BACK ISSUES – SUMMER 2012

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			Blue Lights and Rockets’ Red Glare
			Fending off the British
			The Infamous Convention
			The War We Hated

Features
14 “The Rockets’ Red Glare” A photo essay about Conecticut in the War of 1812. By Fred Calabretta and Edward Baker
20 Attack on Stonington Scrappy citizens beat back the British. By Nancy Steenburg
26 The “Notorious” Hartford Convention Why, oh, why did they convene. By Matthew Warshauer
32 The British Raid on Essex A dark moment in a river town’s history. By Jerry Roberts
36 Fame and Infamy for the Hulls of Derby An uncle fails on land, his nephew triumphs at sea. By Carolyn Ivanoff
Contents
pg 9	Hog River Journal: The War of 1812—Was This Our Finest Hour? By Elizabeth J. Normen
pg 10	Letters, etc
pg 13	From the State Historian: The War Connecticut Hated. By Walter W. Woodward
pg 14	“The Rockets’ Red Glare”: Connecticut and the War of 1812. By Fred Calabretta & Edward Baker
pg 20	Attack on Stonington By Nancy Steenburg
pg 26	The “Notorious” Hartford Convention. By Matthew Warshaue
pg 32	The British Raid on Essex. By Jerry Robert
pg 34	Fame and Infamy for the Hulls of Derby. By Carolyn Ivanoff
pg 40	Site Lines: The Mysterious Blue Lights. By Steven Slosberg Fort Decatur. By Daniel Forrest
pg 44	re: Collections: The Stonington Battle Flag. By Susan J. Jerome
pg 49	There’s a Map for That!
pg 50	From the Desk of Stuart Parnes
pg 53	Spotlight: Events & News from Partner Organizations.
pg 57	Afterword