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Windham Textile and History Museum – The Mill Museum

Windham Textile and History Museum – The Mill Museum

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Month: April 2019

April 13, 2019November 24, 2022 Jamie Eves

My Experience with an Old Willimantic Building

My Experience with an Old Willimantic Building Jamie Eves, Windham Town Historian, 13 April 2019 My friend, Nicholas Khan, is working on an art graduate school project. He asked folks in Willimantic, CT, to write up their experiences with some of the city's historic buildings. This is what I wrote. As the Executive Director of … Continue reading My Experience with an Old Willimantic Building

April 13, 2019November 24, 2022 Jamie Eves

Please Don’t Forget Me

Please Don't Forget Me Jamie Eves, Windham Town Historian, 13 April 2019 People often ask me why the Mill Museum does what it does, and the people who work here do what we do. Like school teachers, museum professionals work long hours for little pay. (And our volunteers don't get paid at all!) So, a … Continue reading Please Don’t Forget Me

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