Labor History
March 1, 2026
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February 16, 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.
December 1, 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.
October 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.
October 1, 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.
September 15, 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.
August 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 15, 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.
April 8, 2024
by Neil Hogan FALL 2013 The Irish were the first large group of immigrants to Connecticut (after the British and Dutch settlers). Though they began arriving in substantial numbers in the 1840s, their story actually […]
June 21, 2021
By Barbara Austen (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. Winter 2007/2008 Subscribe/Buy the Issue! Albert Walker (1836 – 1902) did not achieve fame or fortune during his lifetime, but the artifacts he left behind may yet earn […]
January 17, 2021
By Christopher Baker (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. May/Jun/Jul 2004 Subscribe/Buy the Issue! The start of Gwen Reed’s acting career is like something out of a Hollywood scenario. Raised in Connecticut’s tobacco fields, she worked as […]
November 28, 2020
By Ben Gammell (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. Summer 2011 Subscribe/Buy the Issue! INTRODUCTION: Making Connecticut, a permanent exhibition at the Connecticut Historical Society, offers an overview of Connecticut history through broad themes represented in artifacts, […]
October 24, 2020
By Charles B. Fears (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. Spring 2005 Subscribe/Buy the Issue! The Cheney Brothers Company of Manchester, Connecticut, at one time the premier silk textile manufacturer in North America, represents one of New […]
September 28, 2020
By Cynthia Cormier (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. Spring 2013 Subscribe/Buy the Issue! The Joshua Hempsted House is the oldest structure in New London to have survived the burning of the town by American traitor Benedict […]
August 19, 2020
By Laura Smith (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. Winter 2013-2014 Subscribe/Buy the Issue! All images from the Connecticut Business History Collections at Archives & Special Collections of the UCONN Libraries. READ AS A PDF From baseball games […]