For our final retrospective of the Uncovering New Haven project, we highlight cases in the New Haven County and Superior Court records that we found particularly interesting or unusual.
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#UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory
The intriguing case of Amos Hunt and the Wakemanites, a nineteenth-century cult centered around an elderly widow:
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#UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #cults
In July, we highlight cases involving Loyalists, Patriots, and other Revolutionary War matters in the New Haven County and Superior Court records.
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#UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #americanrevolution
This month, we highlight cases involving disease, inoculation, and death in the New Haven County and Superior Court records.
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📢 We’ve released a new report on how to securely preserve digital records with sensitive data (PII, PHI, CJI) under strict legal standards.
📄 Read more: libguides.ctstatelibrary.org…
#DigitalPreservation #StateArchives #CJIS #RecordsManagement #GovTech
As the following New Haven County Superior Court cases demonstrate, it is not wise to feud with newspaper editors—or anger Cornelius Vanderbilt:
tinyurl.com/SadCaseSilasMix
#UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory
“Marry in May, rue the Day”—we highlight cases involving marriage and divorce in the New Haven County and Superior Court records.
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#UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #marriage #divorce
This month, we highlight cases involving crime, punishment, and animals in the New Haven County and Superior Court records.
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#UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #animalrights
In honor of Women’s History Month, we highlight cases involving women in the New Haven County and Superior Court records.
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#UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #womenshistorymonth
In honor of Black History Month, we highlight African-descended, African American, Black, and Indigenous persons and groups in the New Haven County and Superior Court records.
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#UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #blackhistorymonth
Happy New Year! We kick off Uncovering New Haven 2025 with a blog post from our student intern Christian:
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#UncoveringNewHaven #archives #student #intern
2024 has been a year of fascinating finds in the New Haven County Court records—matrilineal ancestry, witchcraft slander, divorce, conspiracy, and more:
tinyurl.com/UNHYearEnd2024
#UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #yearend
Meet our newest student interns and volunteers for the Uncovering New Haven project!
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#UncoveringNewHaven #archives #student #intern
Divorces continued to rise in the 1800s, and drunkenness was a common factor. Find out more about divorce in nineteenth-century Connecticut:
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#UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #divorce
We are pleased to present one of our new student interns for the Uncovering New Haven project!
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#UncoveringNewHaven #archives #student #intern
This case from the New Haven County Superior Court provides vital information that is not often easy to find: the maternal ancestry of an enslaved woman named Rhoda.
tinyurl.com/RhodaFamilyHisto…
#UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #blackhistory
CT State Archives needs your input! We're seeking info on secure digital preservation repositories for preserving CT gov records with PII, PHI, CJIS data, and other sensitive info. Deadline: July 22, 2024.
tinyurl.com/RFIDigPresRepSys
#digitalpreservation #archives #CJIS #PII
Africans were enslaved in colonial Connecticut, but there were still leadership roles open to them. Who were the Black Governors of the 1700s-1800s, and what did their leadership mean?
tinyurl.com/BlackGovernorsCT
#UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #blackhistory #juneteenth
Divorce is not just a modern right. Colonial women and men who petitioned the New Haven County Superior Court succeeded more often than you might expect:
tinyurl.com/NewHavenColonial…
#UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #divorce
Major discovery in the New Haven Superior Court records! Final verdict in the curious case of Elizabeth Gould, who sued a man for slandering her as a witch in 1742:
tinyurl.com/GouldSlander2
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