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Information on past events, places and people relative to the state of Connecticut.

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Resources in This Category

• Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project

  http://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/
  Tremendous resource of digitized publications from the 19th century forward.

• Connecticut Freedom Trail

  http://www.ctfreedomtrail.org/
  Interactive tour chronicling Connecticut's role in helping escaped slaves reach safety.

• Connecticut Historic Preservation Collection

  http://chpc.lib.uconn.edu/
  Information of holdings available for historical research on any of the state's towns.

• Connecticut History

  http://connecticuthistory.org/
  A variety of interesting articles about people, places and events from the state's past. Provided by the Connecticut Humanities Council.

• Connecticut History Topics

  http://connecticuthistory.org/topics-page/
  Photos and information categorized by topic area.

• Connecticut in the Spanish American War

  http://www.spanamwar.com/Connecticut.htm
  Comprehensive historical overview provided by Jonathan Ault.

• Connecticut Newspapers - 1876

  http://dunhamwilcox.net/ct/ct_news_1876.htm
  List by town of newspapers that were published in the Centennial New Paper Exhibition.

• Connecticut Poorhouse History

  http://www.poorhousestory.com/poorhouses_in_connecticut.htm
  Illustrations and information on poorhouses in Norwich, Greenville and Hartford, plus local notes.

• Connecticut State Archives

  http://ctstatelibrary.org/state-archives/
  Contains records documenting the evolution of state public policy, the rights and claims of citizens and the history of Connecticut and its people. Downloadable PDF files available.

• Connecticut's Historic Highway Bridges

  http://www.past-inc.org/historic-bridges/
  Survey of bridges in the state of historic note, including covered bridges, stone arches and iron trusses from the Victorian period. Also provides preservation case studies and list of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places.

• Constitutional History of Connecticut

  http://history.rays-place.com/const-1.htm
  Reprint of article by Roger Welles originally published in the February 1899 edition of Connecticut Magazine.

• Governors of Connecticut

  http://history.rays-place.com/index.htm#ctgov
  Reprints of biographies on selected governors of the state from the 1905 publication by Frederick Calvin Norton.

• Managing Travel in Connecticut: 100 Years of Progress

  http://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?a=1380&Q=259692&dotPNavCtr=|40015
  Substantive history of highways within the state from 1895 to 1995.

• New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association

  http://www.nhrhta.org/
  A nonprofit group dedicated to the preservation of the history of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad.

• State Historic Preservation and Museum Division

  http://www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/taxonomy/taxonomy.asp?DLN=43539&cctNav=|43539|
  Functions under state and federal law as the state's Historic Preservation Office. The division administers a range of federal and state programs, including echnical and educational services, restoration grants and environmental review and compliance programs.

• Stone Quarries and Beyond

  http://quarriesandbeyond.org/states/cn/connecticut.html
  Extensive look at the history of Connecticut's quarries, stone cutters and carvers. Links provided to geology resources, photographs and further information on the stone industry in the state.

• The First Constitution of Connecticut

  http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3188&q=392290#CHARTER
  Reprint of the "Fundamental Orders" of 1638 and the "Charter of The Colony of Connecticut" of 1662.

• The Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Connecticut

  http://www.cvvm.org/
  News, photo gallery, calendar and Connecticut's 612.

• TownGreens Exhibits

  http://www.towngreens.com/exhibits/
  Illustrated articles about the history of the public greens in several Connecticut towns.

• WPA Life Histories from Connecticut

  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/ctcat.html
  First-person accounts of life in Connecticut collected during the Great Depression.

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