Category: Museums

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/

[wzslider height=”560″ lightbox=”true”]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 […]

[wzslider height=”600″ lightbox=”true”]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.

[wzslider height=”600″ lightbox=”true”] 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 […]

[wzslider height=”600″ lightbox=”true”]Photographed on the grounds of Weir Farm in Litchfield County CT. Once an artists colony it’s now a federal park.  The layout has been modified slightly in photoshop to accentuate the surroundings.  Because it’s the back of the building I can’t remember if it was a barn or […]

[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”5000″ height=”800″ lightbox=”true”]Slater Mill Museum 67 Roosevelt Ave., Pawtucket RI 02860 401-725-8638 Open March – November for guided tours. Slater Mill was buit in 1793 and was operatonal through 1921. It is the first hydro operated cotton mill of it’s kind in America. It obtained it’s power by […]