Norwich in Perspective
May 24, 2013
Two different artistic takes on a prosperous 19th-century mill town and commercial center. …[more]
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Video – Hidden History: The Bicycle
May 23, 2013
Your Town's History in Video: The Bicycle …[more]
Categories: Business and Industry, Hartford, Invention and Technology
Weaving the Cultural Fabric of Beacon Falls
May 23, 2013
The textile mills of the Naugatuck Valley brought tremendous change to towns like Beacon Falls. The mills not only brought railroads and factories but also the thousands of German, English, …[more]
Categories: Beacon Falls, Business and Industry, Historic Preservation, Work
Past Perfect: Wallace Nutting Invents an Ideal Olde New England
May 22, 2013
In the early 1900s consumers bought photographs, furniture, and books from a former minister who skillfully sold the fantasy of simpler times as an antidote to modern life. …[more]
Categories: Arts, Everyday Life, Historic Preservation
The Answer Is Risom!
May 21, 2013
How the Scandinavian design movement re-fashioned local industry in the mill town of Thompson during the 1960s and '70s. …[more]
Categories: Arts, Business and Industry, Historic Preservation, Popular Culture, Thompson
Summer Hot Spots of Yesteryear
May 20, 2013
Sun, sand, amusements, and more lured residents and visitors alike to these destinations, many of which are still popular getaways. …[more]
Categories: Everyday Life, Popular Culture, Sports and Recreation
Philip Johnson in His Own Words
May 20, 2013
In 1985, this famed architect offered a candid take on his life and work, with the stipulation that it not be made public until after his death. …[more]
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, New Canaan, New Haven
Rock-Solid Industry in 19th-Century Bolton
May 19, 2013
Driving along Route 44 in Bolton, motorists travel through a narrow passageway of rocks, caves, and woods known as the Bolton Notch. Most likely carved by a pre-glacial stream, the …[more]
Categories: Bolton, Business and Industry, Everyday Life, Historic Preservation
Dark Day – Today in History
May 19, 2013
On May 19, 1780, a strange darkness fell over much of New England. It was so dark by noon that it was impossible to read or write even sitting by …[more]
Categories: Folklore, Stamford
The Connecticut Town Green
May 18, 2013
Considered a quintessential feature of the New England landscape, town greens weren't always the peaceful, park-like spaces we treasure today. …[more]
