Htfd History Center

We collect, preserve, and make available for research, materials relating to the history, literature, and culture of Hartford, CT.

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@Laura_R_Prieto @archifydd That would be awesome! Marta has my email

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@trinitycollege Thought you might like this from 99 years ago this week! (Hartford Town and City Clerk Archives)

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@judgereeve @DanburyMuseum @LibraryofCT @GriswoldMuseum @TheWadsworth @CTHistorical @jhshartford Sure thing!

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@LibraryofCT @judgereeve @DanburyMuseum @GriswoldMuseum @TheWadsworth @CTHistorical @jhshartford We know that @CyclinArchivist agrees.

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@raskinsar @HPLCT @CTExplored @BillHosley @RebeccaLurye Hmm. Not sure. We have a couple of maps, but they may just be of the land (finding aid: https://t.co/kF4nwogvA0) Email [email protected]!

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#ArchivesAthletes from #Hartford high schools ca.1970. Caption reads, “Kathy McKinney and Carol Allison, both of Weaver, & Sue Jenks of Bulkeley (l-r) ‘fly, sit & toe’ their way to perfect balance in various gymnastics exercises during annual competition.” (📸 Einar G. Chindmark)

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We included a bunch of #ArchivesAthletes in our "Hartford Springs into Summer" exhibit: https://t.co/JuWgTJvOyR
#ArchivesHashtagParty

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Hartford native, Dr. Spencer Shaw
#hartfordhistory #blackhistory

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Our #MuseumSnowballFight entry. From the Hartford Times photograph morgue (https://t.co/A8JAgi5Wap) @CTLHO

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@CloudsAfter @HPLCT @CTHistorical The photos you have are better than the microfilm will be. Is that your copy?

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MLK in Hartford

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Timely #Hartford history @HartfordHist

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Fanny Earl registered to vote in #Hartford for the first time at age 80. Learn about the thousands of others like her, who following passage of the #19thAmendment, made their voice heard in 1920. #vote @MayorBronin @SOTSMerrill @LGSusanB @CTOldStateHouse https://t.co/4bW9rOBhsS

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New #onlineexhibit! #October1920: A Celebration of the Centennial of Women's Suffrage, has launched today (Sept 14) to mark the 100th anniversary of CT's ratification of the #19thamendment. View: https://t.co/D1BSRaAUVc
#suffragecentennial #hartfordhistory #publiclibraryarchives

[Time to Eat the Dogs @eatthedogs]

.@FionaVernal talks about the travelers that shaped city life and culture in Hartford Connecticut and her exhibition at @HPLCT @HartfordHist @CTHumanities @UConn 3/10 https://t.co/vCzdekeZw9

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#tbt Keney Park golf clubhouse, then and now. ⛳️ The original photo dates to 1936. #hartfordparks #hartfordhasit #hartfordhistory #publiclibraryarchives #archivesofinstagram @ Keney Park Golf Course https://t.co/3mKxxOo4sw

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Hartford Public Library shifts from sanctuary to outreach amid coronavirus crisis https://t.co/6ELSScS721

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Have you seen our latest additions to the @ctda_official? They include @StoryCorps interviews, oral histories with former #Hartford #NAACP Presidents, and a printing project between #HPHS students and @HartfordPrints! Search here: https://t.co/DGIaUwU4OB

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Check out the Black Heritage Project Team getting stuff done before the days of remote learning ✔👍 This team + their partner @HartfordHist are raising awareness about the Talcott Street Congregational Church, the 1st black Congregational church in Hartford (3rd in the nation).