Hidden Gems Of Connecticut

WINDSOR, CT — Morse code, radio, phonographs — words of a bygone generation which seem to have gone the way of powdered wigs, Nehru jackets and pet rocks. However, those communication wonders are on full display in Windsor at the Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut.

Since opening in New Britain in 1990, the museum has moved five times, first to East Hartford and in 2005 to its current home at 115 Pierson Lane in Windsor, near the Palisado Avenue Historic District. The museum was dedicated to the preservation of old-time communications equipment and to educating the public about this wonderful history.
Museum exhibits are organized along a timeline from the 1800s through 1980s. The aisles are identified by decade with a sign at each end.

Exhibits include extensive collections of early phonographs, microphones, novelty telephones, jukeboxes and much more.

With museums now back open in Connecticut, two visitors came from as far away as Ridgefield last weekend.

"We were there (Sunday), where received a very interesting tour and demonstrations from museum founder John Ellsworth. The collection is amazingly huge and the museum is totally run by volunteers. I will be recommending this museum without hesitation to everyone I know."

More information is available at 860-683-2903 or by visiting www.vrcmct.org.

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The Hidden Gems series features out-of-the-way mom and pop restaurants, small specialty stores you may have never heard of, little-known historical markers or beautiful nature spots that may be a bit off the beaten path, all located within Connecticut. Other columns in this series for 2021 include:

• The Cogswell Temperance Fountain
• The Old State House
• BouNom Bakery
• Union Pond Park/Jay Howroyd Fitness Trail
• The Submarine Force Museum/USS Nautilus
• The UConn Dairy Bar
• Grove Hill Cemetery, Vernon
• Backwoods Smokin' BBQ
• The Ranch House
• Connecticut State Police Museum
• Berlin Historic District
• Connecticut Parachutists Skydiving Club
• Tail Winds Ice Cream Shop
• The MLK Mural
• The Hilltop Restaurant and Bar
• Fork & Fire
• Lena's Italian Kitchen
• The Benedict Arnold Trail
• Swank Pearce
• Vernon Depot Historic Park
• Farr's Sporting Goods
• Robs Drivin Diner

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