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 Managing Travel in Connecticut: 100 Years of Progress - http://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?a=1380&Q=259692&dotPNavCtr=%7C40015 Substantive history of highways within the state from 1895 to 1995. |
 Medal of Honor Recipients - http://www.sots.state.ct.us/RegisterManual/SectionX/MEDALOFHONOR.htm Name, rank and military unit of Connecticut personnel, for the Civil War, War with Spain, Boxer Rebellion, World Wars I and II, Korean conflict, Vietnam and others. |
 Selected Dates in Connecticut's History - http://www.sots.state.ct.us/RegisterManual/SectionI/seldates.htm From 1614 when Adriaen Block sailed up the Connecticut River to 1990 when Eunice Groark was the first woman elected to the position of Lieutenant Governor. |
 TownGreens Exhibits - http://www.towngreens.com/exhibits/ Illustrated articles about the history of the public greens in several Connecticut towns. |
 Connecticut Poorhouse History - http://www.poorhousestory.com/poorhouses_in_connecticut.htm Illustrations and information on poorhouses in Norwich, Greenville and Hartford, plus local notes. |
 Connecticut State Archives - http://www.cslib.org/archives.htm 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. |
 Connecticut Newspaper Project - http://www.cslib.org/cnp.htm Locate, catalog and inventory all American newspapers held in libraries, historical societies and other repositories in the state, and second, to preserve and increase access to American newspapers by microfilming as many of their state newspapers as possible. |
 Governors of Connecticut - http://history.rays-place.com/index.htm#ctgov Reprints of biographies on selected governors of the state from the 1905 publication by Frederick Calvin Norton. |
 Constitional History of Connecticut - http://history.rays-place.com/const-1.htm Reprint of article by Roger Welles originally published in the February 1899 edition of Connecticut Magazine. |
 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Connecticut - http://grunt.space.swri.edu/statewall/conn/ct.htm Alphabetical list of Connecticut residents who died in the war. |
 New Haven Railroad Historical and Technical Association Collection - http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/speclib/ASC/findaids/NHRR/nhtrains.htm Description of the collection on deposit at the University of Connecticut's Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. |
 Connecticut Historic Preservation Collection - http://chpc.lib.uconn.edu/ Information of holdings available for historical research on any of the state's towns. |
 WPA Life Histories from Connecticut - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/ctcat.html First-person accounts of life in Connecticut collected during the Great Depression. |
 Connecticut's Historic Highway Bridges - http://www.past-inc.org/historic-bridges/ Survey of bridges in the state of historic note, including covered bridges, stone arches and iron trusses from the Victorian period. Also provides preservation case studies and list of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places. |
 Historical Commission: Connecticut Freedom Trail - http://www.ctfreedomtrail.com/ Interactive tour chronicling Connecticut's role in helping escaped slaves reach safety. |
 Gateway to Connecticut's Heritage and History - http://www.ctheritage.org/ News, photographs, online exhibits, archives and information on events, history and heritage organizations in the state. Sponsored by the Connecticut Humanities Council. |
 Imagining Connecticut - http://www.ctheritage.org/imagining/index.html Online exhibit that explores the many facets of the state's history. Includes vintage photos and graphics. |
 The Laptop Encyclopedia of Connecticut History - http://www.ctheritage.org/encyclopedia/encyclopedia.htm Essays and articles on major themes, historic figures and events that have shaped the state. From the Connecticut Humanities Council. |
 Quinnipiac's Digitized Connecticut History Books - http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x915.xml Links to digitized books on the state's history available for online reading. |
 Stone Quarries and Beyond - http://quarriesandbeyond.org/states/cn/connecticut.html Extensive look at the history of Connecticut's quarries, stone cutters and carvers. Links provided to geology resources, photographs and further information on the stone industry in the state. |
 State Historic Preservation and Museum Division - http://www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/taxonomy/taxonomy.asp?DLN=43539&cctNav=|43539| Functions under state and federal law as the state's Historic Preservation Office. The division administers a range of federal and state programs, including echnical and educational services, restoration grants and environmental review and compliance programs. |