Osbornedale & the Osborne Homestead
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id: CT050-S01
title: Connecticut State Parks: Osbornedale
kind: Sources & research leads
date: Source reviewed September 2026
institution: Osbornedale & the Osborne Homestead
summary: Supporting source for the collection’s history, chronology and research notes. Industry, farming and conservation meet in the landscape assembled by Frances Osborne Kellogg.
url: https://ctparks.com/parks/osbornedale-state-park
credit: Connecticut State Parks
notes: External source; the full publication remains with its publisher. The archive provides an original educational summary and a link. See the collection history for the claims supported by this record.
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id: CT050-P01
title: Derby Osbornedale house
kind: Photographs
date: 2008-07-23
institution: Osbornedale & the Osborne Homestead
summary: Osbornedale house in Derby, Conn.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Derby_Osbornedale_house.jpg
credit: Polaron / CC BY 3.0
notes: Reuse permitted under CC BY 3.0; credit the creator, link the license, and identify changes. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image.
file: images/osbornedale-8255011.jpg
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license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
external_image_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Derby_Osbornedale_house.jpg
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id: CT050-P02
title: OsbournedaleSP Erratic
kind: Photographs
date: 2012-01-15 14:34:32
institution: Osbornedale & the Osborne Homestead
summary: Erratic formation. Osbornedale State Park.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OsbournedaleSP_Erratic.jpg
credit: Morrowlong / CC BY-SA 4.0
notes: Reuse permitted under CC BY-SA 4.0; credit the creator, link the license, and identify changes. Adapted images must be shared under the same license. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image.
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id: ED-C-image-pass-027
title: Shelter and lake in autumn
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; photograph date not supplied
institution: Osbornedale & the Osborne Homestead
summary: A shelter and reflected trees frame the lake at Osbornedale.
url: https://ctparks.com/parks/osbornedale-state-park
credit: Instagram @kaitlyncasso / CT Parks / Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. 2023-06 in upload directory is not a verified photograph date. This is an observed display derivative; a higher-resolution original was not established. Reuse: Copyright/reuse permission not verified; state website publication does not establish public-domain status
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title: Pond at sunset
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; photograph date not supplied
institution: Osbornedale & the Osborne Homestead
summary: Sunset and fallen leaves beside an Osbornedale pond.
url: https://ctparks.com/parks/osbornedale-state-park
credit: Flickr @Sunday-Drive / CT Parks / Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. 2023-06 in upload directory is not a verified photograph date. This is an observed display derivative; a higher-resolution original was not established. Reuse: Copyright/reuse permission not verified; state website publication does not establish public-domain status
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id: ED-C-image-pass-029
title: Winter fog on the lake
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; photograph date not supplied
institution: Osbornedale & the Osborne Homestead
summary: A winter view of fog over an Osbornedale lake.
url: https://ctparks.com/parks/osbornedale-state-park
credit: Instagram @thepatriciaclark / CT Parks / Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. 2023-06 in upload directory is not a verified photograph date. This is an observed display derivative; a higher-resolution original was not established. Reuse: Copyright/reuse permission not verified; state website publication does not establish public-domain status
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title: Autumn aerial view
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; photograph date not supplied
institution: Osbornedale & the Osborne Homestead
summary: An aerial view relates Osbornedale's autumn woodland to the surrounding town.
url: https://ctparks.com/parks/osbornedale-state-park
credit: Instagram @valley_aerial_optics / CT Parks / Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. 2023-06 in upload directory is not a verified photograph date. This is an observed display derivative; a higher-resolution original was not established. Reuse: Copyright/reuse permission not verified; state website publication does not establish public-domain status
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