Flynt Center of Early New England Life

This was a really neat experience! We got groupon codes to check this museum out as well as two of the houses in the historic Deerfield area.nMasks are required, parking is behind the loop when you pull into the area (watch for signs pointing towards the back for parking), and bathrooms are located inside on the right hand side of the hallway where the receptionist desk sits. The staff were very informative and gave us plenty of space as we traversed their building.nnThe museum was very fascinating; there are about three main areas in this building. One large room is dedicated to wood, furniture, and the history pertaining to multiple types of styles of wood. It was really cool seeing the large portrait of all the different types of wood one would encounter throughout the historic district. I really appreciated some of the displays they had; there was one cabinet in particular that stood next to a makeshift cabinet with it's drawers inside of it (allowing you to see the craftsmanship on the inside of the cabinet) which I've rarely seen done in other museums.nnThe second place is on the second floor (you take a large elevator up) and consists of a large warehouse of several pieces of furniture, kitchen appliances, weapons, you name it, they got it! Each piece is categorized by a nomenclature and one can find more information about it on their website by searching the nomenclature (they provide a QR code to their website at the desk closer to the back of the room). There were some really cool historic pieces in here! I admired their display of rifles and some of the furniture pieces they had. My group had a lot of questions about different pieces so it was much easier accessing this information through my phone versus trying to find someone to explain it.nnThe third place is across the receptionist desk working one's way towards the wood room (textiles room). This room was a little small compared to the other two rooms, but enlightens one to what someone could be wearing during these times.nnAnother thing to note is their vast collection of powdered horns. They are actually really fascinating, and I recommend speaking to a staff about them. They highlighted some insightful connections between the time of powdered horns to modern times through the artwork sketched on them.nnOverall, the place was very clean, very professional, and it gave a wonderful lens to that time.nnI definitely recommend the house tours! We went to two of them; the first one was only first level access. The tourguide was informative and very keen on cleanliness. The second tour went through the years of 1725 to 1800s with each room of the house tour being a specific decade. It was wonderfully insightful and very entertaining!

My favorite part of the museum is the Powderhorns. Being familiar with Lake George history, it's like visiting distant relatives!

Every exhibit is well documented. QR codes exhibits for more information

A variety of things to see. Everyday items from the past. There are bigger museums, however.

Kind of like a self-guided episode of Antiques Roadshow. You can look up artifacts on the computers in the center of the upstairs level, which is fun.