As one of the original 13 colonies, Connecticut has an interesting founding story, from being the first state to write a constitution to being the fifth state to join the United States. In fact, ...

David R. Wagner, the eminent Connecticut muralist and painter of great scenes from American history, died in early December ...

Quick Take The sperm whale was designated Connecticut’s official state animal in 1975 to honor a 19th-century whaling empire ...

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 ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In this edition of This Week in Connecticut History, we look back at the last time the state conducted an execution. On May 13, 2005, 45-year-old Michael Ross was put to ...

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 This device is used to digitize books and other bound historical documents.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 ...

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 ...

Slavery existed across colonial Connecticut, contrasting with America’s sanitized history. Slavery existed across colonial Connecticut, and enslaving people was legal in Connecticut for more than 200 ...

Connecticut shows up early when it comes to presidential history. George Washington wore a suit made of fabric woven in Connecticut on the day he took the oath of office as the nation’s first ...

On Saturday, March 2, Connecticut History Day will hold its annual regional competition in Mansfield for middle schoolers and high schoolers to present historical research projects. Sponsored by the ...