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Update: Progress on the
Addition to the Connecticut Museum of Mining and Mineral Science (As of 6/21/06) The addition the the Mining Museum has progressed a great deal since the March photo essay. The interior is 95% completed now with trim and painting almost finished. The exterior is now complete except for some final staining. The addition has received its final building inspection and now has a Certificate of Occupancy pending approval of the Kent Fire Marshal. |
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| ABOVE: John Pawloski, director of the Connecticut Museum of Mining and Mineral Science gets down and dirty as he prepared to prime the ceiling of the new addition on May 3, 2006. |
ABOVE: The interior of the Mining Museum as it appears on June 21, 2006. Once the Fire Marshal gives his approval we can begin to set up the exhibits. |
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| ABOVE: The exterior carpentry was finished on June 20, 2006. All that remains is to stain portions of the rough sawn siding and window trim. |
ABOVE: Gale Washburn, a dedicated CAMA volunteer, takes a brief lunchbreak before getting back to work. |
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| ABOVE: A shot of the museum both old and new. |
ABOVE: Another shot of the addition as it nears completion on June 21, 2006. |