Stratford shopkeeper detailed weather, Revolutionary War, in his journal

It began with a scrap of paper tucked inside an old journal. 

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Musket connects Milford family to American Revolution

In a sunlit corner of a Milford home, a musket rests on the wall — a…

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Museum of Connecticut History holds historic copy of Declaration of Independence

All the names on the Declaration of Independence are men except one.

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Revolutionary War cannonball serves as reminder of Battle of Ridgefield

A British cannonball fired during the Revolutionary War can still be seen in the wall of…

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Faces of FOI: Colleen Murphy

Colleen Murphy has served as the executive director of the Freedom of Information Commission in Connecticut…

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Faces of FOI: James H. Smith

James H. Smith, a stalwart in Connecticut journalism, has spent decades championing the cause of transparency…

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Faces of FOI: Janet Manko

Janet Manko was publisher and editor in chief of The Lakeville Journal Company located in Lakeville,…

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Faces of FOI: Chris Powell

Chris Powell, a journalist and retired editor for The Journal Inquirer in Manchester, has been a…

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