The Connecticut Historical Society is the official state historical society of Connecticut. Established in Hartford in 1825, the CHS is one of the oldest historical societies in the nation. Wikipedia* ...

When COVID-19 first hit in the spring of 2020, the Connecticut Historical Society quickly put out a call for photos, stories and artifacts that would convey the experience of living through a ...

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HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut Historical Society has unveiled its new name: The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Thursday in Hartford’s West End ...

If ever you’ve wondered what role people in the Nutmeg State played in the push to end segregation in America, you can learn about a lot of it right now through the Connecticut Historical Society’s ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky The Connecticut Historical Society — ensconced in a historic home in Hartford’s West ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — As the nation emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination lines are shorter, and masks are slowly disappearing This is a moment in time that historians are working to ...

MIDDLETOWN — After 110 years, a piece of Middletown history has finally returned home. Washington wrote the letter on Sept. 1, 1782, thanking Revolutionary War Capt. William H. Van Deursen (1752-1824) ...

Connecticut's 1639 colonial celebration is often considered one of the first times a government had issued a "public proclamation for Thanksgiving," an expert said.

The Connecticut Historical Society received federal funding to preserve and digitize thousands of historical records. This device is used to digitize books and other bound historical documents. The ...