From new lesson plans about the burning of New London in 1781 to a show-and-tell of historical objects from around various ...

As one of the original 13 colonies, Connecticut has an interesting founding story, from being the first state to write a constitution to being the fifth state to join the United States. In fact, ...

Enslaved people helped build the foundation of CT. Get to know the lives they lived. Slavery has deep roots in Connecticut and across New England. Enslaved people helped build the foundation of much ...

Why does Connecticut’s state animal live far offshore? This article explores why the sperm whale was chosen, tracing the ...

Connecticut Explored, the nonprofit history magazine, wants to tell stories mainstream history left out, the stories from communities that have been unheard, suppressed or oppressed. The nonprofit has ...

Known as the Constitution State (informally, Nutmeg State or Land of Steady Habits), Connecticut is made up of five main regions: River Valley, Mystic Country, Litchfield Hills, Greater New Haven and ...

Slavery existed across colonial Connecticut, contrasting with America’s sanitized history. Slavery existed across colonial Connecticut, and enslaving people was legal in Connecticut for more than 200 ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In this edition of This Week in Connecticut History, we look back at the last time the state conducted an execution. On May 13, 2005, 45-year-old Michael Ross was put to ...

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