Category Archives: Hartford
Workshops in Hartford examine soldiers’ Civil War experiences
The Connecticut Historical Society will hold two workshops, “Words from the Front,”” on the many untold Civil War stories in its collections. The workshops are set for Saturday, May 7, 2 to 4 p.m. and Tuesday, May 10, at the same … Continue reading
Opposition to Catholics in 19th century Hartford
Growing numbers of adherents to a foreign religion were making Americans uncomfortable and threatening their traditional liberties, writers warned in their letters to newspapers. They weren’t complaining about Muslims today but Roman Catholics in the 1800s, says a Hartford Courant … Continue reading
