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Windham Textile and History Museum

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Established
  
1995-2002 (1995-2002)

CEO
  
Jamie H. Eves

Phone
  
+1 860-456-2178

Type
  
Textile museum

Website
  
millmuseum.org

Windham Textile and History Museum

Location
  
Willimantic, Connecticut

Address
  
411 Main St, Willimantic, CT 06226, USA

Hours
  
Closed today TuesdayClosedWednesdayClosedThursdayClosedFriday10AM–4PMSaturday10AM–4PMSunday10AM–4PMMondayClosedSuggest an edit

Similar
  
South County Museum, Denver Museum of Miniature, Connecticut Historical Society, American Textile History M, The Cotton Museum

Profiles

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

Exhibits

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

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. Other exhibits include a re-creation of the manager's office, a replica of the boarding houses in the 1880s. 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. There are many other displays that feature what was life like during the turn of the century at the mill in Willimantic.

References

Windham Textile and History Museum Wikipedia