What IS a preservationist? I personally like the definition provided by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which says in part that a preservationist is someone who “champions and protects places that tell the stories of our past”. This post is the first in a series where we will meet people who are preservationists, whether…
Why is it that “tourist” destinations are only interesting to us if we are traveling somewhere far away to see them? Maybe it’s because we think we will get to it “one day” since it’s so close by. I am determined to spend time going forward visiting some of our local historic treasures and I had…
Since I started blogging, I have been reading and following a number of other bloggers, because I find it interesting to see what others have to say and I love to use them to get ideas on blog posts and formats, among other things. One type of post I have grown to enjoy is “If…
A tiny snippet in the Hartford Courant caught my eye last Saturday entitled “Hartford Blooms Garden Tours“. As I read the description, I was particularly interested to see that the dome atop the Colt Armory building in Hartford would be open for tours from 2-4 daily during the Garden Tours event, which lasts until this…
From the moment we turned off of the main road and started slowly driving under Boone Hall’s canopy of almost three hundred year old southern live oak trees I knew I would love my visit to Boone Hall Plantation. The Avenue of Oaks, as it is referred to, was originally planted in 1743 by members of the…
I happened upon this lovely Victorian home in the town center of Kent, CT on a recent spring afternoon. My husband and I had just dropped our daughter off at a crew regatta at Lake Waramaug State Park, and we decided to have a quick bite in town before returning to watch her event. If you haven’t been to Kent before…
