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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…

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…

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…

Welcome to the News Board, the blog of the Old Mystic History Center (formerly the Indian & Colonial Research Center). We see the News Board as a place to highlight, discuss, and showcase people, places, and events we come across in the Center’s collections or to let people know about upcoming events.  The OMHC Board…