At a time when most universities accepted only men, Connecticut College for Women provided a liberal arts education for women.
ReadMeriden’s Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company was an industry-leading American manufacturer of kerosene lamps and metal household items.
ReadNew London has a yearly tradition of burning an effigy of Benedict Arnold, the infamous Revolutionary War general turned traitor.
ReadUS submarines accounted for 63 percent of all Japanese ships sunk during WWII—Electric Boat’s vessels were responsible for a significant number of these successful outcomes.
ReadThe British burning of Fairfield during the Revolutionary War provided an opportunity for enslaved people to escape, including a man named Toney.
ReadDuring WWII, the US military bestowed 175 Connecticut war plants with the Army-Navy “E” Award for outstanding production contributions to the army and navy.
ReadSponsored by the Windham County Agricultural Society, the Brooklyn Fair is held annually in August to promote and preserve the area’s agricultural heritage.
ReadMiss Porter’s School, founded in 1843 in Farmington, is an elite, female, privately funded, 40-acre, educational institution in central Connecticut.
ReadConnecticut has a history rich with stories of turning points in history—from events to ideas to action—that cause change.
ReadA family legacy developed by Frances Kellogg, Derby’s Osbornedale Farms stands out for its impact on the Holstein-Friesian breed and contributions to the dairy industry.
ReadBlending her aviation and journalism careers, Wethersfield’s Mary Goodrich Jenson pushed the boundaries of both fields.
ReadMargaret Bourke-White photographed some of the 20th century’s most significant people and events, but spent her later years in Darien, Connecticut.
ReadIn 1950, the Makowskys crossed a white Cornish cock with a White Plymouth Rock hen to produce a small hybrid that they patented as the Rock Cornish Game Hen.
ReadUntil the 19th century, the red onion trade supported Wethersfield as the first commercial town along the Connecticut River.
ReadCornfield Point, a rocky scenic area bordering the Long Island Sound, is often overlooked but is significant in the state’s maritime and prohibition histories.
ReadAs Jewish immigration to Connecticut increased in the late 19th century, close-knit farming communities formed in Chesterfield and Colchester.
ReadThe crash involving the S.S. Stonington and the S.S. Narragansett resulted in the death of dozens, massive destruction, and a media frenzy.
ReadWethersfield’s Sophia Woodhouse Welles made a name for herself as an inventor and a businesswoman in antebellum America with her bonnets.
ReadAn early person to undergo gender affirmation surgery, Alan L. Hart was a physician who pioneered the use of x-ray in early detection for tuberculosis.
ReadThe Amos Bull House in Hartford and the Sterling Opera House in Derby are tied for Connecticut’s first listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
ReadA rowing event on Lake Housatonic, “Derby Day,” was so popular among Yale students that it drew upwards of thirty to fifty thousand spectators.
ReadThe discovery of Lyme disease, and its transmission through ticks, got its start around Lyme, Connecticut in 1975.
ReadHartford’s Holy Trinity Church became the first Roman Catholic church in Connecticut in 1829 and served the community for over 20 years.
ReadThe Armenian genocide during the early 20th century had a profound impact on Armenian communities and their descendants in Connecticut.
ReadLillian Hoban contributed her talents to nearly one hundred books, securing herself a place as one of the country’s best-loved authors and illustrators.
ReadAs one of the leading American poets of the 20th century and Connecticut’s first poet laureate, James Merrill lived in Stonington for four decades.
ReadFrom the 1930s to the 1970s, Banner Lodge was one of the most popular vacation destinations in Connecticut and actively welcomed a Jewish clientele.
ReadOn the morning of April 3, 1865, the 29th (Colored)…
ReadOn March 31, 1923, a 56,000-gallon water tank dropped through 4 concrete floors of the Fuller Brush Company Tower.
ReadPediatrician Benjamin Spock revolutionized childcare in the 20th century before becoming a leading figure in the anti-war movement of the 60s and 70s.
ReadMany Polish immigrants found work on the tobacco farms in the Connecticut River Valley that specialized in the tobacco used for cigar wrappers.
ReadBest remembered for her short story “The Yellow Wallpaper,” this Hartford author’s larger legacy is a life dedicated to women’s issues and social reform.
ReadOn March 27, 1877, the Staffordville Reservoir Company’s dam burst, flooding the valley for a distance of five miles and causing the loss of two lives.
ReadOn March 24, 1879, Marjorie Gray became Connecticut’s first female telephone operator.
ReadIn addition to his artistic pursuits, George Laurence Nelson lived in Kent, Connecticut, for over half a century and restored the historic Seven Hearths house.
ReadLydia Sherman confessed to killing three husbands and four children, but it is believed that the total number of her victims may be much higher.
ReadDuring times of war, in Connecticut, as in many other states, women became an increasingly important resource in food production.
ReadDr. Alice Hamilton was a leading authority on industrial diseases and the first female faculty member at Harvard before she retired to Hadlyme, Connecticut.
ReadOn March 17, 1842, the New Haven Hibernian Provident Society,…
ReadIn 1888, Hartford commuters and city-goers zipped down Wethersfield Avenue in a horseless trolley car for the first time.
ReadFor over 272 years, Kent’s Seven Hearths has lived many lives—from trading post to school to artist’s home to historical society.
ReadClare Boothe Luce became the first woman to represent Connecticut in the US House of Representatives and later became an ambassador to Italy.
ReadFrom Huguenots to French Canadian mill workers to modern immigration, Connecticut has always been a place shaped, in part, by a steady French influence.
ReadInspired by Connecticut communities, Richard Scarry invented and illustrated some of the most beloved characters and communities in children’s literature.
ReadIn 1974, Connecticut finally admitted its first African American female lawyer, Bessye Bennett.
ReadBorn to Italian immigrant parents in Windsor Locks, Grasso held state and federal offices at a time when women politicians were rare.
ReadDuring World War I, the Town of Washington instituted a number of programs to increase food production and preservation to feed Allied armies and the European people,
ReadThe Lockwood-Mathews Mansion provides a glimpse into the opulence of the Gilded Age when railroad tycoons built summer homes along the New England shoreline.
ReadOn March 2, 1932, the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, founded by Harriet Upson Allyn in New London, had its grand opening.
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