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The Hyland House Museum

Our mission is to share Guilford's rich colonial history and to inspire ongoing stewardship of that legacy.

  • Hyland House Home
  • What’s On
  • News
  • Contact Us
  • Become a Supporter
    • Donate
    • Membership
    • Volunteer
  • Visit the House
    • Hours & Admission
    • Guilford, Connecticut
    • Hyland House Virtual Tour
  • The Garden
    • The Apothecary Rose
    • Our Garden Plants
  • Early Guilford Days
    • Virtual Early Guilford Days
    • Workshops
    • Costume Counsel
  • At Home Activities
    • Bake a Historical Election Cake
    • Make your own Leather Wallet
    • Make your own Silhouette Portrait
    • Bind Your Own Notebook
    • Martha Washington’s Great Cake
    • Sew a Historical “Huswife”
    • Build a Lucet Tool and Braid Cords
    • Herb Memory Card Game
    • Nine Men Morris Game
    • Make your own Button Whirligig
    • Weaving a Coaster
    • Making an Aluminum Lantern
    • The Flying Circle – Make your Own Game of Graces
    • Making and Using a Tape Loom
  • Learn Our Story
    • Museum Collection – Objects of Interest
      • Silhouette
      • The “Huswife” – a colonial travel sewing kit
      • Custom Curtains with a History
      • Fire Bucket
      • 18th Century Stays
      • Tape Loom
    • Diptheria Epidemic in 1736 
    • Hyland House History
    • Dorothy Whitfield Historic Society
    • A Witness Stone for Candace
    • Genealogy of Hyland House Residents
    • Architectural History
  • Board of Directors & Docents

Guilford, Connecticut

guilfordgreenaerialFounded by Henry Whitfield in 1639, Guilford is a small shoreline town with a charming atmosphere that boasts the third largest collection of historical homes in New England, dwellings from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

Information on historic sites, dining, shopping, lodging, and more can be found at: www.visitguilfordct.com.

We look forward to your visit!

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