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East Village Schoolhouse, Monroe CT
The East Village Schoolhouse 311 Wheeler Rd. Monroe CT This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”). If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as I did my research. At time of writing this book was available on AMAZON. Circa 1790 this one room schoolhouse is the oldest of what was once seven schoolhouses in Monroe CT. In the early to mid sixties it served as a sunday school for a local church and, in in…
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A Return visit to Brooksvale (Park) Farm….more pics.
Brooksvale Park Farm, 524 Brooksvale Ave, Hamden, CT 06518 Cheryl and I initially visited these barns/farm to take this picture: The Barn at Brooksvale Park – Journey Thru My Lens (journeysthrumylens.com) . I returned a couple of weeks later and spent some time walking around the farm taking more images. I believe these barns were constructed by the Brooks family in the 1700’s. It’s very peaceful out here at the park and I would think would make a nice visit for families with small children mainly because of the animals. There is also a childrens playground area for them to enjoy. All images were photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61 mp mirrorless camera…
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The Barn at Brooksvale Park
It was late August and Cheryl and I went over to the Brooksvale Park in Hamden CT to photograph this historic barn. It was a joint effort as Cheryl framed this beautiful scene layout and I took the image. The Brooksvale Barn was built at some time in the 1700’s making it one of the oldest barns I’ve ever photographed. It sits on 500 acres of land most of which is wooded and used for trail walking. The barn was part of a working farm, owned by the Brooks family, which was handed down from generation to generation. The Town of Hamden started purchasing parcels of the land from the…
