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We already knew that…

From the Hartford Courant:

Connecticut Falls Off Marketing Group’s Map

Everybody knows Connecticut hasn’t been a member of New England for decades… it’s a suburb of New York.   Just ask anyone in Fairfield County.

feh…

Cranky

Another death…Bruce Fraser

This is terrible!  I hate to be the bearer of morbid news (unless it’s about cemeteries, which to me is not morbid), but we lost another champion of history here in the state of Connecticut.  This week we have lost Bruce Fraser to cancer.  He was 62.

Read about him at the Hartford Courant here [...]

Victorian Days in Willimantic

Summer is here, and with the warm weather comes Willimantic’s 12th Annual Victorian Days celebration.   The fun begins Thursday, June 3 and goes until Sunday, June 6.

Organized by the Willimantic Victorian Neighborhood Association, this event promotes the Victorian history, architecture, and character of Willimantic.   The main feature of the celebration is the [...]

Open House Day in Connecticut

Just letting you know about a special event coming up this summer…

On June 12, 2010, cultural and tourism sites across the state will join together to embrace Connecticut’s fascinating worlds of history, film, art and tourism via Connecticut Open House Day.

In celebration of the state’s 375th anniversary, we invite visitors to participate in [...]

Conference on Dark/Death/Thanatourism

Now, here’s an interesting little topic…

I saw this posted on a history list back in December and thought about going, but then time slipped by and I forgot.  Just as well, there’s too much going on right now for me to take time off from work to go to this.  But it might be [...]