As one of the original 13 colonies, Connecticut has an interesting founding story, from being the first state to write a constitution to being the fifth state to join the United States. In fact, ...

Connecticut's 1639 colonial celebration is often considered one of the first times a government had issued a "public ...

Until now, the pre-Civil War story of a courageous anti-slavery effort in Kansas by scores of Connecticut emigrants has largely slipped through the cracks of history. But Michael Stubbs of Eskridge, ...

The mysteries of life in Connecticut as an English colony is continuing to be unearthed at a 17th century farm in South Glastonbury. Sifting dirt for objects revealed by a ground penetrating radar on ...

John Winthrop remains the longest-serving Connecticut governor in colonial or modern times at 18 years. He died in 1676.