Central mourns the loss of President Emeritus Dr. Richard L. Judd www.ccsu.edu/article/cent...

Hartford Black Pride July 24-26, 2026!

I always liked Sam Neill but my very favorite is role when he guest starred as Dr. Bruce Chandler in Season 1, Ep. 5 of the Australian comedy-drama series Rake. It’s just bloody brilliant! iview.abc.net.au/show/rake/se...

More beautification at the White House as all review boards are ignored again, this time for a helipad.

CT Explored/Inbox, our free newsletter, is out. Get our podcast and see what's up this summer in Connecticut. Plus, a revolutionary reading list! open.substack.com/pub/ctexplor...

E. Jean Carroll has been paid! www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/n...

From NOW: “Graham Platner has left the U.S. Senate race in Maine…But he’s not the real story. The real story is a culture that continues to excuse, protect, and promote powerful men despite credible allegations of sexual assault, misogynist online posts, sexting, & other toxic behavior.”

To commemorate the Semiquincentennial - the 250th anniversary of the United States - dive into Connecticut's amazing impact with our special expanded Summer issue! Get your copy: simplecirc.com/subscribe/connecticut-explored

“We would therefore humbly pray, that whilst you are consulting, asserting and maintaining your own natural rights…that you would think on our unhappy case, who have been long groaning under the insupportable burden,” wrote Bristol Lambee, an enslaved man from CT. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/o...

Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship; blocked Trump’s executive order banning birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants and some temporary foreign visitors. Gorsuch, Thomas, and Alito dissented. Kavanaugh wrote a separate opinion. Majority opinion by Justice Roberts:

Standing up for History CT Explored and Grating the Nutmeg bring you diverse stories from every corner of our state. Share your ideas for our future! Meet the authors, review the menu, and buy tickets: www.ctexplored.org/cte26-fundra... LAST CALL: RSVP by midnight, June 30th, 2026

Last day to donate for a 15% match from Webster Bank! Birdies for Charity #Travelers #EndowHartford21 #ZachsFamilyFoundation #websterbank app.partnerhq.com/public/e/202...

Ralph M Larmann, A Neighborhood of Citizens United, 2011. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #painting #artsky #SCOTUS #landscape #swirling #poormasses #Ralph #Larmann #Evansville #Indiana #CitizensUnited #justice #Corrupt #corporationsarepeople #Supreme #Neighborhood

This is so deeply shocking and troubling, though completely consistent the US’s failure to take women’s bodily autonomy seriously. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

Matt Warshauer & I had a wonderful time w/Sen. Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social & former US Secretary of Ed Miguel Cardona at Connecticut's Old State House talking about Connecticut and the history of democracy. Great questions from the audience! A link should be posted shortly.

Join us July 8 for an early evening cocktail and light meal while meeting the people who bring you Grating the Nutmeg Podcast and Connecticut Explored, your favorite magazine! Tickets on sale til June 30. Join us: ctexplored.org/cte26-fundraiser/?blm_aid=5820417 www.facebook.com/share/r/18uB...

You're invited to a special summer supper with some of our best-loved CTExplored authors! Join us for an early evening cocktail & light meal while meeting the people who bring you your favorite magazine! Join us: ctexplored.org/cte26-fundraiser/?blm_aid=5820417

One of our authors, Prof. Matthew Warshauer, shares a copy of the summer issue about the Revolution and Independence with CT Congressman John Larson. www.ctexplored.org

Commemorate Connecticut's amazing impact over 250 years of the United States with our special expanded Summer issue! Get your copy: simplecirc.com/subscribe/connecticut-explored

Commemorate Connecticut's amazing impact over 250 years of the United States with our special expanded Summer issue! Get your copy: simplecirc.com/subscribe/connecticut-explored

On Wednesday, July 8 we’re hosting a major fundraising event at the New Haven Lawn Club, 193 Whitney Avenue, from 5:30-8:00 PM. “Standing Up for History: A Fundraiser for Connecticut Explored.” Some want to erase the history we’re preserving! Stand up for history! www.ctexplored.org/cte26-fundra...

Lebanon CT festivities today 6/20 Ribbon cutting for the Revolutionary War Trail. This project makes audio tour available at 14 revolutionary war sites in CT for all people but especially for blind, sight-impaired, or people who have difficulty reading for any reason.

We had a wonderful time at Connecticut Landmarks’ Palmer-Warner House last night to celebrate Preservation CT’s LGBTQ+ historic sites trail! CCSU Public History students worked on identifying sites for the trail & conducted oral histories. So happy to be part of this celebration with our partners!

New Episode! Listen: ctexplored.org/grnbookpod/ 2 national guides for Black travelers published in the 1930s incl New London, CT. Nicole Thomas & Tom Schuch helped create the New London Black Heritage Trail, named 1 of 20 CT History Gamechangers by CT Explored in 2022. Sponsored by Preservation CT!

Carlo Ginzburg, Who Told the History of the Obscure, Dies at 87 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/b...

I’ll be joining the Stowe Center for Literary Activism for their Event Series: Salons at Stowe: America 250 hosted by Derek Hall July 1 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm. Other speakers include Joe Young, Dexter Gabriel, Chamar Latanja, Rev.Dr.John Selders, Jr., and Cherell Banks. Join Us!

The official launch CrisRadio’s “CT Revolutionary War Trail & Voices of the Revolutionary War” project June 20 is at 10 am, Lebanon Historical Society Museum. All are welcome. Please join us! CRIS makes audio tours & recordings of historical documents accessible to the blind and sight-impaired.

Do you love history and think it is important to keep good sources accessible to the public? Join us at the New Haven Lawn Club for a fundraiser for our ground-breaking magazine. It's not just for subscriptions today. It's also a record of the past for the future. www.ctexplored.org/cte26-fundra...

“Drawing on rarely cited historical sources including an embedded first-person narrative hidden since 1824 in the writings of Lydia Sigourney, John Mills reveals Primus as more than a footnote to slavery or a name in a ledger.” jemills.com/books

The mountain laurel is in bloom at Connecticut’s Hurd State Park.

Women’s rights groups loved him. Then info arose about sexual harassment. “Packwood denied the allegations…he gave the newspaper embarrassing information about some of the women’s sexual histories…” Bob Packwood, Senator Forced to Quit in Sex Scandal, Dies at 93 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/u...

“The State of the Nation Project says, the United States performs better than 98 percent of countries worldwide in economic output, but better than only 57 percent of nations in child mortality, 33 percent in belief in democracy and 11 percent in measures of depression and anxiety.” —NYT

“Adoption has often been likened to a ghost world, in which the adoptee, the birth parents and the adoptive parents are haunted by spectres of the past.” www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

New Federal Guidelines Threaten Almost 1/2 of Graduate Arts Programs *Yale University’s master’s programs in visual arts and music, Harvard University’s master’s degree in museum studies, and Juilliard’s undergraduate & graduate programs in music would all fail. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/a...

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4PM SHOW SOLD OUT - but not to worry, we've added another AT 7 PM Sunday evening! What's better than local history & A.C. Petersen Farms Ice Cream? Get your tickets at PlayhouseOnPark.org! So grateful for the community's interest & support!

Fantastic articles on independence, women, soldiers… Plus… Connecticut History for Kids Graphic Novelette: The Camp That Needed Coats Site Lines: Preserving the Stories of Norwich’s Black Patriots Spotlight: News & Events from Partner Organizations www.ctexplored.org/summer-2026-...

What can you learn by reading this issue of CT Explored? Did you know about Norwich and eastern CT’s role in the Revolution and Independence? That patriot women were agents of independence? That enslaved people fought in the Continental Army? It’s a great read! simplecirc.com/subscribe/co...

Slater Museum Summer Lecture Series begins Tues, June 2 at 6pm! Dr. Nancy Steenburg has been on the Venture trail for 20 years, searching for the documentation of Venture’s extraordinary life, and digging deeper into the impact of enslavement in colonial Connecticut.

Patrick and the guys-Bap Pack-are playing Blue Black Square on June 4th-see you there!

The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society, Weha’s America 250 Celebration, and Playhouse on Park will present a special Lecture and Ice Cream Social, “Building a Dairy Empire: A.C. Petersen,” on Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 4 p.m. at Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road, West Hartford, CT.

This is not simply an event. It is a celebration of freedom, resilience, shared history, & community! Guests will experience: Signature cocktails & culinary delights Conversation & fellowship with our authors Bring your family & friends. This is the year to shine—not shy away Get Your Tickets Today!

Join us on Wednesday for my talk about Connect’s patriot women in the American Revolution.

Would you like to write for Connecticut Explored magazine? We're celebrating our 25th year in print in 2027 and are taking proposals: www.ctexplored.org/submissions/

Ducklings born at CCSU yesterday to Ella the Duck.

This surprises even me, but I’m posting about my Macy's purchase at Westfarms Mall. We purchased two large 100% wool rugs 75% off for under $3200. Our salesperson was Umesh Desai, and he was awesome 😎! Ask for him if you need a rug or furniture at a great discount. He’s working this weekend!

As we reach the Semiquincentennial - the 250th anniversary of the United States - dive into Connecticut's amazing impact with our special expanded Summer issue! Get your copy: simplecirc.com/subscribe/connecticut-explored

Alice Young was the first woman hanged for Witchcraft in the American Colonies- May 26, 1647 aboutwitchhunts.com/arts/connect...

We've got some catching up to do. A great nation with abundant resources should have a strong civic and human safety net. We're losing ours, and the current national leadership is making it much, much worse.

CTExplored is having a fundraiser: STANDING UP FOR HISTORY. The special Summer issue tackles CT's incredible legacy in the revolution and independence movement. We have a great line-up of Connecticut authors and the menu is really nice. Please share with friends. www.ctexplored.org/cte26-fundra...