Meet Janet Jainschigg Award Winner Carol Leahy

Meet Janet Jainschigg Award Winner Carol Leahy

For twenty-two years, Carol Leahy dedicated her professional skills and personal talents to protecting historic places in Westport. Until her retirement, Carol was the town’s first Historic District Commission (HDC) Staff Administrator and Certified Local Government...
Preservation Awardee Featured in Cottages & Gardens

Preservation Awardee Featured in Cottages & Gardens

Cottages & Gardens just featured a short story about a 2010 Preservation Award Winner, the Orient House, which has been listed for sale.  (Photo above courtesy Cottages & Gardens.) Here is our description of the Orient House from our Local Historic Districts...
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...