Revolutionary War remains unearth history in Ridgefield
A home renovation in 2019 unexpectedly ignited one of the largest historical research efforts in Ridgefield’s…
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Rochambeau’s Connecticut camps part of national Revolutionary route
East Hartford holds a key place along the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route.
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Safe space: Southern’s pop-up barbershop provides mental health support
For young men of color, particularly young Black men, the barbershop can be a place where…
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Norwalk sites commemorate 1779 British raid
Norwalk’s near destruction in 1779 is one local example of how American independence came at a…
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Milford woman alerted town of British supply raid during Revolutionary War
She was hanging wash on a calm summer morning when she saw British boats.
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Connecticut’s Black soldiers fought for American independence
More than 800 Black soldiers from Connecticut served in the Revolutionary War.
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Milford monument honors Revolutionary War prisoners of war
A Milford doctor and captain tended to the sick prisoners dumped on the Milford shore.
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Southington’s Revolutionary War veterans honored in town cemetery
With the gravestones of 20 veterans in varying states of deterioration, a permanent collective memorial stone…
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