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December 1, 2024

Salt Cod: Resistance and Agency in Caribbean American Cuisine?

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December 1, 2024

Kids’ Page: Connecticut History for Kids: What’s for Lunch?

The food that kids eat at school has changed a lot over time. In March 1896, schools in Bridgeport, Hartford, and Norwich got lunch counters that sold sandwiches, cocoa, and coffee (“Educational Intelligence,” The Journal […]
November 24, 2024

The Genealogy of the Washington Food Market

By David W. Babington   In 2013, I was inspired to research the “genealogy” of the Washington Food Market in Washington Depot, Connecticut, tracing the store back to its earliest “ancestor,” Baker & Brinsmade, a […]
September 15, 2024

Revolutionary War Hero Lafayette Makes a Triumphal Return Tour

In this episode, you'll hear about the remarkable life and legacy of the man that Lin-Manuel Miranda called "America's favorite fighting Frenchman," the Marquis de Lafayette.
June 1, 2023

Islands: Our Cultural Crossroads

(c) Connecticut Explored, Summer, 2023 By Jason Mancini Subscribe/Buy the Issue! Fort Island in the Great Salt Pond of Block Island, Rhode Island, is an island within an island. That’s where I spent more than […]
August 25, 2022

20th Anniversary Honor Roll

(c) Connecticut Explored Inc. Fall 2022 Subscribe/Buy the Issue! The Board and Publisher of Connecticut Explored Inc. thanks all of the individuals and organizations that have contributed to our success over the last 20 years. […]
August 25, 2022

SPECIAL SECTION: 20 for 20 Innovation in Connecticut History

20 for 20: Innovation in Connecticut History (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. Fall 2022 Subscribe/Buy the Issue! To mark our 20th anniversary, the Board and staff of Connecticut Explored decided that instead of looking back (though […]
August 25, 2022

Fall 2022: On the Cover

(c) Connecticut Explored Inc., Fall 2022 Here’s who is on the cover and where to find related stories in Connecticut Explored. Find all stories online or in back issue print editions.   Subscribe/Buy the issue! Top row, […]
August 13, 2022

20 for 20: Innovation in Connecticut History – Public Offerings

20 for 20: Innovation in Connecticut History To mark our 20th anniversary, Connecticut Explored decided that instead of looking back, we would look forward and explore the future of Connecticut history. We launched an initiative […]
May 9, 2022

From Modest Materials, A Grand Effect

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November 27, 2021

Noah Porter and the Spotted Fever Epidemic of 1808 – 1809

By Charles N. Leach (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. Winter 2021-2022 Subscribe/Buy the Issue! Reverend Noah Porter Jr. (1781 – 1866) was a son of a minister of the First Congregational Church in Farmington, and he […]
November 20, 2021

Winter 2021-2022 In Their Own Words

VOLUME 20/NUMBER 1/Winter 2021-2022 IN THIS ISSUE: In Their Own Words An Aspiring Gold Miner > A Pequot Son  >  A New Woman Artist  >  A Fugitive from Slavery >  A Self-Described Rogue  >  A Girl […]
August 16, 2021

Fall 2021 — Victorian Connecticut

VOLUME 19/NUMBER 4/FALL 2021 $7.50   IN THIS ISSUE: Victorian Connecticut—Far and Away from our Puritan Roots Subscribe/Buy the Issue! Subscribers: Start your all access HERE On the cover: Detail, Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company, The […]
July 28, 2021

Destination: Charter Oak Cultural Center

By Scott L. Wands (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. Summer 2005 The realms of art, social action, and the sacred intersect at Hartford’s Charter Oak Cultural Center. Located at 21 Charter Oak Avenue, within the walls […]
May 14, 2021

20th Anniversary Endowment Campaign

Help CTExplored Establish an Endowment! In round 1 of the Endow Hartford 21 Endowment campaign, more than 100 donors helped CTExplored establish its first-ever endowment fund of just over $100,000! Thank you to everyone who […]
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