Exploring Connecticut

Dave Pelland, CT author and historian

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Exploring Connecticut

Every week, author Dave Pelland describes a Connecticut historical site, event or landmark. Learn about the events, people and places that make the Nutmeg State so special!

03/29/2021

Exploring Connecticut 011 - Yale’s Body Snatcher Riot

When Yale medical students were suspected of body snatching in the early 19th century, New Haven experienced two nights of rioting.

7 min
03/16/2021

Exploring Connecticut 010 – Gillette Castle

Noted actor William Gillette’s retirement home, high above the Connecticut River, remains a popular attraction a century after its construction.

9 min
03/09/2021

Exploring Connecticut 009 - Jennie Cramer’s Murder and the Malley Boys

A lurid New Haven murder trial in 1882 combined sex, the city’s wealthiest family, and allegations of bribery and witness tampering.

7 min
03/01/2021

Exploring Connecticut 008 – The Merritt Parkway

For more than 80 years, the Merritt Parkway has provided a scenic — and sometimes fast — route through Fairfield County.

10 min
02/22/2021

Exploring Connecticut 007: The Flood of 1955

When two hurricanes hit Connecticut within a week, the resulting flooding produced the state’s largest natural disaster.

8 min
02/15/2021

Exploring Connecticut 006: Abraham Lincoln’s 1860 Tour of Connecticut

At the start of his 1860 presidential campaign, Abraham Lincoln made five speeches in Connecticut cities.

7 min
02/08/2021

Exploring Connecticut 005 - Connecticut’s Pioneering Role in Telephone Technology

The first telephone exchange, the first phone directory, and the first payphone were all developed in Connecticut.

7 min
02/01/2021

Exploring Connecticut 004 - Henry Bergh and P.T. Barnum

Why is the founder of the New York-based ASPCA honored with a fountain in Bridgeport?

7 min
01/25/2021

Exploring Connecticut 003 - Judges Cave, New Haven

How is a rock formation high above New Haven connected with the English civil war?

6 min
01/18/2021

Exploring Connecticut

How did seemingly half of Hartford's businesses and landmarks come to share the name "Charter Oak?"

8 min
12/29/2020

Is the Oldest Civil War Monument in the U.S. in Connecticut?

Does the oldest civil war monument in the United States stand outside a church in central Connecticut? The answer depends, in part, on how you define the idea of oldest and what qualifiers you attach.

8 min

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Every week, author Dave Pelland describes a Connecticut historical site, event or landmark. Learn about the events, people and places that make the Nutmeg State so special!

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