July 18, 1993 Connecticut faces two intersecting economic crises. The first is the long-term concentration of poverty in many of the state’s urban and rural areas. The second is the sharp military spending cuts and national and worldwide recession. Both have been accompanied by a reduction in lending and investment- a withdrawal of… Read More »
Between Boston and New York
I grew up in Cornwall a town that typified old-time rural Connecticut. My first playmate’s family, I was told, had acquired their farm when the town was established in 1738, and had passed it down from parents to children ever since. A nearby Yankee farmer could remember when his family made clothes from homespun cloth… Read More »
CONNECTICUT Q & A: JEREMY BRECHER: The History of ‘Everyday People’
April 15, 1990 By Andi Rierden Jeremy Brecher is working to fill in some large gaps of Connecticut history. For 10 years now, the social historian has traveled across the state collecting oral histories from people who rarely appear in history books, including local ethnic pioneers and former labor union organizers. As the… Read More »
HOW I LEARNED TO QUIT WORRYING AND LOVE COMMUNITY HISTORY
May 11, 1984 Statesmen and politicians have long participated in recounting the history in which they played a role, both through their own memories and as major informants for historians. With the increasing emphasis on “history from below” in recent years, there has been a natural increase In finding ways that non-elite groups, too,… Read More »