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Connecticut
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Conn. Town Preserves a History Built on Ivory 
 Travel article about the town of Essex, Connecticut. "starting in 1850, 90 percent of all the ivory imported to the United States from Africa was shipped to a village of Essex that came to be known as Ivoryton or to nearby Deep River." Describes the local company that had transformed elephant tusks into "piano keys... combs, billiard balls, knitting needles, and toothpicks." From Explore New England, a joint project of The Boston Globe and boston.com. http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/connecticut/articles/2005/04/17/conn_town_preserves_a_history_built_on_ivory/ Topics: Industries, U.S. History By Place Last updated Dec 9, 2007 The Connecticut Historical Society: A Museum, Library, & Education Center
The seventh oldest historical facility in the United States (established in 1825) provides online access to some of its collections in subject areas such as art, graphics, manuscripts, printed materials, and African American resources. Features online exhibitions such as "Early American Tavern Signs," "Costumes and Textiles," and "Connecticut History Online." Also includes finding aids for many collections, images of advertisements, and numerous Civil War documents. Searchable. http://www.chs.org/ Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 8, 2005 Connecticut History Online (CHO)
Over 14,000 images of photographs, drawings, and prints of Connecticut, mostly from 1800-2000. Search capabilities include keyword, subject, title, and date. There are several photo essays ( Journeys ) which group images into themes such as the textile and maritime industries, the Connecticut River, natural disasters, rural life, and war. Detailed catalog records describe the images. A project of the Connecticut Historical Society, the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut, and Mystic Seaport. http://www.cthistoryonline.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 4, 2004 Hartford Black History Project: A Struggle From the Start
This in-depth look at African Americans in Hartford, Conn., from 1638 through the 20th century offers a view of slavery, emancipation, and the formation of a black community in New England. Among the topics covered are immigration, legal matters, abolitionist efforts, the so-called black governors (black individuals "co-opted" to help whites maintain control over the Black communities), and black military and political participation. From Hartford Web Publishing. http://www.hartford-hwp.com/HBHP/exhibit/index.html Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Labor, U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 1, 2006 Quinnipiac University: Digitized Connecticut History Books
A collection of digitized books, including "The Underground Railroad" by William Still (1872); "The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes," edited by Francis Miller and Robert Lanier (1912); and "Mark Twain's Burlesque Autobiography" (1871). From the Arnold Bernhard Library, Quinnipiac University, Connecticut. http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x915.xml Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, U.S. History By Place Last updated Nov 16, 2006 |
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