Mill Woods Park | Wethersfield CT
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Mill Woods Park, in the Heart of Wethersfield, has something for everyone; ball fields, soccer fields, football field, skate park, tennis courts. basketball court, a swimming pond, picnic tables, playscapes, and even a dog park!
EPIC MOTOR! Otis Elevator - 350 Silas Deane Hwy- Wethersfield, CT
Nice older Otis. Really great motor too, one of the best I've heard on an Otis.
CT Witch Trials October 29 2015
CT Witch Trials at The New Canaan Library on October 29, 2015
Connecticut
A small state with a lot of nicknames: The Nutmeg State, the Constitution State, the Yankee State, the Land of Steady Habits and the Provision State. Public Affairs Officer Jan Krč describes Connecticut, then and now. #50states #CT
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Not many people are familiar with my home state. My name is Jan Krč and I'm the Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Vienna. And I'd like to introduce you to Connecticut. I come from New Haven, Connecticut's second largest city and its principal seaport.
Connecticut is the third smallest state, but also one of the most densely populated. Three and a half million people live within the state's 5 ½ thousand square mile territory.
The name Connecticut comes from the Native American word, Kenetuket, which means, beside the long tidal river. The official state nickname is the Constitution State. This is because the early British settlers were governed by the Fundamental Orders of 1638 which are considered by many historians to be the first ever written constitution and these Orders served as the basis for the much better known U.S. Constitution. My state is also known as the Nutmeg State and people from Connecticut are sometimes called Nutmeggers. That nickname may have come from sailors in the 18th and 19th centuries returning from their voyages with this spice.
My state has another nickname, the Land of the Steady habits. And some people call it the Yankee State.
Connecticut is one of the original 13 colonies and became an official state in 1788. It's part of the group of states known as New England.
Connecticut was previously home to about 6 to 7 thousand Native Americans before Dutch fur traders arrived in 1614. In 1633, the Dutch purchased land from the Algonquian tribe and erected a fort and trading post at what is now Hartford, the state capital. Later, it was taken over by British settlers from neighboring Massachusetts who established their first settlement in Connecticut at Wethersfield in 1634.
My state is very industrious. It is called the birthplace of Yankee ingenuity, ranking first in the nation in the per capita numbers of engineers and issued patents. As early as 1657, there was a thriving ship building industry in Connecticut.
George Washington even gave Connecticut one more nickname -- The Provision State because of the aid the state gave during the Revolutionary War.
Eli Whitney, the inventor of the cotton gin in 1798, lived in Connecticut. But did you also know that Whitney was the mastermind behind the idea of mass production? He used standard parts to produce muskets in 1798. That revolutionized industrial production in the U.S. and his cotton gin made that crop pre-eminent in the American south.
In the early 1900s, Groton, Connecticut, became the site of a U.S. Submarine Base. And the state became a munitions supply center in World War I. Connecticut remained an important supplier during the Second World War, producing planes, engines, propellers, submarines and other supplies. The first atomic powered submarine, the U.S.S. Nautilus was launched there in 1954. Today, Groton is still the center for U.S. submarine development and construction.
And modern day Connecticut based factories also produce sewing machines, jet engines, helicopters, motors, hardware, tools, cutlery, clocks, locks and silverware.
Here are some of the firsts for Connecticut:
Founded in 1764, the Hartford Courant is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the U.S.
America's first law school was founded in 1784 in Litchfield.
The first tax-supported public library opened in Salisbury in 1803.
The first commercial telephone exchange was established in New Haven in 1878.
And many other first inventions came from my state like the sewing machine in 1846, ice making machine in 1853, the vacuum cleaner in 1933, the helicopter in 1939 and color TV in 1948.
Connecticut is more than industrial cities. The small colonial towns and rural areas attract many tourists. The resorts along the Long Island Sound shoreline are also popular. In fact, two thirds of the state are open land with more than 100 state parks and forests.
Not only does Connecticut have a beautiful landscape, it's also an easy commute to New York City. That's why many famous people chose to live there. And that might be the reason Connecticut has the highest per capita income of all U.S. states. Katharine Hepburn, Dylan McDermott, Milos Forman and Christopher Walken have all lived in Connecticut. And Meg Ryan grew up in Fairfield.
The 1988 film, Mystic Pizza, starring Julia Roberts, is based on an actual pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut. To this day, the state has the best pizza in the U.S. and it was in a New Haven eatery named Louis that the first ever hamburger was served in 1895. In addition to celebrities, Connecticut has its share of famous people from history.
WTIC's Bob Steele | 1983 | Gayle King | WFSB Hartford, Connecticut | Linda Carnes | Channel 3
On Saturday, February 12, 1983, WTIC (AM) Radio morning host Bob Steele was late to work for only the second time since starting his career at the station on October 1, 1936. Concluding the Channel 3 Nightbeat 11:00 p.m. newscast later that night, WFSB anchor Gayle King (who presently hosts CBS This Morning) and reporter Linda Carnes explain that the delay was caused by a blizzard called Winter Storm Gordie ---named by the Travelers Weather Service for hockey legend Gordie Howe but known to the rest of the nation as the 1983 Megalopolitan Snowstorm--- which dumped 21 inches of snow on Hartford, Connecticut. Steele relates how difficult it was to leave his house on Wolcott Hill Road in adjacent Wethersfield, Connecticut.
Steele can also be heard talking about the Hartford Whalers (13-36-6) and their NHL game tonight against the New York Islanders (30-18-9) at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Despite the treacherous road conditions on Long Island, the game was played tonight as scheduled --- although only about 7,000 of the 15,060 ticket holders actually attended it. The Whalers' team captain Mark Johnson, who was a star player on the 1980 Olympics' Miracle on Ice U.S. hockey team, scored a hat trick in a 4 -2 victory over the Islanders, breaking Hartford's thirteen-game losing streak on the road. It will turn out to be one of the best games of the Whalers' '82-'83 season which will end with a dismal 19-54-7 record. In May, meanwhile, the Islanders will win their fourth straight Stanley Cup, beating the Edmonton Oilers in a four-game sweep.
The music playing under Steele's Tiddlywinks feature (during which he says, snow makes everything beautiful) is Comin' in the Back Door by the Baja Marimba Band from 1963. The martial music that plays while Steele concludes his show is the 2nd Connecticut Regiment March, most likely performed by the 2nd Company Governor's Foot Guard Band.
As King wraps up the newscast, she refers to meteorologist Bruce DePrest (the chief meteorologist at WFSB since 2002) and sports anchor Bill Patrick (who will become an ESPN anchor in 1988).
In 1983, WFSB was owned and operated by Post-Newsweek and WTIC was owned and operated by the Ten Eighty Corporation.
The Hidden History of Connecticut
Author Wilson H. Faude discussed his book The Hidden History of Connecticut.
CT, What's Our History?
A brief history of Connecticut I had the privilege to record and edit with producer John Waterhouse. This is part of an exhibit at the CT LOB funded by the Connecticut Humanities Council.
History of New Haven, Connecticut / History of towns in United States
Country: United States
State: Connecticut
County: New Haven
City: New Haven
Population (2010):
• City 129,779
• Density 6,500/sq mi (2,500/km2)
• Metro 862,477
New Haven is the second largest city in Connecticut and the seat of New Haven County. Situated on Long Island Sound about 75 miles from New York City, New Haven is both a manufacturing and educational center for Connecticut. Neighboring Waterbury is 21 miles from New Havenand situated on the Naugatuck River.
In the spring of 1638, a group of English Puritans led by Theophilus Eaton and the Rev. John Davenport, settled at the head of New Haven Bay. At first it was ruled by a plantation covenant, but in 1639, the settlers decided to become a theocracy and to be ruled entirely by scripture. The Old Green in the center of the city was laid out by the surveyor John Brockett around 1640.
In 1664, New Haven became part of the colony of Connecticut. From 1701 to 1873, New Haven shared the title of capital with Hartford. During the Revolutionary War, New Haven supported the American cause, although there were numerous Loyalists in the city, 75 of whom had their property confiscated. New Haven was invaded by General William Tryon in 1779, but the British were repulsed before they could burn the city.
Yale College, founded in Saybrook, was moved to New Haven in 1717, where it developed into Yale University. Some of Yale's buildings are found around the Old Green, along with three churches that were built in 1814: Trinity, Center, and United. Another landmark is the Ives Memorial Library, the central library of the New Haven Free Public Library, built in 1908. The New Haven Symphony Orchestra is the fourth oldest symphony in America, having given its first performance in 1895.
Edgerton Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Edgewood Park began with sixty acres donated in 1889. Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. designed the layout in 1910.
In 1954, Mayor Richard Lee began his first of eight terms as Mayor of New Haven. Lee hoped to stem the emigration of the middle class, eliminate the slums and revitalize the economy. More than $300 million dollars was spent in public and private construction in renewal areas during Lee's administration.
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Yale-New Haven Hospital is the primary hospital associated with Yale University. St. Raphael's Hospital, founded in 1907, also co-operates with Yale's medical school.
However, revitalization of many areas of the city continued after Lee left office in 1969. Wooster Square, which in the 1950's was a slum, is now home to new commercial and industrial buildings and an established historic district. In 1994 The Audubon Arts Center Complex was completed. Revitalization is also occurring in Science Park, the East Shore community, the harborfront, Upper State Street and many other areas.
Old Connecticut Path: Across The Last Green Valley
This video provides an introduction to the history of the Old Connecticut Path and a fly over orientation to the route of the Old Connecticut Path as it crosses The Last Green Valley from Sutton, MA to Tolland, CT.
The route of the Old Connecticut Path follows a green corridor across four Massachusetts towns (Sutton, Douglas, Webster, Dudley) and six Connecticut towns (Thompson, Woodstock, Eastford, Ashford, Willington, Tolland). Much of the Path follows forgotten ways through woodlands away from busy highways and settlements. The genius of the Native people who laid the Path over centuries is evident. The Path follows the contours of the land for easy walking. Rivers are crossed at fords where the water is wide and shallow. Streams are crossed in the highlands where the can be easily stepped across. Wetlands skirted and beaver dams serve as reminders of their use as bridges.
For more information, visit the Old Connecticut Path website
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Old Connecticut Path: Part 1 Finding the Path - Presentation in Eastford, CT
Part 1 introduces the history of the Old Connecticut Path and the search to rediscover the route from Cambridge, MA to Hartford, CT.
Rediscovering the Old Connecticut Path is much more than a story about places. The live presentation in Eastford has been divided in segments or chapters that tells the story of reconnecting the Path along with the larger story of families who first came down to Connecticut and what they did for our nation.
The video chapters expand upon the content of previous presentations. The Path travels through places of great natural beauty and historic significance in their own right. But, there is a much bigger story to be told about the heritage of the families who traveled the Path and their contributions to the heritage of our country.
Thanks to the Eastford Library Board, Historical Society, and Conservation & Historic Preservation Commission for sponsoring the Old Connecticut Path presentation in Eastfor. Nearly 80 people came out to learn more about the places along the Path and the story of the people who traveled along its route.
As early as 1633-36, the migration from Massachusetts Bay at Boston/Cambridge west to Connecticut began following the Old Connecticut Path. John Oldham followed the Path to the Connecticut valley in 1633 followed by the Watertown, MA congregation in 1635 to settle Wethersfield, CT. Reverend John Wareham and the Dorchester congregation followed the Path in 1635 to settle Windsor, CT. Reverend Thomas Hooker and his entire congregation walked along the Old Connecticut Path for two weeks across the wilderness in 1636 from Cambridge, MA to establish Hartford, CT. Join me for a walk and use your imagination to experience the landscape traveled by the pioneers of the 1600s.
For more information, visit the Old Connecticut Path website at
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Videocast Episode # 1 - Reading in the USA
This video cast marks the first official video cast by District 47 and contains interviews and behind the scenes coverage on the process of recording the Reading in the USA Music Video.
Children's author helps promote reading
Zach OHora visits Red Land Community Library reading his book 'Stop Snoring, Bernard!' as he travels through the state with his 2012 PA One Book, Every Young Child Selection.
CJC 2011 1st Place Northeast Championship Performance
CJC 2011 1st Place Northeast Championship Performance -- The Road Not Taken written by John Benoit and Brendan Mason performed in Wethersfield, CT. 9/17/2011
The Lemon Brothers Band - Reading Rocks
Rock and Roll is cool...Reading can be cool.
A Rock and Roll adaptation to promote reading..
Digital Desk - Monday, July 2, 2018
News 8 Digital Executive Producer Jesse Gosselin joines Alyssa Taglia to discuss some of the stories that our viewers are talking about on WTNH.com and the News 8 social media pages this morning
Connecticut's State Capitol: Home to History
State Senator L. Scott Frantz (R-Greenwich) hosts a ten minute tour of Connecticut's historic State Capitol Building located atop Hartford's Bushnell Park.
Summer Reading Program 2013
Have Book, Will Travel! Summer Reading Program 2013 New Lenox Public Library
Old Connecticut Path: Ashford Historical Society Presentation - Ashford, CT
Rediscovering the Old Connecticut Path is much more than a story about places. The live 78 minute presentation with Q&A tells the larger story of families and what they did for our nation. The video expands upon the content of previous presentations. The Path travels through places of great natural beauty and historic significance in their own right. But, there is a much bigger story to be told about the heritage of the families who traveled the Path and their contributions to the heritage of our country.
Thanks to the Ashford Historical Society and Conserving Babcock Library for sponsoring the Old Connecticut Path presentation in Ashford. More than 25 people came out on a Saturday afternoon to learn more about the places along the Path and the story of the people who traveled along its route.
As early as 1633-36, the migration from Massachusetts Bay at Boston/Cambridge west to Connecticut began following the Old Connecticut Path. John Oldham followed the Path to the Connecticut valley in 1633 followed by the Watertown, MA congregation in 1635 to settle Wethersfield, CT. Reverend John Wareham and the Dorchester congregation followed the Path in 1635 to settle Windsor, CT. Reverend Thomas Hooker and his entire congregation walked along the Old Connecticut Path for two weeks across the wilderness in 1636 from Cambridge, MA to establish Hartford, CT. Join me for a walk and use your imagination to experience the landscape traveled by the pioneers of the 1600s.
For more information, visit the Old Connecticut Path website at
E-mail your comments to oldconnecticutpath@gmail.com
Post your comments on Facebook