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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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