Category: Connecticut
The American Clock and Watch Museum
Many people think the most intricate timepieces made today are those constructed by the Swiss. But there was once a time when the Swiss and…
Keeping Track of Time
Our time is something pretty important to most of us. We may keep track of it with our phone or watch, but two hundred years…
Nathan Hale
His only regret was that he had but one life to give for his country. They are famous words uttered by America’s first spy just…
America’s First Spy
Many refer to him as America’s first spy – a young man from a farm who answered George Washington’s call for men to go into…
A Name You Still Know Today
He was the sixth of twelve children born on a 300 acre farm in central Connecticut. While all of the kids in the family were…
One Classic Bell for One Classic Movie
Bells are often associated with the Christmas holiday. There is one bell in one classic Christmas movie that remains a fixture in many folks’ minds,…
Bells In Our Lives
Bells sometimes signal the beginning of a school day or a work day. At this company, the ringing of the bell is all day, every…
Bevin Bells
Once upon a time, a farm needed bells. Bells were used in conjunction with livestock and other pursuits. Times have changed but this company remains…
Mystic Seaport
Long before the birth of this nation, this seaport was building the ships that would create a stream of commerce from Englands new colonies to…