by Preservation CT | Jan 18, 2022 | Education, Event
January 26th: Meet the Circuit Riders- and new staff! Join us on Wednesday, January 26th at noon and bring all of your preservation questions! Preservation Connecticut Circuit Riders will be available to chat about all of your preservation needs. Plus, we will...
by Preservation CT | Jan 6, 2022 | Education, Event
January 19th: Prophet of Place: George Dudley Seymour’s Vision for Connecticut’s Environment William Hosley, historian, preservationist, writer, photographer Join us for the first session of 2022! On Wednesday, January 19th at noon we will be joined by...
by Preservation CT | Dec 23, 2021 | Advocacy, Education
By Margaret McCutcheon Faber This article originally appeared in The Connecticut Examiner on December 21, 2021. You can view it here. The University of Connecticut is yet again displaying its blatant disregard for historic preservation and the irreplaceable resources...
by Preservation CT | Dec 20, 2021 | Education, Organization
This year, Preservation Connecticut was awarded a Historic Restoration Fund Grant from the State Historic Preservation Office to paint our headquarters, the Eli Whitney Boarding House. Watch this video for a brief history of our historic office and to see the...
by Preservation CT | Dec 8, 2021 | Education
The Fagans were busy over the wet summer trying to dry out the house and prevent further damage to the foundation and rear lean-to. Before stabilizing and buttoning up for the winter (see next post coming soon!), they wanted to properly document the house before...
by Preservation CT | Oct 7, 2021 | Education, Event
October 13th: Uncovering the Battle of Ridgefield David Naumec, Ph.D, Military Historian, Heritage Consultants On April 27, 1777, British troops marched through and raided Ridgefield on their return to ships off Westport. Over 250 years later, skeletons belonging to...