by CT Trust | May 31, 2019 | Education
By Elizabeth Correia Between March 27 and 30, 956 public historians attended the 2019 Annual Meeting of the National Council on Public History in Hartford, Connecticut. They represented professionals, students, and scholars all interested in how public historians...
by CT Trust | May 31, 2019 | Education, Press
Archaeologists working at a Department of Transportation (DOT) construction site earlier this year uncovered the earliest evidence of humans in Connecticut. DOT is replacing the bridge that carries Old Farms Road over the Farmington River, and construction will impact...
by CT Trust | May 21, 2019 | Education, Event
The Connecticut Trust in partnership with the State Historic Preservation Office/ DECD invites you to attend: “Responsibilities and Limitations of Historic District Commissions.” Get a refresher on rules of procedure, design guidelines, the use of...
by CT Trust | Apr 9, 2019 | Education
The Connecticut Trust was proud to feature in its last bimonthly newsletter (available to members) the news that the Constance Baker Motley house and preserve have been added to the Connecticut Freedom Trail. Born and raised in New Haven, Judge Motley (1921-2005) and...
by CT Trust | Apr 2, 2019 | Advocacy, Education
In each of our bimonthly newsletters, we feature stories from around the state. Here are two from the latest issue! For a paper copy of our newsletter, become a member! Stratford: The American Shakespeare Theatre (1955; NR), pictured above, was destroyed by...
by CT Trust | Apr 1, 2019 | Education
While dismantling the Hills house on High Street in East Hartford, workers from the Glastonbury Restoration Company uncovered a 5-foot-long drawing of a battle scene. Although primitive in execution, the scene is complex, depicting three distinct groups of...
