Search results for #UncoveringNewHaven
Major discovery in the New Haven Superior Court records! Final verdict in the curious case of Elizabeth Gould, who sued a man for slandering her as a witch in 1742: tinyurl.com/GouldSlander2 #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #witchcraft
In 1835, Clarissa Freeman of New Haven divorced her husband James for adultery. Read more about this and other cases involving African-descended people in the Superior Court: tinyurl.com/NHCSCFinds2 #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #blackhistorymonth
Why were Emily Pierce, Georgie Merton, Lizzie Howard, and Louisa Jennings prosecuted for conspiracy in 1873? And why did the newspapers report intoxication instead? Find out here: tinyurl.com/NHCSCFinds1 #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #historymystery
Here are a few of the talented and tremendous students who worked on the Uncovering New Haven project in 2023! tinyurl.com/StudentInterns… #UncoveringNewHaven #archives #student #intern
For Native American Heritage Month, we trace Indigenous presence in the New Haven County Court records: tinyurl.com/IndigenousInNe… #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #nativeamericanhistory #indigenoushistory
Even after the Salem trials, fear of witches didn’t disappear. In episode 176 of Grating the Nutmeg, we examine the history of witchcraft accusations and persistence of belief: tinyurl.com/WitchcraftUnco… #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #witchcraft #witch
Today, in honor of Halloween, we delve into the more macabre court records: investigations into accidental, unusual, and suspicious deaths in New Haven County. tinyurl.com/NewHavenInques… #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #death #inquest
“Then and their”—is this an error in a student’s essay, or a phrase in an official court document? The answer may shock you: tinyurl.com/ColonialGramma… #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #spelling
Why were some court cases placed in Loyalists and others in Militia? We examine the peculiar arrangement of the New Haven County Court records: tinyurl.com/LoyalistsVsMil… #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #americanrevolution
In honor of American Independence, we examine the other side of the coin: what can court cases tell us about Loyalists in Connecticut? tinyurl.com/LoyalistsCT #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #americanrevolution
Meet our volunteers from the Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council! They discuss their experience working with the New Haven County Court records here: tinyurl.com/CPGCArchives #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #genealogists
Marriage in colonial and early American Connecticut could be just as fraught as today, as several court cases involving adultery, divorce, domestic violence, and other issues demonstrate: tinyurl.com/MarryMayRueDay2 #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #marriage
We are delighted to introduce two student interns for the Uncovering New Haven project! Read about their work with the court records here: tinyurl.com/StudentInterns… #UncoveringNewHaven #archives #student #intern
In honor of women’s history month, we examine two nineteenth-century court cases involving malpractice, slander, and stillbirth: tinyurl.com/StillbirthSlan… #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #womenshistorymonth
In honor of Black History month, we profile the case of two freemen where one was bound in servitude to the other to fulfill a debt. tinyurl.com/CivilHonestMan #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #blackhistorymonth
Aaron Moree. Philip of Cheshire. Caroline Saunderson. Forced into servitude, they fought back in court. Read more about cases of illegal slavery here: tinyurl.com/IllegalSlavery… #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #humantraffickingawareness
As the end of 2022 approaches, we review the most amusing, outrageous, scandalous, tragic, and satisfying cases in the New Haven County Court Records: tinyurl.com/archivesuperla… #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #superlatives
Before public welfare programs, who supported the poor? We examine laws, attitudes, and court cases regarding indigent and transient persons in colonial Connecticut: tinyurl.com/BewareStranger #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #poverty #poor
Last month, we introduced our Uncovering New Haven students. Now it’s the State Library staff’s turn to be in the spotlight! tinyurl.com/CTStateLibrary… #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #ArchivesMonth #ArchivesDYK
