"Remembering Seicheprey and the Boys from Connecticut's 102nd Infantry" Early in the morning of 20 April 1918, 3,000 German storm troopers attacked the town of Seicheprey, engaging soldiers of the 102nd Regiment in the first major military action undertaken by American troops in World War I. 81 Connecticut soldiers were Killed in Action as the 102nd […]
Hartford, CT- On September 22, 2018, from 8:00 AM-3:00 PM, the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office, Connecticut State Library, Museum of Connecticut History, Friends of Prudence Crandall Museum, and the Center for Latino Progress/BiCi Co will commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Connecticut Freedom Trail Bike Ride at the Connecticut State Library. The first segment […]
Author and Historian Douglas Arnold will give a talk on the 1818 Constitutional Convention, and the political aftermath, including fiscal reform on October 18, 2018, 12:00 P.M.-12:45 P.M., at the Connecticut State Library. In 1818, enough dissenters from the Congregational Church organized to unseat the Federalist Party (the traditional party of the Congregationalist) in Connecticut. […]
Join Us For A Special International Third Thursday Lunchtime Lecture! Join us on Zoom or Facebook Live to hear about how this team of high school students, chaperones, and historians from Connecticut and France worked side by side to restore trenches once occupied by the 26th "Yankee" Division. You'll hear firsthand from the students about […]
Adrienne Billings-Smith will discuss the journey researchers who are interested in discovering Black Heritage can follow using the many resources found at the Connecticut State Library. Adrienne is a local attorney and Town Councilor in West Hartford, Connecticut. She also founded Concerned Parents of Color of West Hartford (CPCWH) in 2020 to advocate for change […]