Our Museum
Founded more than 60 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, the Moodus summer resorts, actor William Gillette, and 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.
Special exhibits include ones on the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, the Moodus Drum and Fife Corps, the Moodus Cotton Mills, the Boardman Silver Works, the Moodus summer resorts, actor William Gillette, and 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. In 2023, special exhibits include Goodspeed Opera House, and Drs. Alice and Edith Hamilton.
If you have any questions about East Haddam and its history, people, events, or locations, the Museum is a great place to start.
If you have any questions about East Haddam and its history, people, events, or locations, the Museum is a great place to start.
The East Haddam Historical Society aspires to become the prominent heritage, cultural, and social center of East Haddam.
Vision Statement adopted June 2021
The Museum is open to the public from noon - 4 p.m. Thursdays & Sundays from June through October. Throughout the year, the Museum is also open by appointment. Call 860-873-3944 or email us to schedule a time to visit, tour, or conduct research!
