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05/08/2017 12:31 PMThe Stony Creek Museum kicks off their 2017 Season on Sunday May 28 from 1 to 3 p.m. with their annual Ice Cream Social. The event will feature a Touch-a-Truck display from the Stony Creek Firehouse, the Walsh Intermediate School Dance Team and a singing of the National Anthem.
This year's feature exhibit, "The End of the Line: Stony Creek Trolleys," in collaboration with the Shoreline Trolley Museum, features a depiction of the Stony Creek Village in 1920, in a model-hand carved by Anthony "Unk" DaRos, Branford's former first selectman.
The Stony Creek Museum features a public exhibition of manuscripts, pictures, objects, artifacts, memorabilia, and items that reflect the history of Stony Creek and the Thimble Islands. Other attractions shown in the exhibits include the well-known Stony Creek Fife and Drum Corps, historic firefighting equipment, and a video on the puppets from the Weil family Sicilian puppet collection. A century old Apothecary Store complete with original drugs is also displayed.
The Stony Creek Museum celebrates the rich history of a Connecticut shoreline village, which grew out of the pink granite underlying its soil. The quarries in the area provided stone for the foundation of the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty and the facades of many Manhattan Skyscrapers. Immigrants arriving throughout the world to work the quarries formed a diverse and eclectic community.
The Stony Creek Museum, located at 84 Thimble Islands Road in Stony Creek [Branford] is open seasonally Memorial Day to Columbus Day; Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. In addition, groups can be accommodated by appointment year round by calling (203) 488-4014. For more information visit the museum website here