(4/4) Source: Letter from W Stewart, New London, Connecticut, Newport Historical Society. #indigenoushistory #indigenous #history #historicalresearch #maritime #maritimehistory #connecticut #connecticuthistory #indenture #captive #freedom #unfreedom
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Milford Cemetery, located in Milford, Connecticut is one of the oldest colonial cemeteries in the United States dating back to the mid 1600s. Looking around you see a wide array of types of gravestones, reflecting the many years of burials that have taken place here. #cemetery #connecticuthistory
We are informed that at a Special Superiour Court held at Saybrook in the Colony of Connecticut, on the third Tuesday of November past, Kate an Indian Woman, lately a Servant to the Reverend Mr. Wm. Worthington of said Saybrook, was Indicted by the Grand Jury for murdering her Child, and was found Guilty, and received Sentence of Death accordingly; the Time of her Execution is not yet fixed, but 'tis tho't it will not be till toward Spring.
(5/5)Source: New England Weekly Journal, December 6, 1737. Our Fellow-Creatures & our Fellow-Christians: Race and Religion in Eighteenth-Century, by Katherine Grandjean. #indigenoushistory #indigenous #history #colonialhistory #historicalresearch #connecticut #connecticuthistory #newspaper #servant
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Margaret Fogarty Rudkin, founder of Pepperidge Farm, transformed the way Americans enjoy bread and stuffing by bringing homemade quality to kitchen tables. Learn more at cwhf.org
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Now, his legacy—the stone and brick mills he built—are at the center of a major urban renewal project.
Discover the full story of the man and the mills.
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📣 New Podcast! "Novela 10: Hannah Cranna, The Witch of Monroe w/ Rogue Darkness" on @Spreaker #connecticut #connecticuthistory #hannahcranna #monroeconnecticut #occult #roguedarkness #thebookofthedeadpodcast #truecrime #witchofmonroe
The Pinchot Sycamore
Simsbury, CT
This sycamore is Connecticut's largest tree, New England's largest sycamore, and among the largest of its kind nationwide.
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In 2010, on the centennial of his death (just as he wished), Twain’s uncensored Autobiography was finally published, and it became a bestseller.
Talk about the ultimate slow-burn publicity stunt.
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Waterbury Municipal Stadium, Waterbury, CT circa 2015 - Opened 1930 - Capacity 6,000
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My article examining a Connecticut Militia company during the Saratoga campaign was published yesterday, check it out! 🗃️ #NutmegSky #CTHistory #ConnecticutHistory #Connecticut #Nutmeg #History #America250 #AWI #AmericanWarofIndependence #RevolutionaryWar
Happy to share the newly revamped website for the Norfolk Historical Society.
Visitors can now explore upcoming exhibitions, discover local events, and delve into the beautiful architecture of Norfolk, Connecticut.
Check it out: norfolkhistoricalsociety.org
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Frederick "Doc" Mirliani in New Britain, Connecticut
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212th Atlas Obscura location visited:
This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error, spelling "Cemetery" as "Cemetary"
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Gravestone of Samuel Treat, 1733, at Wethersfield Village Cemetery in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Carved by Thomas Johnson I, who was one of the few Connecticut carvers who regularly incorporated the winged skull design into his gravestones. #connecticuthistory #gravestone #skystorians
A lovely willow-and-urn gravestone for Olive and Septemeus Barstow, 1807 and 1806, in Scotland, Connecticut. Probably carved by John Walden. #connecticuthistory #gravestone #cemetery #skystorians
Gravestone of John Alger in Old Lyme, Connecticut, 1735. Carved by an unidentified gravestone carver who was nicknamed the “Glastonbury Lady Carver” by Dr. Ernest Caulfield.
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