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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Happy Birthday Connecticut! As one of the original 13 colonies, Connecticut has an interesting founding story, from being the ...
Building bridges between different parts of the world. An education mission about 150 years ago, brought dozens of boys from China to our state to study and learn in order to help modernize the ...
The Connecticut Historical Society received federal funding to preserve and digitize thousands of historical records. This device is used to digitize books and other bound historical documents. The ...