Connecticut History

Connecticut Labor and Working Class History– Provided by the CT State Department of Education in 2018.
Connecticuthistory.org – A new website created by the Connecticut Humanities Council provides extensive information about Connecticut’s past. This site includes a searchable encyclopedia of Connecticut history, archives of original Colonial documents, an extensive bibliography, a directory of two hundred historic sites in the state, and a heritage events calendar.
Connecticut History Day! - CHD annually engages thousands of middle- and high-school students in historical research, interpretation, and creative expression through project based learning. The program seeks to bring students, teachers, museums, and scholars together to support young people as they engage in history.

CTMirror.org is a new website on state government that includes coverage of the state budget, education, the economy, health, human services, etc.
CT News Junkie covers the State Capitol and other state news.
Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, 1636-1776 – The Colonial Connecticut Records is a wealth of information dealing with history, political science, law, agriculture, sociology, Indian policy, military history, foreign relations, etc.
Connecticut Explored, is a nonprofit public history magazine on Connecticut history. In addition to the quarterly magazine, the website has articles from more than 50 back issues on myriad Connecticut history topics and a section for teachers. Teachers may subscribe at a discount. Their free podcast, Grating the Nutmeg, produced in collaboration with the state historian, offers Connecticut history stories in audio at gratingthenutmeg.libsyn.com (also available on iTunes).
Connecticut Humanities Council- Resources on programs and services to help explore Connecticut’s cultural life and great literature.
TeachItCT - The goal of Teach It is to help Connecticut’s teachers bring Connecticut history into the classroom through a series of inquiry-based activities that reinforce the principles found in the state social studies frameworks.

Jewish Federation Association of Connecticut (JFACT) – If schools are looking for Holocaust survivors to speak to students, contact Kathy Fishman at [email protected] or (860) 727-5771.
Scanned Maps of Connecticut, 1676-1900 – The University of Connecticut Library historical map collection consists of 287 digitized maps of Connecticut, Long Island Sound, New England, the Northeast Atlantic region, and the United States from the period 1676-1919.
Mark Twain House - This site contains information about Mark Twain’s life and a virtual tour of his home in Hartford. Classroom materials are available for purchase. Contains links to other historic sites in Connecticut.
Mashantucket Pequot Museum - This site provides information about current exhibits at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum, the history of the tribe, and access to the online catalog of resources found in the research library and tribal archives.