So a reader commented on the Slavery in Cheshire post asking about slaves in Prospect and connections to Milford. I started writing a reply but had to write a post instead. Slavery existed throughout the state of Connecticut, even in small towns like Prospect. And when you really start looking, you […]
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Whew! I finally have a chance to just sit and write. I thought I’d have some time to get some posts written after that last presentation I did in February but boy was I wrong. I did two presentations on two different topics last weekend! Monday night, at the Cheshire Historical Society, […]
I recently pulled a box of diaries from the archives at work. The diaries span from 1868 to 1890 and were written by Alonzo E. Smith of Cheshire. Smith, well known in his day was a carpenter by trade, but he also acted as an undertaker, was an Assessor, Probate Judge […]
A few weekends ago, I had the opportunity to hang out with a bunch of “old” Cheshire. My good friends Tom & Susan had their yearly picnic and as always “old” Cheshire was there. By “old” Cheshire I mean folks who were born and raised here, whose parents were born […]
In many ways, Prince Freeman was the first ancestor I heard call. I know, that sounds crazy right? Being called by an ancestor. But over the many years I have been researching the lives of African and African descended people in Cheshire, of telling their stories, I have realized how […]
Today was another one of those days that I found a little nugget in the course of my day job. I was working with an autograph book from 1861 from our General Assembly Portraits collection (PG540) and found a prominent Cheshire citizen, William T. Peters. Collecting autographs was a popular activity […]