"I gave in money because I didn't want people to live in a house that a ten-time Governor of Connecticut and a signer of the Declaration of Independence lived in. I think the house should be a museum. I think Samuel Huntington's house is too important to live in." - Anthony G.

"I also gave the money because I love history. I think it's fascinating. I can't get over it. I also wanted to give the money because I don't want to see a great man who is not commemorated." - Ryan W.

"I feel that giving money to the Huntington Farm House is really nice. It means that you care about it. And you want to make history alive. So I feel happy that I'm giving money to a wonderful museum." - Zurelys L.

"I wanted the museum to be clean and get rebuilt so that everybody can see something that was built a long time ago. I wanted that building to exist. When I grow up and the building is there, I will tell my own kids I was a part of the Huntington Farmhouse." - Betty G.

"When I gave the money I felt that I was helping history stay alive. It makes me feel like a little star that turned into a very big star. I love learning about a great man who we all should know, and his name is Samuel Huntington." - Taneva M.

"I wanted to help because I wanted to be a part of the Huntington House history and I will probably go there with my child and visit and I could tell him or her that I helped this grow and made this into a museum. It is great to help someone who signed the Declaration of Independence." - Marcus

"If they had sold it, I most likely wouldn't be able to see the inside, but this way I can see the inside after they make it into a museum. I think that that house should be opened to the people because it is part of history." - Patricia S.

"I gave the money for the farmhouse because it is a famous part of Connecticut history. It could be a landmark. It shouldn't be sold to anyone who walks by on the street. Such a person may not know its historical importance. When I gave the money, I felt like I was a famous person myself. I felt like my name was being carved into the stone of history and would stay for ever and ever and ever." - Rohan H.

"When I gave money for this, I felt proud and I felt like a history person. And people who send money in should be proud of themselves, because your name would maybe be on a chart saying that you helped build this museum. I'm a student interested in history. It was a pleasure to send money in." - Santos Z.

"The only way I can go see it is if they turn it into a museum. That's why I sent a dollar. I bet you that everyone in the whole world wants to go see it if they turn it into a museum." - Vasiliki K.

"I would rather see the house a museum because that house is a special house because the President of the Second Continental Congress lived there." - Jarred B.

"For the Huntington Farm I sent in the money because I care about people. I always want to help when I can. I give money to people who really need it. I felt good sending that money because it made me feel like I did the right thing." - Bradleah C.

"I helped the Huntington Farmhouse by giving a few dollars. I did this because I wanted to help save a part of the history of Connecticut. I have two very favorite subjects: History and Science, the same as my dad." - Jessica T.

"This house is a historic landmark. When I donated the money I felt like I was restoring history. I also felt good about giving the money. It was a pleasure to be giving money to a signer of the Declaration of Independence's house." - Gary J.

"I helped because Samuel Huntington was an important person. He signed the Declaration of Independence when it was made. He was an important person in the history of America. I helped save the house by sending in money to make it into a museum that explains about him." - Orlando M.

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