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Windham Textile and History Museum

The museum in early-2018.
Location within Connecticut
Established	1995-2002 (1995-2002)
Location	Willimantic, Connecticut
Type	Textile museum
CEO	Jamie H. Eves
Website	millmuseum.org

The Windham Textile and History Museum is a museum in Willimantic, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It is currently located in Main St.

Exhibits

Its main focus is the Willimantic Linen Company's Willimantic mill, later purchased by the American Thread Company and closed in 1985. The museum is located in the former company store building.

The museum features the Brooke Shannon Antique Sewing Machine Room, which is a room which features replica sewing machines from the factory in the late-19th century. Other exhibits include a re-creation of the manager's office, a replica of the boarding houses in the 1880s. A tour of the mill property is part of the tour, but access inside in not included due to most of the mill being on private property. There are many other displays that feature what was life like during the turn of the century at the mill in Willimantic.

Associated people

• Austin Cornelius Dunham was vice-president of the Willimantic Linen Company.

References

1. "Windham Textile & History Museum | The Mill Museum". millmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
2. Eves, Jamie H. "The Rise and Fall of Connecticut's Textile Industry". Windham Textile & History Museum. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
3. "The Mill Museum" (PDF). Windham Textile & History Museum. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
4. "Brooke Shannon Antique Sewing Machine Room | Windham Textile & History Museum". www.millmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
5. "A Trip To Windham Textile Museum (Part 2) - The Working Textile Artist". The Working Textile Artist. 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
6. "The Workers' House | Windham Textile & History Museum". www.millmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
7. "The Mills | Windham Textile & History Museum". www.millmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
8. "Permanent Exhibits | Windham Textile & History Museum". www.millmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.

Further reading

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation:

• HAER No. CT-44-A, "Willimantic Linen Company, Mill No. 1", 7 photos, 17 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
• HAER No. CT-44-B, "Willimantic Linen Company, Mill No. 5", 1 photo, 8 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
• HAER No. CT-44-C, "Willimantic Linen Company, Mill No. 2", 12 photos, 18 data pages, 3 photo caption pages

External links

• Museum website

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