Windham Textile and History Museum
The museum in early-2018.
Windham Textile and History Museum is located in Connecticut
Windham Textile and History Museum
Location within Connecticut
Established1995-2002 (1995-2002)
LocationWillimantic, Connecticut
TypeTextile museum
CEOJamie H. Eves
Websitemillmuseum.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]

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

  • Austin Cornelius Dunham was vice-president of the Willimantic Linen Company.

References

  1. ↑ "Windham Textile & History Museum | The Mill Museum". millmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  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 2016-11-08.
  5. ↑ "A Trip To Windham Textile Museum (Part 2) - The Working Textile Artist". The Working Textile Artist. 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  6. ↑ "The Workers' House | Windham Textile & History Museum". www.millmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  7. ↑ "The Mills | Windham Textile & History Museum". www.millmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  8. ↑ "Permanent Exhibits | Windham Textile & History Museum". www.millmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.

Further reading

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation:

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