On January 26, 1671, the town of Fairfield agreed to divide up the northern woodland section of Fairfield into long, narrow strips called Long Lots and apportion those lots to early settlers. Ninety-nine families and two institutions were granted...
Weston sculptor Laura Gardin Fraser (1889-1966) developed this ambitious project over several decades. She first experimented with what she called “small sketches in clay,” which began to fill up her studio as her vision grew. Then she...
Abolitionists; Church buildings -- Connecticut Guilford; Guilford (Conn.). Chapel Playhouse; Church buildings -- Connecticut -- Guilford History; Congregational churches -- Connecticut Guilford; Guilford (Conn.) -- History
Built in 1844 on land bought from Samuel Landon. Outspoken Abolitionists, 123 friends of Rev. Aaron Dutton, split from the First Congregational Church in 1832 because they were refused permission to hold meetings of the local Anti-Slavery...
Among admirers of the Duesenberg automobile, James Hoe of Weston (left) was regarded as one of the most skilled Duesenberg mechanics in the nation. His assistant, Gayle Smith (right), who worked with Jim for over 35 years, was highly accomplished...
Buildings--Schools--Connecticut--Ellington--Center School
This postcard of District No. 6 Center School, postmarked April 15, 1933, was sent to Miss Marjorie Gordtsen of Daytona, Florida. The handwritten text on the back reads "Dear Mary, Do you recognize this building? Awful glad to get your letter...
The Longview School, District School No. 10, was built in 1894 on North Park Street on land donated by Nathan Doane. This school was larger than the other district schools, housing eight grades in four large rooms with high ceilings. Mr. and Mrs....
The above plaque represents the building of one school for Weston in 1934. Previously, there were approximately 7 separate one-room schoolhouses scattered around the town. With an influx of people moving to Weston in the 1920s and 1930s, there came...
The land north of the early settlement of Fairfield was called "north field." In "north field," a meeting was held on June 23, 1757 and soon after the parish became an Ecclesiastical Society. A vote was passed on May 10, 1758 to build a meeting...
Title from cover.; "In June 1997, the Evaluation Center (EC) at Western Michigan University was awarded a contract by the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) to evaluate the charter schools ... over the period October 1, 1997, to...
362.2; HV1570.5.U6 C862 2002; Discrimination against people with disabilities--Connecticut.; People with disabilities--Deinstitutionalization--Connecticut.; People with disabilities--Services for--Connecticut.
Electronic data.; Title from PDF cover (viewed Oct. 28, 2002).; "Patricia A. Coker-Wilson, Commissioner, Department of Social Services."; "March 2002."; Accompanied by appendices.; Harvested from the web on 2/7/03
Title from cover.; "December 2005."; "In response to Public Act 04-234, An Act Concerning Prison Overcrowding ..."--Leaf 2.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-58).
