Connecticut Digital Archive

This week is National Be Nice to Jersey Week, featuring some postcards of libraries in New Jersey from Southern Connecticut State University collection. Check out more of the collection at the link in our bio!

June 29th is National Camera Day! This day celebrates the marvel of the camera, giving us the ability to capture memories in a second. This photograph features the Hartford Camera Club, provided by the Connecticut Historical Society. Check out the link in our bio to learn more about this object!

Check out our newest story from the Connecticut Unsolved series! Part 4 is about the Legend of the Ledge Light. Learn all about it at the link in our bio.

Happy featuring the Mark Twain Library! Check out them out at their website https://marktwainlibrary.org/.

Go to the link in our bio to see their CTDA collection!

Happy First Day of Summer from the CTDA! Go to the link in our bio to check out this beautiful art piece entitled "Summer Landscape" from the Florence Griswold Museum.

Happy (belated) featuring the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford! Check out them out at their website https://jhsgh.org/.

Go to the link in our bio to see their CTDA collection!

Introducing two of our Lightning Talks Speakers, Elisa Graydon and Michelle Williams! Elisa and Michelle are from the Coast Guard Academy. They will be speaking about Digitizing the SPAR Notebooks.

For more information, to volunteer to give a Lightning Talk, and to see all of our speakers, check out the link in our bio!

Introducing one of our Lightning Talks Speakers, Brooke Gemmell! Brooke is the Design Technologist at Greenhouse Studios here at UConn. She will be speaking about the Harvest Headache!

For more information, to volunteer to give a Lightning Talk, and to see all of our speakers, check out the link in our bio!

Introducing one of our Lightning Talks Speakers, Anna Newman! Anna is the Digital Projects Manager at the Connecticut State Library. She will be speaking about the Digitizing the Newspapers of Connecticut.

For more information, to volunteer to give a Lightning Talk, and to see all of our speakers, check out the link in our bio!

Introducing one of our Lightning Talks Speakers, Molly Woods! Molly is the Registrar at the Connecticut Historical Society. She will be speaking about the Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Project.

For more information, to volunteer to give a Lightning Talk, and to see all of our speakers, check out the link in our bio!

The CTDA Open Meeting will feature five breakout session to choose from! These breakout sessions are surrounded around topics suggested by members. We are excited to hear all of your thoughts!

For more information and to see the full schedule of events, visit the link in our bio!

Introducing one of our Lightning Talks Speakers, Tina Panik! Tina is the Reference and Adult Services Manager at the Avon Free Public Library. She will be giving a talk titled "I Found in on the CTDA!".

For more information, to volunteer to give a Lightning Talk, and to see all of our speakers, check out the link in our bio!

The CTDA Open Meeting Zoom call will open at 9 AM this Friday June 17th to give attendees a chance to mingle! Come to get to know other CTDA members and attendees and spend some extra time with the CTDA family.

For more information and to see a full list of events, check out the link in our bio!

Check out our newest story about one of our Pandemic Project: Half a Million Words from Frank Hadsell! Hadsell kept detailed journals spanning 80 years, and our history room volunteers took the time to transcribe his diaries. Learn about the history of Frank Hadsell at the link in our bio.

Introducing one of our Lightning Talks Speakers, Mike Kemezis! Mike was our former Repository Manager, and is now the Manager of Partnerships & Projects at CT Humanities. He will be speaking about the Statewide Digital Initiative.

For more information, to volunteer to give a Lightning Talk, and to see all of our speakers, check out the link!

https://uconn.atlassian.net/.../CTDA+Open+Meeting+2022

Check out the second part of the Connecticut's Museums series about the Mark Twain House! Learn about the history of Mark Twain at the link in our bio.

Introducing one of our Lightning Talks Speakers, Natalie Curtis! Natalie is a recent UConn graduate and a former CTDA designer. She will be speaking about Hidden Connecticut in the CTDA, an extension of her article series featured on our Medium page!

For more information, to volunteer to give a Lightning Talk, and to see all of our speakers, check out the link!

https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CTDA/pages/26038108454/CTDA+Open+Meeting+2022

The CTDA Open Meeting will feature a presentation about an Intro to the CTDA. Come to the Open Meeting to hear about the CTDA, how to join, and more.

For more information and to see the full schedule of events, visit the link in our bio!

Introducing one of our Lightning Talks Speakers, Rachael Nutt! Rachael is our CTDA In Context Project Manager. Rachael recently graduated from the Syracuse University School of Information Studies. She will be speaking about CTDA In Context and how we are working to expand access to under documented communities!

For more information, to volunteer to give a Lightning Talk, and to see all of our speakers, check out the link!

https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CTDA/pages/26038108454/CTDA+Open+Meeting+2022

Happy featuring Connecticut State Colleges and Universities! Check out CSCU at their website https://www.ct.edu/.

Go to the link in our bio to see their CTDA collection!

The CTDA Open Meeting will feature a special presentation and demonstration about "The New CTDA". Come to the Open Meeting to hear about the System Migration and all that comes with it. For more information and to see the full schedule of events, visit the link in our bio!

After much consideration, we are moving the Annual Open Meeting to an all virtual event. We have seen COVID numbers on the rise in CT, and other meetings, like the Mass Library Association, result in significant spreads of infection.

We felt that changing our meeting to an all virtual event was the most prudent way to ensure everyone’s health and safety and enable us to still come together as a group.

For more information, visit the link in our bio. Stay tuned for more information about how to connect with the meeting via Zoom.

Check out our new article "The Devil's Hopyard", the third part in our Connecticut's Hidden Gems Series. Explore East Haddam and the legend of Devil's Hopyard at the link in our bio!

We hope you have a great Memorial Day from everyone at the CTDA! Today we remember and honor all those who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Connecticut has several moments around the state honoring those who have died while serving.

The CTDA Open Meeting is featuring speaker Dr. Katherine Hermes. Dr. Hermes has taught history at Central Connecticut State University since 1997 and has worked on several projects surrounding Native American history in the state.

She will speak about the Forgotten Voices of the Revolutionary War as our keynote speaker. For more information and to see all of our speakers, check out the link!

https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CTDA/pages/26038108454/CTDA+Open+Meeting+2022

The CTDA is hosting its first in-person meeting since 2019! Come join the CTDA at the Avon Free Public Library to learn more about the CTDA and listen to featured speakers! It is free to attend and open to all. Visit the link in our bio to learn more and register!

Ever wanted to know more about one of eastern CT’s hidden gems? Check out part 3 of the "Connecticut Unsolved" series. Explore the local history of vampires in Connecticut through CTDA images and collections. Click the link in our bio to read it!

Ever wanted to know more about one of eastern CT’s hidden gems? In the new CTDA article "Connecticut Unsolved Part 1", explore the local history of the small town of Lebanon, Connecticut through CTDA images and collections. Visit the link below to read more about it!

https://medium.com/connecticut-digital-archive-connect/connecticut-unsolved-part-1-574cca2998df

Meet Sydney Fournier!

Sydney is a sophomore UConn Digital Media & Design major from Connecticut. She joined the CTDA and UConn Library team this past fall and has worked on a number of cool projects, including designing these spotlight posts!

Meet Liz Braun! Liz, a senior at UConn, is a designer who has worked for us for over 2 and a half years.

Thanks for all your hard work, Liz!

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