Third Thursday: Dave Corrigan

Dave Corrigan, Curator of the Museum of Connecticut History presented an insight into the Goodwin Brothers Pottery in West Hartford 1870-1929.The southeastern part of West Hartford sits atop a huge clay deposit. From the 18th through the 20th centuries, enterprising residents turned clay into a wide variety of products—including utilitarian red ware pieces, art pottery and bric...
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BARD Mobile App iOS: Link to the User Guide

The BARD Mobile app iOS enables NLS patrons to download audio and braille books, magazines, and music scores directly to their iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, provided they have a BARD account. A refreshable braille display is required to read downloaded braille materials. The user guide is available in the Help section of the app and online in HTML format at this BARD link. 
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Third Thursday: Judge Jon C. Blue

Third Thursdays at the Connecticut State Library: “The Case of the Piglet’s Paternity: Trials from the New Haven colony 1619-1663”, Book discussion with Judge Jon C. Blue Video of the presentation on September 17 2015   Judge Jon C. Blue Judge Jon C. Blue, became a Superior Court Judge in 1989 and presides over criminal trials in New Haven. He has written sever...
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Traveling Archivist Program

The Traveling Archivist Program (TAP) is a program of the Connecticut State Historical Records Advisory Board with Conservation ConneCTion and funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission [NHPRC]. The purpose of the Traveling Archivist Program is to encourage best practices in the management, arrangement, preservation, and access of arch...
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Federal Assistance for Storm Damages

Fri, 04/24/2015 - 13:25 Private Non Profit Museums, Libraries, Schools and Colleges in New London, Tolland and Windham Counties, including museums, libraries, schools and colleges may be eligible for federal assistance via the Small Business Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. State, local and tribal government museums, libraries, schools and colle...
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Third Thursday: Dr. Ira Spar

New Haven’s Civil War Hospital: A history of Knight U.S. General Hospital, 1862-1865. Presentation held on April 16th, 2015.Dr. Ira Spar discussed his new book, New Haven’s Civil War Hospital: A history of Knight U.S. General Hospital, 1862-1865. The presentation was held in Memorial Hall at the Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT. Dr. Spar, told the sto...
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Connecticut State Library Announces Newspaper Titles to be Digitized

[Originally posted on 01/28/2014]  The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that it has chosen two newspaper titles to be digitized as a result of an award for $274,034 from the National Endowment for the Humanities of a two-year National Digital Newspaper Program grant to digitize historically significant Connecticut newspapers. The Connecticut Digital Newspape...
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