Colonial Connecticut Field Trips

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Colonial Connecticut Field Trips

• Visit Historical Homes, Museums, and Virtual Web
  Sites

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Colonial Period Homeshttp//www.ctheritage.org/di
rectoryList.aspThe following homes are listed in
Connecticuts Heritage Gateway Directory of
Museums
http//www.earlyamericanimages.com/
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Abijah Rowe House

• Abijah Rowe House(860) 653-9713208 Salmon Brook
  StreetGranby, CTThe house, restored to an
  early 1800s appearance, is the oldest-remaining
  structure from the original Salmon Brook
  Settlement, circa 1732. The second floor includes
  a collection of Victorian toys and antique dolls.
  Maintained by the Salmon Brook Historical
  Society.Hours of operation Mid-May-mid-Oct
  Sun 2 pm-4 pm
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?sit
  eID9301

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Amasa Day House

• (860) 873-814433 Plains Rd. on the GreenMoodus,
  CTwww.hartnet.org/alsThe Federal style Amasa
  Day House (1816) is handsomely situated at the
  edge of a quiet New England village green. Later
  purchased by local banker, Amasa Day, the house
  descended in the family until 1967. Furnished
  primarily with Day family possessions, the house
  boosts original floor and stair stenciling that
  was used to mimic carpeting, a collection of toys
  used by the Day children, and local ceramics and
  silver.
• Hours of operationMid. May -mid. OctoberSun.
  1-4pm. Last tour starts at 4 pm.
• DirectionsFrom Rte 9 Exit 7, Moodus, to Rte 82
  East. Pass Goodspeed Opera House to Rte 149.
  Museum is noreth 4.2 miles at the junction of
  Rtes 149 151.From Rte 2 Exit 16, Westchwster,
  Moodus, onto Rte 149 South. Museum is south 8
  miles at the intersection of Rtes 149 151.
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?sit
  eID9610

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Bates-Scofield House

• Bates-Scofield House(203) 655-923345 Old Kings
  Highway NorthDarien, CTThoughtful
  interpretation of 18th-century farm life in
  Darien. Built around a massive central chimney
  with a huge fireplace and beehive oven, the house
  features 18th- and early 19th-century, regional
  furniture and an 18th-century garden. Maintained
  by theHours of operationThurs, Sun 2 pm-4 pm,
  please call ahead
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?sit
  eID9418

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Butler-McCook House Garden

• (860) 522-1806396 Main StreetHartford,
  CTwww.hartnet.org/alsHartford's oldest house,
  the 1782 homestead contains Hartford's oldest
  collection of art, antiques and household items.
  It is one of the best-documented houses in
  America. The house is a suggestive time capsule
  representing an unbroken chain or
  ownershipHours of operationAll Year Round.
  Wed. Sat., 10am-4pm Sun, 1-4pm (beg 6/15/02).
  Last Tour Starts at 4 pm. Open till 8pm on 1st
  Thurs. of every month. Group tours by
  appointment.
• DirectionsButler-McCook House Garden396 Main
  St., Hartford, CTFrom the NorthI-91 to Capitol
  Area Exit (29A) get off at 1st exit (Columbus
  Blvd) Go straight past first light up Arch St to
  Prospect St., turn left Cross Whitehead highway.
  Look for CT Historical Commission Building (brick
  Colonial) at 59 S. Prospect McCook House parking
  is inside the gate on the lot or grass.I-91
  South. Take the Trumbull St./32A-32B/I-84 West
  exit towards Waterbury continue on Trumbull St.
  turn left on Main St. continue on Main St.
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9276

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Buttolph-Williams House

• Buttolph-Williams House(860) 247-8996249 Broad
  StreetWethersfield, CTwww.hartnet.org/als/alspro
  pDating from circa 1710-20, this "mansion
  house" is known to be the best-restored house of
  its period in the Connecticut River Valley. The
  hewn overhang and casement windows reveal the
  influence of medieval English building styles.
  Hours of operationMay-Oct Wed-Mon 10 am-4
  pm
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9278

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Capt. David Judson House

• Capt. David Judson House(203) 378-0630Capt.
  David Judson HouseStratford, CTA fine
  18th-century, Georgian dwelling fully restored
  and furnished with period items. Permanent and
  changing exhibits of local interest. Maintained
  by the Stratford Historical Society.Hours of
  operationJune-Oct 31 Wed, Sat-Sun 11 am-4 pm
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9419

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Capt. Elisha White House

• Capt. Elisha White House(860) 669-2148103 East
  Main StreetClinton, CTThis brick Georgian
  house dates from the 1750s. Adjoining are the
  Clinton Historical Society Library, the Buell
  Tool Museum and gardens.Hours of
  operationHouse July-Aug Sat-Sun 2 pm-4 pm
  Library Wed 9 am-4 pm, and by appointment
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9340

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Cheney Homestead

• Cheney Homestead(860) 643-5588106 Hartford
  RoadManchester, CTwww.manchesterhistory.orgThe
  restored Cheney family home is a farmhouse
  unusually built into the side of a hill with
  several additions. It remained in the Cheney
  family for nearly 200 years. Visitors enter the
  1800s as they tour the house and climb its narrow
  stairs.
• Hours of operationFri-Sun 10 am-3 pm, and by
  appointment
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9342

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Dr. Hezekiah Chaffee House

• Dr. Hezekiah Chaffee House(860) 688-381396
  Palisado AvenueWindsor, CTwindsor_at_ntpix.net
• Experience the life of a country doctor through
  medical instruments and account books belonging
  to Dr. Chaffee. Maintained by the Windsor
  Historical Society.Hours of operationTues-Sat
  10 am to 4 pm
• DirectionsI-91, exit 37
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9675

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Gay-Hoyt House

• Gay-Hoyt House(860) 364-568818 Main
  StreetSharon, CTwww.sharonhist.orgHome to the
  Sharon Historical Society, the 1775 house
  features permanent and changing history exhibits
  that complement a permanent collection of
  furniture, decorative arts, paintings, textiles,
  tools, photographs and archives. Hands-on history
  room gearedHours of operationTues 2 pm-5 pm,
  Wed-Fri 9 am-12 n Mid-June-mid Oct Fri-Sun 12
  n-5 pm
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9423

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Glebe House Museum Gertrude Jekyll Garden

• [phone]PO Box 24549 Hollow Rd.Woodbury,
  CTwww.theglebehouse.org1760 historic house
  museum interpreting the life of the John Rutgers
  Marshall family and the birth of the American
  Episcopal Church in 1783. The only extant garden
  in the USA designed by English garden designer
  Gertrude Jekyll in 1926Hours of operationMay
  1 - October 100 - 400 PM. Closed Mon.
  Tues.Nov. weekends only 100 - 400 pm
• DirectionsFrom US Route 6 west on Route 317 1/8
  mile past cemetary, slight left onto Hollow Road.
  Glebe House just past stop sign.
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9758

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Governor Jonathan Trumbull House

• Governor Jonathan Trumbull House(860)
  642-7558169 West Town StreetLebanon, CTHome
  of Connecticut's Revolutionary War governor,
  circa 1740. Furnished with period antiques,
  including some Trumbull possessions. Administered
  by the Connecticut Daughters of the American
  Revolution.Hours of operationMay 15-Oct 15
  Tues-Sat 1 pm-5 pm
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9294

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Hanford-Silliman House

• Hanford-Silliman House(203) 966-177633 Oenoke
  RidgeNew Canaan, CTwww.nchistory.orgTour the
  circa 1764 Hanford-Silliman House Museum, John
  Rogers Studio, Tool Museum and Print Shop, the
  1799 Rock School and the Cody Drug Store. Special
  exhibits. Managed by The New Canaan Historical
  SocietyHours of operationWed-Thurs, Sun 2 pm-4
  pm. Town House Library Tues-Fri 930 am-430
  pm, Sat 930 am-1230 pm, 2 pm-4 pm
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9289

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Harrison House

• Harrison House(203) 488-4828124 Main
  StreetBranford, CTA classic saltbox home,
  circa 1724, featuring hand-hewn oak post-and-beam
  construction, period furnishings and
  gardens.Hours of operationJune 1-Oct 1
  Fri-Sat 2 pm-5 pm, and by appointment.
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9428

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Hempsted Houses

• (860) 443-794911 Hempstead StreetNew London,
  CTwww.hartnet.org/alsArguably the best
  documented 17th century house in America, Joshua
  Hempsted's home was built in 1678.A diarist and
  shipbuilder-farmer, Joshua described everyday
  life in 18th century New London for nearly 50
  years, and documented the evolution of his
  father's 1678 house to nine Hempsted
  generationsNew London's oldest surviving
  building, Joshua Hempsted House, is also the only
  Underground Railway stop open to the public on
  Connecticut's African-American Freedom
  Trail.Adjacent is a rare stone house (1759)
  built by Joshua's grandson Nathaniel. Family
  artifacts in both houses recall life in one of
  New England's leading seaport.Combining rarity,
  antiquity and astonishingly detailed
  documentation, these properties rank among the
  most evocative and inspiring historic sites in
  New England. For more than a century, the New
  London community has recognized the preeminent
  place the Hempsted Houses hold as a living link
  to the town's founding.Hours of operationMid.
  May - Mid. Oct. Thu. -Sun. 12-4pm.DirectionsEast
  bound on I-95 NTake exit 83A off I-95. Follow
  Signs for Shaw Hempsted Houses. Follow
  Huntington St through downtown New London, past
  the Old Court House and turn right onto Jay
  Street. Museum is prominently situated a couple
  blocks down on the right at the corner of Jay
  Hempstead Streets.
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9613

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Hoyt-Barnum House

• Hoyt-Barnum House(203) 329-1183713 Bedford
  StreetStamford, CTwww.stamfordhistory.org/hbh.ht
  mhistory_at_stamfordhistory.orgThe oldest house
  in Stamford, circa 1699. Visits by appointment
  only.Hours of operationby appointmentDirection
  sFrom Merritt Parkway Exit 33 turn onto High
  Ridge Rd. south, continue until North Street,
  turn left, then left onto Bedford St. The house
  is on right just south of the Police
  Headquarter.From I95 Turn onto Atlantic St.
  north, continue onto Bedford St. House is one
  block north of church on your right.
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9331

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John and Sarah Strong House

• John and Sarah Strong House(860) 688-381396
  Palisado AvenueWindsor, CTwindsor_at_ntpix.netDis
  cover what life was like for Windsor residents of
  the 18th and 19th centuries. Peek into a tiny
  corner room to see the town's first post office
  and discover the small general store where a sea
  captain's wife sold imported fabrics. Maintained
  by the Windsor Historical Society.Hours of
  operationTues-Sat 10 am - 4 pmDirectionsI-91,
  exit 37
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9676

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Jonathan Trumbull Jr. House

• Jonathan Trumbull Jr. House(860) 642-6100780
  Trumbull Highway (Route 87)Lebanon,
  CTwww.jtrumbulljr.orgBuilt mid-1760s, this
  Georgian-style house was the home of Jonathan
  Trumbull Jr. secretary to General George
  Washington during the Revolutionary War, and
  governor of Connecticut 1797-1809. Located on the
  mile-long town green, largest in Connecticut,
  withHours of operationMid-May to Mid-Oct Sat
  Sun 1 pm-5 pm, and by appointmentDirectionsOne
  half mile south of intersection of Routes 87 and
  289 one half mile north of intersections of
  Routes 87 and 207.
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9432

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Nathan Hale Homestead

• (860) 742-69172299 South StreetCoventry,
  CThttp//ursamajor.hartnet.org/als/nathanhale/Th
  e Nathan Hale Homestead is Antiquarian
  Landmarks' best-known property and the one that
  most evokes a sense of Connecticut's agrarian
  traditions. Situated on 12 acres, adjoining the
  500 acre Hale State Forest, the Hale Homestead
  site is a heritage and land conservation district
  that evokes a sense of Connecticut's rural
  past.In addition to house tours, the site hosts
  special Colonial Lifeways programs, Colonial
  Camp, a fall Lantern Tour, colonial-themed
  birthday parties, open hearth cooking programs
  and historical character dramas. Heirloom
  "vegetable herb" tours a gift shop inside an
  18th century barn add to the visitors
  experience.Hours of operationMay to October
  Wed.- Sun. 1-4pm. Last tour starts at
  4pm.Directions2299 South St. CoventryFrom
  West I-84 to I-384 to Rte 6 to South St, follow
  signs to Hale Homestead - 6.3 miles from I-384
  From East I-84 to Coventry exit (67), south on
  Rte 31, left onto Rte 44, Rte onto Rte 31, right
  onto Silver St.. At end of Silver St. left onto
  South St, follow signs to Hale Homestead - 9
  miles from I-84.
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9614

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Phelps-Hatheway House

• Phelps-Hatheway House(860) 668-005555 South
  StreetSuffield, CTwww.hartnet.org/alsals_at_hartn
  et.org18th century home life and architectural
  fashion is the story of the Phelps-Hatheway
  House. Built for Loyalist Shem Burbank in 1761,
  the house later belonged to Oliver Phelps, a land
  developer instrumental in opening New York State
  for settlement. To reflect his increasing wealth,
  Phelps added a 1794 wing an architectural
  masterpiece that still has its original 18th
  century wallpaper.Hours of operationMId.May-Mid
  .OctoberWed, Fri. Sat Sun, 1-4pm Last Tour
  Starts at 4 pm.DirectionsNorthbound on
  I-91Exit 40 toward Bradley Airport to rte 20
  West to rte 75 North about 3 miles to Main Street
  Suffield, turn left, house about 1 mile north on
  the left.Southbound on I-91Exit 47 W across CT
  River to Suffield, left onto Rte. 159, first
  right onto Thrall Ave., 2 miles to right onto
  Bridge St., about 1 mile to left onto South Main
  St., first big house on the right with fence.
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9612

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Stanley-Whitman House

• Stanley-Whitman House(860) 677-922237 High
  StreetFarmington, CTwww.stanleywhitman.orgOne
  of the best examples of early New England framed
  architecture, this circa 1720 house preserves and
  interprets the history and culture of
  18th-century Farmington. Educational programs and
  special events showcase the everyday lives of
  Colonial Farmington.Hours of operationMay-Oct
  Wed-Sun 12 n-4 pm Nov-Apr Sat Sun 12 n-4 pm
  Office open Mon-Fri 9 am-4 pmDirectionsI-84
  Exit 39. At end of exit continue straight through
  light at end of exit which is Route 4.
  Approximately .04 mile, at flashing yellow light,
  take a left onto High St. Look for sign on High
  St., .03 mile on left, museum is a brown salt-box
  with red trim.
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9249

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Thomas Lee House (c.1660)

• Thomas Lee House (c.1660)[phone]Box
  112East Lyme, CTThe East Lyme Historical
  Society owns and preserves the Thomas Lee House
  (c.1660) East Lyme. The organization's purpose
  is to preserve this colonial home. We are also
  engaged in educational activities within the
  town. We conduct a 4th grade colonial program
  for all three elementary schools. This program
  is a hands-on workshop in colonial activities.
  It is in its third year of operation. We also
  provide programs for the community. We have an
  exhibit on Ezra Lee, operator of the"Turtle"- the
  first American submarine, used in the
  Revolutionary War against the British on
  September 6, 1776 in New York Harbor.Hours of
  operationSummer Hours Tuesday through Sunday, 1
  P.M. to 4 P.M. and by appointment. Call
  [phone].DirectionsOff I-95 in East Lyme -
  Take the Rocky Neck State Park Connector. Turn
  left at the light at the end. We are about 1/2
  mile on the right side of the road.
• http//www.ctheritage.org/directoryDetail.asp?site
  ID9187

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Historical Society Web Sites

• http//www.gaylordsville.org/
• Excellent site of historic Gaylordsville
• http//www.hstg.org/
• Bush-Holley historic site in Greenwich
• http//www.denisonsociety.org/
• Denison Society Homestead Museum
• http//www.fairfieldhs.org/
• Fairfield Historical Society

http//www.earlyamericanimages.com/
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Historical Society Web Sites

• http//www.nchistory.org/
• New Canaan Historical Society
• http//www.manchesterhistory.org/
• Manchester Historical Society
• http//www.newlondonhistory.org/index.html
• New London Historical Society
• http//www.haddamhistoricalsociety.org/
• Haddam Historical Society

http//www.earlyamericanimages.com/
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Historical Society Web Sites

• http//www.windsorhistoricalsociety.org/
• Windsor Historical Society
• http//www.bristolhistoricalsociety.org/
• Bristol Historical Society
• http//www.brookfieldcthistory.org/
• Brookfield Historical Society
• http//chesterhistoricalsociety.org/
• Chester Historical Society

http//www.earlyamericanimages.com/
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Historical Society Web Sites

• http//www.chs.org/
• Connecticut Historical Society
• Established in Hartford in 1825, The Connecticut
  Historical Society (CHS) is the seventh oldest
  historical society in the nation and houses one
  of the most distinguished museum and library
  collections in New England. The museum's
  collections include more than 200,000 prints and
  photographs and 35,000 objects, with strengths in
  17th and 18th century furniture costume and
  textiles portraits and landscapes tavern and
  trade signs decorative arts and toys and tools.
  

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Historical Society Web Sites

• http//www.danburyhistorical.org/
• Danbury Historical Society
• http//www.haddamhistoricalsociety.org/
• Haddam Historical Society
• http//www.kenthistoricalsociety.org/
• Kent Historical Society
• http//www.lebanoncthistsoc.org/townhall/visitor.a
  sp
• Lebanon Historical Society

http//www.earlyamericanimages.com/
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Historical Society Web Sites

• http//www.manchesterhistory.org/
• Manchester Historical Society
• http//www.mystichistory.org/
• Mystic River Historical Society
• http//www.wethhist.org/
• Wethersfield Historical Society

http//www.earlyamericanimages.com/
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Cemeteries

• http//www.theancientburyingground.org/index.html
• The Ancient Burying Ground is the oldest historic
  site in Hartford, and the only one surviving from
  the 1600s. From 1640, four years after the
  arrival of the first English settlers, down
  until the early 1800s, it was Hartford's only
  graveyard. During that period anyone who died in
  town, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnic
  background, economic status, or religious faith,
  was interred here. The oldest gravestone is
  believed to be that for Timothy Stanley, who
  died in 1648.

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Cemeteries

• Cedar Hill Cemetery (860) 956-3311453 Fairfield
  AvenueHartford, CTwww.cedarhillcemetery.org
• Norwichtown Cemetery(860) 886-4683NorwichtownNo
  rwich, CTwww.norwichct.org

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Cemeteries

• http//www.ctgravestones.com/
• Organized in 1995, the Connecticut Gravestone
  Network's purpose is to educate the public on the
  importance of old graveyards and cemeteries in
  our history. It also promotes an appreciation for
  gravestone carving respected for the valuable art
  form that it is.

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School Houses

• Gaylord One-Room Schoolhouse(860)
  350-0300Gaylord RoadGaylordsville,
  CTwww.gaylordsville.orgOpen from 1740 to 1967,
  the "Little Red Schoolhouse" was the last
  operating 1-room school in Connecticut. Home of
  the Gaylordsville Historical Society, the school
  displays memorabilia of the Gaylordsville area.
• Keeney Schoolhouse(860) 643-5588106 Hartford
  RoadManchester, CTwww.manchesterhistory.orgThe
  restored 1750s 1-room schoolhouse is furnished
  as it might have appeared in 1790, when George
  Washington was president and pupils used horn
  books. Located on the grounds of the Cheney
  Homestead. Managed by the Manchester Historical
  Society.

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American Indian Museums

• Institute for American Indian Studies(860)
  868-051838 Curtis Road P.O. Box 1260Washington,
  CTwww.birdstone.orgLearn about American Indian
  culture--both past and present--through exhibits,
  demonstrations and education programs.
• Mashantucket Pequot Museum(860)
  396-6835www.PequotMuseum.orgThe Mashantucket
  Pequot Museum's exhibits depict 18,000 years of
  Native American and natural history, from the
  Ice Age to the present. Museum visitors take an
  unforgettable journey through time. Next,
  museum goers walk through a 400-year-old Indian
  village, populated by 51 life-like figures and a
  dozen wigwams, to marvel at one of the worlds
  largest single indoor exhibits, complete with
  the sights, sounds and even smells of daily
  life.

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Colonial Law

• Museum of Fife Drum(860) 767-223762 North
  Main Street P.O. Box 277Ivoryton,
  CTwww.companyoffifeanddrum.org
• This museum is the only one of its kind in the
  world. It features unique displays of fifes,
  drums, uniforms, photographs, mementos and
  artifacts.It is a visual and musical history of
  America on parade, from the Revolutionary War to
  the present, with special emphasis on the
  "Ancient" or traditional style of fifing and
  drumming. This style features both military and
  social tunes that can be traced back to their
  development in our own state of Connecticut.

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Colonial Law

• Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine(860)
  653-3563Newgate RoadEast Granby,
  CThttp//www.eastgranby.com/HistoricalSociety/new
  gateprison2.htm
• Visit Connecticut's first Colonial prison (1773)
  used by the Continental Congress, and America's
  first-chartered copper mine (1707). Exhibits,
  mine tours and hiking trails.
• Old Tolland Jail and Museum(860)
  870-9599Junction of Routes 195 74P. O. Box
  107Tolland, CTA stone jail, built in 1856 and
  operated until 1968, attached to an 1893
  Victorian home formerly occupied by the jailer
  and his family. Seven rooms of the house display
  household and outdoor articles used by Tolland
  families in the late 19th and early 20th
  Centuries, along with products of local craftsmen
  and industry.

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Colonial Law

• It seems a few nights in jail helped clear her
  mind.
• Witchcraft.
• That grim diagnosis launched a Puritan
  inquisition that took 25 lives, filled prisons
  with innocent people, and frayed the soul of a
  Massachusetts community called Salem.
• http//www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/sale
  m/

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Sturbridge Virtual Tourout of your world and
into ours. Explore early New England in the
company of farmers, craftsmen, and fascinating
characters. Celebrate yesterday's proud
traditions on your remarkable journey into
America's past.http//www.osv.org/
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Virtual Tour of Plimoth Plantation
http//pilgrims.net/plimothplantation/vtour/index
.htmThis was the first permanent European
settlement in southern New England (AD 1620).
Today, this area is the site of a living museum,
dedicated to recreating 17th - century lifeways
in the New World.
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Virtual Tour of Colonial Williamsburghttp//www.h
istory.org/visit/tourTheTown/tour.cfm
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Welcome to Virtual Colonial Life! What would it
be like to live in an Early American colony? What
kind of clothes would you wear? What would you
eat? What would you do for fun? Come along with
me as we explore the American colonies of the
18th century! http//www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/t
ourFames.cgi?tour_id16197
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American Colonization Experience - A Virtual
Field Triphttp//exeter.sau16.k12.nh.us/lss/class
pages/colonizationweb.htmIn this Virtual Field
Trip, you will be visiting sites in three of the
original colonies Massachusetts, Pennsylvania,
and Virginia. Each of these colonies has its own
culture because each was settled for different
reasons, by different groups of settlers, and had
different resources available to it.
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Colonial Kids Website with videoshttp//library.t
hinkquest.org/J002611F/Come and learn about life
in Colonial Times!
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