The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that it has received a supplemental award of $259,644 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to continue to digitize historically significant Connecticut newspapers through the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) over the next two years. This grant brings the total award amount the State Library ha...
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Author: Robert Kinney
Artifact Returned to Museum of Connecticut History after 50 Years
ARTIFACT RETURNED TO STATE MUSEUM AFTER 50 YEARS
1847 Colt Whitneyville-Walker revolver returned to Museum of CT History following multi-year FBI investigation.
The Connecticut State Library’s Museum of Connecticut History was one of 16 organizations to participate in a Repatriation Ceremony hosted by the FBI’s Art Crime Team at the Museum of the American Revolution in Phi...
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The 2023 Hiking Through History Schedule
Join us on a Hike Through History as we visit some very scenic and historic Connecticut Locations.
For more information contact Patrick.j.smith@ct.gov or Robert.kinney@ct.gov
Admission is Free!!!
The 2023 Summer Hiking Through History Schedule.
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CT State Library in Partnership with Libraries Without Borders US
The CT State Library is pleased to announce a joint partnership with Libraries Without Borders US (LWB). LWB is the American branch of the global NGO Bibliothèques Sans Frontières, which delivers knowledge and information to communities in crisis. LWB has worked to assist people
experiencing challenges caused by the digital divide, communities living in book deserts, and those...
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Jennifer Matos Joins the Connecticut State Library as New Administrator of the Museum of Connecticut History
Jennifer Matos has joined the Connecticut State Library as the Museum of Connecticut History’s new Museum Administrator. Matos has more than 20 years of experience in the museum profession and most recently served as the Executive Director of the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society from 2014-2023.
“We are delig...
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WINTER 2023 Third Thursday Program Schedule
WINTER 2023
THIRD THURSDAY PROGRAMS
@ The CT State Library
12:00 PM by Zoom
The January 19 program will be pre-recorded
and premiered on Facebook
January 19, 2023
Book Discussion: The Myth and the Reality of Slavery Author: Bruce Stark
*Facebook Premiere
https://www.facebook.com/CTStateLibrary
February 16, 2023
New Lo...
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CT State Library Receives $948,000 Federal Grant Funding to support the automatic transfer and preservation of historical digital records from state agencies
The Connecticut State Library (CSL) is pleased to announce that it has received a Congressionally Directed Spending grant of $948,000 through the efforts of Senator Richard Blumenthal and Senator Christopher Murphy. The grant is awarded through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), a statutory body affiliated with the National Archives and Record...
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Connecticut State Library partners with Knee Deep Into History, LLC to offer a tour of Connecticut’s 102nd Infantry Regiment WWI Battlefields
The Connecticut Heritage Foundation on behalf of the Connecticut State Library is proud to announce that Knee Deep Into History, LLC has been selected to offer a 102nd Infantry Regiment and Yankee Division World War 1 Battlefield Tour from 17 to 23 April 2023.
This seven-day, six-night tour will visit key regimental and divisional sites along the Western Front, including the c...
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Connecticut State Library’s CT in World War I Project selected as one of the 20 “Game Changers”to be Honored as Part of CT Explored’s 20th Anniversary
The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that our Connecticut in World War I (CTinWW1) project has been selected as a Game Changer by Connecticut Explored, the nonprofit organization that publishes Connecticut Explored magazine. This award is part of their “20 for 20: Innovation in Connecticut History,” a series highlighting 20 “Game Changers” whose work is advancin...
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CT State Library Announces Historic Newspaper Titles to be Digitized
The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that with a fifth grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the following newspaper titles have been selected to be digitized for the Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project (CDNP) and to be made freely available online. These newspapers include:
Bradley Beam (Bradley Field, Windsor Locks) 1943-1945
The Mess...
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