History Websites

A nonprofit group dedicated to the preservation of the history of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad.

Illustrations and information on poorhouses in Norwich, Greenville and Hartford, plus local notes.

Illustrated articles about the history of the public greens in several Connecticut towns.

Reprint of article by Roger Welles originally published in the February 1899 edition of Connecticut Magazine.

Substantive history of highways within the state from 1895 to 1995.

First-person accounts of life in Connecticut collected during the Great Depression.

Reprints of biographies on selected governors of the state from the 1905 publication by Frederick Calvin Norton.

List by town of newspapers that were published in the Centennial New Paper Exhibition.

Comprehensive historical overview provided by Jonathan Ault.

Photos and information categorized by topic area.

Reprint of the "Fundamental Orders" of 1638 and the "Charter of The Colony of Connecticut" of 1662.

Contains records documenting the evolution of state public policy, the rights and claims of citizens and the history of Connecticut and its people. Downloadable PDF files available.

Tremendous resource of digitized publications from the 19th century forward.