This small enclave in the capital city’s west end became home to many of the 19th century’s most celebrated and creative personalities.
ReadOn June 14, 1811, author Harriet Beecher Stowe was born…
ReadAuthor Charles Dudley Warner penned significant volumes of work, leaving an impact through his enduring social commentary in the second half of the 19th century.
ReadWilliam Gillette was an American actor, playwright, and stage director most famous for his stage portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and for the stone castle he built in East Haddam.
ReadAs Twain’s books provide insight into the past‚ the events…
Read…that writer and humorist Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his…
Read“Let monuments be raised in every town, let songs be sung and orations delivered,” urged this state politician and skilled speechmaker.
ReadThis bucolic oasis on Hartford’s western edge became home to great literary talents, social reformers, politicians, and other nationally-regarded luminaries of the mid-to-late 1800s.
ReadIsabella Beecher Hooker (1822–1907) Isabella Beecher Hooker was born in…
ReadHarriet Beecher was born to a prominent Connecticut family in…
ReadMark Twain was born Samuel Langehorne Clemens on November 30,…
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