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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
We’ve Protected 2 Buildings with Easements!
Two historic Connecticut houses are ensured of permanent protection thanks to preservation easements recently donated to the Connecticut Trust. The Adam Stanton House (ASH) in Clinton is one of...
Preservationists Rally for Bridgeport Building
Bridgeport residents, community activists, and city officials are leading an effort to find a new use for the former West End branch library (1922). A gateway building at the intersection of State...