May 31, 2022
In this episode, CTExplored publisher Elizabeth Normen talks with Connecticut River Museum curator Amy Trout about the museum’s summer exhibition Speed: Hydroplane Racing on the Connecticut River, 1900 – 1940. Trout tells us what a hydroplane is and why racing them became popular in the midst of the Great...
May 16, 2022
In 1822, the Hartford Retreat for the Insane was chartered as
one of the first mental health centers in the United States, and
the first hospital of any kind in CT. In 2022, the CHS is exploring
of the story of mental health in our state. Recently, the CHS
invited Dr. Harold I (Hank) Schwartz to talk about the
history...
May 3, 2022
Most people in the tri-state area have driven the Merritt Parkway with its extraordinary bridges and landscaped vistas. But can a roadway built in the 1930s during the Great Depression survive today in the 21st century without losing its charm?
In celebration of Historic Preservation Month, we will learn how the...