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Needlework by Prudence Punderson

Prudence Punderson, Ordinary Woman, Extraordinary Artist: Needlework in Connecticut

September 16, 2021 • Arts, Revolutionary War, Women, Preston

Completed in the 1700s, “The First, Second and Last Scene of Mortality” is considered to be one of the most spectacular pieces of needlework in US history.

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Artist Louis Paul Dessar Dies – Today in History: February 14

February 14, 2019 • Postwar United States 1945-1970s, Arts, Lyme, Preston

On February 14, 1952, American artist Louis Paul Dessar died in Preston, Connecticut.

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Pequot bowl, trade item, 17th century

Causes of the Pequot War

November 28, 2012 • Pre-Colonization and Settlement Up Through 1763, Native Americans, Pequot War, Griswold, Groton, War and Defense, Ledyard, North Stonington, Preston, Stonington

The outbreak of the Pequot War is best understood through an examination of the cultural, political, and economic changes after the arrival of the Dutch (1611) and English (early 1630s).

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