Author name: Steve Fithian

Elisha Perkins was born in Norwich, CT on January sixteenth in the year 1741. His father was a well-known and […]

During the colonial period in America, persons suffering with commonplace maladies often sought out the local apothecary for medicinal remedies.

The nineteenth century was characterized as a time of major technological advancements in the field of photography. For centuries the

The winter season of 1935-1936 in New England was characterized by extremely cold temperatures and relentless snowstorms that resulted in

Lydia Huntley was born on September 1, 1791, the only child of Ezekiel and Zerviah Huntley of Norwich, CT. Raised

A significant chapter in the story of the burgeoning economic power of Norwich during the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth

Connecticut was the first of the original thirteen American colonies to formally create the groundwork for a democratic form of

In 1855, Calvert B. Cottrell and Nathan Babcock entered into a formal business partnership creating the Cottrell & Babcock Manufacturing

Danny Murphy was born on August 11, 1876, in Philadelphia, PA. His family relocated to Fall River, Massachusetts, an industrial

Charlotte Perkins was born on July 3, 1860, in Hartford, CT. Her father Fredric Beecher Perkins, was a highly educated