Excursions to Osprey Beach, 1881-1885
On August 2, 1883, the Stafford Springs Press carried a news article extolling the pleasures of Osprey Beach. The summer resort was located on the west side of the mouth of the Thames...
Author: Christine Gauvreau
A Working Families Guide to Savin Rock, Summer 1919
In an effort to deepen ties to New Haven business in the summer of 1919, the Connecticut Labor Press published ads and commentary on the recreational delights that Savin Rock might hold for their...
Connecticut Labor Protests Prohibition, June 1919
On June 15, 1919, Connecticut union officials and city delegations joined a mass protest at the U.S. Capitol to oppose the Eighteenth Amendment, which was ratified the previous January, and to reshape the Volstead...
Italy-America Day, May 24, 1920: Connecticut Italian-Americans Recognized for War Service
An estimated 300,000 men of Italian descent served in the U.S. armed forces during the First World War. It is said that much as 10% of the American casualties in the conflict involved this...
A Belated Earth Day Blog, 2019
Monster Solar Motor, 1901 On April 16, 1901, subscribers to the Waterbury Democrat read about a “monster solar motor” installed on an ostrich farm in Pasadena, California. The beast was reported capable of lifting...
Bad Girls or Good Girls? A Barnum Essay Contest Winner Defends the Modern Girl, 1922
There was likely no topic more hotly debated in the 1920s than the conduct of youth, and especially that of young women. According to the social and cultural historian Paula S. Fass, the traditionalist...
In 1949, CT Made Civil Rights News
“ ‘Jim Crow’ was handed a dishonorable discharge from the Connecticut National Guard on March 16, 1949, when Governor Chester Bowles signed a bill outlawing segregation and discrimination on account of race, creed, or...
When the Temperature Hits 12 Degrees. . .
Arctic cold did not stop them. The 1920s were known as a decade of youth fads, including pole sitting and goldfish swallowing. Connecticut youth were not left behind. The Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project is...
Thanksgiving Proclamations of Our Presidents, 1916.
Check out what Connecticut residents of 1916 read about Thanksgiving Proclamations. Take a look at government and museum sites that bring this information up to date! For...
Last Minute Suggestions for a Halloween Party, 1913
Low on cash? Short on time? Don’t despair. You can pull off a Halloween party without either. Take a look at the suggestions offered to readers of the Bridgeport Evening Farmer in 1913. ...