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# Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project

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- [Blogs](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/blogs/) - On Oct. 13, 1914, the Boston Braves beat the Philadelphia Athletics in Fenway Park to win the World Series. This achievement set a record as the first time the World Series was won in just four games. This Oct. 14 Norwich Bulletin report, which misprints the team name as Philadelphia Americans, gives an inning by
- [1914 World Series (featuring Norwich Bulletin, Oct. 14, 1914)](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/10/1914-world-series-featuring-norwich-bulletin-oct-14-1914/) - On Oct. 13, 1914, the Boston Braves beat the Philadelphia Athletics in Fenway Park to win the World Series. This achievement set a record as the first time the World Series was won in just four games. This Oct. 14 Norwich Bulletin report, which misprints the team name as Philadelphia Americans, gives an inning by
- [Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project Digitizes Norwich Bulletin 1914-1916](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/10/connecticut-digital-newspaper-project-digitizes-norwich-bulletin-1914-1916/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 9, 2014 Contact: Gail Hurley (860) 704-2222 Gail.Hurley@ct.gov Contact : Jane Cullinane (860)757-6524 Jane.Cullinane@ct.gov The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that it has digitized the Norwich Bulletin from January 1, 1914 - December 31, 1916 as part of a grant received from the National Endowment for the Humanities in
- [African American Veteran Petitions for Equal Rights, 1919](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/02/african-american-veteran-petitions-for-equal-rights-1919/) - This year, African American History Month coincides with the beginning of the centennial of World War I. Connecticut newspaper titles from this fascinating era were very recently selected for digitization. A short review of these newspapers suggests that they will contribute to illuminating the intersection of the Great War (1914-1919) and the fight for civil
- [Connecticut State Library Announces Newspaper Titles to be Digitized](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/01/connecticut-state-library-announces-newspaper-titles-to-be-digitized/) - The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that it has chosen two newspaper titles to be digitized as a result of an award for $274,034 from the National Endowment for the Humanities of a two-year National Digital Newspaper Program grant to digitize historically significant Connecticut newspapers. The Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project Advisory Board selected
- [The 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic in Connecticut](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2020/11/the-1918-1919-influenza-epidemic-in-connecticut/) - 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 originated in and spread from Spain. Worldwide, 21,600,000 died. In the United States alone, .5% of the population died of the disease
- [Industrial Education, North and South: The Connecticut Connection](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/03/industrial-education-north-and-south-the-connecticut-connection/) - By Allison Horrocks In 1915, Booker T. Washington, the so-called “Wizard of Tuskegee” gave his last public talk while on tour in Connecticut. This was not Washington’s first time in Connecticut. Over the course of his career, from New Haven to Norwich, Washington had tread many roads throughout the North, and this state in particular.
- [Library War Service, 1917-1920](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/03/library-war-service-1917-1920/) - By Mary Margaret Mahoney The United States mobilized quickly after President Woodrow Wilson declared war on Germany on April 2, 1917. Troops travelled to the front with the help of massive mobilization efforts to provide weapons, food, and books. The Library War Service, formed by the Library of Congress and the American Library Association (ALA),
- [Polish Immigrant Lives in Connecticut, 1909-1922](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/05/polish-immigrant-lives-in-connecticut-1909-1922/) - Introduction On May 16, 1910, on the occasion of the unveiling of statues of Pulaski and Kosciuszko in Washington, D.C. by President Taft, the Norwich Bulletin reprinted an article from the Hartford Times entitled “Poles in Connecticut.” According to this piece, 804 children of Polish immigrants were born in Connecticut in 1908. The reporter further
- [Play, Recreation, and Childhood in Progressive Era Connecticut](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/07/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 19th century, Connecticut was highly regarded as a pioneering state for its expansive network of parks, playgrounds, and other spaces for
- [Hungarian Immigrant Lives in Connecticut, 1909-1922](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/07/hungarian-immigrant-lives-in-connecticut-1909-1922/) - “Bridgeport is the largest Hungarian city in America. . . . here in Bridgeport, one out of every ten men is Hungarian. . . . The Hungarians of this country have nowhere else more chance and hope for material as well for social welfare, than right here in Bridgeport.” —Rev. Stephen F. Chernitzky, as quoted
- [How Connecticut Experienced the Sinking of the Lusitania](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/04/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 the European war came in the form of a German torpedo that sank the Lusitania on May 7, 1915. Close to
- [Free Speech & Seditious Speech in World War I Era Connecticut](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/07/free-speech-seditious-speech-in-world-war-i-era-connecticut/) - Introduction The struggle over the definition of the right to free speech was a central feature of the World War I era home front, and events in Connecticut were at the center of a national debate that continued throughout the postwar decades. Connecticut was a center of production for arms and munitions, much of it
- [The American Labor Party Movement in Connecticut, 1918-1921](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/06/the-american-labor-party-movement-in-connecticut-1918-1921/) - Introduction According to the political sociologist Robin Archer, “Labor-based political parties have been an important electoral force in every advanced capitalist country. Every one, that is, but the United States” (p. 1). Historians have been debating the reason for American exceptionalism on this score for decades. Perhaps part of the answer will be found in
- [American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief in World War I-Era Connecticut](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/05/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, Assyrians, and Greeks across Anatolia during World War I. While for centuries the Ottoman Empire fostered a multicultural and religiously diverse
- [Connecticut Women and World War I](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/04/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, social clubs and medical organizations, as well as the State of Connecticut, called upon women at home to rise to the
- [East Hartford Gazette and Some Early CT Papers Now Online!](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2025/01/east-hartford-gazette-and-some-early-ct-papers-now-online/) - The Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project (CDNP) is excited to announce that the Weekly Gazette (East Hartford), the East Hartford Gazette, New-England Religious Herald (Hartford), the New-England Weekly Review (Hartford), and the Daily Herald (New Haven) are now available on Chronicling America! The Weekly Gazette was established in 1885, but coverage available online begins in 1925,
- [Danbury Times and the Danbury News Now Online!](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2024/12/danbury-times-and-the-danbury-news-now-online/) - The Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project (CDNP) is thrilled to announce that Danbury Times and the Danbury News are now available on Chronicling America! Danbury Times was a weekly paper established by Edward Butler Osborne and published from 1837 to 1870. The Times covered Danbury through the early years of its famous hatting industry (which earned Danbury
- [#ColorOurCollections](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2024/02/colorourcollections/) - It's #ColorOurCollections week! We've put together and embellished a collection of newspaper ads, photos, and artwork to celebrate, so break out the art supplies and enjoy! 📰 CDNP Coloring Book
- [Prohibition in the United States: a 100-Year Retrospective - As Medicine](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2023/07/prohibition-in-the-united-states-a-100-year-retrospective-as-medicine/) - Prohibition in the United States: A 100-Year Retrospective is a 5-part blog series offering readers an overview of the history of drug prohibition in the United States using historical newspapers and two of the nation’s most widely used psychoactive drugs – alcohol and marijuana. Part 3, “As Medicine,” compares medical marijuana as it is now
- [Connecticut State Library Receives 6th Grant Award for Newspaper Digitization](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2023/08/connecticut-state-library-receives-6th-grant-award-for-newspaper-digitization/) - The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that it has received a supplemental award of $259,644 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to continue to digitize historically significant Connecticut newspapers through the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) over the next two years. This grant brings the total award amount the State Library
- [Prohibition in the United States: A 100-Year Retrospective - Repeal, Taxation, and What Followed](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2023/07/prohibition-in-the-united-states-a-100-year-retrospective-repeal-taxation-and-what-followed/) - Prohibition in the United States: A 100-Year Retrospective is a 5-part blog series offering readers an overview of the history of drug prohibition in the United States using historical newspapers and two of the nation’s most widely used psychoactive drugs: alcohol and marijuana. Part 5, “Repeal, Taxation, and What Followed,” wraps up the series by
- [Prohibition in the United States: A 100-Year Retrospective - Enforcement: Legal and Otherwise](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2023/07/prohibition-in-the-united-states-a-100-year-retrospective-enforcement-legal-and-otherwise/) - Prohibition in the United States: A 100-Year Retrospective is a 5-part blog series offering readers an overview of the history of drug prohibition in the United States using historical newspapers and two of the nation’s most widely used psychoactive drugs – alcohol and marijuana. Part 4, “Enforcement: Legal and Otherwise,” compares the legal and vigilante
- [Prohibition in the United States: a 100-Year Retrospective - The Cost of Deregulation](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2023/07/prohibition-in-the-united-states-a-100-year-retrospective-the-cost-of-deregulation/) - Prohibition in the United States: A 100-Year Retrospective is a 5-part blog series offering readers an overview of the history of drug prohibition in the United States using historical newspapers and two of the nation’s most widely used psychoactive drugs: alcohol and marijuana. Part 2, “The Cost of Deregulation,” compares the deregulated bootleg alcohol market
- [Prohibition in the United States: A 100-Year Retrospective - Early Temperance and the War on Drugs](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2023/07/prohibition-in-the-united-states-a-100-year-retrospective-early-temperance-and-the-war-on-drugs/) - I felt I should approve of it because it would help my two sons. The word-pictures of the agitators carried me away. I thought a world without liquor would be a beautiful world. Pauline Morton Sabin Prohibition in the United States: A 100-Year Retrospective is a 5-part blog series offering readers an overview of the
- [Introducing the Bradley Beam](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2023/05/introducing-the-bradley-beam/) - The Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project is excited to announce the latest addition to Chronicling America from Connecticut, Bradley Beam! Before Bradley International Airport was Connecticut’s largest public commercial airport, it was a World War II army air base called Bradley Field. Bradley Beam, published from 1943 to 1945, was the base’s official weekly newspaper. The
- [CT State Library Announces Historic Newspaper Titles to be Digitized](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2022/08/ct-state-library-announces-historic-newspaper-titles-to-be-digitized/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gail Hurley (860 704-2223) Gail.Hurley@ct.gov Contact: Robert Kinney (860 757-6668) Robert.Kinney@ct.gov Date: August 10, 2022 NEWS Connecticut State Library Announces Historic Newspaper Titles to be Digitized (Hartford, CT) The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that with a fifth grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the following newspaper titles have been
- [More Historic CT Newspapers Now Online!](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2022/01/more-historic-ct-newspapers-now-online/) - As we enter the new year, CT Digital Newspaper Project (CDNP) is thrilled to share that all of the content digitized during our 2019-2021 (4th) grant cycle is now online through Chronicling America! This includes years of the historic newspapers previously announced - The Litchfield County Post, The Litchfield Enquirer, and La Sentinella, as well
- [Connecticut State Library Receives 5th Grant Award for Newspaper Digitization](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2021/10/connecticut-state-library-receives-5th-grant-award-for-newspaper-digitization/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gail Hurley (860) 704-2223 Gail.Hurley@ct.gov Date: October 7, 2021 (Hartford CT) - The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that it has received a supplemental award of $147,734 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to continue to digitize historically significant Connecticut newspapers through the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) over
- [International Women's Day, 2016](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/03/international-womens-day-2016/) - When Brewers Posed as Farmers to Defeat Woman Suffrage The use of populist posturing to win votes is much discussed in the blogosphere this electoral season. In 1915, a populist campaign designed not to win votes, but to forestall votes—votes by women, that is-- was exposed by the New Republic to the great delight of
- [African Americans and Civil Rights in Progressive Era Connecticut](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/05/african-americans-and-civil-rights-in-progressive-era-connecticut/) - Introduction “For African Americans," urban historian Steven J. Diner wrote, "the last decades of the nineteenth century and the first decades of the twentieth century seemed in many respects the worst of times” (p. 125). Between the late 1890’s and the early 1920’s, in response to what was perceived as the excess of the Gilded
- [New Issues of La Sentinella Now Online!](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2021/04/new-issues-of-la-sentinella-now-online/) - CT Digital Newspaper Project is excited to share that we have digitized additional issues of the Italian language newspaper La Sentinella, covering 1931-1948 - which are now online! This completes the full run of this title and now all known issues, covering 1920-1948, are available on Chronicling America. La Sentinella was published weekly and based in Bridgeport, CT, but included news from
- [Connecticut Suffragists and the Case of Bessie Wakefield](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2021/03/bessie-wakefield/) - 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 themselves at the center of what became a national outcry at the impending execution of a woman and mother of two.
- [Litchfield County Post and Litchfield Enquirer Now Online!](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2021/03/litchfield-county-post-and-litchfield-enquirer-now-online/) - 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 County Post issues covering 1826-1829 as well as issues of the Litchfield Enquirer, the successor of the County Post. Currently Enquirer issues
- [Connecticut State Library Announces Historic Newspaper Titles to be Digitized](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2020/09/connecticut-state-library-announces-historic-newspaper-titles-to-be-digitized/) - 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 State Library is pleased to announce that with a fourth grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the following newspaper
- [How to Throw a Halloween Party, Women's page, Norwich Bulletin, Oct. 17, 1914](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/10/how-to-throw-a-halloween-party-womens-page-norwich-bulletin-oct-17-1914/) - The Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project just added 10,000 pages of the Norwich Bulletin to Chronicling America.
- [A Spooky New England Tale from the 1894 New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/10/a-spooky-new-england-tale-from-the-1894-new-haven-daily-morning-journal-and-courier/) - “’Struther Kannock’s Halloween” was “No. 43” in a broader collection called Tales of Ten Travelers. The author, Edgar L. Wakeman, was a prolific journalist and story teller whose http://works of travel and fiction were carried by many late nineteenth century American newspapers. Of this particular tale, one reviewer said “Never were the hideousness and almost
- [Last Minute Suggestions for a Halloween Party, 1913](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/10/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.
- [The Domestication of Meleagris Americana](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/11/the-domestication-of-meleagris-americana/)
- [Thanksgiving Proclamations of Our Presidents, 1916.](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/11/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 Further Research http://www.pilgrimhallmuseum.org/thanksgiving_proclamations.htm https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/thanksgiving https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/thanksgiving-white-house-now/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thanksgiving-endures-because-abraham-lincoln-180967254/
- [An April 2015 Earth Day Blog:  A Farmer Calls for Pico Hydro in 1921](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/04/an-april-2015-earth-day-blog-a-farmer-calls-for-pico-hydro-in-1921/) - Pico and microhydro are hip concepts today in the field of renewable energy. Who has not dreamed about the possibility of powering the homestead through solar and small water? As this Earth Day approaches, it is interesting to note that the idea of reviving the use of small streams as rational energy-producing alternatives was current
- [A Belated Earth Day Blog, 2019](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2019/04/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 1, 400 gallons of water a minute, an amount said to be sufficient to irrigate 500 acres of trees. “By means
- [The Holiday Season, December 1914](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/12/the-holiday-season-december-1914/) - In December of 1914, the U.S. was several years out from entry into the First World War. At the time, there was a great deal of opposition to American involvement in what was viewed as a European affair. Northeastern elites were meeting at “peace luncheons” (Bridgeport Evening Farmer, Dec. 14, 1914) and city fathers were
- ["The War Garden Victorious"](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/12/newspaper-digitization-notes-for-april-the-war-garden-victorious/) - In 1919, Charles Lathrop Park wrote words that would likely get the attention of today’s advocates of food sovereignty, urban farming, sustainability, and the elimination of city center food deserts. “Ambitious young men and women,” he said, “will not remain in the country where comforts are denied and where advantages of social life and education
- [A Mystery from the Connecticut WWI Home Front](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/12/a-mystery-from-the-connecticut-wwi-home-front/) - On June 17, 1918, the Bridgeport Times carried a full-page ad urging the purchase of war savings stamps. The ad was placed by a lace manufacturer, the International Textile Company of Bridgeport. While most company-sponsored ads urging the purchase of war stamps wooed potential participants with imagery of Uncle Sam or a heroic American soldier,
- [September 8, 1918, the War Pilgrimage to Lebanon](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/12/september-8-1918-the-war-pilgrimage-to-lebanon/) - September 8, 1918 was an important day in the effort to mobilize Connecticut residents for the Great War. On that day, Governor Marcus H. Holcomb and the Connecticut Council of Defense organized the most audacious patriotic celebration held during the duration of World War I. The heart of the celebration was a car caravan
- [The “Farm to Table” Movement Really Began in the First World War!](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/01/the-farm-to-table-movement-really-began-in-the-first-world-war/) - Today the term “Farm to Table” might connote an expensive meal of the freshest local foods prepared by a celebrity chef. Or, it might suggest contemporary arrangements such as those involved in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), in which consumers buy shares that entitle them to pick up boxes of fresh produce, as it comes into
- [Black History Month, February 2015:  “There is need of an aroused public sentiment.  .  . ”](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/02/black-history-month-2015-there-is-need-of-an-aroused-public-sentiment/) - On May 24, 1919, a date five months after the opening of the Paris Peace Conference at which the Allied victors of the First World War were meeting to set the treaty terms that would punish Germany and the Central Powers, the Norwich Bulletin editorialized about the wave of lynchings of African
- [Newspaper Digitization and the Connecticut Homefront in World War I](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/01/newspaper-digitization-and-the-connecticut-homefront-in-world-war-i/) - The newspapers currently being digitized by CDNP are expected to contribute greatly to research into the ways that the First World War was experienced in Connecticut. A talk on this subject was delivered on January 15, 2015 by Project Coordinator Christine Gauvreau at the Connecticut State Library. You can view it here. Additional information may
- [Marking an Irish Holiday, March 20, 1917:   St. Patrick’s Day, the Easter Rising, and World War I.](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/03/marking-an-irish-holiday-march-20-1917/) - On March 20, 1917, the Bridgeport Evening Farmer ran an editorial praising the remarks before the Knights of St. Patrick of the editor of the New Haven Evening Union, Alexander Troup. Troup, I am guessing, was the son of Alexander Troup (1840-1908), who founded the Evening Union and was a central figure in Democratic Party
- [When Attitudes toward World War Divided the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Movement](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/09/when-attitudes-toward-world-war-divided-the-woman-suffrage-movement/) - On September 20, 1917, the Bridgeport Evening Farmer ran a special feature, reprinting in full the letters of resignation from the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association written by two of the state movement’s most prominent leaders. Katharine Martin Houghton Hepburn (Mrs. Thomas M. Hepburn, 1878-1951) and Josephine Bennett (Mrs. M. Toscan Bennett) expressed their decision with
- [A Memorial Day Thought by the Optimist, May 29, 1916](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/05/a-memorial-day-thought-by-the-optimist-may-29-1916/) - On Memorial Day one hundred years ago today, the Howland Dry Goods Co. of Bridgeport chose to use their advertising space in the Bridgeport Evening Farmer to publish this commentary on the Great War in Europe. “The Optimist” was one Leigh Mitchell Hodges, a Philadelphia journalist and author of religious but non-sectarian books of
- [CCSU Professor Uses Digitized Newspapers for Data Mining Research](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/03/ccsu-professor-uses-digitized-newspapers-for-data-mining-research/) - The Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project is excited to share the news that Professor Roger Bilisoly at Central Connecticut State University has been able to utilize newspapers that we recently digitized to explore data mining methods. We have included here an announcement of a recent symposium at which he explained his work and a short summary
- [Historic CT Newspapers Read Aloud](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/01/historic-ct-newspapers-read-aloud/) - Audio recordings of articles from the Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project’s digitized World War I-era newspapers have been read aloud by volunteers at CRIS Radio as part of a project called Voices of World War I. The project was funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications & Records Commission and makes use of newspapers
- [Italy-America Day, May 24, 1920: Connecticut Italian-Americans Recognized for War Service](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2019/05/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 community. In Connecticut, as in 20 other states, May 24, 1920---the fifth anniversary of the entry of Italy into WW1--- was
- [Notes for the August 26th Anniversary of Woman Suffrage Victory](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/12/newspaper-digitization-notes-for-the-august-26th-anniversary-of-woman-suffrage-victory/) - On August 26, 1920, after a struggle of more than seven decades, the right of women to vote became law. The roster of suffrage movement leaders from Connecticut is long and full of illustrious names. One of the most interesting periods of the movement in Connecticut, the years right before World War I, has yet
- [Notes for Women’s History Month:  When Bridgeport Women Won the Eight Hour Day](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/12/newspaper-digitization-notes-for-womens-history-month-when-bridgeport-women-won-the-eight-hour-day/) - The social transformations wrought by World War I in the U.S. were profound. One of the most dramatic involved the entry of tens of thousands of mostly young working women into jobs in the arms and munitions industry, as well as other non-traditional places of employment. By 1915, Bridgeport, Connecticut had been transformed into a
- [A Women’s History Month Find:  Working Girls’ Clubs in Connecticut, 1911](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/03/a-womens-history-month-find-working-girls-clubs-in-connecticut-1911/) - New stories that enrich the history of women in our state emerge as more and more issues of Connecticut’s historic newspapers are uploaded to the Chronicling America searchable database. A January 25, 1911 article in the Norwich Bulletin, for example, announces, “Jacob Riis Delivers Address before the Naugatuck Working Girls’ Club.” Jacob Riis, of course,
- [The Joan of Arc of Shelton, the Efficiency Man, the O’Brien’s, and Sidney Blumenthal](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/12/the-joan-of-arc-of-shelton-the-efficiency-man-the-obriens-and-sidney-blumenthal/) - On January 3, 1914, three hundred men and women who were on strike at the Shelton mill of Sidney Blumenthal marched in a solemn funeral procession from the “Cement House,” up the Fourth Street hill, and then over frozen roads through Derby, onward to the Greek Orthodox Catholic church in Ansonia, and finally to the
- [The “Hello Girls”](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/06/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 New Haven gave its readers a look at the telephone exchange, its technology, and the people – women, mostly – who
- [Marking International Women's Day, 2017](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/02/marking-international-womens-day-2017/) - Newsgirls: Did They Need to be Saved? In the legislative session in the winter/spring of 1917, the fate of Connecticut’s newsgirls was on the table. A bill was put forth that stated that “No girl under the age of sixteen years shall be allowed to sell or offer for sale, or distribute, any newspaper,
- [Bad Girls or Good Girls? A Barnum Essay Contest Winner Defends the Modern Girl, 1922](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2019/03/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 observing the young women of the period saw the end of American civilization as he had known it. “It’s firm outlines,
- [Connecticut’s Coverage of the Adoption of the 19th Amendment - #19SuffrageStories](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2020/08/connecticuts-coverage-of-the-adoption-of-the-19th-amendment-19suffragestories/) - 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 newspapers. Connecticut papers covered both the ratification by Tennessee on August 18, 1920, the needed 36th state for the amendment to become
- [The Dangers and Fashion of Bathing Suits 100 Years Ago](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/07/the-dangers-and-fashion-of-bathing-suits-100-years-ago/) - By Gail Hurley It's midsummer and beach season is in full swing with a myriad of swimsuit styles. Much has changed since the early 1900s, and, thank goodness, as it seems that a lot of swimwear from a century ago was considered dangerous, even in its own time. A Bridgeport Evening Farmer article from
- [Hispanic Heritage Month Blog](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/10/hispanic-heritage-month-blog/) - Women Sought the Vote in “Porto Rico,” 1919 In the early twentieth century, Connecticut newspapers regularly reported on politics in Puerto Rico. This included the news around the fight for the woman’s vote. In March of 1919, a bill regarding female suffrage was introduced into the island’s House of Representatives by Representative Gonzales
- [Modern Dance in Bridgeport CT, 1910](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/12/modern-dance-in-bridgeport-ct-1910/) - The arts in the United States were teetering on the brink of revolutionary change in the years just before the First World War. The traditional fine arts, based on an appreciation of the classical ideals promoted in the European Renaissance, were still vital, and an understanding of their rules was important to one’s standing in
- [Phone Rage, 1920](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/02/phone-rage-1920/) - By Frank Jonientz Are you reading this on your smartphone? Are you surfing the web while you read this? Has your phone ever started “ringing” at an inappropriate time or place? Can you find a place to charge the battery? If these questions seem unremarkable (ho-hum) to you then the cell phone/mobile phone/smart phone has
- [Newtown Bee](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/05/newtown-bee/) - by Nancy Crevier The Newtown Bee of Newtown, Conn., is western Connecticut’s most respected and reliable source of local news. In 1880, Reuben H. Smith purchased a foundering publication known as The Bee from Bethel publisher, John Pearce. The Newtown Bee has since flourished under the direction of the Smith family. With his brother, Allison
- [When Jack Johnson Appeared in Bridgeport for Free](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/12/when-jack-johnson-appeared-in-bridgeport-for-free/) - The month of July in 1910 was a big month in the world of sports nationally and in Connecticut. On July 25, 1910, just a few weeks after he defeated James J. Jeffries in the “Fight of the Century” and in the wake of a heated debate over the censorship of the commercial film
- [When Norwich was a Roque Capital of the Nation](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/08/when-norwich-was-a-roque-capital-of-the-nation/) - On July 14, 1914, the Norwich Bulletin reprinted a letter sent to all the members of the National Roque Association reminding them that the 32nd annual tournament, to be held, as always, in Norwich, Connecticut, was fast approaching. L.C. Williamson worked to encourage attendance, promising that “Nine courts, unsurpassed for excellence, either in surface, border or other equipment
- [“Latest Skating Costume of Leather,” Bridgeport Evening Farmer, Dec. 13, 1915](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/12/latest-skating-costume-of-leather-bridgeport-evening-farmer-dec-13-1915/) - The Manhattan society ice skating craze of 1915 seems to have hit Connecticut hard. This lovely leather skating costume was featured quite prominently on the fashion pages of the December 13 Bridgeport Evening Farmer of that year, occupying enough vertical inches to fill the bottom half of the page. Reports of ice skating outings were
- [March Madness 100 years ago](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/03/march-madness-100-years-ago/) - By Gail Hurley Growing up outside Springfield, MA, the site of the invention of the basketball by the physical education instructor Dr. James Naismith, we were taught at a young age about the history of the sport. Dr. James Naismith began training athletes using a peach basket and a soccer-type ball in 1891 at the
- [The Fishing Season's On](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/04/the-fishing-seasons-on/) - By Jane Cullinane This ad from more than a century ago in the New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier reminds me of my grandfather, who LOVED to go fishing. At the time of the ad’s publication, he would have been twelve or thirteen years old and was likely already an avid angler. He worked
- [When the Temperature Hits 12 Degrees.  .  .](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2019/01/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 now digitizing the New Britain Herald for this decade. There will be a wealth of news about popular culture in the
- [“Celestial photographs, wonderful in detail and clearness were then thrown on the screen,” Norwich, CT, 1920](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/07/celestial-photographs-wonderful-in-detail-and-clearness-were-then-thrown-on-the-screen-norwich-ct-1920/) - The images produced by the New Horizon’s flyby of Pluto can be considered as part the long history of popularizing astronomical knowledge with photographs. On November 30, 1920, the Norwich Bulletin reported on “The Marvels of the Universe,” an illustrated lecture by William Tyler Olcott that reportedly enthralled the 200-person audience at the Community House
- [New Haven Encounters "La Moto Girl," 1908](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/10/new-haven-encounters-la-moto-girl-1908/) - From March 16th to 18th in 1908, New Haven audiences were able to marvel at “La Moto Girl,” who appeared at the New Haven Theatre in an act anchored by Valadon, The Magician. The Moto Girl was a “pseudo-automaton,” a diminutive young woman named Doris Chertney who was costumed to suggest that she
- [Coming Solar Eclipse Mirrors that in June 1918](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/08/coming-solar-eclipse-mirrors-that-experienced-in-june-1918/) - By Jane Cullinane Excitement is mounting about the total solar eclipse that will pass over the United States this August on a path from Oregon to South Carolina. In Connecticut, although the eclipse will be partial, there is still quite a lot of enthusiasm. Some public libraries in the state have had special protective eyeglasses,
- [St. Patrick's Day in 19th   Century New Haven](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/03/st-patricks-day-in-19th-century-new-haven/) - By Gail Hurley This past Saturday, I was in New Haven and had a chance to finally visit both an old and newer institution with friends and family. We had the best pizza at Frank Pepe's (totally worth the wait in line in the cold) and made our way through the maze at IKEA, wondering
- [Connecticut Labor Protests Prohibition, June 1919](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2019/06/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 Act, the enforcement legislation that was soon to be introduced into the House of Representatives. (The Volstead Act became law on
- [A Working Families Guide to Savin Rock, Summer 1919](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2019/07/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 readers. Check out their review of the amusement park rides, restaurants, and stores that might enliven a summer weekend 100 years
- [Excursions to Osprey Beach, 1881-1885](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2019/07/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 River and said to be graced with broad pavilions from which one could view the “magnificent panorama of the river and
- [A Slavonian Labor Day in Bridgeport, 1914](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/08/a-slavonian-labor-day-in-bridgeport-1914/) - The range of events on Labor Day in Connecticut in 1914 included those special to the immigrants who made up a large percentage of the workforce. In Bridgeport, hundreds of Slavonians gathered at Sokol Hall to watch gymnastic demonstrations by men, women, and children. Connecticut gymnasts were joined by teams from New York and performed
- [Immigration Debates, 1921](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/11/immigration-debates-1921/) - Today’s newspapers are full of debates about immigration and the partisan divide appears to be deep. A look at the February 11 and 14, 1921 issues of the Norwich Bulletin, newly digitized and uploaded to the Library of Congress’s newspaper database known as Chronicling America, may provide some historical perspective. On February 11, the front
- [Connecticut Business Leaders Fought Nativism in the Post-WWI Period](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/12/connecticut-business-leaders-fought-nativism-in-the-post-wwi-period/) - National immigration policy was highly contested in the years before, during, and just after World War I. Connecticut industry, like U.S. industry in general, saw itself as highly dependent on a massive influx of relatively unskilled foreign workers from southern and eastern Europe. Some highly influential Ivy League figures from New England, on the
- [The County Fair Film (1920) in Norwich, Connecticut](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/12/the-county-fair-film-1920-in-norwich-connecticut/) - In October of 1921, the businesses of the town of Norwich went all out to be associated with the local premier of the 1920 film “The County Fair.” The degree to which the local community identified with the characters and moral of the homey film, in which a kindly but aged New England woman who
- [Black History Month, February, 2016](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/02/african-american-history-month-blog-february-2016-the-norwich-african-american-community-takes-on-the-clansman1909/) - The Norwich African American Community Takes on “The Clansman,” 1909 Last week, a brand new Sundance film called “The Birth of a Nation” made the news when a distributor paid a cool $17.5 million for the worldwide rights to show it (Siegal). The new movie, directed by Nate Parker, tells the story of the most
- [The Connecticut State Library Celebrates Its Contributions to Chronicling America's 10 Million Pages](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/10/the-connecticut-state-library-celebrates-its-contributions/) - 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 historic newspapers reflects Connecticut history The Connecticut State Library today joins the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the
- [Back to School Shopping, Then and Now](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/08/back-to-school-shopping-then-and-now/) - By Gail Hurley This is tax free week in Connecticut, just in time to help families with the back to school shopping. It is the time to buy clothing, shoes, and school supplies to start the kids out right for the year. Advertisements in newspapers from 100 years ago show that parents had the
- [Connecticut African Americans Found the Sumner League, August 1894](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/08/connecticut-african-americans-found-the-sumner-league-in-august-of-1894/) - On August 22, 1894, around 200 Connecticut African American leaders met at the famous Savin Rock establishment of the caterer J. W. Stewart and formed a new organization for the “betterment of the conditions of Afro-Americans.” The new group was called the State Sumner League of Connecticut. It was considered a club of the Republican
- [Sleds, “20 Styles, 50 cents to $3.50”](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/12/sleds-20-styles-50-cents-to-3-50/) - In 1906 when the John E. Bassett & Co. ran this ad in the New Haven Morning Journal and Courier, the venerable dry goods and hardware store was already 122 years old, having been founded in 1784. According to the New Haven Museum, it was the oldest concern of its kind in the state. According
- [Play, Recreation, & Childhood in the Progressive Era](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/03/play-recreation-childhood-in-the-progressive-era/)
- [Attention, Farmers!](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2014/11/attention-farmers/) - Norwich Bulletin, November 26, 1917, p. 4.
- [The Connecticut Citizen](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/01/the-connecticut-citizen/) - LCCN: sn94053145, The Connecticut Citizen (Ridgefield, Conn.), 1892-189? On October 8, 1892, in an editorial entitled “Our Object,” the publisher of Ridgefield’s the Connecticut Citizen said, “with this first issue the weekly begins its battle on behalf of the farmers, mechanics, and laboring classes of Western Connecticut in favor of lower tariff taxation, purer
- [Edward S. Stephens and Izie Reddick, Connecticut African-American Educators](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/04/edward-s-stephens-and-izie-reddick-connecticut-african-american-educators/) - On October 1, 1909, the Bridgeport Evening Farmer carried the article inserted above. Who was this Edward S. Stephens, who spoke five modern languages, read Latin and Greek, taught Black children in his home on Lafayette Street, and died “in partial obscurity?” This obituary contains some tantalizing hints and also, it turns out, some false
- [African Americans in the CT National Guard, 1870 to 1919](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/09/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 Connecticut guardsmen has not yet been fully told. It has long been known that in the time between the Civil War
- [Black History Month:  Remembering New Haven-born Black Nationalist William H. Ferris](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/02/black-history-month-remembering-new-haven-born-black-nationalist-william-h-ferris/) - By Chris Gauvreau In August of 1922, New Haven-born intellectual and activist William H. Ferris (1874-1941) was elected to travel as a delegate of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) to Europe. There he was to petition the League of Nations to designate “three or any one of the former African possessions of Germany as
- [Platter Chatterer Ernie Durham](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/07/platter-chatterer-ernie-durham/)
- [Introducing the Hartford Chronicle Family of African American Newspapers](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/07/introducing-the-hartford-chronicle-family-of-newspapers/) - The Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project is soon to digitize historical state African American weeklies from the World World II era. On March 26, 1949, Editor Ernie Durham and President George W. Goodman of the Hartford-based New England Bulletin, an African-American newspaper, declared that their new weekly would uphold “the crusade tradition” of its predecessors. The
- [Influenza in Connecticut, 1918](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/09/influenza-in-connecticut-1918/) - Lester H. Thompson, a Connecticut soldier from New Haven, lost his life shortly after arriving in France in 1918. His parents thought "he caught a cold on the transport" and that it later developed into the pneumonia that killed him (Times-Leader of New Haven, Nov. 13, 1918, p.18). Thompson left New Haven for the
- [The Hartford Chronicle Family](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/07/the-hartford-chronicle-family/) - LCCN: sn95063011, Hartford-Springfield Chronicle (Springfield, Mass.), 1940-194? LCCN: sn92051342, Hartford Chronicle (Hartford, Conn.), 194?-1947 LCCN: sn92051345, Connecticut Chronicle (Hartford, Conn.) 194?-194? LCCN: sn92051343, New England Bulletin (Hartford, Conn.) 1949-19?? On March 26, 1949, Editor Ernie Durham and President George W. Goodman of the Hartford-based New England Bulletin, an African-American newspaper, declared that their new
- [Connecticut State Library Announces Newest Newspaper Titles Digitized](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/12/connecticut-state-library-announces-newest-newspaper-titles-digitized/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gail Hurley (860 704-2222) Gail.Hurley@ct.gov Contact: Robert Kinney (860 757-6668) robert.kinney@ct.gov Date: December 1, 2017 NEWS Connecticut State Library Announces Newest Newspaper Titles Digitized (HARTFORD, CT) The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that the three historically significant newspaper titles chosen to be digitized in
- [Connecticut State Library Announces 25 Historic Newspaper Titles to be Digitized](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/03/connecticut-state-library-announces-25-historic-newspaper-titles-to-be-digitized/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gail Hurley (860 704-2222) Gail.Hurley@ct.gov Contact: Robert Kinney (860 757-6668) Robert.Kinney@ct.gov Date: March 6, 2018 NEWS Connecticut State Library Announces 25 Historic Newspaper Titles to be Digitized (Hartford, CT) The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that with a third grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities,
- [Nursing in the Nutmeg State - #ChronAmParty #NationalNursesWeek](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2020/05/nursing-in-the-nutmeg-state-chronamparty-nationalnursesweek/) - 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 Nutmeg State! National Nurses Week is celebrated every year from May 6 – 12, ending appropriately on the birthday of Florence Nightingale,
- [CT Digital Newspaper Project mentioned in the Hartford Courant](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2019/12/ct-digital-newspaper-project-mentioned-in-the-hartford-courant/) - 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 newspapers being digitized" discusses a newspaper digitization project currently underway at the Manchester Historical Society. Our previous project coordinator, Christine Gauvreau,
- [Bridgeport Evening Farmer, Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/01/bridgeport-evening-farmer-bridgeport-times-and-evening-farmer/) - Bridgeport Evening Farmer [LCCN: sn84022472] Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer [LCCN: sn92051227] Republican Farmer [LCCN: sn82015536] The daily Bridgeport Evening Farmer, and the Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer, and the weekly Republican Farmer trace their roots to the publishing world of 18th-century Connecticut. This family of newspapers began in March 1790 in Danbury as the
- [Vera Curtis (1879-1962), Bridgeport Native and Opera Singer](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/05/vera-curtis-1879-1962-bridgeport-native-and-opera-singer/) - This newspaper photo of Vera Cameron Curtis (1879-1962) appeared in the Bridgeport Evening Farmer of April 22, 1912. A Bridgeport native, Curtis was the first singer trained in America to become part of the Metropolitan Opera Company. She was also on one of only a handful of Americans in a company made up mainly of
- [Back to Nature, 1916](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/06/back-to-nature-1916/) - On September 30, 1916, the Bridgeport Evening Farmer reported that Mrs. Frank Yosemite, formerly Miss Edith Riggs of 200 Fox Street, had left “civilization” and moved with her Native American husband, Frank Yosemite, to a hogan in a dense patch of Woodland above Trumbull Rd., near the upper end of Bunnell’s pond in Beardsley Park.
- [Norwich Bulletin](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/09/norwich-bulletin/) - LCCN: sn82014086: Norwich Bulletin In 1910, the Norwich Bulletin advertised that it had the largest circulation of any paper in eastern Connecticut and that its readers could be found in “forty-nine towns, one hundred and sixty-five postal districts, and forty-one Rural Free Delivery District routes.” A subscription base of around 7,000, the editors claimed, meant
- [Combinations and the Commerce Commission:  the Billard Affair Makes the Headlines, 1914](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/04/combinations-and-the-commerce-commission-the-billard-affair-makes-the-headlines-1914/) - The New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad was made very vulnerable by a series of highly publicized train accidents that tarnished its reputation in the public mind. In 1913 alone, 198 employees and 37 passengers were killed in New Haven train wrecks. One of the most spectacular crashes occurred on September 3, 1913, when
- [The Stamford Advocate](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/10/the-stamford-advocate/) - LCCN: sn93053856, The Stamford American (Stamford, Conn.), 1906-190? The Stamford American was a labor weekly published in Stamford, Connecticut. It appeared once a week and sold for 2 cents an issue; an annual subscription was available for one dollar. The only extant issue is dated October 11, 1906, and is marked as volume 1, no.
- [Standing Rock, 1889: The Sioux Treaty](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/12/standing-rock-1889-the-sioux-treaty/) - The encampment and protests happening at Standing Rock are current news, but these events are also part of a larger story that goes back hundreds of years. In 1889, people in Connecticut may have read a news item in the New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier (Aug. 7, 1889) about a new treaty, signed
- [Inaugural Doings, 1897](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/01/inaugural-doings-1897/) - As we all prepare to experience the inaugural media extravaganza, it is worth remembering that for much of our history, most people followed the festivities only in the print media. The inauguration of William McKinley in 1897 was recorded by a movie camera but a quick viewing of the film demonstrates that the short clips
- [And, Yes, the Cherry Tree](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/02/and-yes-the-cherry-tree/) - By Jane Cullinane In February 1913, in “That Cherry Tree,” the wit Edgar Allen Forbes took great delight in poking fun at the George Washington biographer who had crafted this morality tale more than one hundred years earlier. In the new century, adults were clearly encouraged to laugh at the literary pretensions of the
- [Newly Digitized Historic Newspaper Tells about the Fight for African American  Civil Rights in Connecticut, 1894-1904](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/02/newly-digitized-historic-newspaper-tells-about-the-fight-for-african-american-civil-rights-in-connecticut-1894-1904/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christine Gauvreau (860) 757-6525 Christinne.Gauvreau@ct.gov Contact: Robert Kinney (860) 757-6668 Robert.kinney@ct.gov Date: February 27, 2017 NEWS (HARTFORD)- Librarians digitizing the New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier (1880-1907) have come upon approximately three dozen news stories about an important African American organization called the State Sumner League of
- [New Haven Journal Courier Family](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/03/new-haven-journal-courier-family/) - Morning Journal and Courier [LCCN: sn82015483] The Daily Morning Journal and Courier [LCCN: sn84020358] The Morning Journal-Courier [LCCN: sn92051397] Founded in 1848, the Morning Journal and Courier was an important source of news in the bustling industrial and railroad center of New Haven, Connecticut. The masthead proclaimed it as the “Largest Daily Newspaper in
- [Waterbury Democrat Family](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/04/waterbury-democrat-family/) - Waterbury Evening Democrat [LCCN: sn94053256], Waterbury Democrat [LCCN: 2016270502], Waterbury Evening Democrat [2016270503], Waterbury Democrat [sn93053725] According to historical accounts, the Waterbury Democrat family of newspapers was founded in 1881 by an Irish Catholic Democrat, Cornelius Maloney. Irish Catholics made up approximately half of Waterbury’s population at this time. The city’s first Irish immigrants
- [What Connecticut Made of Edward Bellamy’s Utopia](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/06/what-connecticut-made-of-edward-bellamys-utopia/) - In the June 5, 2017 online version of the New Yorker, Harvard historian Jill Lepore bemoans a contemporary literary scene in which there is not only a plethora of dark dystopian novels, but dystopian novels that are no longer in the tradition of a “fiction of resistance” ("A Golden Age for Dystopian Fiction: What
- [Mechanics’, Operatives’, and Laborers’ Advocate](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/11/mechanics-operatives-and-laborers-advocate/) - LCCN: sn92051568, Mechanics’, Operatives’, and Laborers’ Advocate (Norwich, CT), 1836-1837 The Mechanics’, Operatives’, and Laborers’ Advocate, was published weekly in Norwich, Connecticut, by J. Holcomb in 1836 and 1837. It identified its audience as the producing class and held as its maxim: “united we stand, divided we fall.” An advertisement for a meeting of the
- [Liberty Bell and Workingmen's Advocate](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/12/liberty-bell-and-workingmens-advocate/) - LCCN: sn93053978, The Liberty Bell and Workingmen’s Advocate (Norwich, Conn.), 1867-186? The first issue of the weekly Liberty Bell and Workingmen’s Advocate, published in Norwich, Connecticut, appeared on March 7, 1867. The editor spelled out its mission: advocacy of labor reform; shorter hours of work for men, women, and children; and protection for home
- [American Mechanic and Home Journal](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/02/american-mechanic-and-home-journal/) - LCCN: sn93053981, American Mechanic and Home Journal (Norwich, Conn.), 1849-18?? In its first issue, the American Mechanic and Home Journal, published in Norwich, Connecticut, by Ayer & Co., proclaimed itself “Bound to Advocate the Cause of the Working Class.” In the salutatory, “To the Public,” the Journal’s editor committed the newspaper to promoting the
- [Connecticut Workman](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/02/connecticut-workman/) - LCCN: sn92051612, Connecticut Workman (Bridgeport, Conn.), 1901-190? On its masthead, the weekly Connecticut Workman declared itself “Devoted to the Interests of the Workingmen of the State of Connecticut.” The Workman, which sold for 5 cents, was published in the industrial town of Bridgeport but sought an audience statewide. The paper published a directory of
- [The Connecticut Craftsman](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/03/the-connecticut-craftsman/) - LCCN: sn92051251, The Connecticut Craftsman, Hartford, Conn., 193?-193? The Connecticut Craftsman was an 8-page monthly newspaper devoted to the interests of “Organized Labor.” Calling itself the “Official Organ of the Connecticut Federation of Labor,” the Craftsman was published by the Hartford Central Labor Council and the Structural Trades Alliance for a short period in
- [Connecticut Western News](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/04/connecticut-western-news/) - LCCN: sn84027718, Connecticut Western News, Salisbury, Litchfield County, CT (1871-1970) All accounts of the birth of the Connecticut Western News note that its printing press arrived in the small Litchfield County town of Salisbury on the very same day, “and almost the same hour,” that a locomotive of the Connecticut Western Railroad inched forward into
- [Stafford Springs Press](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/04/stafford-springs-press/) - LCCN: sn84022401, Tolland County Press, Stafford Springs, Conn. (18??-1883) LCCN: sn92051501, The Press, Stafford Springs, Conn. (1883-1935) The Stafford Springs Press proudly traced its lineage from the first paper published in Tolland County, Connecticut. In 1883, publisher James McLaughlin described its mission as serving Stafford so that it could be rated “well up in the
- [Introducing the New Haven Workmen's Advocate](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/04/introducing-the-new-haven-workmens-advocate/) - On the occasion of the traditional worker’s holiday, May 1, the Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project would like to introduce a rare state labor title that we are soon to digitize. On September 8, 1883, the New Haven Connecticut Trades Council published, for the price of one cent, the first issue of the Workmen’s Advocate.
- [The Workmen's Advocate](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/05/the-workmens-advocate/) - Workmen’s Advocate (New Haven, Conn.), 1883-1891 [LCCN: sn90065027] On September 8, 1883, the New Haven Connecticut Trades Council published, for the price of one cent, the first issue of the Workmen’s Advocate. Its immediate aim was to publicize the demands of the compositors then on strike at the New Haven Daily Palladium [LCCN: sn82006803]
- [Influenza Pandemic of 1918](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/06/influenza-pandemic-of-1918/) - 2018 is the 100-year commemoration of the Influenza Pandemic of 1918. Matthew L. Cartter, MD, MPH, State Epidemiologist & Director of Infectious Diseases at the Connecticut Department of Public Health, presented a version of this slideshow at the 36th Annual Conference of the Connecticut Infectious Disease Society (CIDS) on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at the
- [The Labor Standard](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/06/the-labor-standard/) - LCCN: sn92051523, The Labor Standard (Hartford, Conn.), 1908-192? LCCN: sn92051407, The Weekly Examiner, Hartford, Conn.), 188?-190? LCCN: sn93059286, The American Standard (Hartford, Conn.), 192?-19?? The Labor Standard began publication of Hartford, Connecticut on September 5, 1908 as a monthly. It described its audience as “the breadwinner and his family” and aimed to acquaint “working
- [The Examiner and the Weekly Examiner](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/08/the-examiner-and-the-weekly-examiner/) - LCCN: sn86077047, The Examiner, Hartford, Conn., 1881-188? LCCN: sn92051407, The Weekly Examiner, Hartford, Conn., 188?-190? LCCN: sn92051523, The Labor Standard, Hartford, Conn., 1908-192? A cooperative association “comprising individuals of various creeds, professions, and nationalities” and “loving freedom and hating oppression” brought out the first issue of the weekly Examiner on Saturday, November 19, 1881.
- [Connecticut Recognizes Labor Day](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/08/connecticut-recognizes-labor-day/) - Check out the new online display of historic Labor Day souvenir ribbons and great clips from digitized historic Connecticut state newspapers! It can be found on the website of the Connecticut History Museum at https://ctstatelibrary.org/connecticut-recognizes-labor-day/.
- [Connecticut Labor Press/News](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2018/09/connecticut-labor-press-news/) - LCCN: sn92051282, The Connecticut Labor Press (New Haven, Conn.), 191?-1921 LCCN: sn92051283, The Connecticut Labor News (New Haven, Conn.), 1921-1925 The masthead of the Connecticut Labor Press of 1920 declared the 3-cent weekly “Organized labor’s only newspaper in New Haven” and “A newspaper for the people.” While certainly a manifestation of the political and
- [In 1949, CT Made Civil Rights News](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2019/01/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 color in the military organizations of the State,” said the Spring Connecticut Inter-Racial Survey. The bill was introduced by a Senator
- [Newtown Bee Family](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/02/newtown-bee-family/) - The Newtown Bee, The Bee and The Newtown Chronicle Newtown, Connecticut town historian Daniel Cruson placed the birth of the Newtown Bee in 1870 within New England's post-Civil War florescence of small rural weeklies. It was one of more than 360 distinct weekly titles published in Connecticut between 1865 and 1900. The Newtown Bee was special in that this weekly
- [Connecticut State Library Announces Availability of Newly Digitized New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier 1895-1908](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2017/01/connecticut-state-library-announces-availability-of-newly-digitized-new-haven-daily-morning-journal-and-courier-1895-1908/) - (Hartford, CT) The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that it has digitized the New Haven Daily morning journal and courier from 1895-1907 and its successor The morning journal-courier 1907-1908. These and other historically significant newspaper titles are being digitized in collaboration with the National Digital Newspaper Program. The scanning of the new titles
- [Connecticut National Guard at Pine Camp N.Y., 1908](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/07/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 state’s Camp Niantic, but from time to time the CNG joins National Guard units from other states for training at a
- [“Convention in Riot"](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/05/convention-in-riot-football-tactics-adopted-by-tennesseans-to-gain-rostrum-the-morning-journal-courier-new-haven-conn-march-26-1908/) - "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 newspaper run will be digitized and uploaded to “Chronicling America” (a Library of Congress Website providing access to information about historic
- [Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project Digitizes Bridgeport Evening Farmer, 1910-1916](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/05/connecticut-digital-newspaper-project-digitizes-bridgeport-evening-farmer-1910-1916/) - Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project Digitizes Bridgeport Evening Farmer, 1910-1916 [Originally posted on May 8, 2015] The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that it has digitized the Bridgeport Evening Farmer from January 1, 1910 - October 31, 1916 as part of a grant received from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize historically
- [Connecticut State Library Receives New Grant for Newspaper Digitization](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2015/08/connecticut-state-library-receives-new-grant-for-newspaper-digitization/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gail Hurley (860 704-2222) Gail.Hurley@ct.gov Date: August 12, 2015 Connecticut State Library Receives New Grant for Newspaper Digitization The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that it has received a supplemental award of $250,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to continue to digitize historically significant Connecticut newspapers
- [Connecticut State Library Receives Grant for Newspaper Digitization](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2013/08/connecticut-state-library-receives-grant-for-newspaper-digitization/) - The Connecticut State Library is pleased to announce that it has received an award of $274,034 from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a two-year National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) grant to digitize historically significant Connecticut newspapers. The digital images will be included in the Library of Congress’ newspaper site: Chronicling America. Following the
- [Connecticut State Library Announces Next Set of Newspaper Titles to be Digitized](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/2016/01/connecticut-state-library-announces/) - 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 of an additional award for $250,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to continue digitizing historically significant Connecticut newspapers through

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- [Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/) - The Connecticut State Library has received five awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) grants to digitize historically significant Connecticut newspapers. These grants resulted in the creation of the Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project (CDNP), which manages all aspects of the grant project and works in conjunction with
- [Resources for Teachers](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/resources/) - Inquiry-Based Teaching Tools on Teach It Check out the high school history units that use our newspapers as primary sources on Teach It: Bringing Connecticut History to the Classroom! All of these inquiry-based exercises are aligned with the new Connecticut Social Studies Framework. These include: Roots of Labor Unrest in Progressive Era Connecticut African Americans
- [Resources for Genealogists](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/resources-for-genealogists/) - The Norwich Bulletin from 1910-1922 is a goldmine for those researching family history. Once a week, the newspaper carried a feature called "100 Live Correspondents." In this feature are to be found accounts of local news, including social visits from one resident to another, from nearly 100 towns, villages, and crossroads in Eastern Connecticut. To
- [Contact](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/contact/) - Gail Hurley, Co-Director - Gail.Hurley@ct.gov |860-704-2223 Anna Newman, Co-Director - Anna.Newman@ct.gov |860-757-6524 Contact: To contact project staff either fill out the form below or use the contact information listed above. Thank you!
- [Project Overview](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/project-overview/) - The Project The Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project (CDNP), run out of the Connecticut State Library, is a newspaper digitization project that works as part of the larger Library of Congress National Digital Newspaper Program to digitize historical newspapers for preservation and research use. This national grant project is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
- [CDNP Advisory Board](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/cdnp-advisory-board/) - Carl Antonucci, Director of Library Services, Elihu Burritt Library, Central Connecticut State University Nicole Besseghir, Publications and Records Manager, Business Services, Secretary of the State's Office, and Project Coordinator, Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project, 2019-2023 Cecelia Bucki, Professor of History, Fairfield University Andy Horowitz, Associate Professor of History and Connecticut State Historian, University of Connecticut Aimee
- [Titles Digitized](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/titles-digitized/) - All newspapers digitized during our first six grant cycles are available online in the Chronicling America database. You can access the Chronicling America page for each newspaper by clicking on the titles in the lists below. First and Second Grant Cycles During our first and second grant cycles, the following titles were digitized: Norwich Bulletin, 1909-1922
- [Guides to Newspaper Content](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/topic-guides/) - Our digitized newspapers can be used to research many important topics in history! These sample subject guides provide suggested search terms, sample results, timelines, and bibliographies to help you get started on a research project rooted in historic state newspapers. If you don't see the guide that you want, consider volunteering to create one! African
- [Patent Medicines in Historical Newspapers](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/patent-medicines-in-historical-newspapers/) - Introduction The golden age of patent medicines took place from the mid-to-late-1800s through the early years of the 1900s. Patent medicines were nonprescription, over-the-counter drugs which were neither patented nor regulated during this time period. A perfect storm of questionable mainstream medical practices, a lack of drug regulation and consumer protection laws, and the new
- [Can You Help?](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/you-can-help/) - The Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project is looking for historians, scholars, and educators who would be interested in creating topic guides for Connecticut newspapers recently scanned and included in the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America database. These subject guides will be shared on the CDNP website in order to promote research using historical newspapers. Those who
- [The Prohibition Era in Connecticut](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/topic-guides/the-prohibition-era-in-connecticut/) - by Erin Shapland The newspaper articles you find in your research may contain offensive and harmful language and content. The Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project digitizes historical newspapers to preserve the historical record, and as a result, these newspapers reflect outdated, biased, and offensive views. Through resources such as our topic guides, CDNP seeks to contextualize
- [Mansfield State Training School and the Institutionalization of People with Disabilities in Connecticut](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/topic-guides/mansfield-state-training-school/) - By Cristina Dimova and Isabelle Duval The newspaper articles you find in your research may contain offensive and harmful language and content. The Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project digitizes historical newspapers to preserve the historical record, and as a result, these newspapers reflect outdated, biased, and offensive views. Through resources such as our topic guides, CDNP
- [African Americans and Civil Rights in Progressive Era Connecticut](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/topic-guides/african-americans-and-civil-rights-in-progressive-era-connecticut/) - By Christine Gauvreau Introduction “For African Americans," urban historian Steven J. Diner wrote, "the last decades of the nineteenth century and the first decades of the twentieth century seemed in many respects the worst of times” (p. 125). Between the late 1890’s and the early 1920’s, in response to what was perceived as the excess
- [The Mental Hygiene Movement in Connecticut](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/topic-guides/the-mental-hygiene-movement-in-connecticut/) - By Gwyn Gutheil The newspaper articles you find in your research may contain offensive and harmful language and content. The Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project digitizes historical newspapers to preserve the historical record, and as a result, these newspapers reflect outdated, biased, and offensive views. Through resources such as our topic guides, CDNP seeks to contextualize the historical
- [Newspaper Histories](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/newspaper-histories/) - Enjoy the essays written about each of the historical state newspaper titles we have or are soon to digitize! Daily papers Norwich Bulletin Bridgeport Evening Farmer family Waterbury Democrat family New Haven Journal Courier family Weekly papers Stafford Springs Press Connecticut Western News Newtown Bee by Nancy Crevier Newtown Bee family African
- [CCSS Inquiry Instruction Resources--July 29, 2017](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/ccss-inquiry-instruction-resources-july-29-2017/) - Today's Powerpoint: Using Historic Newspapers for Inquiry Instruction on Early Twentieth Century Civil Rights Movement. CCSS 2017 ppt Contemporary Hook re: Discrimination and Public Accommodations: Merrit Kennedy. "High Court to Hear Case of Cake Shop that Refused to Bake for Same-Sex Wedding," NPR, June 26, 2017. Accessed at http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/26/534417186/high-court-to-hear-case-of-cake-shop-that-refused-to-bake-for-same-sex-wed Background to Gilded Age and Progressive
- [Newspapers and the Connecticut Home Front in the First World War](https://ctdigitalnewspaperproject.org/cdnp-and-the-home-front-in-the-first-world-war/) - The newspapers currently being digitized by CDNP are expected to contribute greatly to research into the ways that the First World War was experienced in Connecticut. A talk on this subject was delivered on January 15, 2015 by Project Coordinator Christine Gauvreau at the Connecticut State Library. You can view it here. Additional information may

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