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Brookfield Museum & Historical Society Brookfield, Connecticut
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In May 1788, by resolution of the Connecticut General Assembly, the Parish of Newbury was... |
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Canton Historical Museum Collinsville, Connecticut
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At its peak 100 plows a day were manufactured by the company. In 1924 the building was... |
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Connecticut Firemen's Museum Manchester, Connecticut
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Located in the heart of the Cheney National Historic District, The Fire Museum is housed... |
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Custom House Maritime Museum New London, Connecticut
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NLMS was formed in 1983 by a group of concerned citizens looking to save New London's "... |
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Denison Society & Homestead Museum Mystic, Connecticut
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This historic Denison house, Pequotsepos Manor, was the home for six generations of one... |
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Dudley Farm, The Guilford, Connecticut
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The last family member, David Dudley, gave the farm to the North Guilford Volunteer Fire... |
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Fairfield Historical Society & Museum Fairfield, Connecticut
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The Fairfield Museum and History Center was established in 2007 by the 103-year-old... |
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Glebe House Museum Woodbury, Connecticut
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Today, the Glebe House Museum and Jekyll Garden is a non-profit educational institution... |
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Gov. Jonathan Trumbull House Lebanon, Connecticut
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Governor Jonathan Trumbull's house is unusual in having the only central chimney with a... |
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Guilford Keeping Society Guilford, Connecticut
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Along with the buildings, we maintain an extensive collection of Guilford historic... |
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Gunn Historical Museum Washington, Connecticut
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Visitors can step into the world that was and see it through the eyes, images, artifacts... |
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Haddam Historical Society Haddam, Connecticut
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The society operates the Thankful Arnold House Museum and the Wilhelmina Ann Arnold... |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Hartford, Connecticut
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This historic site includes the Visitor Center (1873 Carriage House), the Harriet Beecher... |
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Historical Society Of The Town Of Greenwich Cos Cob, Connecticut
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The grounds and gardens have been restored to their appearance during the Cos Cob... |
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Hunt Hill Farm Trust New Milford, Connecticut
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The trust is devoted to protecting this piece of New England agricultural history - the... |
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Lebanon Historical Society & Museum Lebanon, Connecticut
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The museum complex includes the award-winning interactive exhibition, "Turning the... |
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Litchfield Historical Society & History Museum Litchfield, Connecticut
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The Litchfield History Museum invites visitors to explore the evolution of a small New... |
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Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum Norwalk, Connecticut
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Lockwood's financial reversals in 1869 and his untimely death in 1872 resulted in the... |
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Manchester Historical Society & Old Manchester Museum Manchester, Connecticut
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The society manages The History Center, 175 Pine Street, site of our administrative... |
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Mark Twain House And Museum Hartford, Connecticut
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The Mark Twain House and Museum provides a rich treasury of Twain's triumphs and... |
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Middlesex County Historical Society Middletown, Connecticut
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The Historical Society is headquartered at General Mansfield House, one of the few... |
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Monte Cristo Cottage New London, Connecticut
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The Monte Cristo Cottage was the only permanent home of Eugene O'Neill from his birth in... |
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Mystic Seaport Museum Mystic, Connecticut
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Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea, is one of the oldest living history... |
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Naugatuck Historical Society & Museum Naugatuck, Connecticut
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The organization has about 200 members and has recently opened their new office and... |
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New Canaan Historical Society & Museums New Canaan, Connecticut
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Fulfilling its mission, the society brings together the historical artifacts, events, and... |
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New Haven Museum And Historical Society New Haven, Connecticut
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The New Haven Colony Historical Society was founded in 1862 by a group of citizens... |
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New Milford Historical Society & Museum New Milford, Connecticut
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The museum’s galleries, special exhibits, and museum shop capture a slice of life... |
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Noah Webster House West Hartford, Connecticut
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The Noah Webster House, probably built c. 1748, is the restored birthplace and childhood... |
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Norfolk Historical Society & Museum Norfolk, Connecticut
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The museum is housed in the old Norfolk Academy, built in 1840, later used as the Town... |
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Norwalk Historical Society & Mill Hill Museum Norwalk, Connecticut
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The Mill Hill complex consists of three historical buildings and a cemetery. Through the... |
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Phelps Tavern Museum Simsbury, Connecticut
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The mission of the society is to promote an appreciation of the history of Simsbury, its... |
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Rocky Hill Historical Society & Museum Rocky Hill, Connecticut
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The Rocky Hill Historical Society's current mission is to continue to preserve Academy... |
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Sharon Historical Society & Museum Sharon, Connecticut
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The Sharon Historical Society has an institutional history similar to many small... |
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Shelton Historical Society Shelton, Connecticut
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The early 19th-century Brownson House is an example of late-Federal/early Greek Revival... |
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Sherman Historical Society & Museum Sherman, Connecticut
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The house was built in 1829 by David Jr. after selling his mercantile business across the... |
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Slater Memorial Museum Norwich, Connecticut
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Dedicated in 1888 and housed in a stunning Romanesque Revival building, the Slater's... |
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Society Of Founders Of Norwich & Leffingwell House Museum Norwich, Connecticut
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The Christopher Leffingwell House is unique in illustrating the development from 17th... |
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Stanley Whitman House Farmington, Connecticut
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The Stanley-Whitman House dates from 1720 but incorporates earlier features typical of... |
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Thompson Historical Society & Museum Thompson, Connecticut
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In 2005 and 2006, the museum was expanded, including a 20 panel permanent display area on... |
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Torrington Historical Society & Hotchkiss Fyler House Museum Torrington, Connecticut
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When Torrington resident Orsamus R. Fyler (1840-1909) commissioned a new home in 1897, he... |
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U.S. Navy Submarine Force Museum Groton, Connecticut
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The only submarine museum operated by the U.S. Navy is the home of the USS Nautilus, the... |
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Unionville Museum Unionville, Connecticut
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The museum seeks to stimulate a greater appreciation for the village of Unionville by... |
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Webb Deane Stevens Museum Wethersfield, Connecticut
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The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, owned and managed by the National Society of the Colonial... |
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Weir Farm National Historic Site Wilton, Connecticut
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In June of 1882, painter J. Alden Weir boarded a train from New York bound for his modest... |
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Wilton Historical Society & Heritage Museum Wilton, Connecticut
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The Wilton Heritage Museum consists of two 18th century houses featuring 14 authentically... |
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Windsor Historical Society & Museum Windsor, Connecticut
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The Windsor Historical Society aims to inspire public awareness and appreciation of the... |
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Why do we need a national nonprofit membership society for American history?
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“Save America’s Treasures” has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington’s tent.
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65% of Americans don’t know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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The “Teaching American History” grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
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Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
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40% of Americans can’t identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
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“There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country,” John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
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The “We the People Program,” which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
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Two-thirds of Americans could not correctly name Yorktown as the last major military action of the American Revolution, according to a recent national Gallup survey.
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The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
