ResearchBuzz: FirehoseNorwich Bulletin: NEH grant helps Connecticut digitize more historic newspapers. “The Connecticut State Library has received a $249,194 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to continue digitizing historic newspapers, according to a community announcement.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/31/norwich-bulletin-neh-grant-helps-connecticut-digitize-more-historic-newspapers/
CT Post: Connecticut libraries join UConn’s My Towns My Story project to preserve community history. “The University of Connecticut Library Connecticut Digital Archive My Town My Story initiative, supported by the Connecticut Humanities, offers libraries a landing page where state residents and community groups can upload their photographs, videos, documents and audio recordings to help form a […]
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CT History NewsToday in #Connecticut History, October 14: Hartford Official Pushes for 1918 Lockdown As Pandemic’s Second Wave Takes Hold
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October 14: Hartford Official Pushes for 1918 Lockdown As Pandemic’s Second Wave Takes Hold
Today in 1918, as the second wave of a deadly and highly contagious influenza pandemic spread rapidly throughout Connecticut, Hartford city leaders debated taking drastic action to minimize …
Today in #Connecticut History, October 13: Connecticut’s “Food City” Gives Birth to the “Lolly Pop.” Sweet!
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Today in #Connecticut History, October 12: Amidst Cries of “Foul Play,” Connecticut’s 1st Written Constitution Goes Into Effect
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October 12: Amidst Cries of “Foul Play,” Connecticut’s 1st Written Constitution Goes Into Effect
Today in 1818, Gov. Oliver Wolcott issued a Proclamation declaring the new state Constitution approved and ratified, and henceforth “the supreme law of the State.” The proclamati…
Today in #Connecticut History, October 11: Conqueror of “Land, Sea, Ice, and Air” Also Conquers Connecticut
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#20thcentury #admiralbyrd #antartica #aviationhistory #connecticuthistory #explorationanddiscovery #hartford #october #richardebyrd #usnavy #waterbury
Today in #Connecticut History, October 10: Home-Schooled Wethersfield Native Engineers the Erie Canal
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#19thcentury #benjaminwright #canals #civilengineering #connecticuthistory #economichistory #expansionandreform #farmingtoncanal #october #railroads #transportation #wethersfield #williamweston
Today in #Connecticut History, October 9: Nazi Airship Carries Corporate Bigwigs On “Millionaire’s Flight” Over Connecticut
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October 9: Nazi Airship Carries Corporate Bigwigs On “Millionaire’s Flight” Over Connecticut
Today, the name “Hindenburg” is most closely associated with the fiery, disastrous crash that destroyed the famous dirigible in 1937. Before its demise, however, the massive, 800…
Today in #Connecticut History, October 8: A Bridge That Wouldn’t Burn
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