Doors and architecture of historic homes and properties as seen locally or on my travels.
Tourist in my own state? How about in my own TOWN? When my children were young I had the pleasure (cough, cough) of accompanying them and their classmates on school field trips to the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society. Unfortunately, during those visits my time was primarily spent counting heads to ensure no one…
Today I paid my first visit to the Guilford Green in Guilford, CT which is one of Connecticut’s shoreline towns. I met up with another Connecticut blogger from the shoreline area…more to come on that! Of course, I spent time walking the green taking in the historic homes, including the home featured above. This is…
For some time now I have been meaning to join in with others in sharing door photos on Thursdays, a weekly challenge started by my fellow blogger Norm at his blog Norm 2.0. Given my clear obsession with doors, not sure why it took me so long! Visit his blog if you would like to…
First, let’s be clear…the title to this post could be “7 Facts About Windsor I Didn’t Know”. Some of you history buffs out there may be completely aware of these things. But I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that many of you don’t. Over the weekend, I read an article from ConnecticutHistory.org entitled “Connecticut’s Oldest English…
What would we talk about if we went on a walk this week? This is what I would say… If we went on a walk, I would tell you I am having such a great time writing this blog! I have never been a “writer” in the formal sense, and it’s a little uncomfortable to…
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…
