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New England Society for Psychic Research: Connecticut Paranormal Investigators Leave Legacy of the Occult

Rosa Ponselle: Meriden’s Famous Musical Daughter

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Charlton Publications: Song Lyric Printing Business to Major Player in the Comic Book Industry

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Photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White: “No Picture Was Unimportant to Her”

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Banner Lodge: A Vacation Playground for an Excluded Population

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St. Patrick’s Day – Today in History: March 17

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Clare Boothe Luce Changed Perceptions about Women in Business and Politics

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The Road to Busytown: Richard Scarry’s Life in Fairfield County

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Actress Gwen Reed Best Remembered for Dedication to Childhood Literacy

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William Gillette’s Last Performance – Today in History: February 27

The Open and Fortified Country of the Human Heart: A Victorian Lady’s View of Love

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Oldest College Daily – Today in History: January 28

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Connecticut’s Christmas Town

The Living Actually Haunted Many Connecticut Taverns – Who Knew?

Sending Season’s Greetings: Christmas Cards in Connecticut

The Ives Manufacturing Company: Connecticut’s Foremost Toy Maker

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Governor Griswold’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

Scandal in the Beecher Family

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Connecticut Residents Did Not Let Veterans Day “Go Commercial.”

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When Elections in Hartford Were a Piece of Cake

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Connecticut’s Sleepy Hollow

John Frederick Kensett Illuminates the 19th-Century Landscape

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Goodspeed Opera House Opens – Today in History: October 24

Get Out Your Paper Dress, Gal! – Who Knew?

Lobsters and Oysters and Clams: A Short History of Seafood in Connecticut

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P. T. Barnum’s Lottery

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Birthplace of the Gerber Baby – Who Knew?

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Trumbull’s Parlor Rock Park: A Premier Amusement Center of the Late 19th Century

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Lake Compounce: Bringing Amusements to the State’s Residents Since 1846

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Hartford’s Challenge to “The Birth of a Nation”

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The Connecticut Town Green

Boat Shoes Have Ties to Connecticut – Who Knew?

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Joseph Alsop: Cunning Political Columnist of Mid-Century America

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WDRC AM/FM – Connecticut’s Oldest Commercial Radio Station

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Oldest Cavalry Unit – Who Knew?

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Oldest Rose Garden – Who Knew?

Orange: Connecticut’s Candy Dispenser

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    Orange

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The Story of Pineapple Cheese

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Plainville Has Been Flying High for Over 100 Years

A Hip Road Trip

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Sophie Tucker, The Last of the Red-Hot Mamas

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Louis’ Lunch and the Birth of the Hamburger

  • Writer:
    Owen Rogers

  • Town(s):
    New Haven

“Take Five” with Dave Brubeck

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Humble Beginnings of the Dow Jones: How a Sterling Farmer Became the Toast of Wall Street

Mounds Candy Bar Involved in Espionage – Who Knew?

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The Slaters Go Round the World

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Where the Wild Things Are: Maurice Sendak

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Luna Park: A 20th-century Story of Amusement and Morality

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Selling Connecticut Products Abroad

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Hartford’s Charles Dillingham Discovered Broadway Stars

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Bridgeport’s WPKN: Going Strong After Half a Century

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Jim Flora Captures 20th-Century Pop Culture

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Mohawk Mountain Made Snow for Winter Sports Lovers – Who Knew?

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“Tom Thumb” Born – Today in History: January 4

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Elizabeth Bentley Born – Today in History: January 1

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There’s No Place Like Home for the Designer of Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers – Who Knew?

Waterbury Clock Company Saved by Mickey Mouse – Who Knew?

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Jim Henson, the Muppets, and Greenwich

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Chick Austin Modernizes a Connecticut Institution

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Waterbury’s Holy Land

Cromwell’s Iron Men Made Toys for Boys and Girls

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Scrabble Copyrighted – Today in History: December 1

Give Thanks for American Cooking

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Past Hallowe’en Pranks Bemused Some and Frustrated Others

The Storied History behind Connecticut’s Nicknames

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New Haven Gives the Lollipop its Name – Today in History: October 13

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Art Young, Radical Cartoonist

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A Pie Tin’s Soaring Sales

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A Unique Island Attraction in Bridgeport

Drawn to Superheroes

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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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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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

Amelia Simmons Adds a Uniquely American Flavor to Cooking

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Beatrice Fox Auerbach: Retail Pioneer Led Iconic Family Department Store

  • Writer:
    Amanda P. Roy

  • Town(s):
    Hartford

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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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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

  • Writer:
    Michael Marinaro

  • Town(s):
    Newington

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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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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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The Hartford Courant: The Oldest US Newspaper in Continuous Publication

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Hardcore Connecticut: Documenting the State’s Punk Rock Scene

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Connecticut’s “Woodstock” Canceled – Today in History: July 30

P. T. Barnum: An Entertaining Life

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Diamonds of the Past: Hartford’s Lost Ball Parks

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Just Pour Over Ice – Who Knew?

A Fair to Remember in Brooklyn

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Samuel Colt and Elizabeth Jarvis Marry – Today in History: June 5

A Tale of Shad, the State Fish

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Quassy: One of the Last of the Old-Time Trolley Parks

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The Answer Is Risom!

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Luna Park – Who Knew?

  • Writer:
    CTH Staff

  • Town(s):
    West Hartford

Preserving an All-American Downtown in Torrington

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