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http://www.MeridenHistoricalSociety.org
41 West Main Street,
P.O. Box 3005,
Meriden, CT 06450
Tel: (203) 639-1913
?The Meriden Historical Society, Inc., staffed by volunteer researchers, is a non-profit organization uniting those who are interested in the history of Meriden, Connecticut.
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The Meriden Historical Society CT Summer At The Museum Initiative
July 10, 2022
The Meriden Historical Society was recently awarded a grant in the amount of $1000 from Connecticut Humanities to support our participation in the CT Summer at the Museum initiative. The program invites Connecticut children ages 18 and under plus one accompanying Connecticut resident adult to visit participating museums free of charge from July 1 through September 5, 2022. Funding for the initiative is provided by the CT General Assembly, the with the support of Connecticut Humanities and the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the federal ARPA.The Meriden Historical Society Museum and History Center will be offering special tours and activities geared to families. Tours will occur Thursday nights on the hour starting at 4:00pm until 7:00pm and Saturdays starting at 10:00am until 2:00pm. Tours lasting approximately 45 minutes will be offered from July 2, 2022 until September 3, 2022. Reservations are required. Please call 203.639.1913 to reserve a time slot or for more information about the program. The Meriden Historical Society is located in downtown Meriden at 41 West Main Street.
The CT Summer at the Museum program was extremely successful in the summer of 2021, with museums throughout the state hosting hundreds of thousands of children, many of whom would not otherwise be able to afford admission. This program is even more important in 2022 given that inflation and high gasoline prices are already adversely impacting attendance at our institutions, especially among lower income families.
A visit to a museum provides a special opportunity that can positively impact mental health, demonstrably improve learning outcomes among children and youth, and offer positive activities and outlets in many of the neighborhoods, towns, and cities that we serve. As children and students missed out on more than two years of group and school visits to our institutions as part of hands-on, interactive learning, the CT Summer at the Museum Program gives these children and students a chance to experience our institutions and benefit from our programs, activities, and exhibits.
About Connecticut Humanities CT Humanities (CTH) is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. CTH connects people to the humanities through grants, partnerships, and collaborative programs. CTH projects, administration, and program development are supported by state and federal matching funds, community foundations, and gifts from private sources. Learn more by visiting cthumanities.org.
About Connecticut Office of the Arts The Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) is the state agency charged with fostering the health of Connecticut's creative economy. Part of the state's Department of Economic and Community
Development, the COA is funded by the State of Connecticut as well as the National Endowment for the Arts.
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