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Latest News @ I C R C

WELCOME TO 2 0 2 1

I C R C is now OPEN on our regular schedule - Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 am to 4 pm

Thank You for renewing your membership again as we depend on your continued support

Are you interested in becoming a VOLUNTEER ? Click Here

IN FOND MEMORIAL OF ED APRIL 1932 - 2021

Former board member who played a large role in the reconstruction and renovation of I C R C after the flood of 2010

ALLEN POLHEMUS 1934 - 2020

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We Honor the memory of one of our longtime members VIRGIL HUNTLEY a local historian who recently passed away at the age of 101 and we thank him for remembering us in his will

BREAKING NEWS * * *

Our newest gallery exhibit features PACKERS TAR SOAP - Pure as the Pines, which originated here in Mystic over 150 years ago and features many century old advertisements After many, many decades - the four masted schooner RUTH has returned to her original home port of Old Mystic Conn and is available for inspection at The Indian and Colonial Research Center

This vessel is now on display in our gallery, come check it out and see why Charles Q Eldredge called his estate RIVERVIEW

? MYSTERY PHOTO ?

Can you help identify the location of a massive glacial boulder ? See the photos on our Gallery page and get an research update

We have recently upgraded our five computer stations with reconditioned equipment that is ten times faster than the ten plus year old antiquated processors that we have been limping by with for far to long - THANKS to the local Woman's Club for their very generous contribution towards this much welcomed improvement

Our home, the 1856 Mystic Bank building is now officially recorded with both the National & State Register of Historic Places & thanks to a grant from The William Pomeroy Foundation, we now have a new historical marker out front to make it official

The COMBINATION to the inner vault door was re-determined after it was taken apart and cleaned We recently reacquired the original accountants stand up, slant top desk from the banks early days, which had remained in the protective custody of the Schoonover family for several generations - Thanks so much

No more dim corners - we have installed modern L E D track lights in the rooms of the old building so bring your sunglasses

130 Years Ago ~ November 1888 Election Impassioned Yawps - Chewing Gum and Parades just too lovely for Anything ! See our GALLERY page for arousing details and a few good laughs

We are always seeking to expand our collections, gain new members and we welcome any donations and new volunteers. Please come and visit us soon to explore the rich history that awaits within our archives - you will be amazed and delighted what you might find here . . . . Eskimos - Yes, we even have those ! !

Founders 1965

Eva Butler & family
Mary Virginia Goodman
Carol Kimball
Harry Nelson
- also -
John Bucklyn
Ken Medbury
Joe Rattigan
James Spellman

Board of Directors

George Crouse
Tobias Glaza
Paul Grant-Costa
Cora Grunwald
Richard Guidebeck
Sharon Maynard
Robert Mohr

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Adella Backus
Donald Chapman
Joanne Fontanella
George Hamell
Jack & Jane Pillar

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