Introduction Beginning in 1918 and continuing into 1919, the global influenza epidemic raged. It was known at the time as the “Spanish Flu,” due to the widespread but erroneous belief that the disease had...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gail Hurley (860 704-2223) Gail.Hurley@ct.gov Contact: Robert Kinney (860 757-6668) Robert.Kinney@ct.gov Date: September 3, 2020 ##NEWS## Connecticut State Library Announces Historic Newspaper Titles to be Digitized (Hartford, CT) The Connecticut...
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment going into effect on August 26, 1920, the CT Digital Newspaper Project would like to share front page coverage of the events from some of our...
The theme of this month’s #ChronAmParty, a monthly social media event for the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America historic newspaper database, is #NationalNursesWeek. So in celebration we’re taking a moment to share a small piece of history about nursing in the...
The CT Digital Newspaper Project and the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America database got a nice mention from the Hartford Courant this past Monday, December 23, 2019. The article “Opening a searchable treasure trove: Old Manchester...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...