EAST HADDAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM

Illuminating local history since 1962

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Happy 4th of July! Here are some images from the museum to celebrate the day.
#easthaddam #cthistory #moodus #hadlyme #4thofjuly

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We are excited to announce our new interactive media site: East Haddam Stories. With articles, photos and interviews of our towns vibrant history! Come see! It’s free! https://t.co/beaoPQNF6d. #easthaddam #moodus #hadlyme #cthistory

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….archiving and presenting the history of the town in a digital format! We would like to thank Connecticut Humanities for their grant. We were one of 624 organizations to receive funds to help support our community and recover from the pandemic. And we thank you. #moodus

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EHHS is pleased to announce it has received two grants from @cthumanities. The grants will go to hiring additional staff to help catalog the museum’s extensive collection and create a website that will focus entirely on collecting…. #easthaddam #cthumanities

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Dr. Bragdon has also provided financial assistance toward preservation costs of the Kihn collection.

We are grateful for the friendship and trust placed in EHHS by Dr. Bragdon. We invite visitors to make an appointment to come to the Museum to view our Kihn collection

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We are pleased to announce a major acquisition! Two W. Langdon Kihn (1898-1957) oil paintings and an extensive collection of Kihn’s drawings and personal correspondence have been donated to the East Haddam Historical Society Museum.
#easthaddam #langdonkihn

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The second painting is of Hamburg Cove.

Dr. Bragdon, Sarah Bragdon and their daughters Catherine and Elizabeth presented the paintings at a reception held at the Museum. We are grateful for the important paintings that add to our extensive collection

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Tomorrow is Election Day! Don’t forget to Vote! Here is an 1882 postcard urging all citizens to show up for a contentious debate on the Midland road. A debate the courts had to step in to insure happened. #ctvote, #easthaddam,#moodus, #hadlyme, #cthistory, #postcard

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Goodspeed’s Opera House wasn’t the only entertainment in town. Moodus also had a lovely Music Hall. Here is an 1800’s broadsheet advertising a night of entertainment put on by many of the leading townspeople. Sounds like a great night! #easthaddam #moodus #hadlyme #cthistory

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Happy First Day of Fall. To celebrate here is a painting by local artist W. Langdon Kihn of our beautiful town and bridge. You can see this and other works by this great artist when you visit @ehhsmuseum. #visitct #cthistory #moodus #easthaddam #hadlyme #langdonkihn

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25th Annual Venture Smith Day is this Saturday!
Please join us for an afternoon of festivities honoring this extraordinary man and learn more about his amazing legacy. Saturday (9/11) 1-4pm. First Church Cemetery 499 Town Street. #easthaddamct #cthistory #moodus #hadlyme

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It’s East Haddam Day! Come visit our booth and say Hi! We are here all day from 11-7! #easthaddamct #moodus #hadlyme #visitct

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Join us this Saturday, Sept 4 (11-7) at the Goodspeed airport for CELEBRATE EAST HADDAM. Along with the museum’s booth, there will be vendors, food trucks and live music! No massive stuffed whale but you can’t have it all. #easthaddamct #moodus #hadlyme #celebrateeasthaddam2021

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Come to the museum next Tuesday for a fascinating talk on the Eastern Coyote! 2pm! #easthaddam #moodus #hadlyme

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Before there was IG and Facebook there was the R.P.P.G (Real Photo Post Card). This is Mary Dougherty and her mother at their home in Moodus. #moodus #easthaddam #hadlyme #postcards #cthistory

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A great photo of the citizens of Johnsonville. We aren’t sure what the occasion but it looks like the whole town showed up in their finest for the photo. The detail is amazing. #cthistory #hadlyme #easthaddam #moodus #johnsonville #oldphotos

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Like Turtles? Looking for something to do this Tuesday? Have we got the program for you! #easthaddamct #moodus #hadlyme #visitct

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Happy National Connecticut Day! #nationalconnecticutday #moodus #hadlyme #easthaddamct