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Celebrating the History, Culture and Heritage of Eastern Connecticut |
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157 Union/Main Street |
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Willimantic, CT. 06226 |
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Phone (860) 456-2178 |
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Director |
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Bev York |
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The Windham Textile & History Museum has developed into a major center to research Eastern Connecticut's social, cultural, economic, and industrial history and heritage. It has close ties |
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to the University of Connecticut and Eastern Connecticut State |
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University, and provides a wide range of educational and tourism programs. The Museum is housed in a textile company's store , library and store warehouse, built in 1877. The main building, pictured just above, housed a 19th century version of today's all purpose store. Millworkers could buy anything from a side of beef in the butcher's dept. to a lady's bonnet in the millinery dept. Workers could also obtain education and culture on the 3rd floor in the Dunham Hall Library. Today, the library is a fully equipped facility utilised for research and study. The Museum has permanent and changing exhibits. Visitors experience life in a mill worker's home, and a mill owner's mansion, and tour a recreation of a 19th century textile mill. Come and pay us a visit, be educated and entertained and witness eastern Connecticut's stunning beauty. |
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