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Photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White: “No Picture Was Unimportant to Her”
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A Unique Island Attraction in Bridgeport
Drawn to Superheroes
P. T. Barnum: An Entertaining Life
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Buffalo Bill Cody Visits the Monument of Uncas – Today in History: July 2
Stevan Dohanos Captures Connecticut Life
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Bridge Ornaments Help Tell the Legend of the Windham Frog Fight
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Samuel Colt and Elizabeth Jarvis Marry – Today in History: June 5
Wiffle Throws a Curve in American Leisure Time
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Noah Webster and the Dream of a Common Language
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Charles Dudley Warner: 19th Century Writer and Social Commentator
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Aunt Polly and Its Preservation
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Re-creating Our National Pastime
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Paradise on the Sound: The Summer Colony at Fenwick
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Katharine Hepburn Born – Today in History: May 12
First Woman to Receive US Patent – Today in History: May 5
Carl Sandburg, Poet from the Grassroots, Reaches Connecticut Audiences
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Battling Bat Battalino: One of Hartford’s Heroes
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The “Father of American Football” is Born – Today in History: April 7
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The Thimble Islands – Little Islands with a Big History
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A Tale of Shad, the State Fish
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Holmes at Home: The Life of William Gillette
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Remembering Fredi Washington: Actress, Activist, and Journalist
Charles Stratton and Lavinia Warren Wed – Today in History: February 10
G. Fox & Co. Destroyed by Fire – Today in History: January 29
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Ernest Borgnine: Breaking the Hollywood Mold
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New Haven Coliseum Imploded – Today in History: January 20
Portland’s Guy Hedlund: Actor and Activist
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O Christmas Tree!
The Kewpies Buy A House in Westport
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Leroy Anderson Composed Iconic Music in Woodbury
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Jim Morrison Arrested – Today in History: December 9
Just Pour Over Ice – Who Knew?
Amelia Simmons Adds a Uniquely American Flavor to Cooking
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Beatrice Fox Auerbach: Retail Pioneer Led Iconic Family Department Store
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The Aqua Velva State – Today in History: November 17
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Witchcraft in Connecticut
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American Actor Changes 19th-Century Theater – Who Knew?
The Danbury Fair, 1869-1981
Sylvester Poli, Negotiating Cultural Politics in an Age of Immigration
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And They’re Off!: Harness Racing at Charter Oak Park
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Savin Rock Park: “Connecticut’s Coney Island”
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Connecticut’s “Woodstock” Canceled – Today in History: July 30
Colt Park and the Magical Summer of 1976
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The Most Famous American in the World
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The Story of the Oakdale Makes Great Theater
Samuel L. Clemens Receives Scrap-book Patent – Who Knew?
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Harkness Memorial Park Offers a Glimpse into Early 20th Century Wealth
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The Hartford Insurance Investigator With the Action-Packed Expense Account
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Colonial Revival Movement Sought Stability during Time of Change
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Metal Homes for the Atomic Age
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Exploring Early Connecticut Mapmaking
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Katharine Hepburn’s Love Affair (with Connecticut)
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Take Me to the Fair: Connecticut Exhibits at the International Expositions
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Connecticut: Home to the Boxcar Children Mysteries – Who Knew?
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Bridgeport’s Walt Kelly, Creator of Pogo
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Amateur Radio Comes of Age in Connecticut
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Video – Sophie Tucker Tribute Film
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A Candy Bar Empire in Naugatuck
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Charles Stratton and Lavinia Warren Wed – Today in History: February 10
A 1947 Movie Details the Unsolved Murder of a Bridgeport Priest
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North Stonington Fairs Preserve Connecticut’s Agricultural Heritage
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Hardcore Connecticut: Documenting the State’s Punk Rock Scene
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The Hartford Circus Fire
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P. T. Barnum Dies – Today in History: April 7
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Alfred Carlton Gilbert, Inventor of the Erector Set – Today in History: February 15
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Waterford’s Need for Speed
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Video: No Booze for You – Who Knew?
Video – William Gillette’s Railroad
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Video – Free-for-all Race at Charter Oak Park
Video – Haunted History: Harriet Beecher Stowe House
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The Hartford Courant: The Oldest US Newspaper in Continuous Publication
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Preserving an All-American Downtown in Torrington
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Diamonds of the Past: Hartford’s Lost Ball Parks
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Sunday Funday? We Think Not – Who Knew?
Quassy: One of the Last of the Old-Time Trolley Parks
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Picture This: Seeing Connecticut in 3-D
The Answer Is Risom!
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Luna Park – Who Knew?
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