Browse Exhibits (2 total)

Remembering Ellery Thompson: Fisherman, Writer, Artist, Free Spirit

An exhibition of the life and times of Ellery Franklin Thompson (1899-1986), whose writings, published and unpublished, provide first-hand glimpses into the maritime history of southeastern Connecticut.

Brian Rogers, Online Exhibitions Librarian, April, 2020

Chapters about publication of Draggerman's Haul updated in 2023 to reflect correspondence donated by the Calhoun family.

Arethusa, Bernard Gordon, Block Island, Book & Tackle Shop, Come Aboard the Draggers, Custom House Maritime Museum, Daniel Merriman, Draggerman's Haul, Draggerman's Loot, Ellery Thompson, Ellery Thompson New Yorker magazine, fisherman, Fishers Island, Fort Rachel, Groton Connecticut, John Cleary, Joseph Mitchell, L. A. Dunton schooner, Larchmont steamboat, Long Island Sound, Morgan McGinley, Mystic Connecticut, Mystic Seaport, New London Connecticut, paintings, Prohibition, Stephen Jones, Stonington Connecticut, Thames River New London, The Day New London, Trawling, William McCoy, Yale fishery biologists

Robert Mills, the Greek Revival, and New London's Historic Custom House

Images and information relating to Robert Mills (1781-1855), the first American-born professional architect, and his buildings for the federal government: the U.S. Treasury, U.S. Patent Office, the Washington Monuments in Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD, and custom houses in New London, CT, New Bedford, MA, and Newburyport, MA.

An exhibition created by Brian Rogers, Librarian from 2009 to 2019, for the New London Maritime Society, 2016.

"America's First Architect" book, "The American Pharos" book, Custom House Maritime Museum, Greek Revival, John M. Bryan, New Bedford Custom House, New London Custom House, Newburyport Custom House, Old Patent Office, Robert Mills architect, U.S. Patent Office Washington, Washington Monument