• Journey's,  Schoolhouses

    First District Schoolhouse, Harwinton CT

    April 17, 2025 / No Comments

    Cheryl, myself and Molly headed out to Harwinton to add this beautiful old schoolhouse to our collection. They watched from my truck.   I put a rain cover on my cameras to protect it from the light rain that was falling that day (although not really visible in the pictures). The First District Schoolhouse in Harwinton, Connecticut, has quite a history! Originally built in 1840, it was one of 12 one-room district schoolhouses in the town. The building was relocated in 1972 by the Harwinton Lions Club to its current spot across from the post office on Route 118, and it was restored the following year by the Harwinton Historical Society.…

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  • Journey's,  Schoolhouses

    Center Disctrict Schoolhouse, Bethany CT

    February 4, 2024 / No Comments

    Center District School 44 Peck Rd., Bethany 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. Cheryl and I headed over to Bethany for the purposes of adding to our collection of “one room schoolhouses” in CT. This school is located on the grounds of the Bethany Community School. It occupies a small island…

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  • Barns,  Journey's

    Minor Farm, Bristol CT

    February 8, 2023 / 2 Comments

    The Minor Farm established 1888. I don’t believe there is much left of the Minor farm but perhaps this old barn and the building that once housed the farm store. The reason I say that is if you look to the right of one of the images you’ll see the farmland, where cows once roamed, is now replaced by solar panels. Wow, if that’s not a sign of the times huh? From what I could gather Minors Farm was well known to locals where they would enjoy fall activities such as hayrides and the like. They ran a farm store, which was just north of this barn, for years and…

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