Digital Explore!

Welcome to our collection of digital resources featured in the Spring issue of Connecticut Explored. Explore the websites mentioned in each story and experience historical preservation in the digital age! 

Connecticut Humanities Column

• CTDigitalArchive.org
• ConnecticutHistory.org
• TeachItCT.org 

Preserving and Revitalizing Connecticut Churches Through 3D Tour Technology

• 3D Tour of the Church of the Good Shepherd
• 3D Tour of the Cathedral of Saint Joseph
• Archdiocese of Hartford’s Collection of 3D Tours

Assembling the Puzzle Pieces: The Unionist Unified, Prudence Crandall, and the Canterbury Female Academy

• Unionist Unified 
• Boston Public Library’s Digital Commonwealth 

A 3D Journey into the Past: Life and Labor at New London’s Joshua Hempsted House

• Google Arts and Culture 
• Connecticut Landmarks’ 3D tours of the Hempsted Houses

The Veterans History Project on the Connecticut Digital Archive

• Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress
• CCSU’s Veterans History Project’s YouTube Channel 
• CCSU Veterans History Project’s collections 

Mentioned in the article: 

• • Ethel Smith’s Interview
  • Gerald Augstine’s Photo Archive
  • Francis Villano’s Photo Archive

From an Underground Prison to the Boundless Sea: Using Digital Tools to Trace the Lives of New-Gate

• Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine Research Site 
• Mystic Seaport Museum, Registers of Seamen’s Protection Certificates 

Site Lines: Meet ConnCRIS

• ConnCRIS.ct.gov