May 15, 2018
The First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers took part in numerous battles during the Civil War. A wheel damaged in battle now resides at the Connecticut State Capitol to commemorate the service of this unit. …[more]
December 20, 2017
On December 20, 1786, a crowd gathered behind New London’s old meeting house to witness the execution of a convicted... Read more » …[more]
December 13, 2017
In the late 1930s, in an attempt to avoid a second world war, countries around the globe worked to curb... Read more » …[more]
October 30, 2017
Tuberculosis was a leading cause of death in the early 20th century. Treatments for included everything from exposure to extremes in temperature to regimens involving access to the outdoors. …[more]
November 15, 2016
Called the "greatest mobilization of police in the city's history," the event that brought law enforcement out in force to Keney Park was not a riot, not a strike, but a concert by this singer-actor and activist. …[more]
July 14, 2015
New London owed much of its early prosperity to the success of its whaling fleet: it was once the third-largest... Read more » …[more]
October 2, 2014
Questions? We get a lot of them and some of the most recent ones have revolved around life and work... Read more » …[more]
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