Exhibition Note: Online Exhibition Offers an Unprecedented Look at Artist Edward C. Volkert
Exhibition Note: Online Exhibition Offers an Unprecedented Look at [...]
Glimpse: The Coult Farm Journal
Glimpse: The Coult Farm Journal by Charles Beal [...]
Exhibition Note: Stone Walls
by John E. Noyes Featured Image: Charles H. Davis, Hillside [...]
Profiles: Ernestina Fisher Coult (1842-1919)
Old Lyme’s prominent families traditionally used marriage ties to extend their property, wealth, and status. William Ely Coult (1797–1877) ignored that precedent when at age 65 he married the young German woman who worked as his household servant.
Photographs: Shad Nets
Shad nets stored on wooden reels were once a familiar sight along the Connecticut River. This photograph, taken ca. 1885 near the Reuben Champion house at Ferry Point, recalls the days when “shadding” was an important source of local income.
