词条 | Windham Textile and History Museum |
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| name = Windham Textile and History Museum | logo = | image = Windham Textile and History Museum, Willimantic, CT.jpg | caption = The museum in early-2018. | map_type = Connecticut | latitude = | former_name = | established = {{start date|1995-2002}} | location = Willimantic, Connecticut | type = Textile museum | ceo = Jamie H. Eves | website = {{URL|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] ExhibitsIts 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] References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://millmuseum.org/|title=Windham Textile & History Museum {{!}} The Mill Museum|website=millmuseum.org|access-date=2016-11-11}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.millmuseum.org/history/|title=The Rise and Fall of Connecticut’s Textile Industry|last=Eves|first=Jamie H.|publisher=Windham Textile & History Museum|accessdate=January 18, 2015}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.millmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/museumdrawing.pdf|title=The Mill Museum|publisher=Windham Textile & History Museum|accessdate=January 18, 2015}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.millmuseum.org/exhibits/permanent-exhibits/brooke-shannon-antique-sewing-machine-room/|title=Brooke Shannon Antique Sewing Machine Room {{!}} Windham Textile & History Museum|website=www.millmuseum.org|access-date=2016-11-08}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=http://claranartey.com/windham-textile-museum-part-2/|title=A Trip To Windham Textile Museum (Part 2) - The Working Textile Artist|date=2016-06-20|newspaper=The Working Textile Artist|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-08}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.millmuseum.org/exhibits/permanent-exhibits/workers-house/|title=The Workers’ House {{!}} Windham Textile & History Museum|website=www.millmuseum.org|access-date=2016-11-08}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.millmuseum.org/exhibits/permanent-exhibits/the-mills/|title=The Mills {{!}} Windham Textile & History Museum|website=www.millmuseum.org|access-date=2016-11-08}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.millmuseum.org/exhibits/permanent-exhibits/|title=Permanent Exhibits {{!}} Windham Textile & History Museum|website=www.millmuseum.org|access-date=2016-11-08}} Further readingHistoric American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation:
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