Connecticut Historical Society
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The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, formerly the Connecticut Historical Society, is a private, non-profit organization that serves as the official state historical society of Connecticut. Founded in Hartford 1825, it ranks among the oldest historical societies in the United States.
The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History is a non-profit museum, library, archive and education center that is open to the public. It houses a research center containing 270,000 artifacts and graphics and over 100,000 books and pamphlets. It holds one of the largest costume and textile collections in New England. It carried the name Connecticut Historical Society from its establishment until 2023.
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