Danbury Museum
@danburymuseum.bsky.social
5 historic buildings, research library/archive, and more than 300 years of history. Weds - Sat, 12-4. Tours Fri & Sat.
New exhibit opens 3/15 — “First Impressions: What Marian Wore.”
Learn more about us: https://danburymuseum.org/
New exhibit opens 3/15 — “First Impressions: What Marian Wore.”
Learn more about us: https://danburymuseum.org/
The #ArchiveAdventCalendar is among our favorite holiday happenings! We’ll look forward to sharing throughout the month of December. Thank you, @arascot.bsky.social!
We are pleased to announce the daily themes for the 2025 #ArchiveAdventCalendar. A reminder that anyone can take part in December. Just post something with the daily hashtag and #ArchiveAdventCalendar. We can't wait to see what you will all share this year! 😁🎄🎅
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The #ArchiveAdventCalendar is among our favorite holiday happenings! We’ll look forward to sharing throughout the month of December. Thank you, @arascot.bsky.social!
In partnership with the Danbury NAACP, we’re so pleased to host “Selma” at the Danbury Museum on Sunday, 2/23/2025, at 3pm. This event is free and open to all!
February 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
In partnership with the Danbury NAACP, we’re so pleased to host “Selma” at the Danbury Museum on Sunday, 2/23/2025, at 3pm. This event is free and open to all!
A wonderful time last night sharing 18th century Danbury stories with our friends at the Danbury Masonic Lodge. How great is their 1780 minutes book?! We look forward to more programs and partnership with the lodge.
January 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A wonderful time last night sharing 18th century Danbury stories with our friends at the Danbury Masonic Lodge. How great is their 1780 minutes book?! We look forward to more programs and partnership with the lodge.
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Who doesn't enjoy a good Victorian pun? We certainly do 😄
Can you work it out? If not, the explanation is in the alt text.
#ChristmasCards #EYAFestive #ArchiveAdventCalendar
Can you work it out? If not, the explanation is in the alt text.
#ChristmasCards #EYAFestive #ArchiveAdventCalendar
December 10, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Who doesn't enjoy a good Victorian pun? We certainly do 😄
Can you work it out? If not, the explanation is in the alt text.
#ChristmasCards #EYAFestive #ArchiveAdventCalendar
Can you work it out? If not, the explanation is in the alt text.
#ChristmasCards #EYAFestive #ArchiveAdventCalendar
There’s not much more #FestiveClothes for #ArchiveAdventCalendar than a gown/dress/coat worn by Marian Anderson. This beautiful coat is one of several pieces of Miss Anderson’s that are within our collection. She wore this piece for decades, and it was loved.
December 12, 2024 at 8:00 PM
There’s not much more #FestiveClothes for #ArchiveAdventCalendar than a gown/dress/coat worn by Marian Anderson. This beautiful coat is one of several pieces of Miss Anderson’s that are within our collection. She wore this piece for decades, and it was loved.
Getting caught up with #ArchiveAdventCalendar! Yesterday’s #WinterWonderland theme we thought, well, let’s show off how pretty our campus is in winter! Our goal? Today’s post…later today! #Danbury
December 12, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Getting caught up with #ArchiveAdventCalendar! Yesterday’s #WinterWonderland theme we thought, well, let’s show off how pretty our campus is in winter! Our goal? Today’s post…later today! #Danbury
We were off our game yesterday and forgot to post our #ChristmasCards for day 10 of #ArchiveAdventCalendar! These are all from a collection that belonged to Ann Ava Miller, and we think they are charming.
December 11, 2024 at 10:27 PM
We were off our game yesterday and forgot to post our #ChristmasCards for day 10 of #ArchiveAdventCalendar! These are all from a collection that belonged to Ann Ava Miller, and we think they are charming.
Today’s @arascot.bsky.social #ArchivesAdventCalendar theme is #ChristmasCharity. The Woman’s Club of Danbury/New Fairfield sells poinsettias as their annual fundraiser and the proceeds go to many area non-profits. And they are *the* most beautiful plants!
December 7, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Today’s @arascot.bsky.social #ArchivesAdventCalendar theme is #ChristmasCharity. The Woman’s Club of Danbury/New Fairfield sells poinsettias as their annual fundraiser and the proceeds go to many area non-profits. And they are *the* most beautiful plants!
Ooooooh!
December 6, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Ooooooh!
St Nick would have been visiting this #chimney from about 1780 onward! This is the Charles E Ives Birthplace in its original location on Main Street here in Danbury. With the bit of snow and bare trees, the photo looks to have been taken on a wintry day like today! #ArchiveAdventCalendar
December 6, 2024 at 3:32 PM
St Nick would have been visiting this #chimney from about 1780 onward! This is the Charles E Ives Birthplace in its original location on Main Street here in Danbury. With the bit of snow and bare trees, the photo looks to have been taken on a wintry day like today! #ArchiveAdventCalendar
What a lovely graphic!
Post Early poster, designed by HA Rothholtz for the Post Office Savings Bank, ca 1945
#ArchiveAdventCalendar #Tree @scotsarchives.bsky.social
HA Rothholz Archive
ID: RHZ/4/1/14
#ArchiveAdventCalendar #Tree @scotsarchives.bsky.social
HA Rothholz Archive
ID: RHZ/4/1/14
December 5, 2024 at 2:28 PM
What a lovely graphic!
#Trees —within trees—for today’s #ArchiveAdventCalendar. This undated photo of Danbury’s Main Street shows shops all lit up for the holidays and what appears to be small, real fir trees within the lit triangles on the lampposts.
December 5, 2024 at 1:30 PM
#Trees —within trees—for today’s #ArchiveAdventCalendar. This undated photo of Danbury’s Main Street shows shops all lit up for the holidays and what appears to be small, real fir trees within the lit triangles on the lampposts.
Today’s #ArchiveAdventCalendar theme is #FestiveFeast. We’re sharing a feast from the White Turkey Inn—and even a tasty Wassail Bowl recipe.
December 4, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Today’s #ArchiveAdventCalendar theme is #FestiveFeast. We’re sharing a feast from the White Turkey Inn—and even a tasty Wassail Bowl recipe.
Today’s #ArchiveAdventCalendar theme is #bells. The Danbury themed tree we have in our foyer has these adorable homemade ornaments (spools wrapped with printouts of old Danbury Sanborn Fire Insurance maps) complete with jingle bells!
December 3, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Today’s #ArchiveAdventCalendar theme is #bells. The Danbury themed tree we have in our foyer has these adorable homemade ornaments (spools wrapped with printouts of old Danbury Sanborn Fire Insurance maps) complete with jingle bells!
Our friends at ARA Scotland have a wonderful initiative for the festive season, and we’ll be sharing posts across our platforms this month. First up is #Snow, this undated image of the home of Col E Moss White on Main Street here in Danbury, CT. #ArchiveAdventCalendar
December 2, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Our friends at ARA Scotland have a wonderful initiative for the festive season, and we’ll be sharing posts across our platforms this month. First up is #Snow, this undated image of the home of Col E Moss White on Main Street here in Danbury, CT. #ArchiveAdventCalendar
With a swing of the saw….the last remnants of the museum’s almost 30 year-old wood fence come down! Thank you to our current Eagle Scout candidate as he completes phase three of our fence line replacement project over the next several weekends! #Progress
November 17, 2024 at 3:29 PM
With a swing of the saw….the last remnants of the museum’s almost 30 year-old wood fence come down! Thank you to our current Eagle Scout candidate as he completes phase three of our fence line replacement project over the next several weekends! #Progress
We love this initiative from ARA Scotland and we’re looking forward to sharing some artifacts/ephemera from our collections here! Who’s in for some archival antics in December?
November 14, 2024 at 1:01 PM
We love this initiative from ARA Scotland and we’re looking forward to sharing some artifacts/ephemera from our collections here! Who’s in for some archival antics in December?
It’s true! (We can vouch for the free museum passes, too!)
Hello friendos
Today's tip from your librarian
The library has lots of stuff for free
Language learning (CDs, DVDs, Rosetta Stone, Mango)
Audiobooks and e-audiobooks
E-books
Library of things (toys, board games, all sorts of objects)
Movies
Kanopy(music & movies)
Newspapers
Museum passes
&More!
Today's tip from your librarian
The library has lots of stuff for free
Language learning (CDs, DVDs, Rosetta Stone, Mango)
Audiobooks and e-audiobooks
E-books
Library of things (toys, board games, all sorts of objects)
Movies
Kanopy(music & movies)
Newspapers
Museum passes
&More!
November 12, 2024 at 8:08 PM
It’s true! (We can vouch for the free museum passes, too!)
George Winthrop Standish was quick to answer the call of his country. He enlisted on July 19, 1917, departing for service on May 10, 1918.
Private Standish was killed in action on September 29, 1918, in a battle for the Hindenburg Line in Picardie, France.
Private Standish was killed in action on September 29, 1918, in a battle for the Hindenburg Line in Picardie, France.
November 11, 2024 at 4:08 PM
George Winthrop Standish was quick to answer the call of his country. He enlisted on July 19, 1917, departing for service on May 10, 1918.
Private Standish was killed in action on September 29, 1918, in a battle for the Hindenburg Line in Picardie, France.
Private Standish was killed in action on September 29, 1918, in a battle for the Hindenburg Line in Picardie, France.
Sharing a few #DanburyVeterans stories today. Eleanor F Lowery—who learned to fly locally—was one of the first 100 women invited to Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. In 1943, she completed her training and became a Women’s Air Force Service Pilot. #VeteransDay
November 11, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Sharing a few #DanburyVeterans stories today. Eleanor F Lowery—who learned to fly locally—was one of the first 100 women invited to Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. In 1943, she completed her training and became a Women’s Air Force Service Pilot. #VeteransDay
Hello Blue Sky! We’re starting off our account with this morning’s DanburyGardenClub annual luncheon and fundraiser. Always happy to be with so many friends at The Amber Room Colonnade.
November 16, 2023 at 3:34 PM
Hello Blue Sky! We’re starting off our account with this morning’s DanburyGardenClub annual luncheon and fundraiser. Always happy to be with so many friends at The Amber Room Colonnade.