Historian's Corner

By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Pfaff’s Family Market What brought them to America? For the Pilgrims, it was the search for a new home where they could practice their religion freely and without fear.  For some later generations … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner

New Haven Topography Part II  Scientific tradition holds that the continental glacier entered and completely covered Connecticut about 26,000 years ago.  In addition, tradition holds that the Ice Age preceded that flow, about … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner

By Dan Shine Voice Columnist May V. Carrigan Ed Note: We thank Valerie Forte Vitali for contributing to this article The following proclamation hangs on the office wall at Carrigan Middle School: At a Regular Meeting of … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner

The Lone Sailor I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied; And all I ask is a windy day, with the white clouds flying, And the flung spray and the blown … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner

By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Gesner & Mar Shipyard This week we continue our discussion of New Haven Topography: A visitor to Savin Rock might wonder why a statue of a lone sailor stands at the edge of the Old Grove.  … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner

The Quinnipiac Oystering Community This week we continue our discussion of New Haven Topography. When the first white settlers arrived at their “new haven” in 1637, they encountered the broad flat land that would become the original Nine … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner

By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Our Congregational Roots: The New Haven Colony  The New Haven Colony, settled in 1638, was the strictest of the colonies in its adherence to Puritanism; indeed, New Haven clung to the Puritan way … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner