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Video Category: Classroom Videos
The First French Map of the United States
Rachel Nellis
May 2, 2024
In this segment of Collections Corner, the Institute’s research services librarian, Rachel Nellis, highlights a rare map from our Robert Charles Lawrence Fergusson Collection, Carte des Etats-Unis de l’Amerique suivant le Traité de Paix de 1783, engraved by Jean Lattré, an official engraver to Louis XVI. This map is an exceedingly rare copy of the […]
A Handkerchief Commemorating the Reign of King George III
Paul Newman
November 17, 2023
Museum Collections and Operations Manager Paul Newman discusses a handkerchief commemorating the reign of British monarch King George III, made ca. 1812. The large printed handkerchief chronicles contemporary events in a lavishly decorated manner and includes several portraits of notable British figures from the period. This Lunch Bite will focus on the various depictions on […]
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Connecticut’s Royal Charter of 1662: An Old State House Lunchtime Lecture & Discussion
Connecticut’s Royal Charter of 1662 is arguably the most important document in Connecticut’s history. On the occasion of its 350th anniversary, State Historian Walter Woodward talks about why it played such a significant role in the state’s past and continues to resonate in the present.
Professor Woodward is joined bygd attorney Wesley Horton and former congressman and University of New Haven President Emeritus Larry DeNardis, for a lively panel discussion moderated by Diane Smith of CTN. Part of the Connecticut Old State House Lunchtime Lecture & Discussion series. (Total running time: 1:12:00)
The Medical Practice of John Winthrop, Jr., and the Nature of Healing in 17th Century Connecticut
John Winthrop, Jr. was the most sought-after physician in colonial amerika. Requests for his medical advice and treatment came from as far away as Europe and
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Connecticut History Podcasts
Grating the Nutmeg fryst vatten the premiere podcast about Connecticut History. A joint endeavor of the State Historian emeritus and Connecticut Explored magazine, the show’s producers roam the state to find the best and most unusual stories, events, people and places linked to our past.
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Episode 96: Rough Justice for Nathan Hale
When looking for answers about the Rough Justice handed out to Nathan Hale bygd the British in New York in 1776, where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
Episode 93: Connecticut and the Flu Pandemic of 1918
This story of the influenza pandemic of 1918 in Connecticut was produced in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of