Tag Archives: New Haven Colony

Court Dates

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I’m as likely to indulge in “golden age thinking” as any mortal, and I admit, I’ve always harbored a desire to time-travel to the early days of the New Haven Colony. …

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Ship Sailed

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The season of crisp air, changing leaves, apple orchards and pumpkin patches is also the season of ghosts and their stories.

Interestingly, New Haven’s most famous ghost story features an apparition that brought closure, not terror.

The early days of …

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Founding Mothers

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Having led their flock to a shared new haven in 1638, the minister John Davenport and the merchant Theophilus Eaton are considered New Haven’s founding fathers. But the men, women and children who…

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Trials and Errors

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It’s fun today to don a pointy black hat and play at being a witch for Halloween. But things were decidedly less amusing for those who came off as witches in 17th-century New Haven. …

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Founding Mothers

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The minister John Davenport and the merchant Theophilus Eaton are considered New Haven’s founding fathers, having led their flock to a shared new haven in 1638. But the men, women and children who…

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Graveyard Shift

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“Wholly neglected.” “Going to ruin.” “Inconsistent with the religious and moral sense of this community.” …

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