100 Years Ago/History

The Way It Was: War Memorial and Union School in Higganum

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Submitted by Philip Devlin (September 2, 2026) --- Frequent contributor Philip Devlin submitted the photo below. He writes, "This is a 1940's era postcard that I...

August 27, 1776: Haddam Paid a Heavy Price in the Battle of Long Island

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Compiled, written and annotated by Philip R. Devlin  (August 27, 2026) --- During the eight years of the American Revolutionary War, it is estimated that...

30th Annual Venture Smith Day September 12th in East Haddam

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Submitted by Susan R. Waide   (August 20, 2026) --- The 30th Annual Venture Smith Day Connecticut Freedom Trail Celebration will...

August 2, 216 BCE: Ancient Battle’s Far-Reaching Effects on the Modern World

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By Phil Devlin “Every ground commander seeks the battle of annihilation; so far as conditions permit, he tries to duplicate...

July 15, 1779: Two Haddam Men Part of the Raid at Stony Point—One Killed

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By Phil Devlin (July 15, 2026) --- Stony Point is an elevated, triangular projection of rock on the west bank...

America 250: The Talented Killingworth Man Who Printed the First-Ever USA Map

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By Phil Devlin                                  ...

America 250: American Revolutionary Patriots Invented the IED: January 6, 1777

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By Phil Devlin   (July 2, 2026) --- During the years of American involvement in the wars in Iraq and in...

America 250: Area Soldier’s Life Spared by General George Washington

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By Phil Devlin (July 1, 2026) --- Haddam Neck historian Henry M. Selden tells the remarkable story of Revolutionary War...

America 250: George Washington Actually Did Sleep Here!

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By Phil Devlin (June 30, 2026) --- "Yeah. Like places that say George Washington slept here."         ...

America 250: Of Tag Sales and the Declaration of Independence

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By Phil Devlin (June 29, 2026) --- Do you like tag sales, thrift stores, and flea markets? You would like...

June 28, 1776: Jefferson’s First Draft of the Declaration Of independence

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By Phil Devlin                                  ...

Archaeologists Unearth Unexpected Treasures at Haddam’s Thirty Mile Island Burying Ground

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Submitted by Gloria Gorton, Board Member, Old Burial Yard of Thirty Mile Island    (June 24, 2026) --- What began as...

Three Connecticut Men a Major Presence in Polio Hall of Fame

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By Philip Devlin (March 26, 2026) --- March 26th is a famous day in medical history, as it was the day...

138 Years Ago: Blizzard of 1888 Brings Fifty-Inch Snowfall and 30-Foot Drifts

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By Philip R. Devlin (March 12, 2026) --- The weather for early March had been unusually mild in 1888. Spring...

Super Bowl Quiz: Did the Forward Pass Originate at Wesleyan?

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By Philip R. Devlin (February 4, 2026) --- It’s Super Bowl week and much of the nation’s attention will be...

The Connecticut Man Who Fired the First American Shots at Pearl Harbor

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By Philip R. Devlin (December 7, 2025) --- Nobody knows for sure who fired the first shot of the American...

President James A. Garfield: An Extraordinary Man and Subject of Netflix Series

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By Philip R. Devlin (November 19, 2025) --- November 19th is most famous in American history as the date on...

100 Years Ago, January 1919: Local News

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100 Years Ago January 1919: In and About The Haddams selected from the pages of The Evening Press and lightly...

Bon Ami Cleanser’s Connecticut Roots

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By Philip R. Devlin. Feldspar “waste” from a Connecticut pegmatite quarry source of the product. Sometimes significant discoveries happen by accident. ...

Connecticut Women and the Battle of Normandy: A Veterans Day Tribute

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By Phil Devlin. Of the 9,387 Americans buried in the American cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer overlooking Omaha Beach, only four are...

History: The demise of the Ball family of Tylerville

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By Connie Farrington. Once upon a time. . . Long ago (1915) but not far away (Tylerville), there lived a forlorn...

31 Years Ago This Week: Largest Ever Plane Designed and Built by Ukraine Lands at Bradley

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By Philip R. Devlin. Crowd gathered at Bradley to watch the takeoff (March 5, 2022) — The Antonov AN-225 Mriya...

History: Fridays in Haddam Neck

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By Connie Farrington ‘Twas on a Friday in November 1810, so they say, that 34-year-old Captain Chauncey Brainerd and his...

Historic Camp Bethel and Summer Building Restoration Program

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Submitted by Elizabeth Malloy, Exec. Dir., HHS. (April 16, 2022) — As you drive west across the Swing Bridge...

Old Burial Yard Thirty Mile Island Gets a Facelift; the Art of Fencing

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By Connie Farrington (May 12, 2022) — By the time you’re 154 years old, you need a fence-lift! ...

Memorial Day Remembrance: H. Gordon Chasseaud–Haddam’s Distinguished WW I Veteran

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By Philip R. Devlin Born in Brooklyn, NY, on November 20, 1887, Herve Gordon Chasseaud (usually written as “H. Gordon...

Connecticut s Five Signers of the Declaration of Independence

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(June 27, 2022) –Connecticut sent four delegates to the Second Continental Congress: Samuel Huntington, Roger Sherman, Oliver Wolcott and...

64 Years Ago: Connecticut-Built Nautilus Crosses the North Pole; August 3, 1958

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By Philip R. Devlin (August 1, 2022) — Given the enduring popularity of Jules Verne’s classic novel 20,000 Leagues Under...

Geomagnetic Storm Set to Hit Earth! The Carrington Event of 1859 Was the Strongest Ever

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By Philip R. Devlin (August 18, 2022) —Books and movies appear in popular culture on a regular basis to remind...

Take the Pig Home: A History of Prizes at the Haddam Neck Fair

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Submitted by Elizabeth Malloy, Executive Director, Haddam Historical Society (August 20, 2022) —The 110th Haddam Neck Fair will be held...

A Day of Stories and Songs with the Nehantic and Abenaki, September 17th

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Submitted by Jane Raunikar, Connecticut River Museum (August 23, 2022) —Come together for a day of stories and songs with...

Three Connecticut Doctors in the Polio Hall of Fame

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By Philip R. Devlin (August 22, 2022) —Recent news reports out of New York City indicate that the dreaded polio...