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  1. Margie Craig says:
    August 21, 2009 at 4:26 am

    Great deal! Can’t wait to hear about the special offers.

  2. admin says:
    August 21, 2009 at 10:17 am

    All of the details are under the Subscribe menu, Connecticut Explorer page. Special deals from Hill-Stead Museum, Cinestudio at Trinity College, the Amistad Center for Art & Culture, The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, and the Florence Griswold Museum.

  3. jon march says:
    December 9, 2009 at 2:38 pm

    Hey all –

    Cmon – now – heres some info on STRAITS TURNPIKE!:

    http://www.watertown-ct.org/Historical_Soc/Turnpikes.htm

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_Route_63

    http://books.google.com/books?id=sD0OAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA567&lpg=PA567&dq=%22straits+turnpike%22+stagecoach&source=bl&ots=eQEpW5p_k-&sig=DOds68YpppzWZ51BPvoPJMO6Rkw&hl=en&ei=URggS_O5DsGutgeQz7GjCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CAwQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

    http://books.google.com/books?id=slpHAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA797&lpg=PA797&dq=%22straits+turnpike%22+stagecoach&source=bl&ots=7tSz35Q5E7&sig=XaDSctxnrt8w7R_qUtAlh0lPsWI&hl=en&ei=URggS_O5DsGutgeQz7GjCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CBcQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=&f=false

  4. admin says:
    December 9, 2009 at 4:56 pm

    Thanks, Jon. But I mispoke today, our article “Litchfield’s Fortunes Hitched to the Stagecoach”, HRJ Spring 2008, DOES cover Strait’s Turnpike: “By the early 1800s, Litchfield appeared on maps to be the center of a large spider-web of connecting turnpikes….The first to open was Strait’s Turnpike to New Haven in 1797, where passengers and goods connected with coastal packets to New York and other parts of the nation.”

  5. mc says:
    February 13, 2010 at 10:23 am

    I especially liked the Peter Paul story. I had one of those NPR moments – I was listening to the interview on my way home from work. I arrived home before the story was over and stayed seated in my car – in the snowstorm to hear the ending. Like you, Mounds and Almond Joys were always my favorites and had no idea they originated and were manufactured in CT. Very entertaining.

  6. Nancy Pexa says:
    March 11, 2010 at 6:09 pm

    I was at the event by happenstance – no knowledge about it but happened to be researching at the CT State Library and someone mentioned free cake. I didn’t stay for the cake and felt it was more of a see who I am versus reflection on our rich colonial history. The CT State Museum did their part and had appropriate displays. The State Librarian did his part and gave an information short talk. My ancestors founded Hartford – more attention should be directed to their accomplishments and lives.

  7. Mary Beth Baker says:
    May 24, 2010 at 10:10 am

    We loved the the Summer issue featuring the historic house museums of Connecticut Landmarks and, of course, “Site Lines” on the Old Lighthouse Museum. If this gets posted on the website, we could forward to our mailing list and urge folks to subscribe! Mary Beth Baker, Stonington Historical Society

  8. Kevin Flood says:
    June 18, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    A wonderful tribute to a man who enriched all of us. Thank you.