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The Challenge of Fair Housing in CT's Suburbs
Season 2 Episode 43
Americans moved out of the cities and into the suburbs in droves after World War II looking for single-family homes. In this episode, we talk with t…
8 years, 3 months ago
Treasures of the Watkinson Library
Season 2 Episode 42
It's a brand new year, and what better way to start 2018 than with a Treasure Hunt.
Join Brenda Miller, Executive Director of the History Ce…
8 years, 4 months ago
HAVE ARCHAEOLOGISTS FOUND CONNECTICUT'S JAMESTOWN?
Season 2 Episode 41
Archaeologists working at Wethersfield's Webb-Dean-Stevens Museum recently found something completely unexpected - signs of a 17th century palis…
8 years, 5 months ago
Wicked Hartford!
Season 2 Episode 40
Conniving bosses, predatory slumlords, greedy industrialists and political intrigue abound in Steve Thornton's latest history book, Wicked Hartford—…
8 years, 6 months ago
39 Witch-Hunting in Connecticut Part 1 - The European Prelude
Season 1 Episode 39
In this special 3 Part series on Witch-Hunting in Connecticut, we investigate the surprising story of witchcraft in colonial Connecticut. Why …
8 years, 6 months ago
Witch-Hunting in COnnecticut Part 2 - the Connecticut Trials
Season 2 Episode 39
In part two of our Special Series Witch-Hunting in Connecticut, you'll hear the sobering tale of Connecticut's rifle in New England w…
8 years, 6 months ago
Witch-Hunting in Connecticut Pt. 3 – Before Salem, interview tin Richard Roth
Season 2 Episode 39
In part 3 of our Special Witch-Hunting in Connecticut series, Brenda Miller, Executive Director of the Hartford History Center and I interview his…
8 years, 6 months ago
Talkin' About the 9/11 Generation
Episode 38
Are you a member of the 9/11 generation? Do you wonder how 9/11 and its aftermath affected kids who witnessed the terrorist attack on the U.S. 16 ye…
8 years, 7 months ago
GTN37. A Very Old Boat, A Sea Serpent, & A Few Million Swallows
Season 2 Episode 37
Listen as we take a Connecticut River Museum sunset excursion about the Onrust, a replica of the first European boat to enter the Connecticut,…
8 years, 7 months ago
Fidelia Bridges's Connection to Old Lyme & a Ride on the Air Line Trail
Episode 36
Two stories from eastern Connecticut: a Ride on the Air Line State Park Trail, a rail trail with history, and the story of artist Fidelia Bridges …
8 years, 8 months ago