Category: Museums

Once upon a time (more specifically, during the late 18th to 19th centuries), Connecticut was laced with 1,600 miles of toll roads. (Here is a list of them.) The tolls were collected not by the government, but by private corporations which built and maintained the roads. Sometimes this involved repairing […]

Milldale Train Depot Museum 447 Canal St Plantsville, CT 06479 I photographed the old train station’ which now acts as a small museum’ with my wife Cheryl and our dog Molloy in tow. “The Milldale Train Depot, located in Southington, Connecticut, is a small but historically significant building. It was […]

Old New-Gate Prison Museum 115 Newgate Rd. East Granby, CT 06026 P.O. Box 230 East Granby, CT 06026 Admission Adult (18-64) $10 Senior (65 +) $8 Youth (6-17) $5 Child (0-5) FREE FREE admission to active military and their families. The Old New-Gate prison was in operation from 1773 to […]

Ludorf Barn 502 West Purchase Rd., Southbury CT In doing my research I came upon the Ludorf Barn/Museum in Southbury CT and headed out this beautiful winters day to photograph it. As I arrived the fist thing I noticed was that this rural fairly desolate setting was in a fairly […]

Cheryl and I visited the New England Motor Cycle Museum. https://www.newenglandmotorcyclemuseum.org/

The Farm at Carter Hill, Marlborough CT. 86 E Hampton Rd. Marlborough, CT 06447 This is a fascinating place which is growing every day. The filling station shown in the photo is a vintage replica gas station that the owners built. Not only are the pumps and exterior items from […]

This setting is located within the Sturbridge Village Museum in Strubridge MA.  The buildings, & gardens were as seen at the village however the “grounds” were slightly altered in photoshop for artistic value. Sony Nex 7, 24MP, mirrorless camera with Carl Zeiss Sony E 24mm F1.8 ZA lens.

Aaron Strong Museum 2382 South St. Coventry, CT 06238 Carpenters shop or carriage shed (c.1730) built by Aaron Strong, maternal great-uncle of Nathan Hale (I’m not sure which as the museum was closed when I went by).  Nathan Hale’s house is a mile or less down the road. In front […]