Allen Ramsey, Assistant State Archivist State Archives The State Archives recently received a donation of research materials about Gustave Whitehead, 1901-2014, which can be found in the Gustave Whitehead Research Collection (RG 069:171). Whitehead (1874-1927) was an early aviation pioneer who invented gliders, airplanes, and helicopters from 1896-1911. Connecticut Gen...
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Third Thursday Presentation: Dr. Bellantoni
Nicholas F. Bellantoni, PhD Emeritus Connecticut State Archaeologist, Military Veteran at the University of Connecticut, discussed his latest book, “The Long Journeys Home: The Repatriations of Henry ‘Opukaha‘ia and Albert Afraid of Hawk (The Driftless Connecticut Series)
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Third Thursday Presentation April 2019
Author Carol Ascher discussed her latest book, “A Chance for Land and Fresh Air, Russian, Jewish Immigrants in Sharon and Amenia 1907-1940” Watch the presentation.
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Third Thursday Presentation: Women & War
March presentation provided an overview of Women & War from the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame along with the personal experiences told first hand from Major Regina Rush-Kittle, CWHF 2017 Heroic Women Inductee.
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Third Thursday: Presentation on the Life of Abolitionist John Brown
Hartford, CT) - Actor Norman Thomas Marshall gave a short reenactment followed by a discussion on the life of Abolitionist John Brown, on Thursday, February 21, 2019, at the Connecticut State Library.
The year 2019 will mark the 160 year anniversary of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. John Brown was an American abolitionist who believed in and advocated armed insu...
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Third Thursday Presentation – Charles Monagan
Author Charles Monagan gave a talk on his latest book Connecticut Icons on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at the Connecticut State Library. In his book, with a collection of photos, anecdotes, and little-known facts, Monagan presented fifty of his favorite icons—from the hot lobster roll to the Yale Bowl, the U.S.S. Nautilus to the Merritt Parkway, and many others.
As edito...
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Public Records of the State of Connecticut Volume XXII – For Release
Link to current release of the public record of the State of Connecticut.
https://ctstatelibrary.org/state-archives/the-public-records-of-the-state-of-connecticut/
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Third Thursday: Kendall Wiggin Presents: Visit to Connecticut by the French Army Band
Third Thursday at the State Library, Connecticut State Librarian Kendall Wiggin gave a talk on the French Army Bands visit to the Connecticut State Library in 1918.
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