Smithsonian Museum Day Ticket, September 24th

Free admission at participating venues with a Smithsonian Museum day ticket!  Saturday, September 24th is the day!!!!!

In the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, who offer free admission every day, Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket for FREE. 

TWENTY-THREE museums in CONNECTICUT are participating in this event. Tickets must be ordered in advance and mailed to you.  Remember Saturday, September 24th is the only day and you need an OFFICIAL "Museum Day" ticket to get into the participating museums!   SO, GET GOING AND ORDER YOUR TICKETS!!!!  Tickets are good for one person and a guest so make sure you order enough for the whole family!

Oh, so you need to know how to order ------  for more information, view a list of participating museums and learn more about the day, go to http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/
 
You know how we like this "free" stuff ----- enjoy the museums!

Arbor Day

Do you know Connecticut's connection to Arbor Day?

Arbor day is a holiday where individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees. It originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska during 1872 by J. Sterling Morton. On the first Arbor Day which was held on April 10, 1872, an estimated 1 million trees were planted.

Okay, here come the Connecticut connection ---- Birdsey Northrop of Connecticut was responsible for globalizing Arbor Day in 1883 he promoted his Arbor Day and Village Improvement message to other states and even foreign countries. The American Forestry Association made Northrup the Chairman of the committee to campaign for Arbor Day nationwide in 1883.

To check out more information on Arbor Day visit the Arbor Day Foundation at http://www.arborday.org/ and to learn more about Birdsey Northrop go to http://www.ctgov/dep/lib/dep/forestry/urban_forestry/arborday.pdf. Oh and ----- GO PLANT A TREE!!!!!!