African Americans in the CT National Guard, 1870 to 1919
An item titled “Race Feeling at Manassas” in the New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier of September 6, 1904 should alert historians to the fact that the story of the Black...
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Connecticut National Guard at Pine Camp N.Y., 1908
Every summer, National Guard units all across the US have two weeks of field training at a military reservation, located, typically, in their home state. The Connecticut National Guard (CNG) trains at the...
Play, Recreation, and Childhood in Progressive Era Connecticut
“I am one who holds that other places than the streets ought to be provided for little children as playgrounds.” – “The Wayfarer,” Norwich Bulletin, June 25, 1910, page 14. Introduction In the late...
The “Hello Girls”
It was the District Telephone Company of New Haven (later Southern New England Telephone) that established the first commercial telephone exchange in the nation in 1878. Thirty years later, the Morning Journal-Courier of...
American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief in World War I-Era Connecticut
Introduction The American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief (ACASR) was formed in 1915 at the behest of American Ambassador Henry Morgenthau in response to the deportations, massacres, and atrocities committed against Armenians,...
“Convention in Riot”
“Football Tactics Adopted by Tennesseans to Gain Rostrum,” The Morning Journal-Courier, March 26, 1908 The Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project is preparing to scan The Morning Journal-Courier (New Haven, Conn.) from 1887 through 1908. The...
Connecticut Women and World War I
Introduction During the height of the Great War in Europe, the Connecticut press was flush with headlines promoting and recording countless examples of war work. As Washington began sending troops abroad, various media outlets,...
How Connecticut Experienced the Sinking of the Lusitania
Introduction Though entering the dangerous waters around the British Isles, passengers onboard the luxury liner RMS Lusitania took comfort in the fact that were onboard a unarmed passenger vessel. Sadly, the reality of...
Connecticut State Library Announces Next Set of Newspaper Titles to be Digitized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gail Hurley (860 704-2222) Gail.Hurley@ct.gov Date: January 25, 2016 The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that it has chosen three newspaper titles to be digitized as a result...
The Connecticut State Library Celebrates Its Contributions to Chronicling America’s 10 Million Pages
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gail Hurley (860 704-2222) Gail.Hurley@ct.gov Date: October 7, 2015 NEWS The Connecticut State Library Celebrates Its Contributions to Chronicling America’s 10 Million Pages Free, searchable database of...