Articles related to "Wethersfield"

Records for any of America's first settlements are valuable to genealogists. Here's a source for colonial burials in Wethersfield, CT.

Thomas Hurlburt reportedly crossed the Atlantic in 1635 with Lion Gardiner, who built and commanded the fort at Saybrook, Connecticut.

Of the many threats posed to life on Earth by objects from outer space, meteors have a history of killing before and can do so again without warning.

A fascinating look at some of the important "firsts" in the history of Connecticut, from 1639 to1900.

Connecticut Colonial Gov. Thomas Welles was the only person to ever hold all four top governmental positions in the colony.

America grew as new settlements were established. Most often the expansion was for economical reasons. All was regulated by British rule.

When ordinary sources reveal no data, it is to such lesser-known sources as these Connecticut Apprenticeship records that experienced genealogists turn.

New England pulls out all the stops when it comes to celebrating Halloween. From haunted houses to cemetery tours, costume parades to witches' balls, spooky forests and g

The short-lived Saybrook Colony left an indelible mark on Connecticut. For starters, the first Connecticut State Seal was initially used at Saybrook.

Robert Park accompanied Governor Winthrop from England to America aboard the ship Arabella in 1630. He later settled at Wethersfield, then Stonington, Connecticut.