Journey Into Connecticut's Past

Each journey is designed to help you explore a specific theme from Connecticut history. A selected group of images from the database will provide a brief introduction to the topic and to the types of related material that you will find in CHO. At the end of each journey, you will find guideposts that will suggest how you can find additional related images in the CHO database. Suggestions for further research will guide you to other printed and online resources.

Discover Diversity

Travel back though time and discover the rich ethnic, racial and economic mix of peoples who participated in shaping 19th and 20th century Connecticut.

Men hauling in star mops, oyster steamer Stratford.
Photo CD: 4204
File: IMG0097.jpg
Mystic Seaport

As you journey back in time, learn about how work and workplaces have changed since the beginning of the 19th century.

>> The Textile Industry in Connecticut
>> Maritime Trades

Look for changes in clothing, recreation, travel, family and gender roles, as you observe family and community life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

>> Connecticut Goes to the Beach
>> Rural Life in Connecticut

Explore natural and manmade landscapes and cityscapes of the 19th and 20th centuries and discover how specific sites have changed through the years.

>> The Mainstream of Connecticut: The Many Roles
     of the Connecticut River
>> Connecticut Towns and Cities: How They Grew

Construction of railroad bridge, Norwich
Photo CD:1456
File: Img0089.pcd
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut

Journey back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries to investigate essential structures and services such as bridges, government buildings and agencies, education, emergency assistance and transport.

>> The Eye of the Storm: A Journey into the
      Natural Disasters in Connecticut
>> Moving Around: A Century of Transportation
>> War on the Homefront