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Glimpses: The Coult Farm Journal

by Charlie Beal Featured Photo (above): Coult farm, looking east from Tantummaheag, ca. 1890. LHSA The Coult family farm likely started…

by John Noyes Featured Image: Charles H. Davis, Hillside Road, Mystic, Connecticut, 1924. Oil on canvas. Florence Griswold Museum, Gift…

Old Lyme’s prominent families traditionally used marriage ties to extend their property, wealth, and status. William Ely Coult (1797–1877) ignored…

Shad nets stored on wooden reels were once a familiar sight along the Connecticut River. This photograph, taken ca. 1885…