Windham Textile and History Museum

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Windham Textile and History Museum
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The museum in early-2018.
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Location within Connecticut
Established1995-2002
Location Willimantic, Connecticut
Type Textile museum
CEOJamie H. Eves
Website millmuseum.org

The Windham Textile and History Museum is a museum in Willimantic, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It is currently located in Main St. [1]

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Exhibits

Its main focus is the Willimantic Linen Company's Willimantic mill, later purchased by the American Thread Company and closed in 1985. [2] The museum is located in the former company store building. [3]

The museum features the Brooke Shannon Antique Sewing Machine Room, which is a room which features replica sewing machines from the factory in the late-19th century. [4] [5] Other exhibits include a re-creation of the manager's office, a replica of the boarding houses in the 1880s. [6] A tour of the mill property is part of the tour, but access inside in not included due to most of the mill being on private property. [7] There are many other displays that feature what was life like during the turn of the century at the mill in Willimantic. [8]

Associated people

References

  1. "Windham Textile & History Museum | The Mill Museum". millmuseum.org. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. Eves, Jamie H. "The Rise and Fall of Connecticut's Textile Industry". Windham Textile & History Museum. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  3. "The Mill Museum" (PDF). Windham Textile & History Museum. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  4. "Brooke Shannon Antique Sewing Machine Room | Windham Textile & History Museum". www.millmuseum.org. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  5. "A Trip To Windham Textile Museum (Part 2) - The Working Textile Artist". The Working Textile Artist. June 20, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  6. "The Workers' House | Windham Textile & History Museum". www.millmuseum.org. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  7. "The Mills | Windham Textile & History Museum". www.millmuseum.org. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  8. "Permanent Exhibits | Windham Textile & History Museum". www.millmuseum.org. Retrieved November 8, 2016.

Further reading

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation:

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