Our Book Hits TV

Our Book Hits TV

Ann Nyberg from Connecticut’s WTNH News Channel 8 invited our Deputy Director, Chris Wigren to speak about Connecticut Architecture: Stories of 100 Places. Watch the interview below to hear Chris talk about the hundreds of photos, artwork and descriptions that...
CT Trust Welcomes Two Gubernatorial Appointees

CT Trust Welcomes Two Gubernatorial Appointees

The Connecticut Trust is pleased to welcome the Honorable Cathy Osten and Olivia White as members of the Board of Trustees, serving terms ending on July 1, 2021 (or until a successor is duly appointed).  Senator Osten—who lives in a house that was built in 1875—is a...
Creating a demolition delay ordinance in Waterbury

Creating a demolition delay ordinance in Waterbury

CT Trust Circuit Rider Brad Schide responded to concerns raised in the community of Waterbury after the Immaculate Conception Church began demolishing the 140-year-old Trinity Episcopal Church to make way for a parking lot. CT Trust staff encouraged city residents to...

You Voted for Public Lands!

Yesterday, the voters of Connecticut voted overwhelmingly to protect State-owned properties and historic buildings from falling into private hands without public oversight. As of this blog post, the Associated Press reports that 84% of voters said YES to ballot...
Tracing the Steps of New Britain’s Puerto Ricans

Tracing the Steps of New Britain’s Puerto Ricans

Barbara Sternal, a graduate student in Public History at Central Connecticut State University, was one of our 2018 interns.  She originally wrote this piece for Connecticut Preservation News.  The histories of European immigrants who contributed to the growth and...
Vote YES for Public Lands on 11/6

Vote YES for Public Lands on 11/6

If you live in Connecticut, you have a stake in our shared public lands.  Shouldn’t you have a say in how and whether they are given away?   Historic buildings and structures grace many state owned properties and parks:   Seaside Sanatorium in Waterford and the...
Remembering Visionary Developer Marc Levine

Remembering Visionary Developer Marc Levine

The Connecticut Trust remembers visionary preservationist, developer, and advocate Marc S. Levine, who passed away today, October 16, 2018, after a long illness.   Marc was a lover of historic places who took often-heroic actions to bring long-neglected buildings back...
We Won! Award of Merit from AALSH

We Won! Award of Merit from AALSH

The Connecticut Trust was honored with a 2018 Award of Merit for excellence in history programs and projects at the annual conference of the American Association of State and Local History organizations in Kansas City. Renée Tribert (pictured, center) accepted the...
Manchester Mill Makes the State Register!

Manchester Mill Makes the State Register!

The former Mill #3 of the Glastonbury Knitting Company, located at 501 Middle Turnpike East in Manchester, sits proudly on the north side of the Manchester Green adjacent to the National Register-listed Woodbridge Farmstead. At the October meeting of the Historic...
We Support Funding Maintenance for National Parks

We Support Funding Maintenance for National Parks

Did you know that 47% of the assets in our National Parks system threatened by deferred maintenance are historic and cultural resources?  The Connecticut Trust has joined organizations nationwide to sign on to the National Trust for Historic Preservation letter...

Amodio & Co. Real Estate

Description: We are specialists in Older, Antique and Historic Property Sales. Vintage and historic homes require special attention. Each one tells a story, and that story appeals to historic property buyers. We believe that telling that story helps to sell your...
Giliberto & Sons, LLC

Giliberto & Sons, LLC

80 Airport Road Hartford, CT 06114 (860) 969-2977 Mike@gilibertosons.com http://www.GilibertoSons.com Giliberto & Sons, LLC is a full-service building restoration contractor servicing commercial, public, private, power, transportation, and industrial customers....
Architectural Preservation Studio

Architectural Preservation Studio

Description: Architectural Preservation Studio, DPC is a women-owned design professional-service corporation founded by a collaboration of architects, preservationists, and material conservators. We are one of the nation’s leaders in historic preservation, with...