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Celebrity in Connecticut’s History This very special event will celebrate the 50th issue of Connecticut Explored magazine which examines celebrities in Connecticut’s history. For those of you who don’t know (how can that be?!) Connecticut Explored is a quarterly publication dedicated …
Poetry Out Loud Competitions Approach…
They’ve practiced for months and won their school championships. Now, a record 44 students from schools across Connecticut will bring poems to life for a chance to represent Connecticut at the Poetry Out Loud national competition in Washington D.C. This …
A Bone-Chilling Escape Did Li-Ming and Thomas manage to escape from the mysterious Jasper and Iona? Which Connecticut parks have they visited and where are they now? Why? What? Where? Who? How? Read on, dear readers… We are pleased to …
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Mars’ landmark memoir of the mid-1800s reveals how enslaved men and women suffered—and resisted—the injustices of bondage.
This educator, activist, and associate of Frederick Douglass served the US as its first African American ambassador.
On February 27, 1936, William Gillette made his last appearance on any Connecticut stage at the Bushnell Memorial auditorium in Hartford, starring in Austin Strong’s comedy Three Wise Fools. After