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Tourist in My Own State: Coltsville National Historic Park
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Tourist in My Own State: Coltsville National Historic Park

ByDeb Cohen

A tiny snippet in the Hartford  Courant caught my eye last Saturday entitled “Hartford Blooms Garden Tours“. As I read the description, I was particularly interested to see that the dome atop the Colt Armory building in Hartford would be open for tours from 2-4 daily during the Garden Tours event, which lasts until this…

What’s the Scoop At 1161 Prospect Avenue?
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What’s the Scoop At 1161 Prospect Avenue?

ByDeb Cohen

A month or so before the holidays, West Hartford resident Allan Mayer reached out to see if I would help with a Christmas gift for his wife Ellen. Given Ellen’s love for their stately Prospect Avenue home and her interest in history, we landed on a house portrait as well as some background on its former owners. Although I had…

Tourist In My Own State: The Noah Webster House and the Forgotten Founding Father
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Tourist In My Own State: The Noah Webster House and the Forgotten Founding Father

ByDeb Cohen

Tourist in my own state? How about in my own TOWN? When my children were young I had the pleasure (cough, cough) of accompanying them and their classmates on school field trips to the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society. Unfortunately, during those visits my time was primarily spent counting heads to ensure no one…

Tourist in My Own State: CT Historical Society Museum
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Tourist in My Own State: CT Historical Society Museum

ByDeb Cohen

I have driven past the Connecticut Historical Society Museum and Library countless times over the years. The museum advertises current exhibitions with huge banners hanging on the exterior walls and often I would see something that piqued my interest but like many things I just never made the time to check it out. Growing up I never considered myself…