Category: History
29
Oct
What You Would Have Done Is What You Are Doing Now
by Kerri Ana Provost
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If you’re on social media at all, you’ve seen the memes: “If you’ve ever wondered what you’d do during slavery, the holocaust, or the Civil...
27
Oct
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A Little Something (November 2020)
by Kerri Ana Provost
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ADD TO CALENDAR VOTE: If you did not already do this, get it done. Show respect for others by voting the fascists out. 8 PM...
12
Oct
Activism Cultural Interest Get Outside Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods History Progress Unsolicited Advice
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Here’s a thought: instead of replacing the (thankfully) removed Columbus statue, we leave it like this. It can be like a secular version of the...
08
Oct
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If A Tree Falls In The Woods Because We Made These Droughts, Does Anyone Own Up To That?
by Kerri Ana Provost
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I sometimes look at a social media page that overflows with nostalgia. There’s not a firm line for where the nostalgia begins, but I would...
22
Sep
Access Autumn Cultural Interest Downtown Environmental Interest Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads Transportation
Okay, Now We Can Say Goodbye to Summer
by Kerri Ana Provost
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What better way to welcome Autumn than by taking a stroll around the Ancient Burying Ground? Occasionally I come upon historic photos of Main Street...
23
Aug
Beyond Hartford Commentary Connecticut Freedom Trail Covid-19 Cultural Interest Food Fun Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads No Drama Weather Nothing To Do Nowhere To Go Reader Tip Review Shopping South Central Connecticut Summer Transportation Unsolicited Advice Weird
Weird Travel
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It’s not that I was eager to see New Haven, specifically. I needed any change to my scenery, only had one day off, and for...
09
Aug
Behind the Rocks Covid-19 Cultural Interest Environmental Interest Free Fun Geology Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads Parks South West
Rocky Ridge
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Having two names for what is essentially one park feels silly. Bushnell Park, Elizabeth Park, Keney Park, and Pope Park are all interrupted by streets,...
06
Aug
Activism Beyond Hartford Commentary Cultural Interest Hartford Hartford's Neighborhoods History Long Reads Parks Weird
Silent Siren
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Ahhh, the good ol’ days. When a typical Saturday morning in the city meant listening to the civil defense sirens blaring (or not) in Hartford. ...
04
Aug
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Asylum Hill Bath House
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Before having a tub in one’s home was the norm, public bath houses were the place to go. Hartford had a few. One was recorded...
29
Jul
Commentary Cultural Interest Design Downtown Environmental Interest Free Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads Municipal Parks Reader Tip Rivers
Corning Fountain: No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
by Kerri Ana Provost
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This is a polite letter about the Corning Fountain, in Hartford’s otherwise beautiful Bushnell Park. An antique dealer has informed as that the fountain is...