On November 4, 1913, Bessie Wakefield, a 24-year-old mother of two children, became the first woman sentenced to death in Connecticut in over a century. In the months following Wakefield’s conviction, Connecticut suffragists found...
The CT Digital Newspaper Project (CDNP) is excited to share that two more historic Connecticut newspapers are available on Chronicling America – the Litchfield County Post and the Litchfield Enquirer! We have digitized Litchfield...
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...