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This page about historic Connecticut is a supplement to Connecticut Social Studies where you will find additional material including history, colleges and universities, capital city profile, lesson plans, state government and more.

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Connecticut Colonial History ___Learn about the founding of Connecticut by Thomas Hooker. - Text only - From Henry William Elson - http://www.usahistory.info/New-England/Connecticut.html 

Connecticut ___A good overview of the history of Connecticut, plus statistics, demographic information, and links to "... selected famous natives and residents." - Illustrated - From Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108191.html 

Connecticut Ghost Towns ___These brief reports about this state's ghost towns are submitted by viewers. - Map - From Ghosttowns.com - http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ct/ct.html 

Connecticut History ___A brief history of Connecticut overview, followed by relevant links to other websites. - Text only - From Norris M. Taylor Jr. - http://members.aol.com/ntgen/hrtg/ct.html 
 
Connecticut History ___Topics here include early settlers and the Revolutionary War. Links take you to pages outside of this website. - Text only - From the State of Connecticut - http://www.kids.ct.gov/kids/site/default.asp

Connecticut's Heritage Gateway ___"Interested in a quick historical overview of twentieth century Connecticut? Want to know more about John Davenport, the founder of New Haven? The legend of the Charter Oak? The famous inventors, Eli Whitney or Sam Colt? The Prudence Crandall incident or the Amistad case? Master politician John Bailey or the Hurricane of 1938? Click on the Table of Contents or type in a keyword at the right!" - Text only - From the Connecticut Humanities Council (CHC) - http://www.ctheritage.org/encyclopedia/encyclopedia.htm 

Connecticut History on the Web ___"This site is devoted to providing history and social studies teachers and their students with materials and lessons on various topics on Connecticut history." Text only - From Mark Williams, a history teacher at The Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, Connecticut - http://www.connhistory.org/

Connecticut, Timeline of State History __ "Chronological timeline lists important events and dates in this state's history from the 17th thru the 20th century. Find details Connecticut's -firsts- for the state." - From shgresources.com - http://www.shgresources.com/ct/timeline/  

Find a Grave - Connecticut ___Brief biographies of 511 'famous' citizens, many with information about their claims to fame, causes of death and burial places, and photos. - Illustrated - From Find a Grave - http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=state&FSstateid=8 
 
Historical Antecedents ___The full text of the first constitution of Connecticut. - Text only - From the Secretary of the State's Office - http://www.sots.state.ct.us/RegisterManual/SectionI/firstconst.htm

Historical Museums of Connecticut - A History Guide __ "Historical Museums of Connecticut. Learn about historic Connecticut and discover the history of Connecticut people. Locate history museums in Connecticut, state symbols, historic photos, history timeline and other Connecticut history data." - illustrated - From censusfinder.com - http://www.censusfinder.com/connecticut-historical-museums.htm

History of Connecticut __ "Connecticut began as three distinct settlements, referred to at the time as 'Colonies' or 'Plantations'. These ventures gradually were finally combined under a single royal charter in 1662. Thomas Hooker and his congregation left Massachusetts because of religious differences and established Connecticut in 1639. And the story goes on. An encyclopedic article. - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Connecticut

History of Connecticut ___A printable page which provides a brief overview of the history of Connecticut. - Text only - From Yahoo! Travel - http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-501375-connecticut_history-i 

1980 Volume on Connecticut History: Changing Connecticut, 1634 ... ___"The thirteen units contained in this volume were prepared by thirteen secondary school teachers from all over Connecticut during a five-week heat wave in July and August, 1980. The only initial unifying concern was that each author set out to develop a teaching project that focused on Connecticut history." - Text only - From Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute - http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1980/cthistory/ 

Liberties and Legends ___A brief article about the 'Charter Oak.' - Illustrated - From the Museum of Connecticut History - http://www.cslib.org/lbtleg.htm

Selected Dates in Connecticut's History ___A timeline of important dates from 1614 to 1990. Also, you'll find lists of the United States' presidents and vice presidents. - Text only - From the Connecticut Historical Commission - http://www.sots.state.ct.us/RegisterManual/SectionI/seldates.htm
 
State of Connecticut History ___Not an attractive page, but the facts are here. - Text only - From NorthEastern Genealogy - http://www.negenealogy.com/ct/ct_state/history.htm 

The US50 - A Guide to the State of Connecticut ___A general history of Connecticut overview and brief biographies of historic figures. - Text only - From Erik Schubach and TheUS50.com - http://www.theus50.com/connecticut/history.shtml 

Welcome to Connecticut History Online ___"The CHO website currently contains about 14,000 images of photographs, drawings and prints which may be searched or browsed in a variety of ways, including by keyword, subject, creator, title and date. Geographical sites may be searched using a Digital Geographic Locator developed by the University of Connecticut's Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC). Descriptions of the images are provided in detailed catalog records. Online learning tools created especially for middle and high school students provide suggestions for interpreting and exploring the database. Additional lesson plans, activities and photo essays designed by teacher advisors and educational consultants will be added in the future." - Illustrated - From Connecticut History Online - http://www.cthistoryonline.org/ 

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