Chapter Three: The Sins of Our Fathers
In the years during and after the American Revolution, the two most powerful men in Connecticut may have been Jeremiah Wadsworth of Hartford and Roger Sherman of New Haven. Wadsworth's influence came...
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"The Enduring Vision: A History of the American People," by Paul S. Boyer et al., D.C. Heath and Co., 1990 "The Tiffany Fortune and Other Chronicles of a Connecticut Family," by Alfred M. Bingham,...
View Article"Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel," by Julia Keller
In "Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel," Julia Keller, the Tribune's cultural critic, provides a lively and well-informed biographical study of Richard Jordan Gatling (1818-1903), inventor of the...
View ArticleFree Day Trip: Tour Of Cemetery Buried In Basement Of New Haven Church
Here's an offbeat and free thing to do this summer: Take a tour of the crypt at New Haven's Center Church on-the-Green. It's an actual cemetery, gravestones and all, in the basement of the church. That...
View ArticleNew England, Eli Whitney leave their mark on Ride for the Republic
As I wrote this on Wednesday, I had crossed my fifth stateline, and into New York state, and headed for the Huson River. My goal is to be in Philadelphia as you read this note on this Fourth of July....
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The shell from the Confederate mortar, its red fuse glowing “like the wings of a firefly,’’ according to one observer, hung briefly before beginning its descent and exploding directly over Fort Sumter...
View ArticleMan, 83, missing since leaving his Southwest Side home
An 83-year-old man said goodbye to his wife as he left his Southwest Side home yesterday and hasn't been seen since, police said today in a missing person alert seeking the public's help in finding...
View ArticleFOX CT Storm Closings
SCHOOLS Bloomfield Closed Regional District 14 Del Opening 2 Hours 09/08/2011 06:39am Windsor Locks Public Schools Del Opening 1 1/2 Hours 09/08/2011 06:22am Wooster Del Opening 2 Hours 09/08/2011...
View ArticleGet Out and About on CT Open House Day, June 9
This Saturday marks the annual Connecticut Open House Day, where lots and lots of local museums, cultural attractions, open spaces and more open their doors for us Nutmeggers to enjoy. Here are some of...
View ArticleCelebrate Eli Whitney Barn Day on June 2nd
Celebrate the barn at the Eli Whitney Museum this Saturday. The barn was built by Whitney in 1816, and was used to house the animals who transported materials to the Armory. Then it was to store...
View ArticleScreaming Owls Gridiron Club Cruise Nights at McDonald's of Hamden
Summer is the perfect time of year to take your classic car on the road and show it off for all to see. The Screaming Owls Gridiron Club of Eli Whitney Technical High School hosts Cruise Nights this...
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