A Tradition of Community Support

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The Eli Whitney Museum was established in 1979 as a not-for-profit historic site and educational organization. The Museum preserves the site on which Whitney constructed the first American factory in 1798. Members (anyone who contributes a dollar or more) govern the Museum.

An end-gable Barn that Whitney designed in 1816 and the beauty of the falling of water recall the ingenuity and balance that made Whitneyville an American icon.

The Eli Whitney Museum celebrates the Whitney tradition of learning by experiment. The Workshop designs, produces and teaches projects that engage hands, eyes and minds… projects that blend art, science and invention.

Each year students and apprentices construct more than 90,000 projects in the Workshop’s eight teaching studios and in the programs that cross Connecticut. In scope and scale, the Whitney Workshop's programs are unrivaled.

Annual Appeal 2023

Annual Appeal 2023

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With precision, we explore the world from micro to macro. Your donation has a precise impact on our community.

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Annual Appeal 2022

Annual Appeal 2022

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2022 has been a year of bridging gaps and forging community connections.

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Annual Appeal 2021

Annual Appeal 2021

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We teach children to think with their hands, to share tools, to step outside the social bubbles of their neighborhoods…

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Annual Appeal 2020

Annual Appeal 2020

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We teach children to think with their hands, to share tools, to step outside the social bubbles of their neighborhoods…

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Annual Appeal 2019

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Each year we write to thank you for all that children have built here with your support and to ask for your continued help. We try to compress into a few words and images the essence of our work. This year we have enclosed the work itself – an experiment that captures our purpose.

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Annual Appeal 2018

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In a year of unnerving rhetoric, remember the power of play.

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Annual Appeal 2016

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A Welcoming Place for Birds.
A Welcoming Place for Children.

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Annual Appeal 2014

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Jennifer Oxley spoke at our Annual Meeting this Fall. She's an Emmy-winning filmmaker and animator in N.Y. Twenty five years ago she was our first Apprentice.

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2012 Annual Appeal

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Keeping Promises

When I was young, there was a gifted furniture maker in New Haven whose work had all the elegance of an old master.

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2011 Annual Appeal

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Finding Long Vision
Felix is six. Standing amid a group of red-shirted apprentices, he announced that he was going to work at the Museum when he grows up.

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2010 Annual Appeal

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I write to thank you for all that we have accomplished with your past support and to ask you for your continued help.

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2009 Annual Appeal

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I write to thank you for all that we have accomplished with your past support and to ask you for
your continued help.

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2008 Annual Appeal

2008 Annual Appeal: Marble Trees

We write to thank you for all that we have accomplished with your past investment in the Museum and to ask you for your continued support.

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2004: Annuals Appeal

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As the year ends, we write to thank you for all that we have accomplished with your help and to ask for your continued support.

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Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

Annual Meeting 2019

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The Trustees of the Eli Whitney Museum invite you to its 40th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 22nd at 5:30 pm.

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Thursday, October 20th, 2022

Annual Meeting 2022

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The Trustees of the Eli Whitney Museum invite you to its 41st Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 20th at 6:00 pm.

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Thursday, November 9th, 2023

Annual Meeting 2023

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The Trustees of the Eli Whitney Museum invite you to its 42nd Annual Meeting on Thursday, November 9th at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
Carter Studio of the Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop
903 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517

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Thursday, October 24, 2024

Annual Meeting 2024

The Board of Directors of the Eli Whitney Museum invites you to its 43rd Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 24th from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
Carter Studio of the Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop
903 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517

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Annual Meeting 2018

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The Trustees of the Eli Whitney Museum invite you to its 39th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 23rd at 5:30 pm.

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Annual Meeting 2017

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The Trustees of the Eli Whitney Museum invite you to its 38th Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 26th at 5:30 pm.

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Annual Meeting 2016

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The Trustees of the Eli Whitney Museum invite you to its 37th Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 27th at 5:30 pm.

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Annual Meeting 2015

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The Trustees of the Eli Whitney Museum invite you to its 36th Annual Meeting on Thursday, November 12th at 5:30 pm.

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Annual Meeting 2014

Jennifer Oxley

The Trustees of the Eli Whitney Museum invite you to its 35th Annual Meeting on Wednesday, November 11th at 5:30 pm.

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Annual Meeting 2012

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The Trustees of the Eli Whitney Museum invite you to its 33rd Annual Meeting on Monday, October 29th at 5:30 pm.

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Annual Meeting 2010

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The Trustees of the Eli Whitney Museum invite you to its 31st Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 26th at 5:30 pm.

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