From new lesson plans about the burning of New London in 1781 to a show-and-tell of historical objects from around various ...

As one of the original 13 colonies, Connecticut has an interesting founding story, from being the first state to write a constitution to being the fifth state to join the United States. In fact, ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut Historical Society has unveiled its new name: The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Thursday in Hartford’s West End ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In this edition of This Week in Connecticut History, we look back at the last time the state conducted an execution. On May 13, 2005, 45-year-old Michael Ross was put to ...

Building bridges between different parts of the world. An education mission about 150 years ago, brought dozens of boys from China to our state to study and learn in order to help modernize the ...

When COVID-19 first hit in the spring of 2020, the Connecticut Historical Society quickly put out a call for photos, stories and artifacts that would convey the experience of living through a ...

At a time when many states dispute whether accurate history should be taught in schools, Connecticut Historical Society is celebrating $1 million in federal funding to digitize its documents dating ...

Connecticut shows up early when it comes to presidential history. George Washington wore a suit made of fabric woven in Connecticut on the day he took the oath of office as the nation’s first ...

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, Connecticut’s contribution to childhood memories runs deep through some of the most ...

That shows up in the historical data for snow on Christmas. Southeastern Connecticut historically has had low odds of a white Christmas, especially compared with the Northwest Corner, or northeastern ...