Historic lyme village musem

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Historic Lyme Village started in 1972 when the Historic Lyme Church

Association was started in the Lyme Congregational Church to preserve the

history of Lyme Township and the surrounding area. The group decided to

expand to start a Historic Village when the Seymour House was to be

destroyed unless it was moved. The Village concept began and the name was

changed to Historic Lyme Village Association and has continued the

preservation of history in the area. Since 1976 3 log houses, the Wright

Mansion and Carriage House (which are on their original location), the 2

barns, the woodworkers shop, country store, Schug Hardware, Groton Town

hall, shoe shop, Merry one room school, and Detterman Log Church have all

been added.

 

The name Lyme is the current name of the township that the village museum

is located in. From 1815 to the middle of the 20th century the settlement

on the corner of State Route 4 and State Route 113 was noted on maps and

known as Lyme. The name Lyme came from the area of Lyme Conn. which was

where the Fire Suffers lived which were awarded the land in the Firelands of

the Western Reserve of Conn. This is basically Huron and Erie Counties in

the present. The name in Lyme Conn, came directly from Lyme Regis England.

 

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