Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New Haven, 1919
A street map of the business district of New Haven Connecticut, from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the college campus and city hall, the suggested Blue Book routes in the city, and the streetcar lines and railroads.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: West Rock Ridge, 1911
A geologic map from 1911 of south-central Connecticut showing the displacement of trap ridges near northern end of West Rock Ridge and corresponding displacement in the crystallines of the bordering uplands.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Vicinity of Hartford, 1872
A map from 1872 of the vicinity of Hartford and Wethersfield along the Connecticut River.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Hartford and Vicinity, 1919
A road map of central Connecticut in the vicinity of Hartford from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), keyed to show the best auto routes, other auto routes, unreported roads, railroads, and canals.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Manchester and Vicinity, 1919
A road map of central Connecticut in the vicinity of Manchester from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), keyed to show the best auto routes, other auto routes, unreported roads, railroads, and canals.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Hartford Business District, 1919
A street map of the business district of Hartford Connecticut, from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the Park River, Capitol building, the suggested Blue Book routes in the city, and the direction of travel on one-way...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Derby, Ansonia, and Shelton, 1919
A road map of the vicinity of Derby, Ansonia, and Shelton, Connecticut, from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the Housatonic and Naugatuck rivers, major roads, railroads and stations, parks, and major landmarks of the area.
Other
Institute for the Preservation of Elevator History: Frank J. Sprague
Biography of Sprague, who is responsible for the development of electric trailways, electric elevators, and a commercial form of the electric motor.
Yale University
Yale University Library: Nathan Hale: Yale 1773
Biographical portrait of Nathan Hale, Revolutionary War officer who was hanged by the British as a spy, with chapters on his years as a student at Yale University and on his service to country during the American Revolution.
George Mason University
Chnm: The Most Brainiest Man
A fascinating article about how a conversation about Lenin led to the conviction and six-month jail sentence for Joseph Yenowsky. Excellent article shows the extreme fear of Reds and communism in the 1920's.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
This site is useful because it offers a database of over 300,000 questions asked on surveys since the 1930s. Also contains Latin American and Japanese data bank retrieval system as well. Listing of general social surveys 1972-1998.
PBS
Pbs: Mark Twain's Interactive Scrapbook
At this website, venture through the chapters of an interactive scrapbook detailing the life and writings of Samuel Clemens, or Mark Twain. Includes several photographs, quotes, and audio clips. This scrapbook is part of a larger PBS...
Other
New Netherland Institute: Virtual Tour of New Netherland
A comprehensive site on the colonization of New Netherland by the Dutch. Find maps, pictures, and artifacts on this interesting tour.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: The Supreme Court in Action
This tutorial looks at eight famous cases that were heard in the Supreme Court in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. It examines each case, the results, and the ramifications of each decision. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Regional Realism: Mark Twain
This biography features Mark Twain as a regional realist author, world renown for his ability to portray real Americans in the late nineteenth century. Click "Mark Twain Activities" for artifacts and activities.
US National Archives
Nara: Founding Fathers: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides biographies of all 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Putnam, 1919
A road map of the vicinity of Putnam Connecticut from the Official Automobile Blue Book (1919), showing the Quinebaug River, bridges, major roads, railroads and stations, parks, and major landmarks of the area.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Second Generation of British Colonies
The religious and civil conflict in England in the mid-17th century limited immigration, as well as the attention the mother country paid the fledgling American colonies. In part to provide for the defense measures England was...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: William Samuel Johnson
A short but detailed biography of one of the representatives to the Constitutional Convention from Connecticut. An interesting fact about Johnson is that he was not a supporter of the War for Independence.
Other
Pequot History
A look at the culture and history of the Pequot Indians, a Northeast Woodlands tribe living in Connecticut.
Other
Ctdol: Employment Interviewing
This site is provided for by the Connecticut Department of Labor. In a labor market where there are many qualified candidates competing for the same position, how you do on the interview can often determine whether you get the job. Use...
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Daguerreotypes by Augustus Washington
Augustus Washington, son of a former slave, learned to make daguerreotypes in 1843 to offset his college expenses, during his freshman year at Dartmouth College. Biographical notes and details about his work are provided in an annotated...
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Roger Sherman
Although not the most charismatic or eloquent Founder, Roger Sherman was highly esteemed by his contemporaries. At Sherman's death, Ezra Stiles, president of Yale College, wrote, "He was an extraordinary man-a venerable uncorrupted...
Other
Noah Webster House Museum: Homepage
This resource provides a picture of the Noah Webster (1758-1843 CE) House Museum of West Hartford, Connecticut and information about the restored home and museum.
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