New Haven resident Dr. Mary Moody the first female graduate of the medical school at the University of Buffalo, and the first female member of the American Association of Anatomists.
Read“If you win freedom and citizenship, we shall share your freedom and citizenship.” With these words, abolitionist Frederick Douglass reminded African American soldiers from Connecticut that they fought for the hopes of many.
ReadNew London Harbor Lighthouse, originally opened in 1761 and rebuilt in 1801, is Connecticut’s oldest surviving and tallest lighthouse.
ReadElihu Burritt, a blacksmith by trade, became an advocate for peace around the world throughout the 19th century.
ReadOn January 28, 1878, the first edition of the Yale…
ReadThe Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Building, also known locally as…
ReadIn the 1940s, African American war workers eligible for government-funded housing found access restricted to some properties despite vacancies.
ReadOn January 24, 1925, Connecticut residents witnessed a full solar…
ReadIn the mid-19th century, Orramel Whittlesey founded a music conservatory…
ReadDesigners of the Van Vleck Observatory overcame numerous environmental and geographical challenges to help Wesleyan University make an impact on the world’s understanding of the universe.
ReadOf all the Connecticans who have left their mark in distant places, perhaps none made a more lasting—or more controversial—impression than this explorer.
ReadOn January 18, 1978, at about 4:20 in the morning,…
ReadIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries, young boys who shined shoes (sometimes 70 hours per week) were the primary breadwinners for many struggling families.
ReadThe Fundamental Orders, inspired by Thomas Hooker’s sermon of May…
ReadOn January 13, 1840, over 150 people perished on Long Island Sound when the steamboat Lexington caught fire. Only four survived the “Appalling Calamity,” as newspapers across the country described it.
ReadOn January 11, 1817, Timothy Dwight (theologian, educator, poet, and…
ReadFor over four decades, Japanese-born Yukitaka Osaki worked for Gillette, becoming a recognizable neighbor in the Hadlyme community.
ReadOn January 9, 1788, Connecticut became the fifth state to…
ReadAlmost every Connecticut town of any size has an Elm Street, named for the popular trees that grew in abundance until a fungal infestation greatly diminished their numbers.
ReadSamuel Huntington not only served as Connecticut’s governor and as a member of the Continental Congress, but, some would argue, he was the first President of the United States.
ReadSince the late 19th century, Armenian immigrants and descendants have created a community and shaped New Britain history.
ReadEbenezer Tracy was a carpenter from Lisbon, Connecticut, who specialized…
ReadOn January 2, 1958, Governor Abraham Ribicoff officially opened the Connecticut Turnpike—today the Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike—to traffic.
ReadInvestigating Connecticut’s claim to be “The Constitution State.”
ReadHailed as the “Century Celebration,” the evening of December 31,…
ReadChurch bells served many important functions in early New England. Consequently, skilled bellfounders in Connecticut found themselves in high demand.
ReadWilliam N. Pinney’s life was one of public service. A…
ReadPanoramic prints of growing cities and towns became popular in the late 1800s as Connecticut transformed from an agricultural to an industrial state.
ReadThe Laurel Brook and Mount Higby Reservoirs helped provide reliable sources of water that drove the growth of Middletown.
ReadNestled in a quiet section of Litchfield County lies the picturesque town of Bethlehem, known best for its designation as “Connecticut’s Christmas Town.”
ReadEarly Connecticut laws deemed anyone who spent excessive time in taverns as a “tavern haunter” and subjected them to fines and ridicule.
ReadFor nearly a decade, this little Connecticut town was renowned as the Christmas-card center of the world.
ReadModes of dress and means of play for youngsters reflect more than changing tastes; they reveal shifts in societal attitudes toward the pre-adult years.
ReadA. Everett “Chick” Austin Jr. and his wife, Helen, designed one of the most unique homes of the 20th century in Hartford.
ReadOn December 15, 1814, delegates to the Hartford Convention met…
ReadThe Ives Manufacturing Company—arguably Connecticut’s most famous toy company—became known for its variety of clockwork toys and trains.
ReadThe Charter of 1662 described Connecticut boundaries that extended all the way to the the Pacific Ocean!
ReadAfter 1844, persons undergoing limb amputations, tooth extractions, and other painful procedures had reason to thank Dr. Horace Wells.
ReadFrom tools, dishes, and clothing to muskrat bones, household trash from 1700s reveals how Yankees of the era lived.
ReadIn early July of 1779, a pregnant Mary Silliman watched…
ReadLemuel Haynes was a father, husband, pastor, and patriot—he is widely considered to be the first Black man in America to be ordained by a Protestant church.
ReadIn the 18th and 19th centuries, the transit was an important opportunity for scientists to calculate the distance between the earth and the sun—the basis for the astronomical unit.
ReadThompson, Connecticut, was the site of one of the most…
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