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HISTORY DAY 2007!  A TRIUMPH!
Saturday, April 28, 2007
 
    Hundreds of student historians, their parents, teachers, friends, and a host of judges and other officials converged on the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford yesterday for the state History Day Finals.
    The event was the culmination of a year’s effort on the part of the
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Water Pollution in Connecticut, circa 1887
Sunday, April 22, 2007
 
    Connecticut’s river pollution is not a new problem. Nor is it a new concern. Back in 1887, the state Public Health Department issued it’s second “Report on Rivers Pollution”, written by Samuel W. Williston, M.D. The report, which concentrated on the Quinnipiac River basin, tried to calculate
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It’s Like A History of Happy
Monday, April 16, 2007
 
    Two exhibits, one open now at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, the other premiering May 1 at the Wilton Historical Society complex, provide a wonderful glimpse into the world of play, and Connecticut’s role in the construction of childhood happiness. Wilton Historical Society’s MADE IN
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Documenting the Loss of Open Space
Thursday, April 12, 2007
 
   Connecticut is losing farm land faster than any other state in our nation. With the loss of the land, comes the loss of memory about how that land was used and its importance to our state’s history and economy.
    Award-winning documentary producer Ken Simon, with the help of co-writer Bruce
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The Battle to be the Old State House’s Hero
Thursday, April 12, 2007
 
      Kate Steinway, who took over as Executive Director of the Connecticut Historical Society early in January, must feel a bit like Guenevere at a jousting match. Ever since she announced that the CHS would be forced to close the Old State House beginning in July, the Governor’s office and the
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