic Seaport can help them meet classroom goals.
“Our goal is for teachers to enjoy a day at the Museum,” she said. “While it’s a chance for them to explore and enjoy with their families, it’s also an opportunity for them to see what goes on here during a typical day and to strengthen the partnership between schools and museums.”
Mystic Seaport staff are available to answer teachers’ questions. “We aren’t going to give a typical sales pitch,” Funk said. “We’ll be providing a packet of information that outlines the type of programs we offer. Our staff will present a few of the new programs we’re debuting this spring that focus on immigration and innovation.”
Mystic Seaport offers a variety of programs designed for students. These programs support local, state and national curriculum frameworks and can be customized. Subject areas that can be included are history, social studies, language arts, science and technology, music and art.
Program delivery includes: field trips, in-class lectures, planetarium demonstrations and overnight programs aboard a Mystic Seaport vessel. Resource materials such as books, videotapes and audiotapes are available in the Museum Store.
“It’s one thing to read something out of a book, it’s another to be there,” Funk said. “Our programs are hands-on. They give students a chance to learn outside of the classroom while still maintaining the curriculum needs of the schools. Experiential learning allows students to connect to history in new and exciting ways.”
Additional programs are designed specifically for teachers. Teacher workshops can be developed, including how to use a museum as a teaching tool. Other symposiums and programs are available and offer continuing education units.
“While we know teachers enjoy bringing their classes here for field trips or having one of our staff members come to their school, it was important for us to develop programs that are geared directly to teachers,” said Funk.
Educators' Weekend is sponsored in part by .
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Keeler Tavern Museum
House Musem 1713-present
Category: Ridgefield Museum near Litchfield Hills, Connecticut
Description of this Litchfield Hills area Attraction: The Keeler Tavern Museum has been a farmhouse,tavern and stagecoach stop, a busy hotel for travelers and summer guests, the home of a noted architect and his family, and since 1966 a museum.
The tavern building with its central chimney, incuding four fireplaces, was bilt around 1713 by Benjamin Hoyt. Another kitchen was added in the 1790s. Converted into a tavern and stagecoach stop in 1772 by Benjamin's grandson, Timothy Keeler, it is located on the inland stage route from New York City to Hartford to Bostaon. The Keeler Tavern served as the Ridgefield Post Office for over fifty years. A Britsh cannonball fired at the Tavern during the Revolutionary Way (April 27, 1777) remains embedded in a corner post. Operated as a hotel by Timothy's daughter Anna and her husband, Abijah Resseguie, the property was sold in 1907 by their daughters, Anna Marie, to Cass Gilbert the architect of the Woolworth Building in New York City, the Library in New Haven, Connecticut and the Supreme Court Bui8lding in Washington, D.C.
Cass Gilbert's additions to the property include a circa 1915 Garden House overlooking a brick walled garden. Designed for entertaining, it is used today for concerts, lectures and special events, and may be rented for weddings and other social occasions. The garden is open for public viewing.
The Keeler Tavern Preservation Society, Inc. opened the property as a museum on July 4, 1966 with the goal of preserving Ridgefield's most historic building for the education and enjoyment of all who visit. The Museum is furnished with 18th and 19th century pieces, some of which had belonged to the Keeler family , and reflects live as lived in Ridgefield for almost 300 years.
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