Programs

  • Lyme Historians Museum Project

    THE LYME HISTORIANS, INCLUDING THE MUSEUM, MOVED INTO THE CHURCHILL-MELVILL HOUSE ON 15 MAIN STREET IN LYME, IN THE FALL OF 2016, SETTING UP EXHIBITS IN 4 ROOMS, 2 ROOMS TO HAVE REVOLVING EXHIBITS AND 2 ROOMS WITH STATIONARY EXHIBITS. NEW ITEMS WERE DONATED TO ADD TO THE EXHIBIT ROOMS INCLUDING AN ESTEY ORGAN THAT BELONGED TO A LYME RESIDENT. A NEW ENTRANCE WAS ADDED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING WITH A VIEW TOWARDS 4 HISTORIC AREAS OF THE TOWN, THE LYME CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, THE HORSESHEDS, THE OLD JAIL HOUSE AND THE OLD LYME PLAIN CEMETERY.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $39.5K

  • Lyme Center Schoolhouse Initiative

    THROUGH THE GENEROUS DONATION OF A LYME RESIDENT AND HISTORIAN MEMBER, LYME HISTORIANS RECEIVED THE TITLE TO A BEAUTIFULLY KEPT ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE IN LYME CENTER. THE SCHOOLHOUSE HAS MANY, IF NOT ALL, OF ITS ORIGINAL FEATURES INCLUDING OLD SCHOOL DESKS. THE SCHOOLHOUSE IS GENERALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE LATE SPRING TO EARLY FALL.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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  • Lyme Historians Events Program

    THE LYME HISTORIANS SPONSOR EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL MEETING WITH A GUEST SPEAKER, HISTORIC TOURS SUCH AS THE CELLAR HOLE PROJECT WHICH MAPS THE AREA OF THE CELLAR HOLE AND RESEARCHES OWNERSHIP IN THE TOWN OF LYME. THE LYME HISTORIANS ARCHIVE HISTORIC DOCUMENTS INCLUDING OLD JOURNALS, OLD DEEDS, HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS, VITAL RECORDS FROM LOCAL CHURCHES, AND AN EVER-EXPANDING COLLECTION OF GENEALOGY RECORDS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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