Our Museum
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, 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. This year's special exhibit is Saving Land, Saving History, which highlights the fascinating ties between the preservation of land and local history and commemorates the East Haddam Land Trust's 40 years of land conservation. Visit to see the fun and excitement generated by staff for the entertainment of guests at these unique resorts.
If you have any questions about East Haddam and its history, people, events, or locations, the Museum is a great place to start.
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. This year's special exhibit is Saving Land, Saving History, which highlights the fascinating ties between the preservation of land and local history and commemorates the East Haddam Land Trust's 40 years of land conservation. Visit to see the fun and excitement generated by staff for the entertainment of guests at these unique resorts.
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
*** Museum is open noon-4pm on Saturdays & Sundays through the end of October ***
Please contact us via email or phone 860-873-3944 with any questions.
Please contact us via email or phone 860-873-3944 with any questions.
