As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, the Museum of Connecticut History is showing off some of its rarest ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In this edition of This Week in Connecticut History, we look back at the last time the state conducted an execution. On May 13, 2005, 45-year-old Michael Ross was put to ...
Some state parks, land trust preserves and town properties are home to abandoned factories, broken dams and lost-in-time chimneys and foundations.
From new lesson plans about the burning of New London in 1781 to a show-and-tell of historical objects from around various communities, the state has developed a new curriculum for Connecticut ...
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Connecticut’s history is one of the prime selling points for tourists and a legacy we all rally around. From Native American archaeological sites to Colonial town greens to 20th-century industrial ...
A lot of famous authors are associated with Connecticut, from 19th century novelists Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe to 20th century playwrights Arthur Miller and Eugene O’Neill and the ...
As one of the original 13 colonies, Connecticut has an interesting founding story, from being the first state to write a constitution to being the fifth state to join the United States. In fact, ...
Enslaved people helped build the foundation of CT. Get to know the lives they lived. Slavery has deep roots in Connecticut and across New England. Enslaved people helped build the foundation of much ...