Happenings Down The Hill: Textile Museum Mill Of The Month Event April 27

Saturday April 27, 2013 10:00am – 12:00pm To Benefit: Windham Textile & History Museum For information contact: 860-456-2178 Mill of the Month Program Willimantic (Linen Company) Mill Willimantic,CT Are you intrigued and interested in the rich and prodigious industrial history of Eastern Connecticut? Here is your opportunity to get your monthly dose of mill sites and villages. The Windham Textile and History Museum will be presenting a program and walking tour of a different mill site every month on the fourth Saturday. Eleven programs are planned for 2013. Tours include the study of small buildings and magnificent structures, water and steam powered factories, textiles and other products, mill reuse and preservation issues and much more. And of course there will be fascinating stories of both famous and ordinary people who lived and worked through the decades of our great industrial past. This month we will take a walking tour of the buildings of the Willimantic Linen Company. Participants will meet at the Windham Textile and History Museum, 411 Main St., Willimantic, CT 06226 at 10am on Saturday, April 27th. Each field trip is $8. A passport will be issued to participants for $5. Registration is suggested by calling 860-456-2178. For more information, contact the Windham Textile & History Museum, 411 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226. 860-456-2178. www.millmuseum.org. This information is posted by Peter Leeds, a real estate agent with CG Real Estate in North Windham. Peter also serves as athletic director and soccer coach at Parish Hill Middle / High School in Chaplin. That said, he insists that Not Just The Sports Guy, though that’s how he can be found on Facebook. www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/PeterLeedsRealtyNotJustTheSportsGuy Peter Leeds can be reached at 860-377-4433 or peter@cgrealestate.net. Still a relative newcomer to the town, Peter Leeds has lived in Willimantic for more than three decades and is a fan of and cheerleader for the city of Willimantic and the town of Windham. In answer to some questions that may be asked by students or staff of the University of Connecticut, Eastern Connecticut State University, or Quinebaug Valley Community College, Willimantic is not just the frog bridge town. It is one of the four communities that comprise the Connecticut municipality of Windham, which are the villages of Windham Center, North Windham, South Windham, and the city of Willimantic. Willimantic is famous as “Romantic Willimantic” and for its Boom Box Parade and Victorian Days Home Tours. It is also home of one of the few brew pubs in Connecticut (Willimantic Brewing Company) and one of the very few storefront food co-ops (Willimantic Food Co-op). It is also a city of four bridges, including Garden on the Bridge, the Willimantic Footbridge (the longest single span east of the Mississippi), and of course, Thread City Crossing (aka the frog bridge), which invokes the historical legend of the Frogs of Windham. The real estate company that Peter Leeds works for, CG Real Estate, is a rapidly expanding independent real estate firm, with offices in North Windham, Danielson, Salem, and East Berlin. CG Real Estate is one of Connecticut’s most successful short sale experts. CG Real Estate agents are expert in assisting students or staff of the University of Connecticut, Eastern Connecticut State University, and Quinebaug Valley Community College with their home sale or purchase or finding just the right rental to suit their needs.