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Exhibit at the Otis Library
An exhibit showcasing the Old Mystic History Center’s manuscript, map, and artifact collections was displayed at the Otis Library in Norwich, Connecticut, in August 2023. Also highlighted was the Old Mystic Oral History Project. If you know anyone who is interested in contributing to our oral history collection, please let us know. We are also…
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A few months ago, students and teachers from Salisbury School, a private college prep high school in Salisbury, Connecticut, visited the Old Mystic History Center in order to conduct research into the Pequot War. Here they talked with OMHC Board members and OMHC staff member, Marcus Mason Maronn, a direct descendant of Captain John Mason. The…
Read MorePEQUOT WAR PRESENTATION
Pequot War Presentation and Discussion The Old Mystic History Center (formerly the Indian & Colonial Research Center) will host a free presentation on the Pequot War of 1637 at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 25 at the Old Mystic Methodist Church, 44 Main St. (Route 27), Old Mystic. Featured speakers will be Dr. Kevin McBride,…
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OMHC Awarded CT Humanities Grant
We are pleased to announce that Connecticut Humanities, the statewide, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has awarded us a $5700 CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant (CTCFOSG). The funds will help us enhance our infrastructure and create a more user-friendly updated website that streamlines access into the collection’s online database and…
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Continuing the Legacy, Part 2
The final steps in rebranding the Indian & Colonial Research Center as the Old Mystic History Center took place yesterday on Tuesday, November 17, 2021, as the signage on the Mystic Bank Building was updated by OMHC volunteer Marcus Marron and Board of Directors member Bob Mohr. The former banner graced the building since the…
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Continuing the Legacy
For more than thirty years, members of the Indian & Colonial Research Center’s Board of Directors have discussed updating the identity of the Center. In January 2020, after a two-year deliberative process, the Board made the decision to rebrand the “Indian & Colonial Research Center” with the “Old Mystic History Center” to reflect the growth…
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