The first #Governor of the #ConnecticutColony. Appointed by #KingCharlesII in 1639. #CTHistory #CenterChurch #HartfordHasIt

#HoraceWells! The inventor of #Anesteshia and a native of the city of #Hartford! #HartfordHasIt #CTHistory @HartfordCapital @BushnellPark

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Ready to go, next stop 5th grade with #CTHistory #storytelling thanks to @CTHumanities and @CTStorytelling

Last minute prep for a school #storytelling performance tomorrow, #CTHistory

#LouGehrig when he played in #Hartford before he was drafted to the @Yankees in 1923. #CTHistory

@trinitylibrary Do you have any 19th century documents or information to help us understand Dinah or Robert Watkinson? Thx! #WitnessStonesProject #CtHistory #PBL #PennPBL

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Hollywood legend #KatherineHepburn is buried right here in the city of #Hartford! At @cedarhillcem! Honored to visit her grave tonight! ❤️ 🎥#HartfordHasIt #CedarHillCemetary #CTHistory @HartfordCapital @ChooseHartford @CThistorynews

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Here lies the body of #JosephTalcott. #Governor of the #ConnecticutColony (1724-1741.) As well as a former #JusticeofthePeace in the city of #Hartford, #Speaker of the #CTHouseofRepresentatives and #CTSuperiorCourtJudge. #CenterChurch #HartfordHasIt #CTHistory @HartfordCapital

Stopped by the Mark @TwainHouse this afternoon! It is an HONOR, to share the same EXACT hometown with the greatest Author in #American HISTORY! #CTHistory #HartfordHasIt ❤️ #SundayFunday @HartfordCapital

#KatherineHepburn #JPMorgan and #SamuelColt are ALSO buried in this cemetery! Right here in the city of #Hartford There are many things people do not know about our state's #CapitolCity ❤️ #HartfordHasIt #CedarHillCemetary #CTHistory

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#KatherineHepburn #JPMorgan and #SamuelColt are ALSO buried in this cemetery! Right here in the city of #Hartford There are many things people do not know about our state's #CapitolCity ❤️ #HartfordHasIt #CedarHillCemetary #CTHistory

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Here lies the body of the #Reverand #ThomasHooker. The founder of what is now the city of #Hartford As well as one of the founders of the #ConnecticutColony He died in 1647! This headstone predates #America by 120 years! 😲 #CenterChurch #HartfordHasIt #CTHistory @HartfordCapital

"So your the little Lady who started this war?" 🤔 I should invite @NikkiHaley to the @HBStoweCenter so she can hear that story for herself! 🤣🤣🤣 #CTHistory #SundayFunday #HartfordHasIt ❤️ @HartfordCapital

Happy birthday, George Washington 🎉 In 1789, the first president embarked on a historic tour through Connecticut. From Stamford to Hartford, his footsteps echo through history. #CTHistory yankeeinstitute.org/2024/02/22/geo…

Do you know which three presidents graduated from college in Connecticut?? Hint: two of them are related! Read our article to find out about the only US president born in CT (so far): connecticuthistory.org/connecticuts-o… #PresidentsDay #cthistory

Gr8 #srmsct had their 5th @CTHistoryDay Fair showcasing students’ #research within the theme 'Turning Points in History'. Beyond impressed!!! #cthistory #sschat @c3framework #srmsctreads @RidgefieldPS

@ManchesterCTown celebrated it's 200th anniversary in 2023. Pretty cool! #CityofVillageCharm #AllPoliticsisLocal #CTHistory ❤️

The #FundamentalOrdersofCT of 1639! ❤️ #CTHistory @LibraryofCT @CThistorynews

The #Constitution of the state of #Connecticut! Written in 1818! ❤️ #CTHistory @LibraryofCT @CThistorynews

#JonathanTrumbull, the first #Governor of #Connecticut! And namesake of @JonathanHusky_ #CTHistory @LibraryofCT @CThistorynews