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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. tinyurl.com/New-HavenRetrosp… #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory

The intriguing case of Amos Hunt and the Wakemanites, a nineteenth-century cult centered around an elderly widow: tinyurl.com/IntriguingCaseAm… #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. tinyurl.com/NewHavenRetrospe… #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #americanrevolution

This month, we highlight cases involving disease, inoculation, and death in the New Haven County and Superior Court records. tinyurl.com/NewHavenRetrospe…

📢 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. tinyurl.com/NewHavenRetrospe… #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #marriage #divorce

This month, we highlight cases involving crime, punishment, and animals in the New Haven County and Superior Court records. tinyurl.com/NewHavenRetrospe… #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #animalrights

In honor of Women’s History Month, we highlight cases involving women in the New Haven County and Superior Court records. tinyurl.com/NewHavenRetrospe… #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. tinyurl.com/NewHavenRetrospe… #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #blackhistorymonth

Happy New Year! We kick off Uncovering New Haven 2025 with a blog post from our student intern Christian: tinyurl.com/StudentInternsAr… #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! tinyurl.com/StudentInternsAr… #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: tinyurl.com/NewHavenColonial… #UncoveringNewHaven #connecticuthistory #divorce

We are pleased to present one of our new student interns for the Uncovering New Haven project! tinyurl.com/StudentInternsAr… #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

Meet our newest student intern for the Uncovering New Haven project! tinyurl.com/StudentInternsAr… #UncoveringNewHaven #archives #student #intern