Last updated: 2/2/2011
Middletown, Connecticut
Street Address
151 Main StreetMiddletown, CT 06457
Mailing Address
Monroe Historical SocietyBox 212Monroe, CT 06468
phone: 860-346-0746
fax: 860-346-0746
e-mail: middlesexhistory@wesleyan.edu
web: www.middlesexhistory.org

Hours

Tuesday - Thursday
10 AM - 3 PM
Friday
10 AM - 12 PM

Admissions

$5 for adults, $4 for Seniors and Students, Under 12 free

Staff

Deborah Shapiro
phone: 860-346-0746
Description

The Historical Society is headquartered at General Mansfield House, one of the few residential structures still standing on Middletown’s Main Street . Once the home of General Joseph K.F. Mansfield, a Civil War hero who died at the battle of Antietam in 1862, the Federal brick mansion has been the home of the Historical Society since 1959.

At the museum at General Mansfield House, visitors can explore the community’s past through major exhibits, which showcase artifacts from the Historical Society’s permanent collection. Recent exhibits have examined Middletown’s 19th century women’s clothing, varied immigrant groups; the rise and fall of manufacturing in Middlesex County; and death and dying from colonial times to the present. A permanent exhibit, Hard & Stirring Times: Middletown and the Civil War, movingly explores local soldiers’ experiences in the Civil War through photographs, military gear, diaries and letters home and the impact the war had on the local community.

History

The Middlesex County Historical Society was founded in 1901 and is housed in the early 19th home of General Joseph Mansfield who was killed at the Battle of Antietam in September of 1862.

Artifact Collections

The collection of the Middlesex County Historical Society includes many Civil War artifacts as well as costumes and items illustrative of the history of Middletown, CT and surrounding town.

Research Collections

The manuscript collection contains a large genealogical collection as well as the family papers of many prominent Middletown families, including account books and customs records from Middletown's early history as a shipping port. Also represented are various business records, social history records, and major events in Middletown's history.

Educational Programs

Gallery tours, walking tours, lectures, Civil War re-enactments

Governance

Board of Directors

Library
Access: General Public, Students, Scholars
Appointment required: Yes
Services
Gift Shop
Special Event Rental
Group Tours
Exhibitions
Museum Events
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