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May 15, 2026
Author Steve Thornton asks “Who really makes history”? In his new book, Radical Connecticut: People’s History in the Constitution State, co-authored by Andy Piascik, guest Steve Thornton tells the stories of everyday people and well-known figures whose work has often been obscured, denigrated, or dismissed. There are narratives of movements, strikes, popular organizations and people in Connecticut who changed the state and the country for the better.
May 1, 2026
Author Steve Thornton asks “Who really makes history”? In his new book, Radical Connecticut: People’s History in the Constitution State, co-authored by Andy Piascik, guest Steve Thornton tells the stories of everyday people and well-known figures whose work has often been obscured, denigrated, or dismissed. There are narratives of movements, strikes, popular organizations and people in Connecticut who changed the state and the country for the better.
June 14, 2025
Author Steve Thornton asks “Who really makes history”? In his new book, Radical Connecticut: People’s History in the Constitution State, co-authored by Andy Piascik, guest Steve Thornton tells the stories of everyday people and well-known figures whose work has often been obscured, denigrated, or dismissed. There are narratives of movements, strikes, popular organizations and people in Connecticut who changed the state and the country for the better.
May 31, 2025
Author Steve Thornton asks “Who really makes history”? In his new book, Radical Connecticut: People’s History in the Constitution State, co-authored by Andy Piascik, guest Steve Thornton tells the stories of everyday people and well-known figures whose work has often been obscured, denigrated, or dismissed. There are narratives of movements, strikes, popular organizations and people in Connecticut who changed the state and the country for the better.
March 25, 2025
by Allan Appel | Mar 20, 2025 1:15 pm https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/revolutionary_war_homespun_heroes_hailed_the_women They did a lot more than keep the home hearths burning. During the Revolutionary War, patriotic American women produced vast numbers of domestic textiles or “homespun” coats, vests, and […]
February 16, 2025
Working for the Revolution: Patriot Women’s Lives During the War Date: March 8, 2025 Time: 2:00 pm–3:15 pm In our third installment of our Reflections on the Revolution Lecture Series, join the Greenwich Historical Society this March […]
September 15, 2024
Connecticut History Day is an affiliate program of National History Day (NHD). CHD annually engages over 4,000 middle- and high-school students in historical research, interpretation, and creative expression through project-based learning. The program seeks to […]
August 31, 2024
By Sal Lilienthal and Mary Collins In early 1775, George Washington was best known for his efforts in the French and Indian War and his marriage to Martha Dandridge Custis, a wealthy Virginia widow. Meanwhile, […]
May 5, 2014
Digital Farmington is a blog about the history of the Farmington Valley. It includes an interactive map showing change over time in ten categories.
May 2, 2014
“Forgotten Voices of the American Revolution” focuses on the unacknowledged individuals of color and women at the Redding Revolutionary War Winter Encampment from December 1778 to April 1779. CRIS was awarded a National Park Service […]