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PEQUOT WAR PRESENTATION
Pequot War Presentation and Discussion
Read MoreOld Mystic History Center Receives CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant from CT Humanities
MYSTIC, CT (January 6, 2023) — The Old Mystic History Center has been awarded a $5,300 CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grant (CTCFOSG) from Connecticut Humanities, the statewide nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. We are very grateful for this award,” said Old Mystic History Center treasurer, Bob Mohr. “We are a…
Read MoreSalisbury School Students Engage with History at OMHC
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…
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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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