Founded more than 50 years ago, The East Haddam Historical Society Museum has a permanent 7,000 square foot home on Rt. 82, close by the River Rd. turnoff for Gillette's Castle. The nine-room museum features the history of the town and its villages.

          Special exhibits include ones on the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, the Moodus Drum and Fife Corps, the Moodus Cotton Mills, the Boardman Silver Works, actor William Gillette, artists Langdon Kihn, Bill Tyner, and Heinz Warneke, all supplemented by historic maps, photographs, and documents. Many generations of Native Americans occupied the land as well.  Their story is part of the museum's ongoing mission.  The time period 1750 to the present is well-covered in the Historical Society's  exhibits.

          The museum features a new exhibit every year.  This year's display illustrates the work of two women--Barbara Stone, an artist, and Anita Sherman, an archaeologist.  2013, the exhibit will interpret the East Haddam Swing Bridge, through history and present day visions.  This room also contains a well-stocked gift shop.

          If you have any questions about East Haddam and  its history, people, events, locations, etc.--the Museum is a great place to start. We are open Memorial Day through Columbus Day,  Friday through Sunday,  10am-4pm. Other times by appointment.